TomTom, Navigon, Sygic and the iPhone Aug 21, 2009
I put the three sat-nav apps to the test using a makeshift windshield mount in landscape mode and the results were much better than with the phone sitting in the coffee cup holder or being held by the passenger ... When you're in landscape mode Sygic lets you see the top three options from a list, while TomTom and Navigon only let you see one. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
TomTom: iPhone Apps Won't Kill GPS Devices Aug 19, 2009
IPhone users can get directions to addresses in their contacts list, and use some of the gestures such as pinching to zoom and rotating the phone to go from portrait to landscape mode that are native to the smart phone. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
An upgrade from G1 phone Jul 27, 2009
The myTouch does away with the G1's physical slide-out keyboard and goes with a virtual touch keyboard that switches between portrait and landscape mode based on how you hold the device. Without the actual keyboard, it's a much slimmer device that boasts some nice design cues. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
MetaTools Announces 'Making Faces' -- Power GOO for the iPhone and iPod touch Now Available at iTunes App Store Jul 25, 2009
-Making Faces works in portrait or landscape mode. -Special Effects include pinch, bulge, spike, twirl, wave and ripple. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Power Pros Touch iPhone Review Jul 23, 2009
PresentationThe Power Pros look is there, but the stat tracking is pitiful, and there s no way to play in landscape mode. Only exhibition and a very simple season mode is included. (IGN Wireless Games)
New Google phone an impressive upgrade Jul 23, 2009
The accelerometer, the motion sensor that switches the screen from portrait to landscape mode, is also quite nimble. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
American Chemical Society describes important publication changes to its journals Jul 18, 2009
Public release date: 17-Jul-2009. Contact: Charmayne Marsh. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Review: Flip Ultra HD holds its own Jul 13, 2009
The iPhone can be tricky for one-handed recording in landscape mode, and there's more chance of you covering up the lens. Ultimately, I think the simplicity and convenience of the iPhone 3GS win out over the Mino. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Prediction: Accelerometers in 33% of mobile phones by 2010 Jul 10, 2009
It's the component that changes the screen from portrait to landscape mode when the phone is turned on its side, or lets you shake the device to simulate rolling dice. It even allows you to turn the new iPhone 3GS into a compass. (USA Today -- Tech)
NuonSoft Releases Wallpaper Cycler 3.6.0.180 Jul 7, 2009
Tags can also be used in combination with the Smart Orientation feature to select for example portrait wallpapers when your monitor is in portrait mode and landscape wallpapers when it is in landscape mode. An advanced random selection algorithm is included to ensure that all wallpapers are randomly chosen before a wallpaper appears again. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Perfect Shot: Keys to Fireworks Pix Jul 4, 2009
If you don't have a manual focus control, then use the camera's landscape mode, which also sets this focus to infinity. The low light will encourage the camera to shoot at a slow shutter speed and capture the light trails. (ABC News)
HP releases iPhone versions of classic calculators Jun 25, 2009
When run in landscape mode, each app uses the original ROM code and provides an exact visual replica of the actual horizontal-format calculator, making it familiar to users of the originals. The $15 HP 12c and $20 HP 12c Platinum provide the same business-focused functions and formulas as the hardware models, and the $30 HP 15c includes all of the original's scientific algorithms and calculation sequences, including matrix, root, and complex-number functions. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Comparing e-book readers Jun 23, 2009
The good: Offers 2 1/2 times the screen size of the Kindle 2; PDF support; you can switch from portrait to landscape mode by just turning the device; displays image files. The bad: Expensive; somewhat heavy compared with the Kindle 2; no expansion slot for adding memory; battery isn't removable. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The iPhone 3.0 feature compendium Jun 23, 2009
