Intel's shows its iPhone clone

After famously winning Apple's computer business, Intel appears to have its sights set on providing the powerplant for the iPhone and its descendants.
During this morning's session on mobile Internet devices, Intel's senior veep for ultra mobility Anand Chandrasekher produced a prototype device which looked like a stretch limo version of the iPhone which he spruiked as "mostly all screen, you can read it very nicely; it's very slim, very thin."
"I love the iPhone" admitted Chandrasekher. "Apple is a bastion of innovation in their own right, and we are an innovator in our own right. Hopefully sometime in the future our paths may meet".
The slim silver non-iPhone was based on the Moorestown platform, which is the successor to the Menlow UMPC platform (built around the Silverthorne CPU) due in mid-2008. While Chandrasekher played coy with specific details on Moorestown, he said the goal was a 10x reduction in power usage by the time the system shipped in 2009-2010. A slide on Moorestown indicated it would be a ‘system on a chip' which included a 45nm core, graphics and memory controller on a single die - all of which would meet his promise that Moorestown would halve the size and power consumption of mobile Internet devices.

Multicore is also part of the MID's future, says Chandrasekher. "The Internet is not going any less complex" he said, harking back to Intel's mantra of the Internet - and especially social networking, which he claimed is responsible for 25% of traffic on the Internet today - being the driver for ultra-mobile devices.

"The Internet is only getting more complex, more dynamic. And as it moves to a handheld environment it will demand more performance. We're not short on performance today, we are actually delivering what is needed over the next several years. It's a matter of balancing power, cost and performance. When all of those hit the sweet zone, of course we'll offer multi-core."

In addition to heavily spruiking the benefits of Intel's IA silicon architecture over the ARM chips that dominate the mobile market (including the iPhone, which runs a Samsung ARM processor), this morning's presentation noticeably relegated Microsoft to a single token PowerPoint slide whereas key executives from Canonical and Adobe both got a walk-on spot to spin their ultra-mobile wares.
Live demonstrations featured a Compal device unit with WiMAX running Canonical's Ubuntu for Mobile Internet Devices distro, and an Asus UMPC running a beta of Adobe Media Player, which uses Adobe's AIR offline run-time environment to play music and video offered through online ‘channels'.

David Flynn is attending IDF San Francisco 2007 as a guest of Intel Australia
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The iPhone, Steve Jobs and an army of blind hackers

Posted by Chris Soghoian
With Steve Jobs' recent announcement of his intention to fight off the independent iPhone developers, the question that must be asked is how will Apple try to defeat the hackers: Frequent and disruptive software updates, or lawsuits? Will Apple risk losing its most frequently (ab)used legal tool, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, to try to punish the developers of the iPhone unlocking tools?

The wait is over. After being teased over the past few weeks with rumors that Apple would turn a blind eye to iPhone hacking or *gasp* even encourage it, the news is in and it ain't good for the hackers.

At the official U.K. launch of the iPhone Tuesday, CEO Steve Jobs made it clear that Apple will fight attempts to use the popular device on unauthorized networks. "It's a cat-and-mouse game," said Jobs. "We try to stay ahead. People will try to break in, and it's our job to stop them breaking in."


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(Credit: iPhone Dev Team/Hackintosh)

For the loose-knit community of iPhone developers, the last few months have been an around-the-clock hacking session. As a result, programmers have released a plethora of applications. Some, including an instant-messaging tool, a general purpose application installer and even a Nintendo game emulator, can be seen simply as developers releasing applications that Apple just didn't get around to writing itself. Other hacks, such as the much hyped iPhone Dev Team's anySIM unlocking tool, or the numerous free-ringtone tutorials that have been floating around the Net, can be more accurately described as a developer-lead attack upon Apple's revenue streams.
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Great Apple iPhone Software

By: Raymond Lam
There is some great software for the Apple iPhone. From games to calendar and planning applications, great iPhone software is readily available. Some of this iPhone software, however, stands out from the rest.

New York on Tap

New York on Tap iPhone software is an application designed to help you in finding the best bars in New York City while you’re on the go. Even as a tourist, you can always know where the nearest bar is with this application. You can search for bars by name, cross-street, or even by what’s close to the bar you’re currently at. When you night is over, New York on Tap will also help you find the subway nearest you to get you home.

Mobile Home

The Edge network is usually found as a little too sluggish for news reading. The Mobile Home iPhone software gives you all the headlines in text format for quick loading and viewing of stories. Google News, Slashdot, and many more are available for rapid reading.

iPhone Dailymotion

Dailymotion, which is a European competitor to YouTube, has come up with some excellent iPhone software that brings video content to the iPhone all via the Safari browser. The iPhone-friendly portal page looks very much like the YouTube application, and when a video is selected, a small information page pops up with the thumbnail for the video on the upper-left corner. There’s a little play icon on the thumbnail, and when that is tapped, the video expands to full size and looks nearly identical to a video from the iPod video player. This includes nearly the same view size and the same controls.

iPhoneMiles

If you do very much driving for your job, you probably have some system for recording miles that involves writing down your mileage regularly. The only problem you encounter is the fact that those little notepads and papers get lost. Nobody enjoys frantically searching through their glove box when it comes time to report their travel expenses. The iPhoneMiles iPhone software lets you record your mileage easily with touch controls that let you list the job, the distance, the date, and more.

Fluther

Ever had a question that you just couldn’t find the answer to? Have you ever had something that you would like many others’ opinion on? The Fluther iPhone software lets you put your question to the masses at the Fluther.com website. Whether you want third-party advice on where to buy clothing or the best recipes for cookies, someone out there probably has the answers you need. You’ll need to register at Fluther.com to start asking and reading the latest questions.
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