Comments on: Apple files patent for iPhone IM

By: bo0gzz

bo0gzz — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:02:09 +0000

ichat on a iphone would be amazin!!!!!!!!

By: SG

SG — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:30:42 +0000

Does anyone know if the next-gen iPhone will have contact information beam capability?

By: galvatron

galvatron — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 05:42:13 +0000

NOPE an it still has a single process running in the backround an clears your message when a call rings in

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:07:52 +0000

But do they have a keyboard you can actually type on?

By: YoYo

YoYo — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:34:05 +0000

nothing compares to Blackberry Messenger.

By: Luca

Luca — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:57:37 +0000

Bunch of tards you people are.

They patented the design/layout, not the predictive text seeing how EVERY SINGLE CELL has it already.

Jesus christ you people jump to conclusions WAY to fast.

By: Seabass

Seabass — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:13:21 +0000

My Razor had this 4 years ago what a great idea let’s patent it.

By: Markis

Markis — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:47:41 +0000

predictive text….lol, suretype anyone?

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:16:32 +0000

Uh, this is nothing new. There are already a few predictive text solutions out there for BB and WM that give you several suggested words as you type.

Oh wait, Apple is behind this “new predictive text implementation,” so, it’s, “revolutionary” and “innovative.”

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:22:58 +0000

Ha! They lied! Lol.

By: miltos

miltos — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:53:02 +0000

I wonder if a more iPhone savvy person could help me out here. I am waiting with bated breath for the 3G Iphone (I don’t have the current one) and am keeping my eye on all the rumors flying. What I’m trying to understand is what the implications of the SDK are on existing applications. There are a ton of great apps out there right now, but I can’t tell what we could expect to be available on 2.0. I am getting that the SDK does not give applications access to background processing, but am not sure how to translate that into what 3rd party applications will and won’t be available (obviously, IM may not). I assume 2.0 will eventually be jail broken but it would be nice to not have to hassle with that. Can anyone clarify?

By: Dtest5477

Dtest5477 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:52:05 +0000

this has been a big need for iphone, if they dont fill it then someone will.

By: Randy

Randy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:46:33 +0000

Looking at the mock-up, it looks very similar to the UI on the Nintendo Wii. Prior Art?

Regardless, this is cool.

By: ChrisNYC

ChrisNYC — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:41:32 +0000

So they may have a predictive text implementation…very interesting. I wonder if Blackberry can match that. Pretty slick how it gives you 3 choices to press.