Over the last 24 hours some details of the new Windows Phone 8 operating system have appeared online. The info comes from PocketNow and goes over a number of things such as the hardware as well as integrating with the Windows 8 operating system and how the whole eco system will connect together.
Archives for February 2012
Square Card Readers Available to T-Mobile Business Customers
The Square card reader is a device that allows stores to accept card payments on an iPhone. The reader attaches to a headphone jack of an iPhone and allows the card to be scanned in to an iPhone which runs an app that sets the price and accepts the payment.
T-Mobile is beginning to offer the Square card reader at the point of purchase to business owners who subscribe to a particular plan on the network.
Internet TV Service from Sky Launching in 2012
Sky is planning to launch a new internet TV service in the first half of 2012. Anyone with a broadband connection will be able to sign up to use it. The services is described as being stand-alone and OTT with standalone meaning that you don’t need to be a regular Sky TV subscriber to use this service and the OTT referring to being “over the top”.
Dexim Visible Green Charging Cable for iPhone/iPad
A new charging cable for the iPhone and iPad has launched. This one is a little different as it uses light within the cable to indicate how much a device is charged. The light, blue in colour despite the Green name,
has a moving effect that speeds up or slows down depending upon how much your device is charged. The more empty the battery, the faster the light moves in the cable.
Razer Blade Gaming Laptop Sold Out within 30 Minutes – Priced at $2800
Razer has managed to sell out of pre-orders of the Blade Gaming Laptop within 30 minutes of the page going live. The new gaming laptop has a hefty price tag of $2,800 although that didn’t seem to prevent buyers snapping one up.
Apple Looking for TV Components
Ever since the Steve Jobs biography was released and the comment about him finally cracking the TV, we’ve heard a ton of rumours about what the new Apple TV will be like and when it will be launching. The latest report now indicates that Apple [AAPL] is actively seeking component suppliers for building a TV. This has been labelled as more evidence of Apple building a TV. Please note that the Apple TV and new Apple TV are different in that the current generation model is a device that connects to a regular TV. The new Apple TV is a whole TV that will have iOS integrated. A mockup/render is found below.
BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Superphone Pictured
Pictured below is what has been codenamed the BlackBerry London. The picture was found amongst some slides recently and shows the device as it presently could look. A previous image found late last year showed a more angular type device similar in looks to the P’9981 from Porsche design.