Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The new 27 inch iMac was announced a few days ago by Apple [AAPL]. OWC decided to quickly tear it down to see if adding an SSD drive was an easy option in the second drive bay.
Unfortunately it isn’t in most cases. If you ordered a single drive machine then Apple has left out the cable and mounting areas on the single drive iMac 27 inch model. To add another drive is possible, but you need to do a few things before just slotting the drive in. [Read more…]
Sprint [S] is about to roll out the latest version of Android to the HTC EVO 4G. Many people though that this wouldn’t happen this year, but surprisingly it has. The roll-out for Android 2.2 on the HTC EVO 4G starts on August 3rd.
An official press release about the Android 2.2 update has also been pushed out by Sprint that says an OTA notification will start appearing on some phones on August 3 with more OTA updates arriving over the course of a few days till all devices are updated. [Read more…]
Another shot (rendering) of the myTouch 3G HD has arrived. This time, it shows the back of the device. Last time (yesterday), the front of the device was seen.
Not much is known about the smartphone other than it’s a HSPA+ phone that will work on the T-Mobile network. We also believe when launched, it will run Google Android for the OS. [Read more…]
We just mentioned that the iPhone 4 on T-Mobile is now available in the UK. Also the iPhone 4 on Three is also available as of today. Out of the two carriers who launched the phone today, Three has some amazing deals. If you opt for a 16GB iPhone 4, you can pick one up for £99 costing £30/month. For that you get 500 minutes cross network, 5000 texts, 5000 three to three minutes and 1GB of internet which beats T-Mobile any way you look at it. If you opt for the £45/month plan you can pick up the iPhone 4 for free.
For the 32GB iPhone 4 on Three, the £30/month plan has the phone listed at £189 and on the £45/month contract you can pick up the phone for just £89. [Read more…]
T-Mobile is now selling the iPhone 4 on contract in the UK. All contracts are 24 months long and monthly costs start at £25/month with the 16GB model costing £279.
The cheapest you can pick up the 16GB iPhone 4 for on T-Mobile is free, but you’ll need to pay out £60/month to get it at that price.
The 32GB model cheapest price for the handset is £49 on the £60/month plan and that goes all the way up to £329 on the £25/month plan. [Read more…]
Nintendo has revealed that it will be releasing the official Nintendo 3DS date along with pricing details on September 29.
We have heard in the past that the release date could be before Christmas 2010, but we have also heard that it could also be after Christmas early in 2011. So basically we don’t know as dates have varied between October 2010 and March 2011 so far. [Read more…]
iFixit has down a teardown of the Magic Trackpad which launched just a few days ago.
The device is a multi-touch pad designed for the Mac and allows users to use another method to interact with their Windows or Mac based computers.
iFixit point out that this is one of the few Apple [AAPL] products where users can easily get to the batteries. The screw to get to the battery compartment has a square thread which make it more mechanical efficient. [Read more…]
Facebook is rolling out a new feature called Facebook Questions that aims to get users to ask questions and have them answered by the 500 million users that are on Facebook.
The service works in a similar way to Yahoo! Answers, Mahalo and others where users can answer each others questions.
The product has been in beta testing for a couple of months now and it appears it was successful as the company is now rolling it out to some users of the platform.
Some interesting features have been pointed out by Mashable which includes the following possibilities…
* Photo questions: For example, if you take a picture of a bird, but don’t know what species it is, you can post the picture on Facebook Questions and get your answer.
* Polling: If you’re simply looking for the answer to Which city is better: Chicago or Dallas?, you can get your answer by creating a poll.
* Tagging: The company seems to be placing a lot of emphasis on tagging questions based on category or topic. The goal seems to be to make Q&A discovery an easier and faster process by making it simple to look up questions on cooking, photography, San Francisco or a variety of other topics.
* Topic exploration: Facebook described this as a roulette-type feature that allows users to browse Facebook’s eventual mountain of Q&A. Under the ‘Questions about drop-down menu, there’s a feature called ‘Everything that allows users to browse the company’s catalog of questions.
* Following: You can follow specific questions for updates and new answers.
* Updated homepage: Facebook Questions does actually change the homepage, adding a new bar at the top of the page where you can choose to update your status, ask a question, add photos, or post a link.
During the world cup, Sky broadcast some of the matches in 3D. We now hear that the Sky 3D service is rolling out across Europe on the 1st October.
To use the service you’ll need to have a 3D TV and a Sky+HD service. When the channel first goes live, you’ll have access to the following programs…
· This year’s Ryder Cup, with three days of live coverage from Celtic Manor, as Europe take on the US in the most eagerly awaited golf event of the year
· Two of the biggest grossing 3D films to date – Bolt and Monster vs. Aliens – will make their 3DTV debuts
The Samsung Wave has a navigation app available for it that comes packed in to the Bada operating system. However, when using it you are presented with a 30 day trial which requires you pay after the 30 days to continue using the service.
In attempt to get more users to sign up for the service, Samsung and Route 66 (who create the navigation app) have launched a new campaign to try tempt you in to purchasing the navigation.
The campaign, headed with a slogan, which could quite possibly be accused of divulging far too much information and lacking a slogan’s quintessential snappiness, of ‘Upgrade your Samsung Wave to LIFETIME navigation now and receive 1 year FREE speed camera updates! I think you’ll agree it pretty much says it all. But, just in case let me explain in a little more detail
LG has confirmed again that a Windows Phone 7 smartphone is due to arrive in September. The new smartphone is to be called the Pacific (not fully confirmed – and not the device pictured above). It is expected that more WP7 devices from LG will also arrive later this year in the initial roll out stages of Windows Phone 7.
“We have a deep relationship with Microsoft so expect to have a couple by the end of this year,” said LG rep Ken Hong in Seoul on Wednesday. But LG will also commit resources to other phone operating systems, including Android and other Linux-based platforms, Hong said.
When Apple [AAPL] released iOS 4 for the iPhone 3G and 3GS a problem with the iPhone 3G was spotted in that the new OS made the user experience worse in that it ran slow and hesitated a lot.
Apple is aware of the reports and is looking into the matter, a spokeswoman told Digits.
The problems have been listed on the Apple forums since iOS 4 was launched, but have been generally overshadowed by the iPhone 4 antenna problems and generally took a back seat. As quoted above though, Digits managed to get a response from Apple that indicates the company is working on it. [Read more…]