Messages now works in landscape mode (including landscape keyboard) ... Stocks now has a landscape mode: you can tap and drag to get stock price for a given day and swipe to move to next symbol ... Using two fingers in the Stocks app landscape mode gives you the change between two dates in both price and percentage. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Voice, video and more Jun 22, 2009
The video is standard VGA -- not high definition -- but you can shoot either in portrait or widescreen landscape mode. Once you've completed your shoot, you can trim the beginning and the ending. (HardwareCentral)
Upgrade makes great iPhone even better Jun 18, 2009
You can shoot in portrait or landscape mode. Moreover, you can trim the scene you shot before e-mailing the movie or uploading it to YouTube or Apple's $99-a-year MobileMe online service. (USA Today -- Tech)
Four Features Worth Jailbreaking th... Jun 18, 2009
iPhone owners can now copy and paste, send multimedia messages, text in landscape mode and search through their entire phone. The new iPhone software is impressive, it might as well be a new phone altogether. (Suite101.com)
iPhone Getting DataViz's Documents To Go Jun 16, 2009
The software supports advanced editing features like predictive text entry, embedded pictures, password-protected files, and the ability to edit in landscape mode. Customers will also be able to view Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and iWork files with the software. (TechWeb)
Palm's Pre vs. Apple's iPhone Jun 5, 2009
With the Pre I saw a bunch of bugs: screens that held and didn't move, lag time for the screen to refresh after turning the phone on its side, and a weird incident where the right-side up screen stayed in landscape mode. But these things are common enough in new phones. (Fox News)
Interead's Cool-er e-book reader is cool, but it's no Kindle May 28, 2009
Pressing one of the four side buttons on the left edge of the reader changes the screen orientation from portrait to landscape mode, a nice feature. But any comparisons to the iPod quickly end the moment you peek at Cool-er's pedestrian software interface. (USA Today -- Tech)
How web apps help business May 20, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. Advertiser-supported feature. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Boulder Dash iPhone Review May 19, 2009
You can also switch between portrait and landscape mode. Both orientations are playable. (IGN Wireless Games)
Review: Nokia E75 mobile phone May 19, 2009
Swing the E75 into a horizontal position and a full qwerty keypad slides out, while the 6cm display, navigation button and shortcut menus all automatically reorient into landscape mode. The keys are flat, large and well spaced but perhaps too much so - bashing out emails on the compact and slightly cambered keyboard of the E71 or BlackBerry Bold proved much faster. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Samsung Alias2 May 15, 2009
Switch to the landscape mode and the keys flip to a small, but usable, QWERTY keyboard with a standard layout. The keys use E-Ink technology, which allows the keyboard to retain its configuration even when powered down. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
SlingPlayer Finally Lands on the iPhone, Sans 3G May 13, 2009
The video only displays in landscape mode on the iPhone; the accelerometer will flip it over when you move the phone, but it won t display in portrait mode. The iPhone s touchscreen is nicely integrated into the app: You swipe up and down to change channels, or side to side to scroll through your favorites. (Salon)
Commentary: When's the color Kindle? May 8, 2009
And users can read in portrait or landscape mode by turning the device enabling full-width landscape views of maps, graphs, tables, images, and Web pages. Apple's iPhone did it first, but the Kindle DX does it on a larger screen, albeit in black and white. (EETimes)
Amazon Unveils Kindle DX May 7, 2009
Other additions include a new auto-rotation feature, which enables users to view content in both portrait and landscape mode (horizontal and vertical). Fans of the Kindle 2 will be pleased to find that the Kindle DX features the same 3G wireless support, Kindle-compatible device support, and Amazon Kindle Store access as its predecessor. (IGN Gear)
50 iPhone Apps for Mobile Workers Apr 29, 2009
99): Upload PDF documents over WiFi and view them in landscape mode. ($6. (Datamation)
Android a one-phone pony for now Apr 28, 2009
Android at six months: A one-phone pony. So far only one cell phone uses Google's open-source operating system. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Wild West Pinball Review Apr 16, 2009
