Finally, Apple has added the cut and paste function in their iPhone OS 3.0 software. Basically, “when you double-tap over text, you will get a “cut, copy, and paste” bubble dialog.” Click here for the live event gallery.
This works across applications. You can expand your selection points using your thumbs and, if you accidentally paste something you didn’t want to paste, just shake your iPhone to undo it.
In Metal Gear Solid Touch for the iPhone, “players join forces with Old Snake as he battles the money-driven mercenaries of Private Military Companies (PMCs), Haven Troopers, Gekko, and the beautiful yet terrifying bosses of the B&B Corps.” Click here for first picture in gallery.
This commercial warfare adventure follows Old Snake across the Middle East, South America, Eastern Europe, and Shadow Moses as he depletes his enemies’ stamina with various short-range and long-range weapons.
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This Star Trek iPhone interface isn’t just for looks, it offers the “LCARS calculator and SBSettings, as well as sounds and an animated background to make the whole thing look cooler.” Video after the break.
I even ported the Enterprise’s computer font – Swiss911, used for the Library Computer Access/Retrieval System’s interface – to the iPhone.[via Gizmodo]
RnSK Softronics has developed an iPhone app that “recreates the sound of several firearms using authentic Hollywood special effects, and will probably get you shot up for real.” Video after the break.
Kai Cherry, of RnSK Softronics, told Tomorrowland that each gun is “carefully crafted,” all the way down to the “specific look, realistic options, and unique animations” of the real world gun they’re based on.
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VMWare demonstrates a new mobile software that would allow Smartphone users to run two different operating systems — Windows CE and Google Android on a Nokia N800 in this case — simultaneously. Continue reading for a video demonstration.
What you’re watching is, admittedly, virtualization. The MVP hypervisor is a small (20KB) “bare metal” virtual machine which runs beneath the phone’s OS(es).
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Apple’s next operating system, Snow Leopard, will improve “performance and reduce the OSes footprint — so far the developer builds have added very few new visible user features.” Continue reading for a Stacks preview.
Notably missing from Snow Leopard so far is the rumored QuickLook Finder icons that AppleInsider wrote about just after Apple’s announcement of Snow Leopard last year.
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In addition to the video clips, Hysteria Project players have to “keep a sharp eye on what’s going on around you and most importantly of all – make the right choices at the right time.” Video after the break.
The initial “pilot” episode should be available in the coming weeks and offer 30-40 minutes of play for $1.99. Subsequent episodes will continue to reveal a longer running story.
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Available on the iPhone and iPod Touch later this year, Metal Gear Solid Touch by Konami is based on Guns of the Patriots, making full use of the devices’ multi-touch capabilities. Continue reading for the trailer.
Apple iPhone owners rejoice, the new version of xGPS for jailbroken handsets “uses Google’s map data and driving directions, adding in a real-time navigation readout and a voice engine.” Video after the break.
You can also select a map area to download ahead of time, just in case you expect to lose your data connection during the drive.
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Fireming Real Racing basically puts iPhone / iPod Touch users “on a super-slick racetrack, allowing for either first or third person perspectives of the action.” Video after the break.
The game promises to offer a number of features including head-to-head multiplayer over network and also the ability to save and upload your replays.
[via TouchArcade]