O2 Dataplans for iPad Changed

September 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

When the iPad launched in the UK, O2 offered 3GB of data for £15 per month or 500MB of data for £2/day.

For those using these plans the limits have changed. This isn’t good news though as O2 has lowered the data allowance for the £15/month plan to offer 2GB rather than 3GB. For the £2/day plan, the allowance has dropped to 200MB.

It isn’t clear when these plans changed (other than some time in June), although Apple site still shows prices for the original plans that were available for the iPad. [Read more…]

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Playstation Move Teardown

September 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Playstation Move went on sale last Friday. iFixit followed it’s usual tradition and decided to take it apart and have a look at what’s inside and how it all works.

The Move its self has seven buttons, a compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and vibration motor. A mixture of all these sensors allows it to be accurately tracked by the Playstation and allows a different way of interacting with games.

The Playstation Move its self is easy to take apart according to iFixit and they ended up giving it a score of 8 out of 10 with 10 being the easiest on the scale. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Computer Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Tab UK Price – £680 at Amazon

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The Samsung Galaxy Tab price is still yet to be confirmed by Samsung although a number of retailers have now listed the tablet on their sites.

Amazon in the UK is the latest who first listed the 16GB model for a hefty £799 although shortly after the price was dropped to a slightly more respectable £680.

Although we can compare that to the 16GB Wifi+3G iPad at £529, it’s also a little difficult to compare as the Tab has a few extra features such as a camera and ports. However, people are likely going to compare it to the iPad as it’s essentially another tablet device that is the first main stream rival to the iPad. [Read more…]

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PrintJinni Print App for iPhone

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Apple [AAPL] will launch AirPrint in November this year. The AirPrint software will be part of iOS 4.2 that will bring muiltitasking and printing to the iPad.

If you don’t want to wait a few more months for wireless printing abilities then go and checkout the PrintJinni application that has been designed to print documents to Epson hardware.

The application costs $7 to purchase and once up and running, allows you to read various types of documents from various email services.

The app supports Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe, AOL, and other IMAP-based e-mail accounts. Users can download, display, preview, and print e-mail attachments while maintaining accurate formatting. PrintJinni also promises easy discovery of supported Epson printer and all-in-one devices over a wireless network.

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Windows Phone 7 to be GSM-Only This Year

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

According to CNET, Microsoft [MSFT] is delaying the launch of CDMA based Windows Phone 7 smartphones until next year. The launch this year will be for GSM variants that will be launched around the globe.

“We had to make some trade-offs,” senior product manager Greg Sullivan told CNET today. “Even Microsoft doesn’t have unlimited resources. We had to prioritize doing fewer things, really, really well.”

[Read more…]

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HTC Sense for Windows Phone 7 – Could be Fake

September 17, 2010 by 2 Comments

The video below could be fake although we are not 100% in the know on either decision.

It supposedly shows a demo of what HTC Sense will look like when run on Windows Phone 7. The main problem here is that Microsoft doesn’t allow modifications to how the home screen functions, so right now it is believed that HTC will create an app to replicate functions on the phone.

Although it looks good and quite flashy, we are not too convinced this is what will be showing up on Windows Phone 7 as it seems a little too much in details for what users want in a mobile phone experience. [Read more…]

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Twitter and YouTube on Windows Phone 7 Demo

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Microsoft [MSFT] ran a demo of Twitter and YouTube for Windows Phone 7 to give people an idea of how they work and how well they are integrated in to the new mobile OS.

As well as showing off Twitter and Youtube, TechFlash reports that other apps of sites such as Netflix, Flixter and Travelocity were also on show.

Windows Phone 7 running YouTube works with publicly available API’s and is capable of streaming the H.264 encoded files. [Read more…]

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Apple 27 Inch Cinema Display Now Shipping

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We found hints earlier this week that Apple [AAPL] was gearing up to start selling the 27 inch Cinema display.

Good news for all those looking out for it is that it’s now here and ready for purchase.

The screen it’s self was announced back in July and at that time, was given a release date of just late September. Good news is that it’s almost late September and it is available from Apple. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Displays

Facebook Places Now Available in the UK

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Good news for those waiting for Facebook Places to activate in the UK. A quick check earlier today on my iPhone 4 shows that it is now active.

The Facebook Places service is said to be similar to apps like Foursquare. The app basically tracks where you are and publishes it on your feed in Facebook. Essentially, you just check in when you arrive at a location and it lets your friends see where you are so they can join you if they wish.

The downsides of Facebook Places is that it’s first off, enabled by default and allows your friends to check you in by default. Secondly, we have seen a number of reports on Facebook of people simply saying it’s not as good as Foursquare. [Read more…]

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Air Display gets Windows Support

September 17, 2010 by 1 Comment

Air Display is an app that you run on your iPad that allows you to expand the screen real estate of your computer.

Until now, Air Display has only been available to install on Mac based computers. No Air Display Windows software existed that allowed you to send the contents of a second screen on to your iPad.

The software is relatively easy to use on the Windows PC side of things. All you need to do is download the app on the iPad, download the accompanying software on to your Windows based PC, set up a few options such as iPad location in relevance to your laptop/computer screen and you are good to go. [Read more…]

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Playstation Move Now On Sale

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Well its here, Sony’s much anticipated Playstation Move is now available. In an older post, we stated Move’s capabilities and potential.

If you shop at Amazon, $29.96 for the navigation controller, $49.99 for the Move controller, Camera at $32.82 and $99.99 for a starter pack which includes both controllers and a camera, seems pretty reasonable. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Console Peripherals, Gaming, PS3 Gaming

Google TV Via Logitechs New Box out 29th Sept’ ???

September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Its been reported that the 29th of September is to be the release date for Logitechs new Google TV box. A good few weeks earlier than at first rumored. So those pining after this may be more than satisfied.

Its been named as the Logitech Revue,  though with a fairly hefty price tag of $299, will the Google box still attract the consumer to investing their hard-earned cash especially when Apple will have their own version for only $99? Will this phase Google? [Read more…]

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