Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Apple [AAPL] is reported to have paid 1.7 million USD for 1 acre of land adjacent to its datacentre. The land was purchased from the Fulbright family who seem to essentially have got a blank cheque to write…
“They told us to put a price on it and we did,” Kathy Fulbright said. The Fulbrights initially paid just $6,000 for the land over 34 years ago. Now they live in a 49-acre property with a 4,200-squre foot house and a jacuzzi in the master bathroom.
Barnes & Noble has announced PubIt! PubIt! is a self-publishing portal that allows writers to get ebooks out to the world.
When using the system, user will upload content which will then be converted to the ePUB format by PubIt!. The ePUB format will then be compatible with a number of readers such as the Nook.
Once books are uploaded and converted to the correct format, they will then become available within 24 to 72 hours on the Barnes & Noble eBook store. [Read more…]
Corning has announced that its Gorilla Glass is being used for the new Samsung Galaxy Tab.
The Galaxy Tab is a 7 inch screen tablet that runs Android 2.2. With Gorilla Glass on the front, it protects the device. The glass its self is four times stronger and more durable than regular glass used in screens and therefore, can take a bit of a beating without damage (although we don’t recommend you try that any time soon). [Read more…]
Some rumors about a new smartphone from Palm circulated a week or so back. We now hear more rumors that a smarthphone will be coming from Palm. It is codenamed Mansion and will have an 800 x 480 screen and no physical QWERTY keyboard.
The information comes from Pre Central who managed to dig up some information about the new device. Instead, it will of course have a virtual keyboard which also lines up a little with some virtual keyboard code found in webOS 2.0 recently. [Read more…]
Skype for Android is now available to download. The Skype download requires Android 2.1+ to function and is compatible with all devices (other than the Galaxy S that has a few bugs at the moment).
Android Skype works just like any other version in that you log in with your username and password, if you have one, and see all the contacts you already have. You can IM or call over Wi-Fi or 3G although for those in the US, calling is restricted to WiFi only at the moment. [Read more…]
The ZX Spectrum launched back in the early 80s and with it, a number of games launched over the years that it was popular. Games included the likes of Chuckie Egg, Turbo Esprit amongst many other games.
An iPhone ZX Spectrum Emulator has been created that allows you to play (at the moment), six original and fully licensed games on the iPhone. Games included are listed below and form Volume 1. More volumes will follow that will bring even more classic games to the smartphone. [Read more…]
For those over in Japan, you are about to get a new Android smartphone with the highest resolution of any Android device.
The new device will have an iPhone 4 res style screen that is capable of displaying 960 x 640 pixels. The screen uses IPS type displays that widens the viewing angle to 178 degrees.
Other features of the device include a 9.6 megapixel camera which is also an impressive detail in its self. [Read more…]
Google TV is launching soon and because of that, Google [GOOG] has now uploaded a new website all about the new TV service. Details of Google TV can now be found at www.google.com/tv.
Over at that web address, you’ll find details of what is available on the TV such as what can be streamed and where from, what apps will run on your TV such as Napster, Twitter, Netflix and many others. Google Chome web browser also gets a mention. [Read more…]
As well as launching Windows Phone 7 in London on October 11, NYC will also have an event the same day where the new smartphone OS will be launched.
This part isn’t new news as we already heard it earlier today. What we learn now though is that Steve Ballmer and Ralph de la Vega of AT&T will be attending the NYC meeting.
Steve Ballmer will be the keynote speaker that day and we’ll also hear a few things from Ralph de la Vega who will kick off the meeting starting at 9am. [Read more…]
Recently, Google [GOOG] commented that Android 2.2 was not designed to be run on tablet devices. This hasn’t stopped the likes of Samsung releasing the Galaxy Tab amongst a few others.
What Google recommended was that manufacturers wait for a more suitable version of the operating system, which we believe is Android 3.0, codenamed Gingerbread. The new version has no release date just yet although it is expected early next year. [Read more…]
The AT&T Navigator app for iPhone has just been updated to version 1.7i. Version 1.7i brings new features to the iPhone and now allows you to use your voice to set a destination as well as switch between apps whilst the Navigator software is running.
The multitasking features work as expected in that you can double tap the home button to bring up the tray of icons and switch to and from the app without losing your location.
The voice search feature is activated by clicking a microphone on the screen. When you click on the mic you simply tell it where you want to go. As well as searching for addresses you can also search for POI. [Read more…]
Last week, details emerged about the 05.14.02 unlock for the iPhone 3GS not being worked on.
It seems now though that a potential unlock can be made for this baseband after some work was done over the weekend by a hacker named Clayton. The exploit found was used to crash the iPhone 3GS and it is expected now that an unlock could emerge from this work. [Read more…]
