Apple [AAPL] have signed a contract with Samsung believed to be worth $240 Million. The contract will see Samsung provide 3 million iPad displays to Apple. The deal is also believed to add more stability to iPad production in case of problems with the primary supplied.
The new deal will see Samsung become the second major supplied of 9.7 inch sized screens for the Apple iPad. The 3 million screens will be used over an unspecified amount of time. This is all according to a high-ranking industry representative who spoke to the Korea Times.
The Apple iPad screen is the most expensive part of the device and costs $80 regardless of which model it is put in. It’s twice the size of the iPhone screen but costs five times more due to the complexities required in building a larger capacitive touch screen as well as it having four times the amount of surface. [Read more…]
Virgin in the UK have announced that they are releasing four new Android smartphones.
Google [GOOG] have shut down their Chinese search site found at Google.cn and instead, redirected that domain to Google.com.hk. The move is in response to all the problems that have arisen over cyber attacks and censoring results over the last few months. By redirecting all google.cn traffic to Google.com.hk they are able to serve up full uncensored results to those in China.
The Zipcharge Quick Charger is another device that allows you to charge up your mobile phone, PDA or MP3 player while on the move.
Some patents have been found that show Apple are working on a new mobile social media networking application for the iPhone. The new software is known as iGroups and allows mobile phone users to easily exchange information more easily. The patent shows that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have also taken
So far there have been three Windows Phone 7 Series devices confirmed so far.
If you thought a physical keyboard was the only way to tap out a text message on a phone then think again.
The USB Power Station is designed to give your mobile phone batter a boost when you are away from a regular power source. The device can hold up to 5000mAh of battery storage that can charge a mobile phone, MP3 player or any other electrical gadget while on the move.
If you are looking for a new SATA hard drive and need a lot of capacity then Amazon have a good deal on at the moment bringing a 1.5TB
Lenovo have just announced their new
Corsair have announced their latest secure USB flash drive called the Corsair Flash Padlock 2. The Padlock 2 is able to encrypt data by using a built-in 256-bit data encryption algorithm as well as restricting usage by using a PIN access pad.
The Sync Blocker cable is designed to prevent the signals that allow your device to sync when it is hooked up to a computer. Reasons for using this cable would include using a USB port on another computer that someone else owns so that when you connect it all the syncing process doesn’t start automatically, or perhaps you only want to charge your device on an office computer and only sync at home.



