iPhone hope? Pastebud bringing Copy and Paste between Safari and Mail

by Matt Burns on December 11, 2008

Ladies and Germs, we have news. Copy and Paste might finally come to your iPhone. This clever method bypasses the App Store by utilizing two Javascript bookmarks and web services that don’t require any software installation. The service, dubbed Pastebud, is launching tomorrow and according to the video above, seems to work well. Perfect? Nope, but a hella big step forward.

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bob cobb - December 11th, 2008 at 10:28 am PST

Better than iCopy, but still pathetic that we’re waiting for an official feature from apple

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- Jason - December 11th, 2008 at 12:08 pm PST
  
  Apple will never fix it until people stop buying their broken products.
  
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- biocow - December 11th, 2008 at 1:47 pm PST
  
  Ya, I started working on updates but dropped it figuring Apple would get to it soon. Boy was I wrong.
  
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Taryn Merrick - December 11th, 2008 at 10:32 am PST

I agree, Apple should have instituted copy and paste with version 1!!!

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Mani - December 11th, 2008 at 10:50 am PST

Perfect! Here, I am inspired by 2 things. Your starting line of the post & actual news!

- Mani
http://ExcuseMeWorld.com/

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Jas - December 11th, 2008 at 11:27 am PST

‘Hella’ big step indeed…

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Richard - December 11th, 2008 at 11:38 am PST

so, when you say “bypassing the app store”, do you mean to say that Apple wont let someone publish it in the app store? A friend of mine said he was going to make a BILLIOON dollars writing that one

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london limo - December 11th, 2008 at 12:07 pm PST

wow ive been waiting for a long time for such a utility.

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Screen Sleuth - December 11th, 2008 at 12:10 pm PST

Sort of ridiculous we’re still waiting for a feature like this from Apple, but this one sounds (almost) like what most users would want.

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brandon - December 11th, 2008 at 12:34 pm PST

you should be fired for using hella in a post.

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Vert - December 11th, 2008 at 12:36 pm PST

Seems like a great idea… but what’s up with the crappy demo video??

The demo looks like it was recorded in a jail cell with a crappy mobile video camera. (and way to use your thumb for the entire demo…Next time try using a knuckle while you’re at it.)

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Joe - December 11th, 2008 at 1:11 pm PST

Awesome!!!
-Joe
http://techslash.wordpress.com/

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Graham Hoopingarner - December 11th, 2008 at 1:27 pm PST

hallelujah!!!

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perplexed - December 11th, 2008 at 1:48 pm PST

I’m amazed that the so called “amazing” iphone doesn’t have something as simple as copy and paste! Windows mobile might be “clunky” but has every feature one might need and no meed to wait for the “master” to approve the applications.

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- perplexed - December 11th, 2008 at 1:50 pm PST
  
  I meant “no need” sorry about the typo.
  
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Alan Bradford - December 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm PST

Killer boots, man. This looks better than a delicious bass on a hot summer afternoon. I hope (for pastebud’s sake) they’re not on the Google App Roll-out schedule.

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amardeb - December 12th, 2008 at 4:40 am PST

calm down people. the cydia based app [for cracked iphones] is CopierciN. it has a fab menu wich allows you to select sms, contacts, notes, e-mails, and regular files. and export as sms, new note, email, safari project, or regular file.
way better than pastebud?!

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Funky Space Monkey - December 12th, 2008 at 8:17 am PST

i had the chance to test it. i did a first look of it on my blog. click my name and check it out.
much love

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john - December 12th, 2008 at 2:10 pm PST

very nice

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Jose - December 29th, 2008 at 6:49 pm PST

Is John Casasanta from Macheist developing this cause I see his name on the screen?????!!

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