The table is pretty uninspired and fairly inconsistent as you play, there s no camera option or landscape mode, so you re at the mercy of an auto-camera that zooms and pans on its own, and the lack of skill shots or mode triggers makes this a very, very simple offering ... PresentationI like the no BS front end, but there are no camera options, landscape mode support, or options within the game. (IGN Wireless Games)
Ringing in the changes Mar 27, 2009
People with fat fingers will like the new landscape mode that has been added to the email function. Support has been added for stereo Bluetooth headsets and a wider array of Bluetooth enabled devices, as well as peer-to-peer networking using Bonjour and Bluetooth. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
iPhone 3.0: An InfoWorld guided tour Mar 20, 2009
0 also brings landscape mode operation -- and a nice, big on-screen keyboard -- to every Apple application. New support for CalDAV means you'll be able to sync with your Google or Yahoo calendar, while Multimedia Message Service functionality lets you quickly send photos, contacts, audio, and location data while you're texting. (InfoWorld)
iPhone 3.0: Free update, brand-new iPhone Mar 19, 2009
0 brings to all Apple applications is landscape mode operation. It's a trade-off: A huge on-screen keyboard obscures most of the content, but that huge keyboard is immeasurably easier to type on than the comparatively cramped portrait mode keyboard that nearly all iPhone 2. (InfoWorld)
The new iPhone update Mar 18, 2009
0 software coming this summer is seemingly the smallest: The ability to use "landscape mode" when typing emails, texts, or memos. In other words, you can flip your iPhone on its side and type horizontally. (Variety)
15 features we'd like to see in iPhone 3.0 Mar 17, 2009
Landscape mode in every Apple appViewing your screen horizontally is available on many third-party apps for the iPhone, but landscape mode is only available on three Apple applications: Safari, YouTube, and iPod. There are a number of advantages to having landscape mode available in all apps ... The keyboard is also much larger in landscape mode, which helps those of us with big mitts to make less mistakes when typing. (InfoWorld)
Mobile Marketing: Cell-ebrate Sales with E-Commerce iPhone Apps Mar 7, 2009
We're thrilled that the latest version added a landscape mode so that users can view reports by holding their iPhones sideways. That extra room makes it much easier to read report information. (SmallBusinessComputing)
iDracula iPhone Review Feb 21, 2009
The interface all has a very dark and gothic feel to it, with the entire game played in iPhones wider landscape mode, rather than vertically. Menus are easy to read, touch imput for options and slider bars are simple to use, and the mode select ; inspired from Apple's classic "slide to move" design ; is pretty easy to use, minus a lack of momentum when you flick icons around the screen like coverflow. (IGN Wireless Games)
Review: HTC Dream Feb 17, 2009
Sliding out the keyboard rotates the display to landscape mode, but the Dream doesn't offer the option of an onscreen keyboard when you just want to type a quick message (although one is in the works). The Dream is roughly the same dimensions as the iPhone 3G except five millimetres thicker, which helps it to sit more comfortably in your hand. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Shortcovers 'Kindle killer' e-reader under way for smartphones Feb 14, 2009
On the other hand, Shortcovers will let you read an e-book on your phone in landscape mode, and it will offer control over font sizes. The application will also include a feature that allows you to start reading a book where you last left off, Serbinis said. (BetaNews)
10 lessons of iPhone design courtesy of Sheepish Feb 14, 2009
Plus, it implies that the application will play in landscape mode. The game does not. (Ars Technica)
Kindle's New Challenger Brings E-Books to iPhones Feb 13, 2009
Shortcovers allows you to adjust font size and choose from either standard or landscape mode on the phone. And, like the Kindle, it'll remember where you leave off in a book when you shut down, then bring you back to the same page when you return. (PC World)
Smartphone Reviews: Samsung Saga, LG Incite & HTC Fuze Feb 9, 2009
Use it and the screen automatically goes into landscape mode. The keys may be small, but the keyboard is well organized. (Datamation)
Dell Studio Hybrid Review Feb 8, 2009
4 without the supplied stand that holds it in portrait or landscape mode). Its use of notebook components helps it get by with a 65-watt power supply -- a small external brick like a laptop's AC adapter -- which Dell notes is a fraction of most desktops' power consumption. (HardwareCentral)
