A Japanese site has posted a video for all you folks down on the iPhone’s digital typing capabilities — a hook-up to an external keyboard. Bon appetit!
[via 9to5mac]
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Earlier today we reported that Apple had begun seeding 2.2 beta 2 OS to developers, complete with a revised SDK Agreement and non-disclosure clause (see screenshot above, note the new build numbers). However, shortly after our post Apple has removed the update, leaving developers with access to only the “old” beta 1 version.
In another interesting turn of events, Apple appears to be launching a beta version of developer forums through its Dev Center (see screenshot below). Seems like some clear evidence that beta 2 will be available to devs shortly, along with a mandatory acceptance of the new iPhone SDK Agreement.
It’s an obvious effort from the big guys in Cupertino to help stimulate some healthy and productive discourse about iPhone development. Way to share the love (and knowledge) — it’s a step in the right direction toward making amends for leaving that nasty NDA in place for far too long.
While the possibility of an impending recessing may be sending Apple’s stock price into a tailspin, the iPhone’s popularity with teenagers remains unfazed.
Investment bank Piper Jaffray released a report earlier today after polling 767 high school students. The findings show that 8% of the teens already own iPhones, while another 22% plan to purchase one within the next 6 months. That represents 1 out of every 3 students that plan to purchase a mobile phone within the next two quarters.
Additionally, the report found that market share for the iPod boosted to 84% (up 2% from Fall 2007), and 93% of all students who legally purchase music online (40%) use iTunes (up 14% from Fall 2007).
This on the heels of another report from the NPD Group, showing that Apple had captured nearly 25% of the smartphone market since the launch of the 3G iPhone. The iPhone’s current smartphone market share is 17% (up from 11% before the 3G’s release)
[via Fortune]
A new report from MacRumors brings to light some new features buried in the iPhone’s upcoming 2.2 firmware. Currently seeded as a beta to developers, new ‘rumored’ functionality includes support for Google Street View, recently highlighted on their own mobile OS Android, as well as the ability to disable the iPhone’s auto-correction.
Apple merely cited “compatibility testing” as the documented changes to the 2.2 firmware, so we’ll surely be unearthing more goodies as devs parse through the new frameworks.
The developers of Spin, a highly original concept game, have published a demo video showcasing its playability. In a nutshell, they’ve ported the highly entertaining Hole In The Wall game show to the iPhone, amounting to a shape recognition puzzle challenge.
Spin’s authors, Secret Exit, describe the game as: “simple, fast-paced, cheery and we dare say addictive,” and boast features such as:
The video above features a preview of the first episode for the interactive adventure 1112. While the first installment (out of 6) should be hitting the App Store soon, eager gamers can salivate over the following feature set:
The premise of the game, straight from the official site, states: Continue Reading
