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New iPhone has 3 megapixel still and video camera

The new iPhone 3GS (not much of a cool name, betting personally it’ll be called iPhone Video by the press) includes a 3 megapixel camera used for shooting stills and videos. Here’s Apple’s description of the camera: “iPhone 3G S features a new 3 megapixel autofocus camera that takes amazing pictures and video, making it [...]

Facebook for Nokia app store, update for BlackBerry

Facebook for BlackBerry v1.6 launching tonight (via mobilecrunch) — includes improvements to views of status updates, walls and photos. Facebook application now available on Nokia Ovi store (via Go Mo News) — only works for Symbian S60 touchscreen devices.

Sprint reaches out to mobile app developers

Sprint announces a developer outreach effort with an emphasis on location-based apps. The company made the announcement today during the JavaOne conference in Kansas. “We want developers to have the tools they need to create useful, engaging and exciting applications for our customers,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president of Product and Technology Development for [...]

Make wiki on your iPhone

A mobile wiki server application is now available for the iPhone, the developer, Corporate SmallTalk Consulting Ltd., announced today. “Using WikiServer, it is possible to create a fully functional Wiki hosted on the iPhone or iPod touch. Company President John McIntosh indicates that content can be as simple as words, or more complex such as [...]

Developers launch app-generator service

Dave Swartz and his MEDL partner, Andrew Maltin, launched App Incubator, a service offering to turn great ideas into apps in return for a share of the profits.  Rob Shoesmith, a 27-year-old binman from Coventry, submitted one of the first ideas selected by MEDL for App Incubator development. Shoesmith says he has only had an [...]