Archives for April 2010

iPhone HD Could be Unveiled June 22

Rumours are going around about Apple [AAPL] unveiling their next gen iPhone 4G, or iPhone HD or whatever it’s going to be called. The date rumoured is June 22

“For this particular occasion, Apple has once again reserved the very conference center where the company announced the three previous versions of the iPhone,” Messany reports. “So all signs, indeed, point to June 22nd proving the 4th gen iPhone’s ‘big day.’ Knowing Apple, however, we probably won’t know for sure until the evening of June 21st.”

Obviously this doesn’t provide concrete evidence, but it’s certainly the “right” time of year for Apple to make such an announcement (if they are indeed launching a new iPhone this year) and if they have followed the same pattern for the last 3 years then it makes sense they would hold it at the same location. [Read more…]

Phantom Flex Captures full HD 1080p at 2800 Frames Per Second

There’s a few cameras that come with the ability to capture video at a silly amount of frames per second rate nearing the 1000 mark and slightly above. However, such cameras normally work at a really low resolution of double digit resolutions.

The Phantom Flex is different in that it can amazingly capture up to 2800 frames per second at a Full HD resolution (ie, 1080p or 1920 x 1080 to be exact). That’s some impressive stuff there and certainly grabs out attention.

The sensor is capable of capturing 4K images at 1560 frames per second. Capturing some still respectable images with a 640 x 480 resolution you can then capture at a rate of 6300 FPS. [Read more…]

HTC Assessing Development of Own Smartphone OS

HTC are assessing the possibility of developing their own operating system for smartphones. Reasons for this seem to include their ever growing popularity as smartphone manufacturers and their current reliance on operating systems primarily from Microsoft [MSFT] and Google [GOOG]. If they develop their own OS they will become an independent platform allowing them to create what they want.

Just yesterday we mentioned that Palm [PALM] was up for sale and that they were actively looking for a buyer, even to the point of wanting to start negotiations as early as this week. Palm are believed to have said to HTC – hey, asses webOS. [Read more…]

Adobe Prepping Lawsuit against Apple – Rumour

We are hearing rumours today that Adobe are preparing to file a lawsuit against Apple [AAPL]. The rumours say that this is related to the changes in the iPhone OS 4.0 SDK which essentially blocked Adobe from working on the iPhone with their 3rd party software.

It seems that Apple blocking 3rd party coding has been the last straw to bring Adobe to this.

It of course isn’t clear if Adobe will get anything out of this as essentially it’s hardware that Apple create and it would appear that they can do what they like in terms of what they think is best for users. The legal system will have to sort it all out though. Also the fact that right now this is just speculation, so it’s hard to really comment any further. [Read more…]

Google Earth gets 3D Right down to Street Level in NYC

Check out New York City on Google Earth. Google [GOOG] along with many people helping out over at YourWorldin3D have managed to get all of NYC on to Google Earth in 3D right down to street level. The video below shows a demonstration of what can be achieved.

The software used is part of Sketchup that allows you to use pictures captured from above buildings in several angles and create 3D models of the buildings.

It isn’t clear how long it has taken to get the whole of NYC complete, but the results are quite impressive. [Read more…]

Nintendo Game Boy Hack gives Video Out

This Nintendo Gameboy has had a port added that allows it to transmit video signals to a TV via a custom built box.

The custom built box is actually an old VHS cassette that is home to a bunch of electronics and sits in-between the Game Boy and TV.

The details are a bit on the light side in that the video just shows the Game Boy TV working, but doesn’t provide details of how it works. [Read more…]

HTC Incredible Specs Revealed

BGR managed to get their hands on the full spec sheet for the HTC Incredible. Notable features include a 3.7 inch OLED capacitive touchscreen that has a WVGA resolution. Inside is a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.

The HTC Incredible has 8GB of internal memory and a memory card slot capable of taking up to a 32GB microSD card. For connectivity the Incredible has 802.11b/g/n along with Bluetooth. It functions on a dual band EVDO Rev.A network.

The camera on the Incredible is capable of capturing images at 8 megapixels. [Read more…]

Apple MacBook Pro Updated

Apple [AAPL] have updated their line of Apple MacBook Pro laptops today by introducing Core i5 and Core i7 processors in to the devices. Each screen size MacBook Pro has received a faster processor, next generation graphics and up to 10 hours of battery life.

Lets start with the Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch… this new MB Pro has new NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics built in that provides 80% faster graphics for the device. This model has a 10 hour battery life also.

Moving on to the 15 and 17 inch MacBook Pros, they now feature Core i5 and Core i7 processors as well as utilising both the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M for graphics along side the regular built in Intel HD graphics processors. The MacBooks are capable of automatically switching between graphics chips depending on the task at hand. This allows for better battery usage when using less intensive applications. [Read more…]

Apple Store Down – UK iPad Prices to be Unveiled?

The Apple Store has gone down this morning which indicates new things are happening. This as usual, is world wide from what we can see.

Things we are waiting for include the Apple iPad pricing for the UK, CAD and several other countries along with official release dates other than late April.

Also we are expecting updates for the MacBook Pro to go online. Information from Apple Insider gives the full details of what is expected (image below). [Read more…]

Microsoft Kin delays Notifications up to 15 Minutes

Microsoft [MSFT] unveiled the Microsoft Kin social networking phones. The main features of the Kin phones are their social networking abilities. The whole user interface revolves around sharing with friends and keeping up to date with what’s happening.

We have learned today that Microsoft have enabled a 15 minute delay on status updates, as in they only ping the servers of Facebook, Twitter and other networks in fifteen minute intervals. Reasons cited for this include Microsoft not wanting the phones to always be connect, thus draining battery life and also API issues with the young social networks and their lack of ability to deal with a huge influx of requests.

Engadget mention it could be also related to throttling back bandwidth on Verizons [VZ] network allowing for cheaper data plans. [Read more…]

Google Mobile App Approved for Apple iPad

Apple [AAPL] have approved the Google Mobile App for the iPad. If you already had the Google Mobile App on your iPad previously, you would have noticed that it was pretty much a scaled up version. With the iPad version of the app now being official, it has been re done to fit the larger screen.

The new version is of course free to download. It features a My Location bar, but other than that it’s the same as the previous version. It gives access to a number of Google [GOOG] services such as GMail, Maps, Images, news, shopping etc… with some of the apps working within the app, and others kicking you out to the browser. This is the case with GMail for example. [Read more…]

Nokia C3, C6 and E5 Unveiled

Nokia [NOK] have announced the launch of three new phones. These are the Noika C3, Nokia C6 and the Nokia E5. Each of the new handsets features a QWERTY keyboard with two of them looking similar to Blackberry devices and the other having a QWERTY keyboard that slides out to the side in landscape mode.

“Our messaging device range is very successful,” said Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia’s Head of Markets. “Services that provide easy access to the world’s consumer and corporate email and instant messaging are really popular on our QWERTY smartphones such as the Nokia E71 and Nokia E63. People want the best messaging and social networking experience on an affordable device, whether it’s sending a simple text or instant message, an email, or a direct message from their Twitter account. The Nokia C3, Nokia C6 and Nokia E5 are made for just that.”

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