Mobiles reviews - iphone os 2.0

iPhone 2.0 OS shows off Japanese keyboard

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:12:56 +0000

Here's a quick look at the next iPhone firmware revision's Japanese keyboard. The iPhone 2.0 OS will apparently be shipping with a Japanese keyboard in tow, and TokyoMango has the video to prove it. [Via: MacRumors] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Apple busts out new iPhone keyboard video!Softbank announces iPhone 3G pricing structure for JapanJapanese man fabricates his own [...]

Next iPhone firmware erases user data - iPhone 2.0 OS offers data wipe feature

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:07:52 +0000

With hordes of original iPhone owners looking to sell their used handsets on the secondary market in hopes of subsidizing their iPhone 3G purchase, the need for data security has become all that much more important. Thanks to Apple's decision to lock down the iPhone's filesystem and keep user information hidden from casual access, erasing [...]

Apple acquires third-party handwriting recognition software for iPhone OS 2.0 firmware

Tue, 27 May 2008 23:35:44 +0000

Remember that cool handwriting recognition software that I mentioned some time ago? Well, it seems that the HWPen application that was developed by Hanwang.com.cn has been acquired by Apple for use in the next major firmware release for the iPhone - the iPhone OS 2.0 firmware. Hanwang claims that Apple has acquired their handwriting recognition software. [...]

Apple's iPhone OS 2.0 beta firmware shows push email capability - iPhone OS 2.0 getting .Mac push email support?

Thu, 08 May 2008 19:59:02 +0000

While BlackBerry users are busting out emails in real-time with the BlackBerry push email service, iPhone users are left to deal with a few third-party applications to enable push-email over their Outlook Exchange servers. Oh, and there's also Yahoo's iPhone push email support, but that service has been notoriously unreliable in dealing with real-time email [...]

Chinese handwriting recognition spotted in iPhone 2.0 OS beta

Mon, 05 May 2008 20:16:11 +0000

With more mobile subscribers than there are people living in the US, China's mobile market is a force to be reckoned with. So, it makes sense that Apple is still pursuing the Chinese market for their heralded iPhone. The newest revelation gleaned from the iPhone 2.0 OS points toward some handwriting recognition support for its Chinese-speaking [...]

iPhone rumors galore: Haptic / vibration feedback touchscreen, GPS, Jabber, iControl remote iTunes control, new patents

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:57:28 +0000

We must be getting closer to the 3G iPhone's launch. How do we know? Well, aside from the rumored June 9 launch at Apple's WWDC, the blogosphere is lit up with frenzied rumors of new features in the 3G iPhone as well as speculation at new features to be enabled with the coming iPhone OS [...]

iPhone OS 2.0 firmware shows embedded YouTube videos

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:12:29 +0000

Don't get too excited just yet. Yes, the next version of the iPhone OS will feature the ability to embed YouTube videos directly into a webpage. What you get is an embedded YouTube video playing on the website like you'd expect from your desktop. But, there's a catch. You can only view embedded YouTube videos [...]

WebKit gets perfect score on Acid3 web standards - iPhone Safari and S60 web browsers will be even better

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:37:18 +0000

Webkit's developers have been working to make their little darling of a rendering engine the fastest and most standards compliant solution available. And, it looks like the investment has paid off. Webkit has announced that their Webkit core scored a perfect 100/100 score on the Acid3 web browser standards compliance tests. For the purposes of web [...]