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The Apple Core

The Apple Core: Waiting for iPhone? Consider a Treo instead

Readers of this blog already know that I think that the Treo 700p is still the best smartphone for Mac users. Not only does the Treo 700p sync with Mac OS X right out of the box, but there’s also a ton of great saftware available for the Palm OS that Macheads like.

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The Apple Core: Patent application reveals much about iPod/iPhone

Yesterday I posted a note about Apple’s United States Patent Application #20060268528 for a “handheld computing device includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a ceramic material that is radio-transparent.” Dive into the world of seamless enclosures, extruded tubes, internal rails and radio transparent ceramics…

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The Apple Core: iPhone patent revealed

On November 30, 2006 Apple filed what appears to be a patent for the iPhone, a mobile phone/iPod hybrid that has been rumored to be in development for over three years.

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The Apple Core: What iPhone has going for it

Yesterday I took a shot at the iPhone for being long on compromises and short on utility and your comments were tremendous. Today I want to take a look at some of the positive aspects and potential of the iPhone.

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Nokia’s Aeon Concept Phone

Nokia has released images of Aeon, a concept phone that combines two touch-sensitive panels mounted on a fuel-cell power pack. Each of the panels are capable of being used independently. The touch-screen displays man that all ‘buttons’ are virtual, so in one situation one panel could operate as the display, the other as the keypad. […]