Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
That thin black bar seen on the bottom left corner of the iPhone 4 caused a number of issues for Apple in the early days of the smartphone launch.
The problem for some people appeared when holding the phone in the left hand. When the hand bridged the gap over that black bar, the signal dropped dramatically when out on the fringes of a network. Apple responded by giving away a free bumper or 3rd party case to all iPhone 4 owners. [Read more…]
After many months of speculation, Verizon has now announced the Verizon iPhone 4. The launch of the iPhone on Verizon marks the end of the almost 4 year exclusivity agreement that Apple had with AT&T.
As for the release date, expect it as early as February. [Read more…]
The 8 inch KYROS MID8020 internet tablet was on show this year at CES. The tablet has a 800MHz CPU, a 4:3 aspect screen that is multitouch (800 x 600) and it has 1080p playback via HDMI.
For connectivity, it has WiFi built in. It runs the Android 2.1 operating system although the Android Market doesn’t look to be available. Instead, it will run the AppsLib marketplace which allows you to download the apps you need. [Read more…]
Today, it is expected that Verizon will announce the iPhone coming to its network. Rumors have been around for months about Verizon getting the smartphone and finally, we expect it will all happen later on today.
The event is starting at 11AM EST (4PM here in the UK), so keep an eye on the news and expect that the iPhone will finally arrive on another network in the US. [Read more…]
Yesterday, Skype hit a record in the number of people who were simultaneously using the service. During peak hours, 27 million users were logged in to the service which is up 2 million from the previous record.
The reasons that an extra couple of million people might have been logged on is due to some recent changes such as the iOS version of the app allowing video calls to be made. [Read more…]
Rovio Mobile Ltd. has launched a new version of Angry Birds for the iPhone. The new version is called Angry Birds Free and is an ad supported version of the game that has 12 levels.
The 12 levels are unique to the free version of the game so probably wont be seen elsewhere on other versions. As well as providing 12 new levels, Angry Birds Free also has 4 mini episodes for you to work through. Game Center support is built in as well as leaderboards and achievements. [Read more…]
Reports today indicate that the next version of Android for smartphones will be launching in the summer of this year. The new version will be Android 2.4 and will be codenamed Ice Cream. Expect it to be officially announced in May.
Google uses the alphabet to give the devices code names which starts with the 2.x versions as Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Honeycomb is actually version 3.0 and departs from the 2.x numbering due to Honeycomb being for tablets only. Ice Cream which is the next smartphone version jumps back to the 2.x numbering system. [Read more…]
One thing that gave the original Nintendo DS a boost was the fact that it could get up to 14 hours on a single charge. When the DS Lite launched, that further jumped to a healthy 19 hours of gaming between charges. What we are hearing now is that the new Nintendo 3DS will get just 3 to 8 hours per charge with the 8 hours been reserved for those older DS games.
For those playing newer 3D games, this is when battery life drops to just 3 to 5 hours per charge. This is now around what the original Sony PSP got per charge which isn’t particularly good at all. [Read more…]
Tomorrow is being reported as the day that Apple will be dropping restocking fees in its Apple stores. The current procedure requires that you pay 10% if you return an item within 14 days that has been taken out of its box. Now that the restocking fee will be gone, you’ll be able to return a product or exchange it without incurring any extra fees. [Read more…]
Verizon [VZ] is holding a press event tomorrow where it is believed that the Verizon iPhone will finally be announced.
Rumors about an iPhone on Verizon have been around for a couple of years now, but have accelerated over the last 6 to 12 months with many people hinting that the AT&T exclusivity will be coming to an end. [Read more…]
Kevin Rose from Digg has suggested that the iPad 2 could be announced within the next 3 to 4 weeks, possibly on February 1st. As well as providing the announcement date for the next generation Apple Tablet, he also suggests that it won’t have a Retina display. The lack of Retina display falls in line with what we have seen before around the web.
Although the iPad 2 is expected to be announced in the next few weeks, we still believe it will be launching towards the end of March or early in April to follow on a year from when the original iPad was announced. Kevin’s words add to various other iPad 2 rumors. [Read more…]
Earlier this week, some rumors went around about Android 3.0 Honeycomb for Tablets having a minimum processor requirement to run. That minimum was said at the time to be a dual-core processor.
Dan Morrill from Google tweeted this week that closes out that rumor…
“Random note: there’s no hard minimum processor requirement for Honeycomb,”
“Trust me, if there were I’d know.”
