Enter the oddly named iTwinge, an iPhone sleeve that does the trick in the simplest of fashions: it merely covers the software keys with real, physical ones. Cool, one might think for a split second: I can finally type without looking! However, a closer inspection of iTwinge reveals a number of problems.
Source: Mashable
(…) We know something is coming. Within the configurations of the iPhone 3.1 OS (coming at the end of the summer), there is a line item called “iProd.” The first sign of this was seen in March, but now it looks like a production version of this mysterious device is close to market – and all we know is that it runs the iPhone OS 3.1
Source: Mashable
Nokia is understood to be developing a mobile phone that runs on Google’s Android software platform in a strategic U-turn for the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer.
Source: The Guardian
Apple has unveiled a speedier version of the iPhone, featuring a better camera and video capabilities and dropped its price for the current version.
Source: Times Online
During Computex 2009, Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 7 should be generally available on October 22.
Source: The Guardian
(…) Well the wait is finally over. Sort of. The search giant has released a buggy, crash-prone development version of Chrome for Mac and Linux (download it here if you dare). Of course, most eager users will probably be very confused by the “DON’T DOWNLOAD THEM” warning Google added to this Chrome release.
Source: Mashable
MSI’s X-Slim X340 is thin enough to take on the MacBook Air but a lifeless keyboard proves a letdown.
Source: The Guardian
That addictive puzzler Tetris – created 25 years ago by Russian Alexey Pajitnov – has a legitimate claim to being the videogame that conquered the world.
Source: The Guardian
Eucalyptus, a book reading application developed by Edinburgh programmer James Montgomerie, allows users to download and read thousands of classic titles from the library of Project Gutenberg, the respected website that hosts out of copyright books.
But after repeated attempts to get Eucalyptus onto the iPhone’s popular App Store, Montgomerie was told that his application was being rejected because one of Gutenberg’s books happens to be Sir Richard Burton’s 1883 translation of the famous guide to sex – Kama Sutra.
Source: The Guardian
Apple is planning to launch a touch screen tablet device next year to fill the gap in their product line-up between the iPod Touch and their notebook laptops, according to reports.
Source: Times Online
