Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Archos has announced that a good number of its Android tablets will be getting an update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) shortly.
Model numbers that will get the update include the 23, 32, 43, 70 and 101 series. The new version will be Android 2.2.1 which allows for better performance on the tablet, better battery life as well as a few other new features. [Read more…]
Amazon is currently offering some good discounts on a range of LG HDTV’s ranging from 22 inches all the way up to 55 inches in size.
Some examples of the discounts include the LG 32LE5300 LED TV that is normally priced at $799.99 but is now $549.00 with a 31% discount. You can find this particular deal over here. [Read more…]
The BBC will be launching a subscription based iPlayer service for those out of the UK. The service will initially be made available to those using the Apple iPad and will then expand out after that.
Shows expected to be made available include the likes of Doctor Who and other popular shows. [Read more…]
YouTube has added a new feature today that allows you to skip past the TrueView ads that show on some content.
This may seem a little odd and you might expect the advertisers to hate this, but it’s actually the opposite as advertisers at the moment are all for it. Basically, when you start viewing a video that has an ad playing before it, you have a countdown timer that counts from 5 to zero. Once at zero you can click to skip the ad, or not click to view it. [Read more…]
Dell is now taking orders for the Dell Venue Pro. The Dell Venue Pro is a Windows Phone 7 smartphone that has been well sought after, and finally it looks to be here.. again. It was originally pulled due to some problems with WiFi and mislabeled batteries.
The phone costs $99.99 when signing up for a two year contract. Off contract, it’s priced at $449.99 ($499 for the 16GB model).
A larger 16GB model is available for an extra $50 taking the price up to $149. [Read more…]
Winamp has announced Winamp 5.6 for the desktop. The new version is capable of pairing with the Android OS version and allows users to transfer music wirelessly to and from a mobile device as well as to other functions.
Winamp 5.6 features a new device management interface that supports wireless syncing of media, simple management of multiple connected devices and faster encoding and transferring of media to your devices over USB or WiFi. Stream media from a connected device without the need of transferring media to the local library. Wireless device syncing and streaming only available with Winamp for Android installed.
Microsoft [MSFT] hasn’t released any official numbers yet about how the new Windows Phone 7 operating system is doing. However, WMPowerUser managed to grab some statistics from the WP7 Facebook app that shows how many users are active in using that app.
The graph above shows how many Windows Phone 7 users accessed the service while the second graph shows how many users installed the Facebook All (which is the second most popular app in the app store). [Read more…]
Cowon has released a new portable media player called the Cowon 3D. As the 3D in the name suggests, the media player is capable of displaying 3D content. What makes this one a little more unique is that the 3D effect is glasses free.
The device runs Windows CE 6.0 and has a 4.8 inch 800 x 400 widescreen display. The 3D media player is capable of playing back full 1080p content via the HDMI output. As for storage capacity on this device, it has 64GB. [Read more…]
PCWorld is reporting today that the Symbian Foundation will be taking the Symbian mobile operating system off line on December 17th. After that, the only way to get a copy of the software will be to pay to have a physical media version shipped. Full details of that process will be detailed on the Symbian website found here. [Read more…]
The Sony Ericsson X8 came with just Android 1.6 installed. Sony Ericsson has now announced that Android 2.1 is beginning to roll out to the smartphone although it is going out in various stages rather than all at the same time.
The roll-out is based on serial numbers. Rather than list all the SI numbers, you can visit the Sony Ericsson product blog to get a list of those numbers that are already getting the update. If your phone isn’t listed then you’ll need to wait a little longer. [Read more…]
Apple launched iOS 4.2.1 at the beginning of this week. Some people running it on an iPhone 3G are reporting issues when the iPhone has been unlocked to use on another network. When doing that, the Internet Tethering option in some cases is removed.
This, of course, is for those running an iPhone 3G that has been officially unlocked as there is no unofficial unlock available just yet for those running iOS 4.2.1. [Read more…]
Three weeks back, the SkyFire browser for iPhone launched in the US. At that time, it had a bumpy start due to the very high demand of the app.
Now that the bumps have settled down a bit, the app is now available for those of us in the UK. [Read more…]
