Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Some rumours are out and about today that indicate that Apple [AAPL] could be launching a revision to the iPhone 4 hardware which would include a fix to the antenna problems.
Of course we should take this with a pinch of salt for a number of reasons, firstly because Apple says there is no problem and by making a revision to the hardware and secondly, it would open up a whole can of worms with millions of users potentially wanting to return their iPhone 4 for a revised model. [Read more…]
If you want to have a chance at playing Angry Birds on an Android device then you need to head on over to android.angrybirds.com now as according to an email sent to a Droid Life reader, the company behind the game will be sending out the game in beta form this Friday to all those who are registered for the beta. [Read more…]
Sony has launched three new Sony Reader devices which bring a number of new features to the table.
The first is the Sony Reader PRS-350 Pocket Edition. This particular model costs $179 and has a 5 inch screen. Next up is the Sony Reader PRS-650 Touch Edition that has a 6 inch screen which has a price tag of $229. Finally the Sony Reader PRS-950 Daily Edition is the 7 inch model that costs $299.
Price wise, they are quite expensive it seems, especially when comparing it to the Nook or Amazon Kindle that recently saw price drops. [Read more…]
When Apple [AAPL] launched the iPhone 4, it came with the retina display. The retina display had a higher pixel density squashing more pixels in to an inch than any other mobile screen. The results are that individual pixels cannot be distinguished between when holding the phone at about a foot or more from the eye.
The pixel density could be smashed though as researchers have created a screen that has eight times the pixel density of the retina display. The researchers are based at the University of Michigan who created the screen with nanometer-thin sheets of metal that are named nanresonators. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] is holding an event today at 10am PDT. For the many people who cannot make it, but would like to watch events as they happen, Apple will be broadcasting the event over a Live Stream.
The live stream from what we understand, will only work on Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPad or a Mac running Safari and OS X 10.6. It “might” work on Windows based computers, but for some reason Apple do mention specifics in their press release. [Read more…]
Orange in the UK has launched HD Voice calling. The service is designed to cut out background noise while calling to provide crystal clear calls.
To make use of the service (which starts today), you need to have a HD voice enabled phone.
HD Voice offers a proven improvement in the sound quality of traditional mobile voice calls. The service eliminates the distance between friends, relatives and colleagues to make callers voices sound like they do when communicating face to face. Reducing the background noise, hisses and crackles of normal mobile calls, HD Voice also excels in noisy environments, so whether you’re at a football match or concert, on a building site or next to heavy traffic – HD Voice gives louder, clearer, sharper mobile calls. This will come as a relief for a third (32%) of Brits who blame background noise including road works or noisy chatty friends as the biggest disturbance in conversations.
Viewsonic has announced a new tablet called the ViewPad 7. The ViewPad 7 is an Android 2.2 based tablet that has a seven inch screen, two digital cameras as well as plenty of connectivity.
For connectivity, it has Wireless, Bluetooth and 3G built in. The cameras are 3 megapixels for the rear and 0.3 megapixels for the front.
For storage it takes a micro SD card. GPS is also built in. [Read more…]
For those of you in the UK, an interesting tweet was sent out that indicates an X10 Android 2.1 update will be arriving at the end of September.
The tweet came from Sony Ericsson UK and says…
@KOR_9S We can only confirm that the upgrade to Android 2.1 is due for release before the end of September this year. We hope this helps.
Google [GOOG] has purchased a social games developer called Social Deck. Social Deck is a company that makes games for both mobile and smartphones which indicates Google are moving in to games development.
The games built by Social Desk are generally multiplayer based that work across networks. Popular devices developed for include the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones. [Read more…]
Canon has announced that it has developed a new CMOS image sensor that boasts the record of being the largest in the world. The large CMOS sensor provides ultra-high sensitivity allowing it to be used in darker situations.
The image sensor measures 202mm x 205mm and thanks to it’s size, it allows more light to be gathered when capturing an image. The sensitivity of it allows for images to be captured with one one-hundredth the amount of light that a regular DSLR camera would use. [Read more…]
For those of you who updated to the leaked Motorola DROID X Android 2.2 update, bad news is in store as you wont be able to install the official update when it arrives in a few weeks time.
Motorola has announced that those who manually installed the leaked ROM will be cut out from the official upgrade path. They will provide no way to update to the latest version.
This is quite a big contrast when compared to the HTC EVO 4G which HTC did it’s best to create a patch that would fix the problem of upgrading early. [Read more…]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is heading to Verizon [VZ] in the US. The device is listed as featuring a CDMA radio which yesterday when spotted, suggested that it could land on Verizon or Sprint [S].
Since yesterday, details have leaked confirming that the Samsung Tablet would hit Verizon. The photo showing this comes thanks to BGR who received an image from a tipster that showed the Verizon inventory system. [Read more…]
