Games for the iPhone... Wanna play?

Monday, March 12, 2007

Apple has shown that third-party gaming on their hardware is a serious possibility. We have already seen a number of the games, most made by EA Mobile, available in the iTunes store. Mitch Lasky, the senior vice-president of EA Mobile, recently revealed that "We have been talking to Apple about games on (the iPhone), we see a lot of the technology that we've utilized on the iPod side being incorporated into the iPhone." Keep your fingers crossed!

iPhone Nano Plans Leaked

Thursday, May 10, 2007

Documents released on the US Patient and Trademake Office website today show a new concept from Apple for a tiny touch-phone, but will this possible "iPhone Nano" look anything like its big brother?

The Apple iPhone, still unreleased for at least another month, has been causing quite a stir among the tech-savvy internet community for nearly a year. It comes as no big surprise that next-gen iPhone concepts, speculation, and discussion is already running rampant online.

The documents filed by Apple Computer Inc., form part of a patent application, showing a nano-sized device with a non-touch screen on the front and traditional scroll wheel around the back. The perceived idea is that as you touch the scroll wheel, the display shows semi-transparent controls on the front.

Apple's new "clickwheel" concept is also force sensitive, meaning a light touch will make the iPhone's menu selection hover, while a firmer prod makes a selection.

You can check out Apple's lengthy patient application here, Who knows, iphonenanocommunity.net may be just around the corner!

New Video Reveals Hidden iPhone Features

Tuesday, Feburary 27, 2007

A new video by Actioncorp has pointed out several unmentioned features of the Apple iPhone by analyzing Steve Jobs' recent MacWorld keynote. The most interesting revelation may be the possibility of ringtones bought or created by the user, which is suggested by the discovery of a "Ringtones" tab used in the keynote version of iTunes.

A closer look at the calendar application, which was briefly mentioned during the presentation, reveals three different views (Day, Month, Year) and a display of upcoming events within a timeframe.

Also, when scrolling through lists on the phone, such as your contacts list, a column of letters on the right-hand side lets users tap to instantly jump the corresponding alphabetical section.

Actioncorp's iPhone video can be seen HERE

iPhone Television Commercial Debuts

Monday, Feburary 26, 2007

If you were one of the estimated 50 million viewers of the 79th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, you probably got a glimpse of Apple's first official commercial for the iPhone.

The commercial features a series of short clips from TV shows and movies of actors, such as Lucille Ball, Harrison Ford, and Ben Stiller, saying "Hello" into telephones. The 30 second spot ended with an image of the iPhone, followed by the words "Coming in June."

If you missed the Oscars, you can still see the new iPhone ad, titled "Hello" on Apple's website: apple.com/iphone/hello/

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