Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The iPhone 4 in Germany could be moving to more networks after the holiday season. WSJ is reporting that T-Mobile in Germany is about to lose it’s iPhone 4 exclusivity agreement towards the end of this year.
This indicates that both Vodafone and O2 could be getting an iPhone 4 as early as next year. [Read more…]
Skype has released a new Beta update numbered version 5.0. The new Skype 5.0 Beta download (for Windows), allows users make group video calls with up to 10 people.
As well as allowing for more people on a group video call, the update also gets a new fresh look in Skype’s own words. Also stability has been increased as well as increased quality when making video calls to a group.
To make a group video call, each users on the call needs to be running the latest Skype Beta (available for download here). Right now the service is free although the blog post announcement hints at a possible charge in the future.
We’ve made improvements to call quality when making group video calls, as well as fixed a number of bugs affecting stability, so your calling experience should be smoother than before. This version also includes automatic call recovery, which should help automatically reconnect Skype calls that are interrupted due to network problems. We’ve also made a number of other housekeeping fixes since the first beta – but please bear in mind that this is still a beta version, and so there may be the odd bug remaining.
The Toshiba Folio 100 was on display at IFA today. The Folio 100 is an Android based tablet that will be launching soon.
Technical specs reveal it has a 10.1 inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. The touchscreen uses capacitive touch and also supports multitouch.
Inside is an NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual core chipset. A 1.3 megapixel camera can be found inside and for storage it has 16GB. The version of Android running on the Toshiba Tablet is Android 2.1. [Read more…]
Students of the Cedar School in Scotland have been given iPads to use for study. In total, 105 iPad units have been handed out, all of which connect to the school run wireless network which allows students to receive course work as well as perform various research on subjects being taught.
This iPad-centric approach to education makes sure students are fed a daily quota of homework and various activities, not to mention lessons in English, math, languages and history.
Skyfire is a browser that is capable of playing flash content on the iPhone. The way it works is that Skyfire has a cloud server which recognises content on a page is flash. The server then converts the flash to HTML 5 content on the fly (when the user wants to play flash content). The content is then streamed down to the user to view when needed.
When converting the content from Flash to HTML 5, the system is capable of compressing the file size making the content as small as 25% of the original size. [Read more…]
Sony has announced Music Unlimited. Music Unlimited is a music streaming service that allows users to stream music to various devices.
The service gives access to millions of tracks on the internet and has been designed to work on Sony’s existing products. It allows users to listen to music wherever they are all based around the cloud so that everything is always available wherever you are. [Read more…]
It appears that the new iPod touch has a different camera in the back when compared to the iPhone 4.
The iPod touch specs reveal that the camera on the back can capture images at 960 x 720 pixels which equates to about 1 megapixel. This is below the 5 megapixels of the iPhone 4 camera. [Read more…]
Motorola could be launching a new handset called the Motorola XT300. A picture of the Motorola XT300 was uploaded to a Chinese Android forum called HiAPK recently.
Details of the phone show that it is Android based and runs the Android 2.1 OS. A full QWERTY keyboard is to be found on the device. The keyboard slides out of the bottom of the device in a Palm Pre style. [Read more…]
It has been confirmed that the T-Mobile G2 will run Android 2.2 when it launches. Other details also reveal that the MSM7x30 CPU to be found inside will be clocked at 800MHz rather than 1GHz.
T-Mobile are still calling it the fastest smartphone experience in America although that could be in regards to it’s fast HSPA+ network connectivity.
It could still run very fast though. If HTC opt for cutting out a lot of junk from the OS, commonly known as bloatware, it could gain an advantage over other smartphones. [Read more…]
The iTunes 10 download is now active allowing you to make use of the latest Ping features unveiled at yesterdays Apple [AAPL] event.
For Windows based computers there are two options available for download, either the 32-bit or 64-bit.
* A PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor
* Intel Pentium D or faster processor is required to play Standard Definition video from the iTunes Store
* 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor is required to play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras from the iTunes Store
* 512MB of RAM; 1GB is required to play HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras
* Screen resolution of 1024×768 or greater; 1280×800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras
* DirectX 9.0-compatible video card with 32MB of video RAM; 64MB recommended
* QuickTime-compatible audio card
* Broadband Internet connection to use the iTunes Store
* iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or back-up CDs or DVDs
Apple AirPlay is a service that lets you stream music around your home over wireless networks. The technology will be integrated in to a number of devices such as speaker docks, AV receivers and stereo systems.
Say you have one set of speakers in your bedroom, one in the office, and one in the living room. For the ultimate sonic panorama, you can stream your tunes to more than one room simultaneously, so you’ll never lose the beat, no matter where you are in the house. Just select “Multiple Speakers” from the speaker pulldown menu in iTunes. AirPlay works over Wi-Fi or an Ethernet connection, or a combination of both. So you can stream music directly from your home network if you’re near an Ethernet port or connect wirelessly if you’re not.
Apple [AAPL] announced iTunes 10 with Ping today. The new version brings a number of new features to the desktop application.
The new iTunes 10 application brings music-orientated social networking to users. Ping lets you post your thoughts and opinions on music and songs that can be shared with other users.
iTunes 10 also brings AirPlay wireless playback that lets you rent HD TV shows for 99 cents. [Read more…]
