Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Ben Heck has created a new internet TV show called The Ben Heck Show. The first episode will be available on-line from Monday 13th September.
More details of the show can be found at the Ben Heck website. The show is being sponsored by element14. [Read more…]
Engadget has uploaded the App Store Review guidelines for you to peruse through. The guidelines are very specific in what will and will not be accepted in to the app store.
Some of the specifics are as follows although the list is far longer than what we put below.
Apps that crash will be rejected
Apps that exhibit bugs will be rejected
Apps that do not perform as advertised by the developer will be rejected
Apps that include undocumented or hidden features inconsistent with the description of the app
will be rejected
Apps that use non-public APIs will be rejected
Apps that read or write data outside its designated container area will be rejected
Apps that download code in any way or form will be rejected
Apps that install or launch other executable code will be rejected
Apps that are “beta”, “demo”, “trial”, or “test” versions will be rejected
The Amazon Kindle should be showing up soon over at Best Buy stores in the US.
Crunch Gear is reporting that Amazon’s best selling item will be made available in store allowing users to have a look at the screen before purchasing the ebook reader. [Read more…]
iFixit has taken apart a new iPod nano today. The nano has a multitouch screen in place of a touch wheel and has been made smaller than the previous version.
Measurements reveal that the new iPod nano is 67% the size of the previous generation. Getting inside required the use of a heat gun to loosen the glue holding the screen in place. Once that was done it’s just a matter of pulling it apart. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] has changed it’s stance on using third party tools in the development of iOS apps. Prior to this change the tools were banned which included Adobe Flash CS5.
The changes now permit these tools to be used, “as long as the resulting apps do not download any code”.
It’s certainly a surprising move and one which we assume developers will jump on. [Read more…]
The Apple Newton was introduced in the early 90’s. Some classed the Newton as a failure. When compared to the iPhone, it certainly was a failure in terms of sales figures.
Charles Mangin decided to bring the two gadgets together by melding the unsuccessful with the successful. The result is the Newton iPhone casemod that sees a newton case wrapped around the successful iPhone. [Read more…]
Opera has released the Opera Mini 5.1 web browser for Windows Mobile devices.
The new version is designed to support devices with larger and high res screens and it has support for accelerometers too. If using Opera on a Windows Mobile device, you now have the ability to set 5.1 as the default browser. [Read more…]
TUAW got hold of a latest gen iPod nano and took a look at what it was all about… as in they took a look inside the software to see what hidden gems could be found inside.
Some code found inside indicates that the iPod nano has the ability to playback video. Several options can be found in a section titled
Several videos of the Motorola DROID 2 R2-D2 special edition live wall paper have been leaked and posted online.
The special edition DROID 2 will feature four (known so far) Live Wall Papers such as the Millennium Falcon Asteroid Field, Jump to Light Speed, Interactive R2D2 and Space Slug. To activate them you need to shake the phone and at that point the wall papers come alive. [Read more…]
The iPhone iMovie app has been updated with the launch of iOS 4.1. The latest version of iMovie (version 1.1) has a number of new features that improve on the software. The first is that it is now compatible with the latest iPod touch.
The ability to split clips has also been introduced which was a problem before as you had to keep jumping out of iMove to go to the photos app to split video.
Music looping has been added as well as an In-App tips page. [Read more…]
Maynard Um with UBS Investment Research has suggested that in 2011, Apple [AAPL] might sell 28 million iPads.
Maynard Um with UBS Investment Research issued a note to investors this week, in which he increased his price target for AAPL stock to $350, up from $340. He said there is no evidence that the iPad is having a negative effect on Mac sales, but it is “adversely affecting the PC industry.”
The report goes on to say that sales of traditional notebooks seem to be pressured by the launch of the iPad. [Read more…]
The Kno Tablet is a dual-screened tablet device that has a couple of 14.1 inch displays. Inside, Tegra 2 chip can be found. For storage, it has 16GB.
Not much else is known about the device other than it’s creator saying it will be the worlds most powerful tablet device ever launched.
As for the price, it is expected to cost less than $1000 when launched towards the end of this year. [Read more…]
