Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
AT&T [T] has announced that it is offering free calls from the US and Puerto Rico to Japan from March 11 through March 31 for those trying to contact friends and family effected by the tragic earthquake and tsunami.
Wireless postpaid customers will have the following:
* International long distance usage from the United States and Puerto Rico to Japan
* Text messages to Japan, originated from a U.S. wireless number [Read more…]
Phil Schiller has confirmed on Twitter that the white iPhone will be made available in the sprint.
@airickanderson Hi Eric. The white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is a beauty!).
The brief answer came when he was asked how to get a white iPhone. [Read more…]
Each time the clocks change in preparation for the summer, it seems that iOS devices have problems with making the change. Last time, alarms broke and this time it seems the clocks are switching an hour in the wrong direction.
This time each year, clocks move forwards an hour in the US (followed by the UK and other places shortly after). A quick search on Twitter reveals that this wasn’t the case though for a number of iPhone users who have essentially posted on twitter wondering why they woke up a couple of hours later than expected. [Read more…]
@comex has revealed a photo showing the new iPad 2 running Cydia. In other words, he’s managed to jailbreak the iPad 2. It isn’t clear when the jailbreak will be made public, but as we can see it is working and Cydia is happily running on the new device.
What we don’t know at the moment is if the jailbreak is iPad 2 only, or if comex has managed to make it compatible with all iOS 4.3 devices. We also are unsure at the moment if the jailbreak is tethered or untethered. [Read more…]
Although we have seen patents going back as far as last year from Apple about integrating NFC in to an iPhone in the future, we learn today from The Independent, that Apple [AAPL] will not be including NFC technology in the iPhone 5 (perhaps 4S as it could be called).
With Google including NFC in the Nexus S and Orange confirming that NFC will be made available in a number of smartphones this year, it was expected that Apple would also introduce it and really make a push forwards with the technology. [Read more…]
Over at AndroidHD, pictures and a few details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 have been posted. The team managed to get hold of one for the day to see what it was all about and also give the rundown of how it performs and functions. With it being Android 3.0 Honeycomb, we’ve seen various aspects before of course… due to demonstrations done by Google and the fact that the Xoom has already been reviewed.
The video demonstration is just shy of 12 minutes long and shows a number of the features such as how email notifications are made, how to activate voice features and in general, how a lot of the functions work. [Read more…]
The number of apps available in the Windows Marketplace has now hit the 10,000 mark. While writing this post, the actual number was 10,033.
Looking at the graph above, the increase has been a fairly stead climb. To see a real time version of the graph, check out the statistics page at Windows Phone App List. [Read more…]
The iPad 2 went on sale yesterday in the US and as usual, iFixit was able to grab one and take it apart to see what the inside of it looks like. There are a number of notable differences in the internal design such as the way the glass is held on and how the insides are organized.
Due to the tapered edges, the iPad 2 screen is held on with plenty of glue. The previous model was held on by tabs. Removing the screen is made quite difficult on the new model due to the amounts of glue used. [Read more…]
The popular Instapaper app for iPhone and iPad has received a major update today. The new version is 3.0 and it brings a number new features that according to the developer, makes it the largest Instapaper update to date.
New features include Sharing, Likes, Connecting with Friends, Editors Pick as well as a completely written web browser. A number of other features and bug fixes can also be found in the update. [Read more…]
Leaked engineering images, if real, show what could be the iPhone 5 with a larger display. Thanks to advances in technology on the iPad 2, it appears that some of the same technology can be used in the iPhone 5 display that makes the bezel needed thinner. The iPhone 4 already has a small bezel on the sides, but there’s still a few more mm of screen that could be squeezed in there.
What we see on the image above is that the screen seems to have kept the same aspect ratio and is basically just a few mm longer on the diagonal pushing it down, in proportion, to the home button. [Read more…]
We received info today hinting that Sony could be looking at introducing 3G connectivity in to a new CyberShot camera. In doing so, it would allow the camera to be cloud based so to speak. The 3G enabled CyberShot digital camera would work in a similar way to how a camera with an Eye-fi card works in that pictures are captured and then transmitted to an online storage area such as Flickr or an FTP account. By bundling in a 3G connection in the camera, it bypassed the need to be in a WiFi enabled area and thus, becomes a lot more convenient.
We also hear that the 3G connection could be free to use, much like the Amazon Kindle uses for downloading books. For those who are light users, they wouldn’t need to pay, but for those who are pro users, a small charge maybe required. [Read more…]
Today is iPad 2 day in the US and with that, a handful of apps have been updated in preparation for its launch. One such app is Infinity Blade that when run on the original iPad and iPhone 4, had amazing graphics. Thanks to the enhanced CPU and graphics capabilities of the iPad 2, the updated version that launched today, brings with it high resolution graphics along with enhanced visual capabilities.
The new version is 1.21 and requires iOS 4.0 to function. As well as having optimised graphics for the iPad 2, the game has a number of new features for those that play it on other iOS devices. The list is as follows: [Read more…]
