Posted by: Marianne Schultz
on Nov 29, 2008
A Russian iPhone site claims to have information on the 2.2.1 iPhone firmware beta, stating that it includes background push notification. Apple first committed to a push notification service for iPhone applications back in June that would allow notifications to be sent to your iPhone even when the applications in question are not running. Apple stated it would be available for developers in September but it was missing from the recent 2.2 firmware update and no official word has come from Apple on the cause of the delay or when it can be expected at this point.
The image below is posted at RussianiPhone.ru but its authenticity has not been verified.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Nov 24, 2008
The long string of lawsuits against Apple continued yesterday with EMG Technology filing suit against the company for patent infringement. EMG claims Apple infringes on U.S. Patent No. 7,441,196 in the way the iPhone navigates the Internet.
The patent was issuee on October 21st of this year and covers the display of Internet content reformatted from HTML to XML on mobile devices, the industry standard currently displayed on the iPhone. Additional patent claims include the technology for manipulating a region of the screen for zooming and scrolling.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Nov 16, 2008
Earlier today, Adobe demoed a version of Flash running on Google's Android OS and yet to date there is no light at the end of the virtual tunnel for Flash on the iPhone. Sure, Adobe says they are working on a version of Flash, but are there other factors in play that are preventing Flash on the iPhone?
Posted by: Marianne Schultz
on Nov 10, 2008
According to iPhone Hellas, the 2.2 firmware for the iPhone will be released on November 21. It should incorporate the features previously leaked from developers who had access to the first and second beta distributions, including Street View in Google Maps, the ability to turn off auto-correction for text entry, Japanese Emoji, changes to the App Store, and the ability to download podcasts directly in the iPod application.
What still appears to be missing is the push notification feature that was promised for October. There's been no word and few rumors about this feature, but it is still a hotly-anticipated one for many iPhone users. Of course, the iPhone is still missing other highly-desired features like copy and paste and MMS, but we can all hope and dream that Apple will throw something we're not expecting into this release.
Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Nov 10, 2008
Apple has rejected the latest version of CastCatcher, a streaming radio app that is currently available in the iPhone App Store. Version 1.3 of CastCatcher was not so lucky. The app was rejected by Apple who provided the following reason:
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Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Nov 2, 2008
Last week, a story in the NY Times alluded to the fact that Opera mini had bee rejected by Apple because it "competes with Safari". Mac insider John Gruber of Daring Fireball did some digging and according to his sources, Opera Software has not submitted Opera Mini to Apple. Gruber goes on to say that if Opera Mini were submitted, it could very well be declined for violating guideline 3.3.2 of the iPhone SDK Agreement.
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Posted by: Christopher Meinck
on Oct 30, 2008
While the desktop browser war has always primarily been between Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari, Opera Software has not only their own desktop browser, but a keen focus on mobile browsers. Over 80 percent of their business has been focused on the mobile browser business. So of course it makes sense that when the hottest mobile device in years hits, Opera Software head out to develop a version of Opera mini for the iPhone. Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera Software, confirmed that the companies engineers have developed a version of Opera mini for use on the iPhone. According to von Tetschner, Apple will not let the company release it because it "competes with Apple's Safari".
