Back in March, Microsoft mentioned to Fortune that they were evaluating the Apple iPhone SDK. Many people interpreted this as though Microsoft would be developing a version of Office for the iPhone. Now that the iPhone’s App store is opened, it’s pretty clear that most of the applications you might have been hoping for are not there. However, one nice movie searching application called Box Office is there and that happens to have been developed …
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You call this an iPhone line?
The NY Times and Mobility Today have posted photos of the so-called iPhone 3G “line” at the 5th Avenue New York City Apple store. All I see are some empty chairs, a bunch of garbage cluttering up the sidewalk, and some people walking around on their lunch break. What happens if these guys come by? Originally published on Pocketnow on July 9, 2008. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingAn API for the Touch Diamond’s Accellerometer!
While HTC has not publicly released an application programing interface or software development kit for use with the accelerometer built into the new Touch Diamond, some members of the Windows Mobile community have figured it out and developed one for themselves. This means that any application or game developer can now make use of the tilt sensitivity features in the Touch Diamond. This is pretty exciting news as I’m sure you can imagine the possibilities. …
Continue readingBlackberry Thunder might have Haptics for screen buttons
There’s some speculation over at Crackberry.com about the on-screen keyboard that will be included with the first touch-screen Blackberry; the Blackberry Thunder. Here are the latest rumors: Localized Haptic Technology – when you press on the Thunder’s screen, it pushes in “just” a little bit (the whole screen is sort of like a big button) and you get immediate “real” feedback – you hear an audible clickety sound, and can feel a buzz in your …
Continue readingTouchPal 3.5 Released with Diamond Skin
The previous TouchPal 3 had a few minor bugs when installed on the HTC Touch Diamond. Version 3.5 fixes those issues, and adds a new skin that matches the Touch Diamond’s “Manilla” theme. A couple other new features in 3.5 are: – Mixed language input! You can load and input multiple languages without language switching! – Word combination! TouchPal can predict a new word by combining two existing words. (e.g. MySpace) Download the new version …
Continue readingMake the Diamond’s Touch-Zoom Wheel Work in Other Programs
Some more registry tweaks have been found at XDA-Developers that allow you to make the circular touch-sensitive zoom area around the action button on the Touch Diamond work in other programs besides Opera, the Photo viewer, the Messaging application, and Google Maps. The hack is not easy however, since you need to know the Class name of each application you want to add, and you have to add each application to the registry individually. This …
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