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Who the heck brings a horse into an Apple Store? Cool thou. sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Less than two months since the initial release of the app, Access continues rolling out frequent updates for its Graffiti app for Android devices. Last week, version 2.0.2 was released and the latest release, v2.0.3, just hit the Android Market today.

Both of the recent Graffiti releases are primarily bug fix updates, the most significant being a fix to the error that sometimes resulted in the Graffiti input box being displayed when a physical keyboard was in use, something I encountered rather frequently on my Motorola Droid. After updating to the newest version, I have also noticed a small but welcome performance increase on my Droid X, especially in the performance of the word suggestion row.

The full list of 2.x updates and fixes can be found on Access' Graffiti for Android page. As always, the app remains a free download in the Android Market for all devices running Android 1.6 or newer.

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It was the week that was. Here's what MobileRead's been talking about since last Sunday:

E-Book General - News

• 3 New Sony Readers announced today, apps coming this fall

E-Book Readers - Sony Reader

• New readers: shops, manuals and other offical links

[From Eric Mann] Will iOS 4.1 resolve performance issues on the iPhone 3G? Maybe this Lifehacker / Gizmodo video can shed some light. sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

A million users hit Ping in two days, wow, that is a great number. If you're on Ping then hit me up at Sam McLoughlin. "Apple® today announced that in less than 48 hours since its launch on Wednesday, more... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

iOS 4.1 will hit on Wednesday, September 8th according to Engadget. "According to Apple's UK website, iOS 4.1 will hit on Wednesday, September 8th. The US website still displays the non-commital "Coming Soon" message, so we'll have to keep our... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Skyfire has been updated for Android, "Skyfire, an alternate browser available for multiple platforms, has updated its Android browser to 2.3.2 today with some fixes and a couple of new features. " sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

When HandMark bought up AstraWare about three years ago, industry pundits left and right wondered where the relatively unknown company had the cash from to buy the well-known publisher.

Questions about the deal were always haughtily rebuffed at tradeshows – fortunately, the 3GSMA’s Mobile Apps Briefing sheds some light onto the company in a recent editorial.

They describe their activities as following:

“The key for Handmark is to continue to find the right content and partners in order to build a large mobile audience. We have great capabilities in developing, distributing, monetising and supporting ongoing innovation. When combined with a great partner, this is a great recipe for success.”

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“We chose to spin off Astraware to allow them to creatively focus on delivering to their core business of delivering entertaining mobile games. While it continues to be an attractive business, Handmark is focused on being the leader in the mobile application marketplace. It was a strategic move to provide more focus to both companies,” Conway says.

In case you want to find out more, hit the URL below:
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/apps/article/handmark-making-media-mobile

DataViz makes excellent software products for mobile platforms like Documents To Go and RoadSync and has announced no webOS client is coming. They may also have been purchased by RIM.

History tends to repeat itself, albeit with different commanders on both sides. DataViz managed to dispatch both MobiSystems and QuickOffice in the Palm game some time ago – and QuickOffice now seems to get the upper hand.

A statement on the DataViz Facebook page reads as following:

We regret to announce that we have made the difficult decision to not produce a Web OS version of Documents To Go. We understand that our delay in this area has caused much disappointment to our current and very loyal user base. We would like to explain in more detail the reasoning behind our decisions thus far.

Our intention had been to replace the Palm Viewers, which were based on the Documents To Go technology, with a full editing, aftermarket version of Documents To Go. In order to do this in a way that we felt would be most intuitive to users, we wanted to have the full version seamlessly replace the built in viewers. To do this, we needed some technical help from Palm. Because Palm was focusing on other areas at the time (including their very survival), and there was no official information available allowing developers to help ourselves, i.e., an SDK, there was a delay in getting us this information. Rather than do a substantially larger project that would result in a “sub-optimal” user experience, we decided to wait. This wait was much longer than anyone at DataViz expected. During this wait, we focused our efforts on other smartphone platforms, not because we were not loyal to Palm, but because it made “business sense” to do so. We have now come to the realization that it is not in DataViz’ nor our users’ best interests to continue the wait and produce the full version. We understand that another developer has chosen to create an editing Office product for webOS and we wish them the best. Again, we apologize to our users for taking this long to reach, what is for DataViz and many of our users, a disappointing conclusion.

This also explains why the attempts of another third party to get a guaranteed amount of sales from Palm has failed – looks like QuickOffice is the new DataViz for Palm.

P.S. Anyone want to bet whether DataViz’s viewers will still be in webOS 2.0?

[From Kevin] Hi Sammy. How’s it going? Got some Android news for you… For those who struggle with remembering all the birthdays of their friends and family, SplashData’s Birthdays app will help them never to forget a birthday again. The... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Froyo hits the Droid Incredible. More deets after the jump. sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Angry Birds beta has just hit Android. "No time to talk. Too busy playing. Go get the beta now in the Android Market. (QR code after the break.) And if you want to help out the developer, give the beta... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

GearDiary reviews Xtand from JustMobile for the iPhone. "As noted previously, the Xtand holds the iPhone in landscape or portrait just fine and, thanks to the thumb-tightening screw beneath it, loosening and tightening the X is simple. “So what is... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Palminfocenter is reporting that Verizon Wireless prepaid service is coming to nearly all of the carrier's 3G feature phones and their top tier of smartphones running WebOS. Read in full. sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Want an advanced calculator for your Blackberry device? The take a look at the yoMotion Advanced Calculator. "yoMotion Advanced Calculator is the finest calculator available for BlackBerry® smartphones. It features an elegant user interface and state-of-the-art number crunching capabilities." More... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

Seen the latest MeeGo screenshots over at My Nokia? "There are two lock mechanisms. The one below you have to drop the lock button into the square space underneath the clock. There’s no swipe to unlock or code or any... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

[From Stephen Shorting] So wifi could be coming to the NJ transit tracks, I'm on a regular when I'm in the NY Metro area and this could come in real handy. "NJ Transit trains and rail stations may soon be... sam mcloughln Sammual James - McLoughlin - Editor in Chief / Publisher, UK & NYC

MIAMI, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- CyberKnife radiosurgery treatment for prostate cancer is rapid, effective and has no side effects, with the added benefit of being non-invasive. Since 2003, the CyberKnife Center of Miami and the CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach have been providing this high tech cancer treatment longer than any facility in South Florida. (www.morsecyberknife.com ...