Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Black Friday has started in Australia at the Apple store. A number of discounts can be found, a lot of them around the 10% mark on a range of products.
Some of those included are the iMac MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iPod nano, iPad and the iPod touch each getting between $25 and $121 AUD knocked off the price. [Read more…]
As of December this year, those of you in Japan will be able to pick up a Sony Reader device. Sony stopped selling the Sony eReader in Japan back in 2007, but is now returning to that area to start up sales again.
When the eReader launches again, it will compete with the Amazon Kindle as well as other eBook readers that have been selling in that region. [Read more…]
When Apple [AAPL] released iOS 4.2.1 on Monday, as expected, the screen orientation lock switch was changed to a mute switch. To stop the screen rotating now requires that you double tab the home button, swipe to the side and tap a virtual button in the dock.
For some this is just fine and they are happy to do this, but the general consensus seems to indicate that people are a tad upset with this option. For those who don’t mind jailbreaking their iPad, there is a solution. [Read more…]
iOS 4.2.1 was released a few days ago which signaled a time to prepare for the older baseband on the iPhone 3G and 3GS to be unlocked. Estimations were showing that Ultrasn0w was being prepared for launch either Wednesday or Thursday this week.
Musclenerd has stepped in saying (in a tweet)…
MuscleNerd
Good progress today…everything is on track for updated ultrasn0w by Sunday/Funday at the latest (longer for iPhone4!)
The Nokia E7 had a release date of sometime in the 4th quarter of 2010. However, the release date looks like it has been changed to January 2011 according to what we see on the UK retailer site called Expansys.
The exact shipping date they show is January 11 which is when those who order can actually get their hands on the new smartphone. [Read more…]
Virgin is launching an iPad only magazine called Project next week. The magazine will cover stories in the entertainment, travel, business, design and international culture areas.
Richard Branson is expected to hold a press conference in the next few days to provide all the details such as costs and more about the magazine and what will be offered.
The press conference is expected to be held this coming Tuesday (30th November). [Read more…]
Earlier this week rumours indicated that Nintendo would be returning to CES in 2011 after a break of sixteen years.
This was great news for Nintendo fans who had missed the company for all those years. However, the Consumer Electronics Association (CES) has actually released a press release confirming that Nintendo will actually not be showing up early next year with a display. [Read more…]
XDA-Developers has managed to confirm that the next version of Android will be Android 2.3 and not 3.0. The 2.3 update is also known as Gingerbread.
The information comes from some pictures captured of the Google Nexus S. Android 2.3 was seen to be running on the device with the about screen showing Android version 2.3 along with the Kernal information, Model Number and others information normally found on that screen. [Read more…]
The Microsoft [MSFT] Kinect has certainly been good for hacking and making it do things that Microsoft didn’t originally plan for it to do.
Next up on the growing list comes from folk at the MIT Media Lab Fluid Interfaces Group who managed to use the Kinect and allow a person to control Microsoft Windows 7 by waving their hand about in front of the screen. [Read more…]
Amazon has launched a new app called the Price Check for iPhone. The new app adds a number of new functions to the traditional mobile shopping cart system.
The new features include the ability to “say it” and search for products by voice. Snap It lets you take a picture of a product and then search the Amazon store for it and Scan It lets you scan the barcode of a product to be found in the Amazon store. [Read more…]
In an interesting interview with Pocket-Lint, HTC has indicated that if Windows Phone 7 and Android do not offer the freedom that HTC wants, they could look at other options. Those options could include HTC creating its own OS.
“We will do everything necessary to create the best experience possible. Right now, working with Microsoft and Google is the best approach, but that might not be the case in the future”
The AViiQ is a super slim laptop stand, so much so that it’s claimed to be the thinnest stand in the world.
It measures less than 1/4″ in thickness and weighs 5.5 ounces. Size wise, it is 12.75 inches long and 2.75 inches wide. It is made from a material called Hylite which is a mix of aluminium and polyproplene which allows it to stay flexible but be strong and rigid. [Read more…]
