Details of the new iPhone 4.0 OS were leaked to BGR recently with a few details of what we could be seeing as soon as next week. New features could include multi-touch gestures OS-wide which adds to the rumour of the iTablet or iSlate using the same OS when launched.

Multitasking has also been mentioned in the leaked information that allows applications to be run in the background with a “few new ways”. Changes to the UI on the graphics side have also been mentioned that are supposedly going to make using the device a lot easier and more efficient. [Read more…]

Sega have launched an official Genesis/Megadrive emulator for the Apple [AAPL] iPhone. From what Giz report the emulator looks to be a fully fledged console on the iPhone allowing you to play downloadable ROMS of classic games.

Several new games have been released including Sonic the Hedgehog costing $5.99, Golden Axe at $4.99, Ecco the Dolphin at $2.99 and Shining Force at $2.99. Each of these will be available soon as standalone ROMS which can be downloaded from within the app saving the need to download a full game packaged with the emulator each time. [Read more…]

A few places around the net today are reporting that Apple [AAPL] will be dropping Google as their default search engine on the iPhone and replacing it with Bing.com. We could see this change happen very soon too due to a rumoured release of the iPhone 4.0 OS next week. Talks of this move by Apple have been going on for weeks according to BusinessWeek.

“Apple and Google know the other is their primary enemy,” says one of the people, who’s familiar with Apple’s thinking. “Microsoft is now a pawn in that battle.”
If the negotiations are successful, it could also mean that Bing could eventually replace Google as the default search engine for Apple’s desktop version of Safari as well.

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WMExperts have put together a roundup of all the Windows Mobile 7 rumours that have been found around the internet recently. Something to point out here is that none of the information has been made official by Microsoft, so note that we are still looking at rumours.

The first rumour says that Windows Mobile 7 will be called just “Seven” with a couple of versions being made available which includes Business Edition and Media Edition. Those names might not be the official names, but basically cover what they will be about. Each version is expected to be on a different release track.

Business Edition of Seven appears to be the version launching first and will run a stripped down version of the media version and be more “business” like. The business edition of Seven will also sync to the cloud allowing information to be more easily accessed from several devices such as other computers, phones and netbooks. [Read more…]

The next version of Android has been given a name. The next version that follows on from Eclair will be Froyo which is short for Frozen Yoghurt.

The version name was given on the Engadget Show a couple of days ago and although we now know the name, we do not know the version number. All we know at the moment is that Android 2.1 is still part of Eclair. With all this in mind we might see Froyo arriving sometime this year based on how quick 1.5 to 1.6 to 2.0 to 2.1 progressed. [Read more…]

iSketch is a new iPhone app that was developed by an 11 year old called Cameron. The iSketch application was written so that a portion of it’s earnings could be sent to the Mattel Childrens Hospital UCLA in Westwood and Santa Monica.

There are a few things interesting here though, the first is that an 11 year old managed to create what looks to be a great little app, and secondly that it was approved. Both are challenges in themselves. [Read more…]

The Motorola MILESTONE has now been rooted thanks to a group of hackers. The root follows just a few weeks behind the US version (the DROID) and now allows a bunch of applications to be installed and used that don’t work on stock ROMS.

Applications that can now run include wireless tethering, various sense clones as well as the ability to use and install various ROMS other than the official ones provided by the carriers.

The hack was able to be made thanks to a flaw in Android 2.0 that was exploited. [Read more…]

A number of rumours about the next gen iPhone have been floating around over the last few months. Similar to the Apple iSlate roundup picture we posted last week, the iPhone 4G rumours roundup covers all rumours and their potential of actually happening measured in percent.

The image shows the back and front of the phone. On the back the rumours include a glowing Apple logo which is marked as low as possible at just 1% chance of happening. Other features on the back include an LED flash, 5 megapixel camera, touch sensitive case, full metal unibody case and a removable battery. [Read more…]

The render pictured above is perhaps just created by a fan, but there is also speculation that this could be the Motorola Shadow that was first heard of right at the end of last year.

We now hear that this phone could be the next flagship Google [GOOG] phone and could be called the Google Nexus Two. The Nexus One was built by HTC, but rumours are saying that Google could be looking at other manufacturers to create the next Google phone. [Read more…]

Android developer Manup456 has recently updated his Eclair ROM for the T-Mobile G1 from Android 2.0.1 to Android 2.1. The step up to the 2.1 OS means that Live Wallpaper is now available to G1 users should you wish to follow the step by step instructions to get it loaded up on your phone. If you were running Manup456’s ROM before the latest V1.5 then another thing to note is that the camera now works in the latest 1.5 version of his ROM.

So, if you want to test out the latest Android ROM on your G1 then check out the thread over at AndroidSpin or XDA Developers that includes full steps to get it working on your phone. [Read more…]

A couple of times last year a few bits of information were leaked about the possibility of the HTC HD2 getting the Windows Mobile 7 update when it becomes available. From what we understand the WM7 launch isn’t going to be any time soon and will likely be towards the end of the year.

The guys on the XDA Developers forum had one of their members ask about the possibility and a reply came back saying…

‘Thank you for your enquiry about HD2
What we do it ROM Upgrades from our website, however 6.5 windows mobile has only been out 2 months and windows mobile 7 hasn’t even been developed. This wont be out until next November at the earliest. But when it is available it will be a free download. ‘

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Nokia have created mockups of the latest Symbian S^4 UI that we first mentioned late last year. The new screen shots show a glimpse of what is to come this year. As well as providing updates there’s also technical information as well as a concept proposal and feedback wanted from users and developers.

It is expected that Symbian^4 (aka just Symbian 4) will be ready in quarter 3 this year with devices running the UI early in 2011. [Read more…]