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Apple Pins Down Comprehensive Patent for iPhone

In other news, Apple has finally nailed down the most comprehensive trademark registration for the iPhone. According to Patently Apple, the company, which was already entitled to use the brand name under international categories 9 (mobile phone and digital audio player) and 38 (electronic data-transmitting device), has now added category 28, which reads shortly and […]

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Apple Patent Applications Discovered for iPhone Stylus, Contextual User Interfaces

A series of recently published patent applications shows that Apple has been looking into creating a stylus for use on a touch-sensitive panel like the iPhone, and creating dynamic user interfaces for mobile devices that would adapt to location and use. Per AppleInsider, the first patent application addresses the idea of a conductive tip for […]

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Firefox Web Browser Unlikely to Come to iPhone, iPod Touch

Representatives from Mozilla, the company responsible for Firefox, have announced that the web browser will not be coming to the iPhone. Responding to questions from ElectricPig.co.uk, Mozilla’s European president, Tristan Nitot, said that Firefox on the iPhone isn’t an option with Apple’s current restrictions on web browsers that would compete with Mobile Safari. “The issue […]

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Push Notifications Ready for WWDC?

As WWDC gets closer (less than a week now!), people are beginning to wrap their predictions for the Keynote. A new iPhone is pretty much in the bag, but there are still a lot of questions on the minds of iPhone watchers. It is presumed that any new iPhone models will not go on sale […]

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SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone Due Soon, Will Ship Without 3G Support

Per iPodNN, Apple will publish the long-awaited SlingPlayer application for the iPhone and iPod touch handsets within the next 24 hours. Unfortunately, developer Sling Media is said to have confirmed that the application will lack any form of 3G support. Sling Player is designed as extension of the company’s Slingbox hardware, which broadcasts TV from […]