Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Recent figures reveal that the Amazon Kindle eBooks are selling very well. The numbers reveal that for every 100 hardcover books sold, there are 143 Kindle eBooks sold. This is for Kindle books sold in the last 3 months.
Amazon also point out that this number is going to increase significantly. When comparing the first half of 2010 to 2009, the have been three times more Kindle books sold this year which is an impressive number. [Read more…]
The Motorola Milestone XT720 is now available to buy in the UK. Right now, it isn’t available at any carriers but has been made available unlocked at Clove with a price tag of £381.88.
The handset is also known as the MOTOROI and runs the Google Android operating system. The smartphone has a 3.7 inch WVGA screen that has capacitive touch. It has a HDMI out put port, 720p HD video recording, 512MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM. For connectivity it has HSPA and WiFi. The battery has a capacity of 1390mAh.
The smartphone is an alternative to the Samsung Galaxy S and if you prefer a similar phone but with a physical keyboard, we hear the Motorola DROID 2 (Milestone 2) will be launching in the next few weeks. [Read more…]
AT&T has now launched the Samsung Captivate. The Captivate is a Samsung Galaxy S Class smartphone that runs a 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird CPU. One of the main features of the Captivate is the Super AMOLED 4 inch screen that is used. The contrast is just amazing when looking at the screen and is one of the best screens available on a smartphone.
On the back of the Captivate is a 5 megapixel camera that is capable of capturing HD video. The Swype keyboard is included as standard on the device allowing for fast text input on the virtual keyboard. [Read more…]
The FCC website was recently updated with new details about a Nook 3G (new model). No other details are provided on the FCC site other than that it has a new 3G chipset inside.
The model number of the new Nook 3G is BNRZ100-01 and appears to be a minor update that has the old 3G model removed and a newer improved model added. The new card to be found inside is the Sierra Wireless MC8201V locked in to data mode only. It supports the 850 and 1900 bands. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] held a press conference today to explain the problems of the iPhone 4 specifically relating to the antenna. The company has been running tests and comparisons for the last 22 days to get to the bottom of what’s actually happening. A few numbers were shown which included that the iPhone 4 drops slightly more calls than the iPhone 3GS (ie, less than 1 more call per 100) and that all smartphones have problems when holding them. When speaking about those who have called AppleCare the numbers were just 0.55% of iPhone 4 owners with AppleCare service. Returns wise the company has seen just 1.7% of iPhone 4’s returned which is lower than the 6% of the 3GS.
So what is Apple going to do about it? As the title suggests, Apple will be giving a free case to anybody who buys an iPhone 4 right up to September 30 where they will re-evaluate where they are at.
The problem here is that Apple can’t make enough bumper cases, so instead they will be offering the bumper case for free or another case if the bumper is not available. Starting late next week you’ll be able to visit the Apple store, choose which case you want and have it shipped to you. [Read more…]
The Consolor is a concept games console designed by Joseph Dumary.
The console it’s self hasn’t been built and is simply a design although if made, it would certainly appeal to many people. It looks quite sleek. The front panel smooth other than where the controls are. The consolor looks slim and has the ability to connect up to 8 players together wirelessly to play against each other.
The most attractive feature about the Consolor is its capacity to support 8 players altogether. That sounds really tough to believe for one but very true that you and seven of your friends can get connected in a game via this console and enjoy a superb gaming experience. The wireless facility of the console too is strong enough to let the players transfer and receive files without any trouble.
Samsung is pushing the Galaxy S class of phones a lot. So far over 1 million of them have been sold globally. Samsung say that they will reach 10 million units which is some achievement.
When Samsung refer to the Galaxy S we assume they include all models such as the Samsung Captivate, Vibrant and the others that carriers sell in the US which all are classed as Galaxy S class phones.
The phone it’s self scored high in our Samsung Galaxy S review. It has a large 4 inch WVGA screen that uses Samsung’s Super AMOLED touchscreen that is very vibrant. [Read more…]
The HTC Aria looked like it was going to get the HTC sync app as it appeared on their website recently. However, the app has now been removed which now would prevent non-android market applications from being installed on the device.
When the app first appeared on HTC, people were thinking that AT&T [T] were relaxing the rules a little and letting 3rd party apps be installed on the handsets it offers as a carrier. However, now that the side-loading app has been removed this is not the case. [Read more…]
A user over at moddedbybacteria has managed to squash an N64 in to a Sega Game Gear case. The portable N64 also has the controller squashed inside the casing too making it quite a small portable games console.
The left of the screen is the home to the joystick and to the right of the screen a number of controls. On the back top of the device is an N64 cartridge slot.
It actually appears to work very well from what we see in the video. You can check out more pictures over here along with some details and more indepth pictures showing the insides of the portable N64. [Read more…]
Bloomberg is reporting that a top engineer at Apple [AAPL] warned of potential antenna problems early on in the iPhone 4 development phase.
The top engineer called Ruben Caballero is an antenna expert who informed management at Apple about the design’s potential to cause issues.
As well as Ruben raising the voice of warning to Apple management it is also believe at least one carrier partner also raised concerns about the new design before the June 24 release date.
Although we’ll never know for sure if Ruben mentioned this or not, it’s certainly difficult to imagine that Apple didn’t spot the problem whilst testing the device. It is also surprising that their press release about a few weeks back also didn’t accept there was an issue. [Read more…]
As well as changing the formula that calculates the signal strength and bars on the iPhone 4, iOS 4.1 also includes ACRCP stereo Bluetooth controls.
What that allows you to do is pair your iPhone iOS 4 device with headphones or a car stereo and control it from the said devices.
Previously you could play and pause tracks, but now you can use the rest of the controls such as the volume and skip track controls. [Read more…]
The Elonex 710EB eBook reader with colour screen is now available for pre-order in the UK. The device has an LED backlit screen measuring 7 inches which is a change from the usual e-ink we see on most eBook Readers. The LCD screen does drain battery life though from the usual “days or weeks” that we see with e-Ink down to 8 hours on a single charge.
The 7 inch screen has an 800 x 480 resolution and is touchscreen. For connectivity it has wireless built in that can connect to 802.11b/g networks along with microUSB and a HDMI port. [Read more…]
