Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Samsung has confirmed that it will be using a Super TFT LCD screen in the Samsung Galaxy Tab when it launches. This is a different screen to the Samsung Galaxy S that currently uses Super AMOLED technology.
The reasons for using a Super TFT screen is apparently to do with them being cheaper to manufacture and that the screens run more efficiently which increases battery life. [Read more…]
IBM has introduced a new microprocessor that is capable of being clocked at a hefty 5.2GHz. IBM claim it is the fastest CPU currently available although there are a number of overclockers who have managed to beat 5.2Ghz quite easily. One big difference between the IBM chip and overclocking other chips is that the IBM one doesn’t require extreme cooling.
The chip uses zEnterprise technology that was created from an investment of $1.5 billion in R&D at IBM.
If you’re into details, the z196 processor is a four-core chip that contains 1.4 billion transistors on a 512-square millimeter (mm) surface. It’s manufactured using IBM’s 45 nanometer (nm) SOI processor technology, and it makes use of IBM’s patented embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology, which allows IBM to place dense DRAM caches, or components, on the same chips as high-speed microprocessors, resulting in improved performance.
The Apple [AAPL] website was recently updated with the new details of the iPod touch. Along with that the standard pictures were uploaded that show the new device.
Unfortunately for Apple, someone forgot to photoshop the correct screen grabs on to the page and managed to leave the Phone icon at the bottom left of the screen along with text messages showing up in the Spotlight search as pictured below. [Read more…]
The iPad 2 when launched next year, is expected to have a couple of cameras installed. One of which will be used for FaceTime calling.
This rumour has been further strengthened by the image above which shows a video call debug screen running on the current iPad. [Read more…]
Pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab hasn’t been officially revealed just yet although the WSJ mentions that a Samsung executive has said in the US it will cost somewhere between $200 – $300 depending on subsidies from carriers.
The Korea Times also indicates similar pricing although the upper end is extended from $300 to $400. With the Samsung Galaxy S costing $200 in the US on contract, we expect that the price tag will be closer to $300 or perhaps even $400 with a contract. [Read more…]
Quancast has published new data that shows Android Mobile traffic from the browser is catching up with Apple iOS devices.
The share of Android mobile web traffic in the US climbed to 25% last month. This jump represents the largest gain since November of last year.
In total the Android OS mobile web traffic gain was an extra 2% while the other mobile traffic numbers tracked for Apple, RIM and the “other” category saw a slight decline. [Read more…]
The latest generation iPod touch has a vibration motor installed. This is revealed thanks to the FCC teardown that we mentioned last week.
It is expected that vibration will be used for incoming FaceTime calls. The motor is also confirmed by Apple [AAPL] on the accessibility page (quoted below).
If somebody wants to start a video call with you, you?ll receive an invitation — along with a vibrating alert — on your iPod touch asking you to join. Simply tap Accept, and the video call begins.
Over the past weekend, the Apple site in the UK briefly mentioned that the iOS 4.1 release date would be September 8 which puts it at this Wednesday. Shortly after though the date was pulled with a Coming Soon message being in place.
It isn’t clear if you’ll be able to grab the new update this Wednesday. If not then it will be sometime this week at lease as Steve Jobs confirmed it at the Apple [AAPL] event held last week. [Read more…]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has just landed on the Vodafone UK website. It isn’t available for pre-order just yet although the company does allow you to register your interest in the new tablet.
Pricing is not known and also the release date isn’t mentioned on the Vodafone site although we have heard it isn’t far away now, perhaps early next month.
As for the technical specs, the device can connect to both 2.5G and 3G networks. It has Wireless 802.11n built in along with Bluetooth 3.0. [Read more…]
Forgetting to log out of Facebook can be a problem. I’ve seen many friends post strange updates only to find out later that they forgot to log out of Facebook and it wasn’t them updating their profile.
If this has happened to you then Facebook Remote Log-out should come in handy. The new service lets users see where they are signed in to Facebook and deactivate sessions from those connected devices as they wish. Right now you can log in via mobile phones, computer, internet connected TV’s, tablets, library computers, school computers… the list goes on and on. [Read more…]
Rovio has launched Angry Birds for Android devices. The new app is still in beta testing stages.
By porting the already iPhone/iPad successful game to Android, the company behind it allow mllions more users to potentially download and buy the game.
“And Angry Birds have landed on Android:-)” the company said, adding “If you have any problems with the Android beta, let us know. It’s a beta, so we know it’s not perfect. Help us make it better.”
Steve Jobs mentioned in the Apple [AAPL] special event held earlier this week that the iPhone 3G iOS 4 speed problems have been fixed with iOS 4.1. The iOS 4.1 release date is next week which brings a number of fixes such as speed fixes and proximity sensor fixes to the iPhone 3G, 3GS and iPhone 4.
Although iOS 4.1 isn’t available for download just yet to the average iPhone user, it is available to developers. LifeHacker decided to run a test on an iPhone 3G running iOS 4.0 and iOS 4.1. As they only had one iPhone 3G to test with, the tests were not done side by side although the tests were practically identical in terms of what the user was doing. [Read more…]
