Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
StarCraft II took a long time to arrive, but when it did just a few days ago, a staggering 1.5 million copies of it were sold in the first 48 hours.
To compare these numbers to the original StarCraft… it took the games company a whole year to sell 1.5 million copies.
More statistics reveal that in the first 24 hours, 1 million copies were sold which gives it the title of the best selling launch title for a PC in 2010. The game is also the fastest selling strategy game on record. [Read more…]
The Motorola DROID Android 2.2 update is expected to start this week although the update will lack a few features that are to be found in other devices running the Froyo update.
Both tethering and the Wireless Hotspot functions will be missing for Droid users. The reasons for the lack of these two “wanted” features is due to the hardware not being capable of supporting it.
‘The Droid by Motorola doesn’t have [the] hardware to support a mobile hot spot, a Verizon spokesperson told MobileCrunch. ‘With tethering there is no connection on the PC side that will allow you to tether the device, so the answer is: That option isn’t part of this update.
ASUS is launching the ASUS Eee PC 1016p netbook soon. The new netbook falls in to the 1000 range of netbooks and therefore has a 10 inch screen.
Other features include an Intel Atom N455 CPU running the device along with Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity along with Wireless 802.11b/g/n for connectivity.
Storage wise it comes with a 320GB hard drive and has 2GB of RAM. Battery life is impressive and rated at 13 hours between charges which is more than enough for a business days usage. [Read more…]
Viewsonic could be joining the tablet race by releasing it’s own Android 2.2 OS based tablet. Stuff.tv reports that the tablet will have a seven inch screen and run Froyo.
For connectivity it is expected that it will have the ability to make calls via GSM as well as have Wireless integrated of course.
On the back either a 3 megapixel or 5 megapixel camera is expected. [Read more…]
Android Spin is reporting that the Motorola Droid 2 could be landing as early as next week. The information comes from a leaked document that shows events that will happen in the run up to the launch. The numbers down the left side of the image (larger version below) show 10, 10, 11 and 12 with 12 being the day of launch which could make it next Thursday assuming they are talking about August.
From the document we also see that on the 10th the Droid 2 will be officially announced along with the pricing and date details. The following day (11th) it appears that you guys will be able to order the Droid 2 online only ready for an August 12 launch. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] has provided a small update to the Gmail service that makes it a little more user friendly. The changes made are related to attachments with the ability now provided to drag and drop files from the web interface on to your desktop.
The service is currently compatible with the Google Chrome browser and lets you drag attachments out of the message to save them locally on your computer.
When you receive an email with an attachment you can mouse-over the file where you are presented with the option to save or drag and drop to your desktop. [Read more…]
Samsung has filed a patent that details a device with dual-touch features. What this means is that the screen on the front will be touch-sensitive as normal, but also that the back of the device will integrate touch.
The patent shows all the details and describes the system as a ‘Mobile terminal having dual touch screen and method of controlling content therein.
If implemented on a tablet device it would allow users to hold the device and control functions on screen by sliding fingers across the back of the device. [Read more…]
Some rumours going around today indicated that Motorola is launching a 10 inch tablet soon. The tablet will use Android for the operating system and have a 10 inch screen.
Other features include Adobe Flash support (we assume that means the Motorola Tablet will run Android 2.2), along with two cameras (front and rear facing), mobile hotspot functionality and access to pay TV. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] is in the process of enabling mutiple sign-in for various Google services which includes GMail, Google Calendar, Google Sites, Google Reader, Google Voice, App Engine and Google Code.
To get the system working you need to first enable it in your account preferences. Once enabled, you can then choose to log in with various Google accounts.
“If you use multiple sign-in, the first account you sign in to will be your default account. If you visit other Google products that don’t support multiple accounts after you’ve signed in, you will automatically sign in to your default account for that product. If you sign out of any Google product while signed in to any account, you will be signed out of all your Google Accounts at once.” (Google help center)
The Square mobile payment system took a bit of a break earlier this year due to a few problems with the fraud prevention infrastructure.
We now hear that the issues have been resolved, or are about to be resolved and that the Square payments system will be launching again late summer this year.
The device it’s self is a small square unit that attaches to an iPhone. The small square is capable of scanning credit cards so that transactions can be quickly and easily be made in stores. [Read more…]
Sony has re-released version 3.41 of the latest firmware for the Sony PlayStation 3. The older 3.41 update launched recently and actually caused a problem for those upgrading the hard drive on their PS3 unit.
Some minor changes have been made to the 3.41 firmware to eradicate the problem. The changes to the update were so minor that the company decided to just keep the firmware version at 3.41 which can be downloaded now. [Read more…]
It was revealed this week that the iPhone 4 jailbreak uses an exploit found in the PDF code. When a web browser opens a PDF file, it allows code to be injected and executed which in turn, allows the jailbreak to happen. On the downside, the flaw in the PDF code also will allow malicious websites to link to PDF websites for other code to be injected that can actually cause harm to your iPhone 4.
Apple [AAPL], as expected, is looking in to the issue and we assume that by the time the iOS 4.1 update arrives in a few weeks time that the hole will be sealed preventing the iPhone 4 jailbreak in it’s current form from working for those who upgrade to iOS 4.1. [Read more…]
