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Apple patents point to fingerprint recognition?
News The haptic feedback patent, if approved, would bring the iPhone (and possibly other Apple devices) in line with rival handsets, which already provide localised tactile feedback in, for example, an on-screen soft keyboard. [06 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up The BBC coverage also included aggregated Twitter feeds and iPhone experiments, while Aunty integrated its Glastonbury coverage more closely with its new digital video system so content could be more easily formatted for... [03 Jul 2009]
Take a trip to the future of air travel
News Peters added that there had been a surge of interest in mobile apps for air travellers, fuelled by the popularity of apps for the iPhone and Android platforms. In the future, your mobile phone could become your holiday... [03 Jul 2009]
iPhone 3.0, holograms and the shed birthplace of Silicon Valley
Photo And for more on the main enhancements of version 3.0 of the iPhone OS - including the addition of parental controls (pictured) - click here. But the device launch that dominated June was the next iteration of Apple's... [03 Jul 2009]
SMS flaw leaves iPhone vulnerable to attack
News Apple expects to have a fix later this month for a vulnerability in the iPhone that could allow an attacker to gain control of the device remotely via SMS, a security researcher said on Thursday. Despite the SMS hole,... [03 Jul 2009]
Apple bonanza, crime breathalysers and broadband tax
News June was a month full of Apple-related news with the launch of the latest version of the iPhone, the iPhone 3G S, coming at the Mac maker's annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). O2 wasted no time... [02 Jul 2009]
Windows 7: Will touch ever take off?
News Israel's N-Trig, meanwhile, uses capacitive resistance, the type of technology used on the iPhone to read finger input. Although that continues to be a challenge, Monro notes the market has changed considerably - most... [02 Jul 2009]
Photos: Apps to transform your iPhone into an office
Photo Transform your iPhone into an office with our pick of handy apps. If you get an excess of business calls coming to your iPhone, YouMail Visual Voicemail can help wade through the messages. You may not... [01 Jul 2009]
The iPhone is Here to Stay: What's an Enterprise to do about it?
White Paper End-users, including many executives, love the iPhone. This white paper discusses the challenges of the iPhone in the enterprise and ways these issues can be addressed strategically without requiring... [30 Jun 2009]
Photos: Top 10 smartphones you could take a shine to
Photo Mobile maker Palm has been around for years and was making touchscreen phones before the iPhone was a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eye but the Pre is Palm's most eagerly anticipated phone for years. Here silicon.com rounds up... [30 Jun 2009]
Apple, Nokia, RIM agree to one charger for all
News The company, which has seen great success with its iPhones, uses its own Dock Connector for the iPhone and other iPod devices. Apple and other big phone makers have struck a deal with the European Commission to start... [30 Jun 2009]
SIM-free Android in the shape of a Hero
News Most other smartphones, including Apple's iPhone, still cannot display Flash content, which includes much online video and many interactive parts of websites. The HTC Hero will be made available SIM-free in the UK on 15... [30 Jun 2009]
O2 gets into bed with BT wi-fi
News The operator already gives mobile access to BT Openzone hotspots to its iPhone customers. O2 has upgraded the wi-fi connection software for its mobile-broadband customers, making it possible for them to use BT's Openzone... [29 Jun 2009]
Quarter of techies can use own iPhone for work
News A quarter of techies can use their own iPhone for work with their employer's blessing, a new silicon.com reader poll has found. The latest incarnation of Apple's touchscreen smartphone - the iPhone 3G S... [29 Jun 2009]
Next stop HMRC: How TfL CIO will shake up the taxman
Comment The illustration that I like is the iPhone. You have a common infrastructure, which is the iPhone, and 50,000 applications that are running on it. From September, current Transport for London (TfL) CIO... [26 Jun 2009]