Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Loading up the Apple [AAPL] website in the UK the message on the front page has changed to now say the Apple iPad is coming Late May (rather than Late April).
We suspected this after hearing nothing in the way of pre-orders here in the UK with late April already fast approaching.
From what we understand, an announcement will be made on May 10th with details of the launch date and pricing for the device. Pre-orders will also start on May 10 as indicated on the Apple website. [Read more…]
The lG LU2300 was first spotted back on April 7 at which point it was referred to as the LG Aloha. The phone has now been made official when LG made an announcement about it.
The phone is to be called the LG LU2300 and when launched will run the Google Android operating system. The Android version will be 2.1 from what we have heard.
Feature of the phone include a 3.5 inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen and the phone it’s self is powered by a Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. The phone is a slider phone with a QWERTY keyboard that slides out from the side of the device. [Read more…]
A few days ago Apple [AAPL] surprisingly approved the Opera Mini web browser for the iPhone. Opera have designed their browser to be faster than Safari with claims from the company saying it can potentially beat it speed wise by up to 5x.
Of course 5x is quite a bold statement to work, however after testing my self, seeing a video online and seeing some test results compiled by LifeHacker it seems like this is almost the case in some instances which is quite impressive.
Opera Mini achieves fast page loads on the iPhone due to caching pages and compressing pages and images severside before the iPhone receives the information. By doing all the hardwork on a powerful server(s) before it gets to the iPhone, it simply lets the iPhone download the pages requested and due to them being compressed it also means less data to transfer to your phone. [Read more…]
Rumours are going around about Apple [AAPL] unveiling their next gen iPhone 4G, or iPhone HD or whatever it’s going to be called. The date rumoured is June 22
“For this particular occasion, Apple has once again reserved the very conference center where the company announced the three previous versions of the iPhone,” Messany reports. “So all signs, indeed, point to June 22nd proving the 4th gen iPhone’s ‘big day.’ Knowing Apple, however, we probably won’t know for sure until the evening of June 21st.”
Obviously this doesn’t provide concrete evidence, but it’s certainly the “right” time of year for Apple to make such an announcement (if they are indeed launching a new iPhone this year) and if they have followed the same pattern for the last 3 years then it makes sense they would hold it at the same location. [Read more…]
There’s a few cameras that come with the ability to capture video at a silly amount of frames per second rate nearing the 1000 mark and slightly above. However, such cameras normally work at a really low resolution of double digit resolutions.
The Phantom Flex is different in that it can amazingly capture up to 2800 frames per second at a Full HD resolution (ie, 1080p or 1920 x 1080 to be exact). That’s some impressive stuff there and certainly grabs out attention.
The sensor is capable of capturing 4K images at 1560 frames per second. Capturing some still respectable images with a 640 x 480 resolution you can then capture at a rate of 6300 FPS. [Read more…]
HTC are assessing the possibility of developing their own operating system for smartphones. Reasons for this seem to include their ever growing popularity as smartphone manufacturers and their current reliance on operating systems primarily from Microsoft [MSFT] and Google [GOOG]. If they develop their own OS they will become an independent platform allowing them to create what they want.
Just yesterday we mentioned that Palm [PALM] was up for sale and that they were actively looking for a buyer, even to the point of wanting to start negotiations as early as this week. Palm are believed to have said to HTC – hey, asses webOS. [Read more…]
We are hearing rumours today that Adobe are preparing to file a lawsuit against Apple [AAPL]. The rumours say that this is related to the changes in the iPhone OS 4.0 SDK which essentially blocked Adobe from working on the iPhone with their 3rd party software.
It seems that Apple blocking 3rd party coding has been the last straw to bring Adobe to this.
It of course isn’t clear if Adobe will get anything out of this as essentially it’s hardware that Apple create and it would appear that they can do what they like in terms of what they think is best for users. The legal system will have to sort it all out though. Also the fact that right now this is just speculation, so it’s hard to really comment any further. [Read more…]
Check out New York City on Google Earth. Google [GOOG] along with many people helping out over at YourWorldin3D have managed to get all of NYC on to Google Earth in 3D right down to street level. The video below shows a demonstration of what can be achieved.
The software used is part of Sketchup that allows you to use pictures captured from above buildings in several angles and create 3D models of the buildings.
It isn’t clear how long it has taken to get the whole of NYC complete, but the results are quite impressive. [Read more…]
This Nintendo Gameboy has had a port added that allows it to transmit video signals to a TV via a custom built box.
The custom built box is actually an old VHS cassette that is home to a bunch of electronics and sits in-between the Game Boy and TV.
The details are a bit on the light side in that the video just shows the Game Boy TV working, but doesn’t provide details of how it works. [Read more…]
BGR managed to get their hands on the full spec sheet for the HTC Incredible. Notable features include a 3.7 inch OLED capacitive touchscreen that has a WVGA resolution. Inside is a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
The HTC Incredible has 8GB of internal memory and a memory card slot capable of taking up to a 32GB microSD card. For connectivity the Incredible has 802.11b/g/n along with Bluetooth. It functions on a dual band EVDO Rev.A network.
The camera on the Incredible is capable of capturing images at 8 megapixels. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] have updated their line of Apple MacBook Pro laptops today by introducing Core i5 and Core i7 processors in to the devices. Each screen size MacBook Pro has received a faster processor, next generation graphics and up to 10 hours of battery life.
Lets start with the Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch… this new MB Pro has new NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics built in that provides 80% faster graphics for the device. This model has a 10 hour battery life also.
Moving on to the 15 and 17 inch MacBook Pros, they now feature Core i5 and Core i7 processors as well as utilising both the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M for graphics along side the regular built in Intel HD graphics processors. The MacBooks are capable of automatically switching between graphics chips depending on the task at hand. This allows for better battery usage when using less intensive applications. [Read more…]
The Apple Store has gone down this morning which indicates new things are happening. This as usual, is world wide from what we can see.
Things we are waiting for include the Apple iPad pricing for the UK, CAD and several other countries along with official release dates other than late April.
Also we are expecting updates for the MacBook Pro to go online. Information from Apple Insider gives the full details of what is expected (image below). [Read more…]
