iPod Touch with 2MP Camera Leaked (Video)
The New iPod Touch with a camera has made an appearance. The website that has brought leaks from the new iPhone to the new Macbook has done it again with the new iPod Touch. A first glance it looks identical to the iPod Touch and the 3rd generation iPod Touch that has the same camera had been posted for sale on eBay. This iPod has the specifications listed on the back, the 64G perhaps means a 64GB capacity. It is currently running iPhone OS 3.1 and when it is connected to the computer, it is reported as running iPhone OS 3.1. They don’t know if Apple will introduce this at the coming WWDC 2010 or not, but we will see soon. Enjoy the pictures and video below.
This iPod Touch features a 2-megapixel camera with a light sensor or something and it was manufactured by Foxconn and The "DVT-1" stamp on the back makes it clear that this is an early design verification test unit in the evolution of product testing.
via Tinhte
via iPod touch with 2 megapixel camera leaked in Vietnam - Engadget
via New iPod Touch With A Camera Caught On “Camera” In Vietnam - Soft Sailor
What’s New in the iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4
iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 has been released by Apple and everyone is tearing it apart to find out what's new in this release. Here's what has been discovered so far:
The default home screen has been changed. Apple has now placed the apps: Clock, Calculator, Compass, and Voice Memos in a folder called "Utilities". The reasoning for this isn't really clear since it would take two clicks to start these apps now. I figure that Apple doesn't think these apps are used very often so they can be placed in a folder. I would have also placed Settings and Contacts into the Utilities folder, but then it might need to called something else.
There is also some new wallpapers that aren't busy or distracting and could actually serve as decent home screen wallpapers. I don't see the new wallpapers are being very significant since you can use any picture or photo on the iPhone and you are restricted to just the wallpapers provided by Apple.
Aside from those new wallpapers and an option to toggle off the ability to send group messages, there don't appear to be any major differences in the settings for this beta except for tethering! It is still yet to be seen if AT&T will actually allow tethering since it was introduced by Apple last year. Their network probably still isn't able to handle the current traffic, so I doubt we will see tethering any time soon.
There's a tiny change to the Photo app in that you can finally view your Photo Roll in a different orientation unless you have Orientation Lock turned on. I always thought this was always possible, but I guess it was an oversight by Apple.
There are some very bug fixes too since the last beta: There isn't an odd silent pause when you pick up a phone call now and the Maps app seems snappier and more precise than ever. I had the Maps crash pretty consistently under beta 3 so the bug fixes are welcome. Overall, all the apps somehow feel faster and more responsive, but we always say that when there is a new update.
If there are any other changes, l will update as I find any others and I invite you to leave a comment with screenshots and descriptions of what you find.
via Here's What's New In iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 4 - Gizmodo.
via Apple Releases iPhone OS 4 Beta 4 and SDK to Developers - MacRumors.
via iPhone OS 4 beta 4 drops in - Engadget.
New iPhone to have 960×640 Resolution
According to Digitimes Research, the new iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 4G, will have a much higher screen resolution
The new device will adopt IPS in-plane switching panels with FFS fringe-field switching technology and a 960×640 resolution, Kuo said, noting that LG Display and Prime View International are the panel suppliers.
Compare the new iPhone's 960 by 640 resolution to the iPad's 1024 by 768 resolution.
9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
Why Apple didn't maintain the same aspect ratio between the devices is beyond my understanding. Both the iPhone & iPad will be running the same apps so I think it would be much easier if the resolutions scaled properly. Of course, that is not the case. So it looks like we will still have some incompatibilities between the two devices for the foreseeable future. Take a look for yourself:
- iPhone Aspect Ratio 3:2
- iPad Aspect Ratio 4:3
David Goldman Attacks Apple
David Goldman wrote a scathing article condemning Apple and their practices as it relates to the iPhone. While he is free to say whatever he wishes. I feel his article needs a repsonse. Here are his three main accusation lobed at Apple:
In late February, Apple purged 6,000 apps it deemed "too sexy." Late last month, Jobs posted a scathing 1,700-word essay on Apple's Web site about why he hates Adobe Flash.
More recently, the company made Ellen Degeneres apologize on national TV for airing a spoof commercial that suggested the iPhone was difficult to use. And Apple threw an epic hissy fit when a Gizmodo blogger leaked photos of a new iPhone prototype.
I must say that David Goldman's arguments are off base.
- Apple is well within its right to limit the apps that it carries based on content. This no different than Netflix not carrying any mature titles, and no one complains about Netflix. There is plenty of mature content that can be found on the internet with the iPhone. If Apple makes a business decision not to carry it in their App Store, then they have the right to do so.
- I think Apple did over react about the Ellen Degeneres ad by requesting an apology, but also the commercial spoof was pretty stupid and it did fasely represent how an iPhone operates.
- As for the Gizmodo blogger, it has become clear that he knowingly paid for stolen goods. The guy who stole the iPhone in the first place knew he broke then law and tried to dispose of the evidence. Just read the iPhone Affidavit and you will see the truth. The police were well in their right to search Chen's house.
I would think if Steve Jobs was reply to David Goldman, he would say something like this:
By the way, what have you done that's so great? Do you create anything, or just criticize others work and belittle their motivations?
via Gawker
iPhone story in Vietnam
This time it's not a crazy story about a guy who left a phone in a Silicon Valley bar. The latest clamor over a possible next-generation iPhone prototype has erupted in an unlikely place -- Vietnam.
Mobile phone accessory salesman Tran Manh Hiep rushed to a cafe in southern Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday when word on the street spread that someone was there flashing the newest iPhone.
Hiep said he inspected the device, recorded it and posted the video on the Tinhte.com forum website, for which he is an administrator.
"It's a real iPhone because when I plugged it into a Mac, it recognized it as an Apple product," Hiep said Thursday, declining to give any details about the phone's owner.
via No guy-in-a-bar iPhone story in Vietnam - Yahoo! Finance.