Mophie and Intuit partner to create Complete Card Solution for iPhone, try to make Square look square
Who knew that credit card processing would be the new hotness for smartphones? The Square mobile payment system has been making waves by letting small businesses receive credit card payment directly on their smartphones. Now, mophie and Intuit are loo...
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: application users, card solution, credit card processing, Engadget, iPhone, mobile payment, mophie, package, payment, Phone, phone case, Square, System
Multitasking comes to iPhone OS 4.0 — but not to the iPhone 3G
You heard that right, people -- iPhone OS 4 just brought multitasking to the platform! Apple says they've figured out how to implement third party multitasking without hurting performance or battery life, and they're demoing it now -- you just double click the home button and see a list of your apps, and you can just tap to switch between apps. The system actually runs the services apps need in the background -- the apps don't need to do them individually, so it's not a "true" multitasking system, but it seems plenty effective. There are seven services: background audio, which allows you to use the standard pop-over iPod controls, Voice over IP, which can receive calls in the background, location services for GPS and social networking (there's an indicator if any service is tracking you), updated push notifications with local notifications, task completion so you can finish things like uploads in the background, and fast app switching, which lets apps sleep and resume instantly. Notably missing? Anything for managing a conversation, like IM or Twitter, which is a big omission. Win some, lose some, we suppose.Update: Here's a big "lose some" -- only the iPhone 3GS and 3rd generation (late 2009) iPod touch will support multitasking. The iPhone 3G and below won't -- Steve says the hardware doesn't support it. Sad face.
Developing...
Make sure to check out the ongoing iPhone OS 4.0 liveblog!
Multitasking comes to iPhone OS 4.0 -- but not to the iPhone 3G originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsCategories: Uncategorized Tags: 3gs, background, Engadget, face gallery, iPhone, iPod, Multitasking, multitasking system, nbsp, os 4, Steve, System, task completion, true multitasking, twitter, voice over ip
Apple iPad — model A1337 — phreaks the FCC

Apple iPad -- model A1337 -- phreaks the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsCategories: Uncategorized Tags: Apple iPad, Engadget, FCC, fcc approval, fcc filings, fri, gsm 850, launch window, model, nbsp, pair, sitch, System
PS3 finally properly hacked?
In a post titled "Hello hypervisor, I'm geohot," hacker George Hotz (already known in the iPhone community) has made a strong claim: that he has cracked the PS3. The system has remained (mostly) uncompromised for over three years now, with a few exceptions here and there. But, this one pledges full read/write access to the entire system memory and complete control over the processor -- all without a mod chip. Has he really done it, if so how, and what comes next? That all remains to be seen. This exploit supposedly "isn't really patchable, but [Sony] can make implementations much harder," meaning he isn't tipping his hat until he's ready, because once he does the never-ending firmware update war begins, and as we've seen on the PSP, Sony can really knock out those updates.
[Thanks, Deepak]
PS3 finally properly hacked? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsCategories: Uncategorized Tags: complete control, Deepak, digg, Engadget, entire system, George Hotz, hypervisor, iPhone, mod chip, nbsp, post, psp sony, Sony, System, system memory, updates thanks, var
Cannondale’s mind-blowing Simon electronic suspension system hands-on
Continue reading Cannondale's mind-blowing Simon electronic suspension system hands-on
Cannondale's mind-blowing Simon electronic suspension system hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 09 Jan 2010 12:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsCategories: Uncategorized Tags: adjustable suspension, bicyclist, Cannondale, Engadget, mechanical device, minded person, nbsp, Simon, simon hands, Stanley Song, suspension, suspension system, suspension technology, System, thing


