January 12, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

January 12, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Apple may have pre-ordered the entire available supply of 10.1-inch multi-touch display LCD and OLED screens for its upcoming tablet, according to TGDaily.

“We were designing a product for a customer and we needed 10 inch screens, but we’ve been trying for months and can’t get one from any of the Asian suppliers,” an anonymous designer for a firm wishing to remain nameless told TG Daily.

“We were told that Apple pre-ordered them all. All 10 inch LCDs, and all 10 inch OLEDs too,” their source continued, redundantly adding “it’s for the Apple tablet.”

[Via iClarified.com]

January 12, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

KT, the second largest mobile carrier in South Korea, indicates that Apple may launch its fourth generation iPhone as early as April.

The KoreaTimes has heard that talks over sales volumes are underway and that KT is set to sell the new devices to its bigger local corporate clients as a “litmus test” in April. It plans to provide the new iPhones to local distributors in June.

“We don’t see any bigger hurdle to introduce 4G iPhones here, as legal issues were completely cleared. It’s possible to launch the devices within the first half,” a high-ranking KT executive told The Korea Times, asking not to be identified. Read more…

January 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The company whose graphics processing units have powered every iPhone unveiled its new chip at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Friday. The HD-capable PowerVR SGX545 GPU has full support for both OpenGL 3.2 and OpenCL 1.0 and can render 40 million polygons per second at 200MHz. Speculation has already begun that this will be the graphics engine used in the fourth-generation iPhone expected this summer.

The graphics on the iPhone – which have garnered praise over the years – are widely considered overdue for an upgrade: the iPhone’s 320 × 480 display pales in comparison to the Motorola Droid’s 854 x 480 pixel screen. An HD-capable iPhone would be a logical next step for the device. Read more…

January 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

The content of Fingerworks.com has been removed this week after remaining online for nearly 5 years after the acquisition of the company by Apple. The removal seems to correspond with the impending announcement of an Apple tablet later this month. One possible explanation is that Apple will finally be implementing many of the same advanced multi-touch keyboard gestures that were originally pioneered by Fingerworks.

Up until last week, Fingerworks.com retained photographs and details about their multi-touch keyboards and gesture pads they released for Macs years ago. In fact an old press release describes the benefits of their Multi-Touch system in a combination keyboard/touchpad: Read more…

January 11, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

DIY Touchscreen Analysis from MOTO Development Group on Vimeo.

In a report published late last week and gaining significant attention today, MOTO shares the results of some simple testing conducted on the iPhone, Motorola Droid, HTC Droid Eris, and Google Nexus One, assessing the accuracy of the touchscreens on the devices. According to the study, the iPhone’s touchscreen performs relatively well, offering precise straight-line tracking under both light and medium pressure, although it does exhibit loss of sensitivity at the screen’s edges.
Read more…

January 10, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

January 10, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

These days we have talked a lot about the new version of iBluetooth MeDevil that has almost completely finished. The application is entered in beta and we got to try so hard to find below the full review exclusively on iSpazio. The changes are really a lot starting from the GUI, continuing with the icon, functions and even the name. Fact no longer defined as “iBluetooth” but will be called iBlueNova.

iBlueNova is the only application in the world that allows us to send and receive files, pictures, videos, and photos via Bluetooth with all other phones, smart phones and computers. It is therefore a complete release of Bluetooth natively blocked by Apple for the only communication between two iPhone or iPod Touch.

As soon as we start the application by clicking on the switch we turn on the bluetooth place on top of the menu item “Enable”. At this point we can set the visibility of our iPhone, to appear on all other devices and receive files. Read more…

January 08, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Suppliers for the Apple Tablet have begun shipping touchscreen panels and will start delivering aluminum casings next month, according to Reuters sources, implying a second-quarter product launch.

AVY Precision Technology Inc, a Taiwanese manufacturer of covers for electronic products, will begin production of the cases in February, two sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

TPK Solutions, an unlisted touch screen panel maker also based in Taiwan will also supply panels for the product, a third source said, on top of those already being manufactured by another Taiwan company, Wintek Corp.

“Production of the cases will begin in February, so everything points to a second-quarter launch right now,” said one of the sources. “It doesn’t take that long for the company to assemble the PC together, but a second-quarter shipment date is what we’re looking at now.”

Via iclarified.com

January 08, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Resupported allows you to display iPhone video out using unsupported video cables.

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There are plenty of accessories on the market that allow you to play video out with iPods, but when plugged into the iPhone, display “This accessory is unsupported by iPhone”, and refuse to play video out. Or at least used to.

Resupported is a safe and cheap alternative to paying the Apple tax. It enables video out through many unsupported AV cables and devices, and it does not modify system files!
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Here’s a simple check to see if your cord is likely to be supported:
-Does it plug into the dock connector?
-Will audio play through it when connected to your device?
-Does it have a video output or a screen?

Resupported is available from the Cydia Store for $1.99

Via iclarified.com