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Apple iPhone 4G to get HD Video Recording

May 6, 2010 by Leave a Comment

With the launch of the latest iPhone OS 4.0 SDK Beta 3 a few days ago, a few more details of the new Apple [AAPL] device that could be called the iPhone 4G or iPhone HD are emerging. From what we are hearing now, it seems that the next-gen iPhone is set to get a 720p HD video recording option.

The information comes from some preset values found within the SDK which read as follows…

AVCaptureSessionPreset640x480
AVCaptureSessionPreset1280x720

The second option there is clearly HD. With the iPhone 4G believed to be having a rear facing 5 megapixel camera, it certainly isn’t out of the question that it could handle HD recording. [Read more…]

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Android Tablet Spotted in Android Booth at Web 2.0 Expo

May 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Over at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Adobe had a stand of products available that heavily pushed the Google [GOOG] Android platform. Zedomax was able to get a good look at various products including some very early tablets still in early form in that it was a circuit board with a screen attached encased in a transparent plastic.

The OS running on the tablets is believed to be Android 2.1 that ran Adobe Flash and Air apps. According to Zedomax, these ran completely flawlessly and were impressive enough to encourage the suggestion of holding off getting an Apple iPad and waiting till later this year for a slew of Android tablets to be launched.

It runs Adobe’s Flash and Air apps flawlessly. That was the first time I saw Adobe’s Air apps running on a tablet and totally impressed by how it ran. And now I can understand why Apple wants to ban Flash and other Adobe products completely from their iPhones and iPads, because it’s rather incredible technology.

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HTC DROID Incredible Teardown by TechRestore

May 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment

TechRestore are getting a good name in the world of teardowns due to their different approach at presenting the details.

Rather than taking pictures along the way and posting each picture, TechRestore create short stop-motion animations around 3 minutes in length showing a device being taken apart and being quickly put back together. Previous gadgets towndown this way include the Apple iPad and PSP Go.

This time, TechRestore have taken apart a HTC DROID Incredible that launched just a few days ago. There isn’t really anything special to be found inside other than the usual camera, chips, CPU’s and a screen, but for some reason watching it in stop-motion makes it a little more entertaining. [Read more…]

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BlackBerry Tablet will Happen

May 3, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Rumours started recently about RIM building a tablet after they ordered a number of 8.9 inch display screens from Hon Hai.

More information about this possibility has now arrived after a leak from someone who has contacts within the company. From what we hear, it will be both thinner and smaller than an Apple iPad and for now is being nick named the BlackPad.

Another name also mentioned was Cobalt although right now, neither of these is official. [Read more…]

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HP to Buy Palm in $1.2 Billion Deal

April 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Palm has been up for sale for a few weeks now with speculation about HTC and other various mobile phone companies buying it.

We hear now that HP are to buy Palm. HP confirmed that they are paying $1.2 billion for the company which works out at $5.70/share and 23% higher than Palm’s stock price yesterday.

Purchasing Palm would get HP more in to the mobile arena and allow the company to develop and carry on building the webOS platform. [Read more…]

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JooJoo now Available in Europe

April 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment

The JooJoo launched about a month ago in the US with a price tag of $499 plus shipping. We now hear that the JooJoo is now shipping to Europe with a price tag of ‚¬359 plus ‚¬15 for shipping.

The JooJoo has a 12 inch screen and is designed to browse the web. Technical specs of the JooJoo show that the 12.1 inch screen can display 1366 x 786 pixels. It is powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor along with NVIDIA ION graphics. It runs a custom Linux OS. [Read more…]

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ASUS EeePad to Launch July

April 23, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Digitimes are reporting today that the ASUS EeePad is to be announced at Computex 2010 that will be running between June 1 and 5. What we are also hearing is that the EeePad could launch as early as July this year.

The ASUS EeePad has been described as a challenge to the Apple iPad by bringing features such as a webcam, USB ports as well as Adobe flash.

As for the impact of tablet PC, Shih expects the device reduce overall netbook demand by 10-2%. The company is also monitoring the tablet PC and e-book reader markets closely to prevent related products stepping into each other’s demand and will maintain flexibility to launch products that suit the fast-changing market demand.

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Adobe to drop Flash to iPhone Support for Apple Device

April 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Adobe have announced that they are dropping the flash to iPhone converter from future versions of it’s software. This comes as no real surprise considering Apple [AAPL] recently blocked the use of CS5 for developing iPhone apps since the 3.3.1 article in the Developer Program License Agreement.

The information comes from Mike Chambers who is the principle product manager over at Adobe on the Flash platform. He basically sums up the changes as follows…

‘We will still be shipping the ability to target the iPhone and iPad in Flash CS5. However, we are not currently planning any additional investments in that feature, Mike says. In the post, he also criticizes Apple’s treatment of developers. ‘If you want to develop for the iPhone you have to be prepared for Apple to reject or restrict your development at anytime, and for seemingly any reason,

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Apple iPhone 4G to get Custom Processor – Rumour

April 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment

Today has been quite a day for the Apple iPhone 4G due to leaked pics earlier. We are hearing rumours at the moment that indicate the next gen Apple [AAPL] device will get a custom processor much like the iPad got the custom A4.

The rumour comes from an “anonymous executive” speaking to the Korea Times. It is understood that Samsung, who previously designed the chips are no longer in charge of this part (as in the design) and that Apple themselves are designing the chip with Samsung only building them.

It was already expected that Apple would put the A4 or a similar chip in to the iPhone 4G, so this rumour doesn’t really come as a surprise. We already know the chip works well on the iPad and can provide 720p video, so implementing it in to a phone that will use the same OS shouldn’t really be that much of a challenge (we at least hope). [Read more…]

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HP Slate gets Hands-On time

April 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment

We haven’t seen too much of the HP Slate other than a quick unveiling at CES, some information regarding the technical specs and pricing and finally a promo video showing off what it can do.

Conecti.ca managed to get some hands-on time with the HP Slate to see what it’s all about and in their words, if it could be an iPad killer.

Their mini review indicates that the HP Slate should actually be compared to a netbook as it essentially runs Windows 7, takes time to boot up, requires you login with a username and password and acts just like a netbook without a keyboard. [Read more…]

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HTC Android Tablet with 1080p Revealed

April 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment

HTC have revealed that they are working on a tablet device that will run the Google Android operating system. The information about this came from MD Quinton Leigh who confirmed a tablet device.

The MD also revealed that the HTC branded tablet might not be a pure iteration in terms of the form factor and the gadget should be available by the middle of 2011.

There is little known about the tablet at the moment other than it is believed to have 1080p recording capabilities and 5.1 surround sound output. [Read more…]

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Apple iPhone 4G Pictures Emerge

April 19, 2010 by 3 Comments

Leaked pictures have arrived claiming to be the next gen iPhone which we believe will be called the Apple iPhone 4G or iPhone HD. Unlike the fake renderings of last week and previous iPhone HD/4G concept designs which of course are not real, these pictures “might” actually be the real deal.

Reasons for believing this is due to several pictures being revealed since January at separate times that show a device that looks almost the same in all instances. If you remember back in January just before the iPad announcement, some leaked shots were posted on the internet of the iPad that was locked down to a desk. If I remember correctly, Steve Jobs mentioned in his presentation the day after that they were the real deal. In that picture (posted below – top image with white squares), you might notice on the top right of the image just above the two white squares that there is a corner of a mobile phone. Compare that to the images found below and you might see a resemblance of the top right of the phone that has a rectangular button with two round buttons below. [Read more…]

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