Posted in Gaming, OS X, iPhone, iPhone OS, iPhone SDK, tagged Bernard Serlet, Character input, Chinese Language, Hanwang, iPhone, iPhone 3.0, iPhone trademark dispute, iTablet, Japanese language, language support, Madarin, Scott Forstall on June 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Update – June 16, 2009:
The Chinese character recognition technology discussed in the post below was developed by the very same Chinese firm (Hangwang) that has staked a claim to the “iPhone” name. Was it just a coincidence that Apple demoed their technology at WWDC? Don’t think so. Use of Hanwang technology in future Apple [...]
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According to a June 8, 2009 report via Bloomberg – Taipei Apple will ship a touch-screen netbook with a 10-inch screen by the end of this year. This news is sourced to a report issued today by Daiwa Securities Group analyst Calvin Huang. Mr. Huang noted that;
“The new [iTablet] product, to be made by Hon Hai [...]
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MacRumors has dissected the latest Snow Leopard OS build (10A354) and has found an interesting tidbit … Chinese handwriting technology built into Mac OS X.
Last May (2008) Apple acquired both Japanese and Chinese handwriting technology for use in the iPhone. Now it appears that Apple will be incorporating this same technology into Mac OS X for use on [...]
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Silicon Alley Insider’s Dan Frommer is stirring up more buzz over the rumored Applet iTablet … or whatever the multi-purpose high def device is going to be called:
iTablet?
iPod Touch HD?
Media Pad?
iPad?
Son of Newton?
“Kindle Killer?”
iPhonAsia believes that SAI is right. An Apple tablet device may be on its way later this year. Note to Amazon, when [...]
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Update – May 3, 2009: CNBC reported today that six colleges are moving to digital textbooks and looking at Kindle. My advice to universities and students … wait for the Apple iTablet.
Update – April 19, 2009: Since this post first appeared on Feb 3, several things have happened:
Kindle launched an app for iPhone
Several new ebook [...]
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Posted in Tablet, tagged Apple, gaming, iPhone, iPhone games, iPod Touch, iTablet, Mark Papermaster, Matt Casamassina, Richard Teversham on May 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Matt Casamassina has created a top ten list of reasons why iPhone will make a big move into gaming. iPhonAsia can add a few items to Matt’s list. For one, Apple recently hired Richard Teversham away from Microsoft’s Xbox division. And earlier this week Apple hired Bob Drebin, chief technologist at Advanced Micro Device’s graphics group [...]
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Update – April 27, 2009: Rumor – Verizon in talks to get iTablet device? Read report and watch video > HERE
Note: This report and video is interesting, but treat with skepticism. Apple is highly unlikely to develop a CDMA (EVDO) iPhone, and they’ve said as much. Apple may however be chatting with Verizon about an iPhone in [...]
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We can only dream …
For a more thoughtful perspective, see Vijay Nagarajan’s article - iPhone Air hybrid in the works?
NOTE: iPhone Pro image below is a “concept” via BGR
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Update: May 15 Intel specifically “disclaimed” the report. Apparently Intel Germany’s CEO was only making general remarks about the kind of mobile devices the Atom might power in the future and did not mean to speculate about future Apple (AAPL) products.
RUMOR: Intel Confirms Atom-based Larger iPhone (Mini-Tablet)?
Mac Air Tablet Mockup From Isamu Sanada
via macrumors.com — According to ZDNet.de, [...]
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