Today saw the last time that Apple would give a keynote at the annual Macworld Conference. As previously reported, Steve Jobs did not give the final address, and left the honors to Phil Schillers. Today saw many Mac updates but left iPhone enthusiasts longing for a lot more.
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The first exciting news from Macworld 2009 came late Monday afternoon when Sling Media PR director Brian Jaquet announced that we will see the much anticipated SlingPlayer for the iPhone by the end of the quarter. If you own a version of their SlingBox set top, this app will allow you to watch live TV, record DVR programs, and even watch recorded films over the air with a 3G or wifi connection.
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EA has scored recent hits with Yahtzee and Monopoly, and Simcity is a welcome addition to their suite of classic games.
Check back later as our games expert David Marcus will have a full review and let you know the real scoop on Simcity.
With Pastebud scheduled to launch today, its got me thinking once again about copy/paste on the iPhone. It’s now been a year and a half since the iPhone launched and the lack of copy/paste is still my number 1 pet peeve about my favorite toy.
I watched the Pastebud demo which shows some javascript tricks to let you copy information from a webpage and compose an email from it. I applaud the developers for bringing the missing functionality to the iPhone, it could be very useful, but it is hardly convenient.
Learning more about Pastebud left me longing for more. It reminded me of when I first learned about iCopy many months ago. It’s a pretty creative solution but it doesn’t address the core problem. It is not a solution that addresses how Apple could implement copy/paste systemwide. It does not show a method of text selection that would work across all applications, and thus can’t cure all our frustrations.
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Today in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I thought I’d write a different kind of article. Rather than trying to figure out what’s coming next for the iPhone or how to make it better, I wanted to look at the product the way it is. Rather than complain about missing features like copy/paste or support for MMS, I want to look at what features this device does have. All year round we are constantly demanding more, but do we ever stop to really think about how far this technological gem has taken us? On this Thanksgiving Day, it’s time to recognize why we are thankful for the iPhone.
Thank you for Mobile Computing
My iPhone has completely killed my desire for a netbook. Of course the Treos and Blackberrys of yesteryear allowed us to surf the web or check our emails, but after using the iPhone for any substantial amount of time I ask you, did they really? It may have worked to get quick and dirty information, but the keyword here is dirty. Funky formatting, unloadable images and a truly awful experience that made users gasp, “I’ll check this out when I get home.” Managing email was a nightmare! Mailboxes were constantly full and led to memory management issues.
Thanks mobile Safari for showing me webpages the way they look on my Mac Pro; thanks for giving me a constant experience wherever I go. Mail.app, thanks for taking care of the storage issues, allowing me to easily change between mailboxes, and for formatting my email properly.
Last night while you were probably sleeping Apple released their latest iPhone upgrade. Firmware 2.2 has been highly anticipated ever since developers leaked new features such as Google Street View and the ability to email locations.
We have reported the new features as we discovered them, and here is Apple’s official list of what’s included in the latest and greatest:
Enhancements to Maps.app
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Our first look at Fake Calls by Magic Tap. Fake Calls lets you simulate calls when you find yourself in situations where you need the perfect excuse to step out. Check out the video to see this application in action.
