Will a CDMA-iPhone ever see the light of the day? Rumors about Apple partnering with Verizon in the launch of a new CDMA iPhone have been floating around for a long time.
In fact, Verizon was supposedly the first carrier Apple spoke to and the agreement with AT&T happened only after discussions with Verizon fell apart due to disagreements over pricing.
The situation it appears, has not changed much since then. After fresh speculations over a Verizon-Apple partnership appeared late last year, it appears that the discussions had not moved forward yet again due to pricing issues
In a note to investors, Maynard Um of UBS Investment Research has said that while a new CDMA-iPhone is definitely in the works for a mid-2010 release, doubts remain about Verizon partnering in the launch. Um says that in that scenario, the CDMA iPhone could make its debut in countries like Japan and China where Apple could be partnering with local CDMA networks.
While Um's statements are interesting, they are not exactly new. Last November, we heard reports of possible agreements signed between Apple and Taiwanese manufacturer Pegatron for the manufacture of hybrid iPhones - devices that will work on both CDMA2000 as well as UMTS 3G networks. These handsets were rumored to launch in Q3 2010. While Verizon is said to have expressed interest in partnering with Apple on this initiative, the problem it appears is because Apple has not relented to Verizon's pricing demands so far.
Apparently, this is also the reason why Verizon had opted to partner with Android devices like the Motorola Droid which are much more open. Folks at AppleInsider note that the average selling price of an iPhone is close to $700 while that of Motorola Droid is only around $450. This stands to explain the subsidy that AT&T has been offering to Apple on iPhones, something that Verizon is least likely to emulate.
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Leading microprocessor manufacturer ARM Holdings have unveiled their next generation of mobile processor.
The new Cortex A9 multi-core mobile processor is built on top of the popular ARM MPCore technology and is said to provide unprecedented levels of peak performance.
This news is significant for the fact that Apple is a massive ARM licensee and this particular multi-core processor technology was rumored to be made available in the earlier generation of iPhone itself. The Cortex A9 processor has excellent power efficiency - applications would be processed at close to 2Ghz, consuming less than 0.25W of power per processor.
It is worth noting that most smartphones today, including the recently launched Google Nexus One make use of ARM Cortex A8 processor. This comes at a processing speed of 1GHz. With nearly double the processing speed at more efficient power consumption rates, expect a much faster iPhone 4G that could also come with a better battery life. Folks at The iPhone Blog have indicated that this could also make it to the Apple Tablet.
If you are interested in checking out the improved performance of the Cortex A9 processor, watch the video below.
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Hulu is developing an application for the iPhone and it is 'badass', according to the Business Insider.
The site has learned (from a plugged-in industry executive) that the Hulu app will be available within a few months, is as excellent as Hulu's website, and will work over both wi-fi and 3G.
It won't be the first Web video app for the iPhone -- CBS's TV.com app is on the market, as are Joost, i.TV and several others -- but it could be the best. Hulu's tech and design teams have demonstrated themselves as the best in the Web video industry, as everyone is now trying to emulate them. One hurdle, we assume: Because of Hulu's streaming architecture, it might not be possible to download videos to watch later, such as on the subway or an airplane.
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BillShrink has posted a comparison chart of smartphone specifications and cost of ownership for each device over 2 years.
Take a look at the chart below. Notice that the iPhone and Droid come in at about $500-1200 more expensive than the Nexus One and Pre.
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MuscleNerd is reporting that he has recovered the long lost source code to redsn0w and may update it to support 3.1.2.
yay, managed to recover the long lost source code to redsn0w
..will port it to 3.1.2FW if there's any interest (mac+win+linux)
Redsn0w is an easy to use, multi-platform, multi-device jailbreaking and unlocking tool for the iPhone 2G (original iPhone), the iPhone 3G/3GS and also the iPod touch (first and second generation). It is available for Linux, Mac OS X and Windows but has not been updated for the latest firmware.
*Update: Looks like Redsn0w will be updated and get a new boot logo feature. Take a look at the screenshot below...
*Update 2: Seems PwnageTool will be ported to Windows and Linux as well.
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iVideoCamera a video recording application for iPhone 2G/3G has been updated to improve resolution, fps, and recording length.
Now you don't need a 3GS to record and share videos with your friends and family. Works with any 2G or 3G phone with 3.1 OS installed. Integrated video library lets you manage and keep track of saved videos. Every video is automatically saved!
Sharing Options:
• YouTube
• Facebook
• Twitter with yFrog
• Flickr Video
• Vimeo
• 12Seconds.tv
• Camera Roll Export for trimming/editing
• WiFi video sharing for over-the-air transfer to any computer with a web browser.
• FTP video transfer using your favorite FTP client.
What's New In This Version:
- 320x426 resolution in high quality mode
- longer recording (more than 15 minutes in low quality mode)
- better frame rate: 10fps in low quality mode
- more sharing features: twitter, flickr, 12 seconds, WiFi, FTP
- integrated video library, every video is saved
- green screen export issue fixed
- 'instant save' in low quality mode.. no more waiting
You can purchase iVideoCamera from the App Store for $0.99.
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In addition to announcing a new version of Redsn0w, MuscleNerd has announced a PwnageTool port to Windows and Linux is coming as well.
When asked about PwnageTool, MuscleNerd said they "can compile now for wxwidgets for redsn0w 0.9, so pwnagetool port can be based on this"
"and so that means, pwnagetool port for windows and linux. For OSX it's all on @wizdaz of course
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PwnageTool lets you build custom ipsw files which can include personalized boot logos as well as automatic installation of applications.
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Adrian Ludwig from Adobe Systems demos an early version of Flash Player 10.1 on Nexus One in a newly posted YouTube video.
You can check it out below...
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