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Apple Files For Patent On Winter-friendly IPhone Gloves
Apple's Latest Patent Brilliance: the iGlove
iMacworld helps iPhone and iPod Touch users get their Macworld fix on-the-go
PC Mag: Battle of the Touch-Screen Smartphones
Why Unlocking The iPhone Is A Waste Of Time
Google's iPhone App Has A Hidden Menu
The iPhone: Coming Soon To Vermont
Apple Files For Patent On Winter-friendly IPhone Gloves
Appleinsider's Aidan Malley reports:
Addressing the complaints of nearly every iPhone owner in a northern climate, Apple has filed for a patent that would cover a means of using a multi-touch device with gloves.
The US Patent Office application notes that capacitive touchscreens like those on the iPhone and iPod touch are problematic in colder weather. As they depend on the electrical response from a user's fingertips, which is often blocked off when wearing insulated gloves, the screens either force users to take off their gloves or else sit tight until they return indoors.
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Apple's Latest Patent Brilliance: the iGlove
The Register's Rik Myslewski says:
The US Patent and Trademark Office yesterday released Apple's most recent application, in which the company files for patent protection for ... wait for it ... a glove.
No, not a Power Glove. Patent #20090000010 is for what Apple calls a High tactility glove system designed to aid users in operating their multi-touch devices - think iPhones - in frigid weather.
"I love patent #20090000010. It's so bad!"....
For the full commentary visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/02/apple_glove_patent/
iMacworld helps iPhone and iPod Touch users get their Macworld fix on-the-go
intomobile's Dusan Belic reports:
With Macworld Conference & Expo approaching, Apple fans may want to keep up with all the news that will come out from the event. Thanks to the iMacworld app, they can do that even while on-the-go from their iPhone or iPod Touch devices.
You can check it out at:
http://tinyurl.com/7hgfpx
PC Mag: Battle of the Touch-Screen Smartphones
The iPhone may have started the touch-screen smartphone trend, but these days, there's no shortage of competition. Which handset is right for you?
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337746,00.asp
Why Unlocking The iPhone Is A Waste Of Time
CNET's Don Reisinger says:
Gadget blogs were going crazy Thursday over a new application called Yellowsn0w that helps iPhone 3G owners unlock their device. The app is still in beta and, according to both Crunchgear and Gizmodo, neither one was able to get it to work properly.
I'm not quite sure why anyone cares. Sure, it's nice to say you unlocked a device that's not meant to be unlocked, but it just made so much more sense to me last year when the iPhone didn't have native apps. Today, browsing is faster thanks to 3G, more capable thanks to additional business features, and more useful thanks to the App Store. What possible reason would people have to unlock it now?.....
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http://tinyurl.com/8t2xw9
Google's iPhone App Has A Hidden Menu
VentureBeat's MG Siegler reports:
In November, Google launched voice search capabilities for its native iPhone application. It took a fairly pointless app and made it cool, interesting and useful. But alongside that update Google added a hidden menu, which it revealed today on the Google Mobile Blog.....
You can check it out at:
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/02/googles-iphone-app-has-a-hidden-menu/
The iPhone: Coming Soon To Vermont
CNET's Kent German reports:
Vermont may have gorgeous scenery, maple syrup and civil unions, but up until now it hasn't had the iPhone. Since the Green Mountain State is one of the few states to lack native AT&T service, Vermonters have been left out of the iPhone classic and iPhone 3G scramble. Sure, they could buy it somewhere else and use it in Vermont, but it wasn't quite the same.
But as the Burlington Free Press reported recently, AT&T's acquisition of Unicel will bring Apple's phone to the state.....
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10130423-1.html
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