The only Apple news worth reading…

Hopefully this will get push notifications to work properly, half the time I don’t get notified.

Apple released their 5th iPhone and iPod touch app, MobileMe Gallery.  The functionality is as simple and elegant as the name suggests, pulling your MobileMe Gallery photos and movies from the cloud and showing them on your device. This could already be done through Safari, but the app makes it even easier.  Check it out in the App Store.

Press Release:

The Tiffen Company, award winning manufacturer of still image and video accessories, announced today at the International Consumer Electronics Show, the release of the Steadicam Smoothee, a new “easy to use right out of the box” image stabilizer for use with the Apple iPhone 3Gs.

The Smoothee, developed by Steadicam, the leader in camera stabilization, now allows iPhone 3Gs owners to capture incredible video without the shakes normally associated with hand-held video shot on the go.

“We’re extremely proud to be introducing this incredible new Steadicam at CES, that let’s anyone take great videos with their iPhone 3Gs the very first time. Whether they’re novices or aspiring videographers, the Steadicam Smoothee allows iPhone 3Gs owners have a richer experience and more fun with their iPhone,” said Steve Tiffen, president and CEO of the company.

The lightweight, agile, and easy to use Steadicam Smoothee features an innovative, patented design built around a durable mono-frame metal structure that requires no complicated instruction to use. With its “go anywhere” compact dimensions, The Steadicam Smoothee is approximately 8”W x 14.5” H x 2.5” D (20.3 x 36.8 x 6.4cm) in operating configuration. While designed for the Apple i-Phone 3Gs, the patented quick release removable i-Phone mount also serves as a tabletop stand or can be mounted to any tripod with a standard ¼ x20” camera mount and the comfortable ergonomic hand-grip folds up securely when not in use. Also included with the Steadicam Smoothee is a quick guide DVD on how to get the best possible shots, along with a carrying strap.

From Mac Rumors:

Given Steve Jobs’ distaste for styluses, it comes as a surprise that Apple has recently applied for a patent application exploring the use of a stylus for the capacitive touch sensors found on the iPhone. Unlike therecently revived Newton patent, this new patent was actually filed with today’s technology in mind.

The document explores the use of a stylus on modern devices such as the iPhone which are typically tuned for finger detection. Unlike older resistive screens, the new capacitive screens require styluses to have special conductive tips in order to be recognized. While we don’t expect Apple to offer a stylus for the iPhone, the input methods for the upcoming tablet has remained up for debate.

I wouldn’t put too much trust in this rumor, but I thought it was worth reporting anyway.  The Korea Times claims that sources tell them the new iPhone will have an OLED screen, video chat and a removable battery.  They also say it will include a dual-core processor, more powerful graphics capabilities and a superior camera.

They say that the new iPhone will be sold to corporate clients in April and the everyone else in June.  This part of the rumor is not believable at all to me.