In this day and age if a smartphone doesn’t have all of the features another does it ill get picked apart ruthlessly. Luckily, thanks to the top notch software engineering team at many of these smartphone manufacturers features are continuously added following their initial release.

One such example of this is the Xperia X10 from Sony Ericsson. When originally announced, SE let us know that the device did not feature multitouch support and would not be getting it due to the fact that the included hardware simply wouldn’t support it. Luckily, it was made known today that SE will in fact be bringing multitouch to the Xperia X10 in the near future.

Unfortunately, if you’re looking for full fledged multitouch support, you’re going to be disappointed. It seems that SE will only be bringing limited multitouch support to the device including pinch to zoom in the web browser and Google Maps. Then again, what other multitouch do you really need (besides for games)?

via androidcommunity

Even with plenty of browser alternatives out there, I always find myself going back to Safari.  There’s just something aesthetically pleasing about Apple’s stock browser that keeps me coming back, even though it’s totally devoid of some basic features.

For this reason, whenever I hear about any tweaks that add additional functionality to Safari, I’m all over it like white on rice.  The latest tweak to come out of the jailbreak community is called FullScreen for Safari, and it packs quite the punch.

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What if your iPhone or iPad touchscreen could recognize objects you put on them? Well, this is not too far from becoming a reality as some French engineers are currently working on it.

This technology works using printed tags that are applied to objects. These tags are detected by the multitouch screen that can recognize and differentiate them, depending on the tag. Watch this video to get a better understanding of how it works… Read More

Microsoft has had some trouble in their mobiel sector with Windows Mobile. However, with the forthcoming release of Windows Phone 7 the company is looking to change all of that. Featuring a completely revampd user interface that is touch friendly and deep integration with both social networks and popular Microsoft services like Xbox Live, Windows Phone 7 is already shaping up to be a winner and it isn’t even out yet.

Luckily, the platform’s release date is growing ever closer as it was announced today that Windows Phone 7 has officially gone gold. This means that Microsoft’s engineers are completely done working on the platform (for now) and have sent it out to hardware manufacturers who will then install it on devices and ship them to market.

We’ll have to wait and see which phone hits the market first and for what carrier. Anyone out there looking to make the switch to Windows Phone 7 on day one?

via gizmodo