The Android Market is continuing to grow. Numbers estimated today indicate that there are now 400,000 active apps available in the Android Market which are created by around 100,000 developers.
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Android Ice Cream Sandwich Holo Theme Mandatory on All Devices
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Google has made the Holo theme mandatory on all Ice Cream Sandwich devices. To have access to the Android Market, and other Google services, all devices running Android 4.0 must have the Holo theme available.
iOS Multitasking Explained in Detail
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It appears that there is a misunderstanding on how iOS handles multitasking. Thanks to Fraser Speirs we now have an extremely detailed report on how it works and what the multitasking bar actually does, or doesn’t do in this instance.
Advice handed out by some people is that you need to kill the apps in order to free up memory. While this can be correct in some circumstances, generally you need to do nothing to preserve the available RAM on your iOS device.
If memory is becoming scarce, iOS will automatically move Suspended apps into the Not Running state and reclaim their memory.
New 7 Inch Eee Pad Launching at CES – Rumour
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
An image of a new ASUS tablet has been found by Netbook Italia which shows that a 7 inch Eee Pad could be launching at CES shortly. The last 7 inch device that Asus revealed was the Eee Pad Memo although that never actually launched. It is believed that this new device could carry on where the older one left off.
Retrode 2 Lets you Play SNES and Genesis Games on a PC
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Retrode 2 is a device that lets you connect up your old SNES and Genesis games to a PC and play them. What makes this device great is that it is capable of reading the data from the cartridges and then loading it up in an emulator on the PC. As well as being able to read the games it also has a couple of ports for each console allowing you to connect up 2 SNES and 2 Genesis controllers. The controller information is then passed through the Retrode 2 on to the emulator.
Android App Makes Internet Tethering Undetectable
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A new Android app has been launched that aims to hide tethering from carriers. The reason some users might want to do this is so that they can pay for the data allowance on their mobile plan and then use that allowance to either browse on a mobile device or browse on a laptop tethered to the device. Recently, carriers have decided to charge for tethering which means an additional cost to the user, even if they stay within their plan.
PS Vita Plays Sega Megadrive/Genesis Games
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Sony PlayStation Vita launched less than a month ago and already, someone has managed to get a Sega Megadrive/Genesis game running on it. Rather than the game being run on an emulator direct, the actual game is running on an emulator within an emulator… meaning that the game is running on the Genesis emulator which runs within the Vita PSP emulator.
Nokia Lumia 800 Problems Acknowledged by Nokia – Fix Coming Soon
December 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Nokia has announced that it will be launching an update in January for the Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone. The update will attempt to fix the battery bug that has been limiting the life of the device between charges.
Samsung Galaxy S II and Note to Get Ice Cream Sandwich Update Q1 2012
December 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Samsung has confirmed that a number of Galaxy smartphones will be getting the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in 2012. The first two devices confirmed for the update in Q1 next year are the Galaxy S 2 and the Galaxy Note. Other devices will follow shortly after.
Apple Hires iOS 5 Concept Designer
December 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] is always looking to improve the UI on it’s iOS devices. Although what they have created works well in most cases, there’s always room for improvement. Each time we see a concept UI idea, particularly from Jan-Michael Cart, we always think there’s plenty of room for improvement.
Good news is that Apple has hired Jan-Michael as an intern for seven months. Jan-Michael has created a number of Youtube videos that show some simple design tweaks to make iOS a little better.
TAB Rest iPad Cushion with Wrist Support Launched
December 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since the launch of the iPad it seems that a large number of people now use an iPad while watching TV. This could be for browsing, gaming and emailing. A new tablet cushion has been created that props up the iPad a little and makes viewing and typing a little more comfortable.
Amazon Kindle Fire Software Update Coming in Two Weeks
December 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A number of users are reporting problems with the Amazon Kindle Fire. Reports indicate that the new tablet has problems with browsing speeds as well as other general performance issues. As the Kindle Fire has adequate technical specs, a software update will fix the problems. Good news is that this particular update will be arriving within a couple of weeks.
