But it too is banned from the iPhone because it replaces the native keyboard, says Dimitri Lisitski, the company’s co-founder. ThickButtons guesses which key a user wants to type next and makes it wider. Then there’s an application called ThickButtons that solves a problem users of devices with virtual keyboards complain about all the time: the blizzard of typos caused by hitting the wrong key while trying to type. But because it replaces the native email application on the iPhone, Apple won’t look at it, says Lindgren. Mobile Documents is a nifty app if your company uses IMAP- or Exchange-compatible email systems, and it runs well on Nokia Symbian (and soon) Google Android smartphones. “If you replace a native iPhone application, Apple will block you,” says Peter Lindgren, CEO of Visiarc, whose Mobile Documents application streams large attachments to your phone, instead of waiting for them to download. Here at Demo Spring 2010, where more than 60 young technology companies are strutting their stuff, some of the best mobile applications on display won’t run on the iPhone. ![]() ![]() Apple’s stubborn refusal to open the iPhone/iPad platform is catching up with it.
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