Certainly there are plenty of task managers out there, but they all involve the concept of projects, getting things done, etc. What about those nights when you have some free time, and you want to catch up on your favorite video game, TV show, book, or movie? Mark As for the iPhone is your checklist for entertainment.
Mark As, A Checklist for Entertainment
iPhone 4G to have 960x640 Resolution, IPS Panel
Alright, so we’ve heard rumors about what the iPhone 4G’s screen technology would be, but we haven’t confirmed it yet. According to Engadget, some folks in the Czech Republic at SuperiPhone.cz have taken a microscope to one of the iPhone 4G’s screens floating around, measuring pixel density and analyzing the screen technology. It’s confirmed: you’ll have an high res 960x640, IPS panel in your next iPhone.
Note: I don’t know what the SuperiPhone’s error is, but I assume the site is being hammered. It’s the source Engadget links to, so we’ll roll with it for now.
UPDATE!: Reader Koohan has shared with us video from iphonemania.mobilmania.cz
Magic Mouse Patents Revealed
Two Magic Mouse patents that never made their way to the USPTO’s public database have magically showed up in the European Patent Office for reasons unknown. Patently Apple reveals that of the two patents covered, both reference optical tracking, and suggests that implementing laser tracking was a last minute decision. The patents themselves cover how Apple handles touch based input (mainly how the mouse decides between what’s an actual gesture or an erratic movement).
BookArc, Chirpy, PhotoForge, AudioBookShelf Winners Announced
Thanks everyone who entered our giveaways in the past week. We’d also like to thank all the developers who offered their products to MacStories readers, so be sure to drop a “thank you” in case you’ve won something!
Anyway, you’ll find the winners after the break. Congratulations!
Will Bing Replace Google on the iPhone?
While Microsoft is slanted to talk at this year’s WWDC, what will it be about? Analysts suspect that Microsoft will be chatting about their new Visual Basic development tools for the Mac platform, but a bold few suggest it’s about Bing. While I wouldn’t keep your hopes up, there’s a rumor flying around that Bing might be replacing Google as the search provider on the iPhone once the next version lands this summer. Even though Google has become Apple’s new and latest threat, Google has a lot to lose when it comes to the amount of people who are exposed to their search engine; Google’s not going to let Apple shake hands with Microsoft.
PhotoFramePlus Discount Live During European iPad Launch
Dear Europe: ChilliX loves you guys very much. So much in fact, you can download the beauty for 59p in your Local App Store. Americans, you too can share in the love by getting your own copy for $.99. If only to tithe you over for its desk duties as you load up your iPads with great, new applications.
New Apple TV Isn’t Tethered to iTunes
So this new Apple TV. It doesn’t have USB, or a 30 pin connector as far as we know. But can you sync your own content? The answer is: yes you can.
SketchyPad, Easy Wireframing on the iPad
After the iPad was announced developers started working on new applications for it, and we all remember that. What you probably don’t remember is the huge amount of previews that were floating around on the Internet back then: video previews, exclusive screenshots, leaks. Put simply, every single development team wanted to gain some attention for their new products, and now - two months later - we’re waiting for the second wave of great iPad apps, because let’s face it - the first one hasn’t been that great after all. There was this app though, called iMockups, which managed to actually gain a lot of exposure, be it for its name (the “i” prefix is still pretty strong) or for its purpose. Cody has already reviewed iMockups here.
Today I’m going to take a look at a similar app which has been recently released in the App Store, SketchyPad.
Opera Makes Fun of Google With a Potato and a Fish Fight
Remember when Google published a video about the speed of the new Google Chrome a couple of weeks ago? Opera has fired back today, making fun of Google’s video with, well…another video detailing how Opera is indeed faster than cooking a potato.
Perhaps their next video should be focused on the speed of their iPhone version? Check it out after the break.