After months of rumours and “leaked” details, Apple [AAPL] has now announced the new iPhone 4S. The release date for the new smartphone is the 14th October with pre-orders opening on the 7th.
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iOS 5 Release Date is October 12
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iOS 5 has been available to developers for a few months now. A number of new features are included such as better notifications, reminders and various other features. When Apple [AAPL] took the stage today they announced the iOS 5 release date as October 12 which is this time next week.
iPhone 5 Assistant Mockup Video Created
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the main features of the rumoured iPhone 5 is something called Assistant. The new service is expected to be for the new iPhone only rather than on older generation devices. The reason for this is that it needs an Apple A5 processor to run successfully.
Make no mistake: Apple’s ‘mainstreaming’ Artificial Intelligence in the form of a Virtual Personal Assistant is a groundbreaking event. I’d go so far as to say it is a World-Changing event. Right now a few people dabble in partial AI enabled apps like Google Voice Actions, Vlingo or Nuance Go. Siri was many iterations ahead of these technologies, or at least it was two years ago. This is REAL AI with REAL market use. If the rumors are true, Apple will enable millions upon millions of people to interact with machines with natural language. The PAL will get things done and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We’re talking another technology revolution. A new computing paradigm shift.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Rolling out to 50% of Users
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft reports that Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is working well on smartphones that it has rolled out to. The company also announced on the Windows Team Blog that within hours they had seen successful updates on every network in every country on almost every up-datable WP7 device.
Google Maps Gets Helicopter View for Directions
October 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google has added a new view to Google Maps. When planning a journey you now have the option to specify a helicopter view of your route. The reason behind the change is so that you can fly along your route before driving it to get a sense of where you are going and what you’ll see on the way.
iPhone 5 Case and Mockup Pictured – Video
September 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We are yet to find out what the next generation iPhone will look like. We can asume it will be called the iPhone 5 but other than that we don’t know if it will retain the same design as the iPhone 4 or if it will look completely different. BENM.AT have managed to create a mockup of what they believe the iPhone 5 will look like. It was created with CAD drawings and was created from a block of aluminium.
Take a Look Inside the Apple Thunderbolt Display
September 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iFixit has taken apart one of the new Apple Thunderbolt displays. This particular model is the 27 inch, 2560 x 1440 screen. The screen was relatively easy to open and once inside, it contained a surprise amount of chips allowing to speedily connect up via the Thunderbolt Port.
Twitter is Prepared for iOS 5 Launch
September 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We will shortly see the launch of iOS 5 for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. When it launches, one of the new features will be Twitter integration. You might be asking what Twitter is doing to prepare for iOS 5… the answer is not much at all.
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Announced
September 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Amazon has announced a new tablet called the Amazon Kindle Fire. The Kindle Fire is a step up from the regular Kindle in that it’s the first device from Amazon to have a colour screen and run the Android operating system.
Most Magazines Sign On for Amazon Kindle Tablet
September 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When the new Amazon Kindle tablet launches it will come with a number of magazine publishers signed up. It is believed that Hearst, Conde Nast and Meredith have signed deals to get their content on to the Amazon tablet. If you look back a year or so you might remember that a number of publishers also signed up for the iPad although it seems due to Apple asking a bit too much it has put some publishers off the platform.
Another iPhone 5 Case Leaks Ahead of Launch
September 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A few more iPhone 5 cases have leaked ahead of the launch date next week. Although the authenticity of the cases cannot be verified until we actually see the official iPhone 5, it does give us something to think about.
What we see with these cases is that the camera has retained its iPhone 4 location although the mute switch looks to have switched over to the other side.
Windows 8 Can Boot from a USB Flash Drive
September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When the Windows 8 developer preview launched last week it was well respected by bloggers who think Microsoft is doing a great job with the new operating system. After testing the operating system over the past week or so, some users have found that you can boot a laptop in to Windows 8 from a USB flash drive. We had heard it was installable from a flash drive earlier this week but now have a demo of it booting from a flash drive.
