Apple recently ordered 3.2 Megapixel camera sensors for the iPhone, in addition to 5 Megapixel camera sensors for a product reported to launch late this year.
Macworld is reporting that an internet advocacy group has asked the FCC to investigate whether the WiFi-only restriction on the Skype for iPhone app is in violation of federal law. “Since its release on Tuesday, Skype for iPhone has been downloaded more than a million times — that’s a rate of six downloads a second, according to the company. All this despite the fact the software only works via the iPhone’s Wi-Fi connection, and not AT&T’s 3G network. […] The letter cites the FCC’s Internet Policy Statement (PDF link) which states that ‘consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice’ in order to ‘preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet.'”
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Everybody loves the idea of cheap VoIP calls on cell phones. Everybody, that is, except for wireless carriers who charge usurious fees for voice and data plans. Cellular providers around the globe are placing restrictions on Skype for iPhone and other Internet phone services, and that’s bad news for consumers.
This week brings the CTIA wireless powwow and a bevy of new (mostly smart) phones. Palm’s Pre is on the runway. HTC is launching new Google Android phones (and ads to go with them). Nokia is paying attention to the U.S. again with a thin smartphone. And even Motorola has a phone that looks pretty good.
Apple’s iPhone has emerged as a serious videogame platform, fulfilling the long-held promise of mobile phone gaming and positioning itself as a legitimate competitor to handheld consoles.
In the latest installment of Apple’s iPhone security-related patent filings, the Cupertino-based company describes the implementation of loss prevention software that would notify a security agency in the event the handset is lost or stolen, which could in turn lead to a police officer being dispatched to the current location of the device.
In the race for best iPhone recording application, there are over a dozen contestants but few finalists. After surveying a handful, we’re placing Griffin’s iTalk and Zarboo’s SpeakEasy in the winner’s circle. While neither application is flawless, both get kudos for interface design, ease of use and file tagging.
The “iPhone Developer Program License Agreement” governs what iPhone developers can and cannot do. Now, jailbreaking, assisting in jailbreaking, and developing and distributing jailbreak apps are among the things that the latest revision of that agreement does not condone.
Skype announced software for BlackBerries and iPhones, a week after releasing a beta version for Windows Mobile. Earlier this year, Nokia had announced that it would start shipping some handsets with Skype pre-loaded.
Would you like the iPhone as much as you do if it came from Redmond instead of Cupertino?
