iPhone OS 4.0 Brings Gmail Archive Feature to iPhone’s Mail App

iPhone OS 4.0 Brings Gmail Archive Feature to iPhone’s Mail App

One of the seven major features out of the 100 new features previewed by Apple during the iPhone OS 4.0 special event was better iPhone mail app, with new features such as unified inbox, ability to organize messages by threads, and open attachments in third-party iPhone apps.

Folks at 9to5Mac have discovered that Apple has added the popular archive feature for Gmail users to the mail app in iPhone OS 4.0.

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Next Generation iPad Could Come With An OLED Screen

Next Generation iPad Could Come With An OLED Screen

Taiwanese publication DigiTimes reports that Apple is considering an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen for the second generation iPad that will be launched in 2011. 

This is not the first Apple product that is rumored to come with an OLED screen. Apple's next generation iPhone model is rumored to get an OLED screen.

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Police Investigating The Lost iPhone Prototype Incident [Updated]

Police Investigating The Lost iPhone Prototype Incident [Updated]

Based on the history of Apple product leaks and Apple’s response, we had wondered how it would react to the lost iPhone prototype incident. It looks like we’ll soon find out.

CNET has reported that Silicon Valley Police is investigating the events surrounding the Apple employee’s lost next generation iPhone that was sold to Gizmodo, who published details of the upcoming device.

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Two iPod Touch Prototypes With Camera Briefly Show Up On Ebay

Two iPod Touch Prototypes With Camera Briefly Show Up On Ebay

9to5Mac have discovered two iPod Touch prototypes on eBay. The iPod Touch prototypes appears to have a camera at the back and a development version of iPhone OS.

The iPod Touch prototypes are marked with 'DVT-1' and  'DVT-2', 'Apple Development Team'.

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iPad Camera Connection Kit Supports USB Keyboards, Audio Headsets

iPad Camera Connection Kit Supports USB Keyboards, Audio Headsets

Apple has started shipping the Camera Connection Kit for iPad earlier this week.

The Camera connection kit enables iPad users to import photos and videos from a digital camera: using your camera’s USB cable or directly from an SD card.

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Google’s Free Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation Not Coming To The iPhone

Google’s Free Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation Not Coming To The iPhone

We had reported yesterday that Google was planning to bring the Google Maps turn-by-turn GPS Navigation with voice guidance to the iPhone, which was recently released for Android devices.

We were quite excited as it was free and included some cool features such as ability to search in plain English just like you would on Google, search by voice, Traffic, Satellite and Street views and more.

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Hulu Plus Subscription Service Coming To iPad; Will You Pay $9.95/Month For It?

Hulu Plus Subscription Service Coming To iPad; Will You Pay $9.95/Month For It?

Popular online TV streaming service Hulu may be contemplating a new business model where viewers may be required to pay a monthly fee of $9.95 to have complete access to all of Hulu's video content. 

The new "Hulu Plus" subscription service is expected to launch as early as next month.

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Next Gen iPhone Prototype “Very Close” To Final Design

Next Gen iPhone Prototype “Very Close” To Final Design

Ever since Gizmodo published pictures of the next generation iPhone, there have been a lot of questions raised over the prototype's closeness to the final shipping product. Apple has traditionally developed several prototypes of its upcoming devices before a final decision on the design is taken.

This is one reason why the new iPhone prototype published by Gizmodo did not completely match with the pictures posted by a Chinese Twitter user earlier this year. 

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Google Planning To Bring Turn-By-Turn GPS Navigation With Voice Guidance For Free To The iPhone

Google Planning To Bring Turn-By-Turn GPS Navigation With Voice Guidance For Free To The iPhone

Google has announced Google Maps Navigation (beta) in the UK and Ireland for Android devices 1.6 and higher. Navigation includes features such as 3D views, turn-by-turn voice guidance, automatic rerouting, traffic, satellite and street views and more.

According to MacUser, Google has confirmed that it plans to bring the Google Maps turn-by-turn GPS Navigation with voice guidance to the iPhone.

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iPhone OS 4.0: Video Walkthrough Of Bluetooth Keyboard Support

iPhone OS 4.0: Video Walkthrough Of Bluetooth Keyboard Support

Apple's next generation iPhone OS – iPhone OS 4.0 includes several features such as multitasking and folder management that are very popular among jailbroken iPhone users. 

Apple has also included support for Bluetooth keyboard in iPhone OS 4 for iPhone and iPod Touch that was possible using jailbreak iPhone apps like BTStack Keyboard.

Folks at 9to5Mac have released a nice video walkthrough that showcases the Bluetooth keyboard support in iPhone OS 4.0.

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