Archive for May, 2009
Group creates iPhone security benchmark - Computerworld
May 31st, 2009 | 
Author: Group creates iPhone security benchmark Computerworld, MA By Matt Hamblen Computerworld - The Center for Internet Security last week released a security benchmark for Apple Inc.'s iPhone that it said could help IT managers better protect data stored on the device. The benchmark, dubbed CIS Security ... |
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New iPhone 3G screenshots show camera and compass interfaces - ZDNet Blogs
 CNET News | New iPhone 3G screenshots show camera and compass interfaces ZDNet Blogs New screenshots have emerged that purport to show some of the new hardware features rumored to be coming in the third-generation iPhone hardware — widely expected to be announced at WWDC on 8 June 2009. The first shots (below) show the difference ... Next gen iPhone auto-focus, compass revealed? CNET News Is this the Next iPhone? PC World Further Translation and Photos from Purported Next Gen iPhone Leak Mac Rumors MacNN - Hard OCP all 29 news articles |
iphone's Safari Browser to include geolocation - Computerworld
iphone's Safari Browser to include geolocation Computerworld, MA I just checked a GPS-enabled webpage page, below, on a 3.0B5 iphone's Mobile Safari and Boom! The webpage checks the GPS coordinates of the iphone and returns a result. The test webpage was built by Doug Turner for Mozilla's upcoming implementation of ... iPhone Safari to Support Geolocation, Google Latitude Demoed Mac Rumors all 2 news articles |
AP Mobile updated but still falls short
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review
The AP News [App Store] iPhone/iPod touch app that rolled out ugly earlier in the week has updated to version 2.01 and fixed that nasty problem that wouldn't let you run the app reliably if you had the previous AP Mobile app already on your phone. That has been fixed, but the app still suffers from more bugs than the centerfield lights at a night baseball game. When you update to the latest version you will likely lose all your preferences, and as we reported, setting preferences is no small task.
The AP still insists on showing you a front page that wastes 1/3 of its space with a large photo and video icon. Usually, people come to a news app to read the news, but that concept seems lost on the AP. The result of this bad design decision is that only 3 stories show up on the front page, which is not as good as the New York Times app (4), the Bloomberg News app (5), or ABC News (4). Actually, most of the news apps have too much non-essential garbage on the main pages. I'd kinda like to read the news.
I think the AP app scrolling of long stories is still jerky, and some stories display a picture at the top which is so large it takes the whole screen and you can't read any of the story without scrolling.
Also, stories tend to repeat. In my local list of stories, I saw the same story 3 times. Clearly, that shouldn't happen in a well-written app.
All lists of stories must be viewed in portrait orientation, but you can read them in landscape mode, which means constantly switching back and forth between screen types if you want the stories in landscape format. Don't try this if you have vertigo.
The AP app is free, so one hates to complain, but frankly the previous version was easier on the eyes, less buggy, and organized in a way many news junkies would prefer to read the news.
Sometimes "progress" is anything but.
TUAWAP Mobile updated but still falls short originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 31 May 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
AP Mobile updated but still falls short
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touch, App Review
The AP News [App Store] iPhone/iPod touch app that rolled out ugly earlier in the week has updated to version 2.01 and fixed that nasty problem that wouldn't let you run the app reliably if you had the previous AP Mobile app already on your phone. That has been fixed, but the app still suffers from more bugs than the centerfield lights at a night baseball game. When you update to the latest version you will likely lose all your preferences, and as we reported, setting preferences is no small task.
The AP still insists on showing you a front page that wastes 1/3 of its space with a large photo and video icon. Usually, people come to a news app to read the news, but that concept seems lost on the AP. The result of this bad design decision is that only 3 stories show up on the front page, which is not as good as the New York Times app (4), the Bloomberg News app (5), or ABC News (4). Actually, most of the news apps have too much non-essential garbage on the main pages. I'd kinda like to read the news.
I think the AP app scrolling of long stories is still jerky, and some stories display a picture at the top which is so large it takes the whole screen and you can't read any of the story without scrolling.
Also, stories tend to repeat. In my local list of stories, I saw the same story 3 times. Clearly, that shouldn't happen in a well-written app.
All lists of stories must be viewed in portrait orientation, but you can read them in landscape mode, which means constantly switching back and forth between screen types if you want the stories in landscape format. Don't try this if you have vertigo.
The AP app is free, so one hates to complain, but frankly the previous version was easier on the eyes, less buggy, and organized in a way many news junkies would prefer to read the news.
Sometimes "progress" is anything but.
TUAWAP Mobile updated but still falls short originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 31 May 2009 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Alereon to Showcase iPhone Wireless USB Peripheral at COMPUTEX … - SYS-CON Media (press release)
Alereon to Showcase iPhone Wireless USB Peripheral at COMPUTEX ... SYS-CON Media (press release), NJ By Business Wire Alereon, Inc., the Certified Wireless USB technology leader for Worldwide Ultra Wideband (UWB) WiMedia solutions, today announced the first demonstration of an Apple iPhone/iPod peripheral reference design based on the new worldwide, ... |
Cellphone Locator System Needs No Satellite - New York Times
Cellphone Locator System Needs No Satellite New York Times, United States Skyhook uses the chaotic patchwork of the world's Wi-Fi networks, as well as cell towers, as the basis for a location lookup service that is built into every iPhone, making it easier to pull up a map or find Chinese food nearby. ... Skyhook Wireless Handles 250M Requests per Day Wi-Fi Networking News all 2 news articles |
More details emerge on Mass Effect iPhone game - Destructoid
 Gamasutra | More details emerge on Mass Effect iPhone game Destructoid, Florida Since the cat is effectively out of the bag on the forthcoming Mass Effect iPhone game, Bioware capitulated and decided to give a little bit of further information. The game, titled Mass Effect Galaxy, is a top-down shooter that takes place between ... iPhone-Only Mass Effect Galaxy Ties In To Mass Effect 2 Ve3d.com Pre-E3 2009: Mass Effect Galaxy Revealed IGN Mass Effect Galaxy Screenshots Ve3d.com all 15 news articles |
Next-gen iPhone photos leaked?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store
A few people note that there is a percentage near the battery, but that's actually a known function of 3.0, and it's been possible on jailbroken iPhones for a while as well.
To add to the mystery, commenter Dstreelm in the comments over there took a look at the metadata on one of the photos (the one supposedly taken by the iPhone), and it was taken near Hong Kong, just a day or so ago. It's definitely all rumors, so take it all with a grain of salt, but it does lend more credence to the idea that we'll be seeing a new version of the iPhone hardware very soon.
TUAWNext-gen iPhone photos leaked? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 31 May 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Next-gen iPhone photos leaked?
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store
A few people note that there is a percentage near the battery, but that's actually a known function of 3.0, and it's been possible on jailbroken iPhones for a while as well.
To add to the mystery, commenter Dstreelm in the comments over there took a look at the metadata on one of the photos (the one supposedly taken by the iPhone), and it was taken near Hong Kong, just a day or so ago. It's definitely all rumors, so take it all with a grain of salt, but it does lend more credence to the idea that we'll be seeing a new version of the iPhone hardware very soon.
TUAWNext-gen iPhone photos leaked? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 31 May 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.