Mark Bridge writes:
Imagine a mobile phone that can’t be built without the permission of Apple. Impossible? Unrealistic? Not necessarily.
This week, Apple was awarded US patent 7,966,578. It's an application that was originally filed at the end of 2007, almost a year after the iPhone was first revealed.
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Mark Bridge writes:
Sometimes it seems that everyone and everything is out to get you. Recently, Nokia's been in that position – but this week it looks as though RIM is taking over as the mobile industry's whipping-boy.
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Mark Bridge writes:
Mobile phones are vicious creatures. First they delivered a mortal blow to landline phones.
Emboldened, they began roaming the world looking for victims. They found plenty.
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Mark Bridge writes:
A report in The Independent says Apple won't be putting a Near Field Communication chip in the next version of the iPhone. Although Apple is thought to be working on its own NFC service connected to iTunes, it's said to be "concerned by the lack of a clear standard across the industry".
On the surface, that phrase doesn’t make sense.
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Mark Bridge writes:
As sure as eggs, there’ll be an iPhone 5. It’ll be announced on 6th June 2011 if you want my guess. And the latest rumours are suggesting it’ll have ‘radial menus’.
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