Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Google [GOOG] and Verizon [VZ] appear to be working on a new Google Tablet according to WSJ.
Information about the Google Tablet is a little on the sparse side at the moment with only this snippet of information… “We’re looking at all the things Google has in its archives that we could put on a tablet to make it a great experience.”.
This has led a number of people to believe that a Google Tablet could be built although it does indicate that the project has barely started. [Read more…]
Amazon currently have a good deal on the Polaroid t1031 point and shoot digital camera. List price is normally $119.99 and Amazon have knocked 50% off the price bringing it down to $59.99 at the moment. It also ships with super saver shipping for free.
The Polaroid t1031 has a 10 megapixel sensor. On the back is a 3 inch colour LCD display. It is capable of a 3X optical zoom with a further 4X digital zoom.
Storage built in is just 32MB although a low amount is common on digital cameras with micro SD cards making up for a better amount. However, micro SD cards are sold separately. [Read more…]
Details of the LG Ally have been revealed by the team over at BGR. The LG Ally will be up for pre-order on May 13 and will follow a week later on May 20 with a launch in all channels.
The LG Ally comes with a 600MHz processor and runs with 256MB of RAM. It will run Android 2.1 from Google [GOOG] and come with an LG user interface. The phone it’s self is a slider that opens to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard.
Features running on the device include a calendar, weather/time and socialite widgets. Verizon has also made some changes to the UI and included features such as Visual Voicemail and V CAST media manager. [Read more…]
Last week we noticed that TomTom had added a couple of new satnavs to their website. The strange thing was that no announcement was made about the two new models which are the TomTom XL 350 and the XXL 550. Well, official word has now arrived in a press release that provides all the details of the new devices.
The new devices include TomTom EasyMenu that makes the menu systems easier to use while on the move. [Read more…]
Lenovo has announced a new laptop called the Lenovo IdeaPad Z that comes in a series of three models. The models are the Z360, Z560 and Z565.
Processors on the new Z series vary from an AMD V series single-core processor all the way up to an Intel Core i7-620M with TurboBoost.
Price points start at around $650 where you will end up with a 13 inch model with a screen resolution of 1366×768 pixels in a widescreen aspect ratio. Upgrades see these notebooks being upgradable to an Intel Core i7 processor along with an NVIDIA GeForce 315M with 1GB of memory. 8GB of DDR3 memory can also be used. For storage you can go up to 650GB hard drive based. [Read more…]
Canon has announced a new digital camera called the Canon Powershot SD4000. The new digital camera falls in to a new series of camera called Digital ELPH that uses a high-sensitivity system allowing for the lens to capture at a bright f/2.0 setting.
The camera is a point and shoot camera that uses the Canon HS System to capture the enhanced images. As well as being good at capturing in low light situations the camera is also capable of capturing in HD.
The CMOS sensor can capture at 10 megapixels and is back-illuminated. For processing images after they are captured the camera uses the DIGIC 4 image processor. By using the DIGIC 4 in line with the HS SYSTEM the camera can enhance the images as well as reduce noise at higher ISO speeds. [Read more…]
A number of Apple iPad users have noted that the Wi-Fi connectivity has been quite bad with connections often dropping. Reasons for this have been determined by some to be the DHCP lease expiring where the iPad needs to grab a new IP address and in so doing, has problems for some reason.
Temporary fixes have included disabling and re-enabling wifi on the iPad and in some cases, power-cycling the iPad (ie, switching it right off and back on). Of course, these work-arounds are not the ideal thing to have to do for something that should just work.
We are hearing good news though in that Apple [AAPL] are intending to fix the issue with a software fix sometime soon. It isn’t clear when a firmware fix will be release and how it will all work, but we assume it will be a 3.2.1 release or similar and hopefully they don’t make us wait till the iPad iPhone OS 4.0 release later on this year. [Read more…]
For those of you in the UK who are ordering an Apple iPad 3G model, Vodafone now have their microSIM cards available on the site to grab. The microSIM is free and is available on two tariffs.
When ordering the microSIM your card will be delivered right away although to use it you’ll need to wait till May 28 when the iPad is delivered, or have a US model imported.
The contract for Vodafone microSIM cards is just 1 month and this can be cancelled/activated at any time by calling them. [Read more…]
About two months ago we heard that Orange and T-Mobile in the UK were to join forces and merge together. Since then there has been no information until today where we now hear that both Orange and T-Mobile will be joined together and run from the name Everything Everywhere.
A bizarre name if you ask me, but the name was chosen to indicate that two networks working together will offer just that.
The company called Everything Everywhere¢ will run two of Britain’s most famous brands, Orange and T-Mobile, and has a customer base of 30 million people: over half of the UK adult population.
The two brands (Orange and T-Mo) will continue to operate independently in that you will still see Orange and T-Mobile shops on the high street, but behind the scenes they will be called Everything Everywhere. [Read more…]
We are hearing rumours today indicating that Apple [AAPL] could be making the MobileMe service free for all users.
Normally the service costs $99/year on a subscription basis and provides a number of features such as cloud based email, storage, photo galleries as well as the ability to sync contacts, calendars and bookmarks across a range of computers and phones. Another feature is Find My iPhone that allows users to track down their iPhone if lost, or remotely kill it if stolen.
The downside right now is obviously the cost with what seems to be a number of people just ignoring the service.
The rumours are saying that MobileMe will soon become free of charge to all users and that Apple are just waiting for their new server farm to become active in North Caroline which I assume is to handle the influx of iPhone and iPad users wanting to utilise the service. [Read more…]
This morning we wrote about the Sony NEX-3 that was spotted due to an announcement about a Sony HD Camcorder being launched late this fall. We now have the official specs for the Sony NEX-3 and the Sony NEX-5.
Each camera is similar in terms of technical specs. Both have a 14.2 megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor to capture images. Each camera uses a BIONZ image processor. Each has an ISO range of 200 – 12,800.
Differences between the cameras give the NEX-5 the edge over the NEX-3 in terms of the NEX-5 being capable of capturing video at 1080i HD whereas the NEX-3 captures video at 720p. [Read more…]
Ever since the launch of the Apple iPhone back in 2007 a number of people have speculated on what the length of contract was for AT&T to retain exclusivity of the iPhone in the US. We have heard several times in the past that “exclusivity is ending this month” and it never does.
Engadget did some digging around and have found confirmation that a five year deal was signed between Apple [AAPL] and AT&T [T] starting in 2007 when the iPhone came out and ending in 2012.
The reasons this information is now confirmed is due to some court documents that were filed by Apple in California.
Here’s the deal: an ongoing California class-action lawsuit filed in 2007 claims that Apple and AT&T illegally exerted a monopoly over iPhone service by telling customers the iPhone’s required service contract was two years long when the Apple / AT&T exclusivity deal was actually for five years — thus requiring buyers to re-up with AT&T for three years (and not, say, T-Mobile) if they wanted to keep using the iPhone. Obviously Apple had to respond to these allegations, and in addition to arguing that no one was ever promised an unlocked iPhone after two years, the company’s lawyers repeatedly confirm the existence of the five-year agreement while noting it was publicly reported in USA Today.
