Archives for February 2011

Verizon iPhone 4 Available at Apple

Apple is now selling the Verizon iPhone 4. When loading up the Apple website, the AT&T and Verizon iPhones are now listed with exactly the same price for each model. The only difference (other than the technical difference of CDMA) is that it takes about 9 days to ship the Verizon model as opposed to the AT&T model which ships within 24 hours. This of course, is due to the phone being launched tomorrow.

Although the official release date is tomorrow, the Verizon iPhone 4 sold out of all pre-orders within 24 hours when it first went on the Apple and Verizon websites. For this reason, it appears that there is a lack of stock now which is contributing to several days delay in shipping. [Read more…]

iPad 2 Goes in to Production – Cameras Included

Apple has given the go ahead for the iPad 2 to go in to production. This is according to the WSJ who reported that the second generation tablet device would have a front facing camera allowing video calls to be made.

We also hear more confirmations that the screen will not be a higher resolution. Earlier reports have been swayed both ways with some saying the screen will be retina and others saying it will be the same but thinner with a thinner bezel around the edge. This report from the WSJ hints at it not getting a retina display this time around although this could happen on the iPad 3. [Read more…]

LG Optimus 3D Video Leaked

The LG Optimus 3D is one of the first phones to have a 3D screen along with a dual-camera setup on the back to capture pictures. Others have been made but generally, those didn’t hit mainstream over this way.

A teaser video was sent to Pocket Lint that shows a few details about the device. The video is quite dark and it’s difficult to see the finer details of the new 3D smartphone, but it does let us know a few things about it. [Read more…]

iPhone 5 Could be Announced on June 6 at WWDC

Apple tend to announce the next generation iPhone in June of each year with a release date of that model following a few weeks later.

It is expected this year that Apple will announce the iPhone 5 at WWDC which now looks to be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco on the 5th June all the way through to June 9. The announcement is expected on day two which is the 6th. [Read more…]

Angry Birds Seasons for Android and iPhone Updated

Yesterday, Rovio made available an update for Angry Birds Seasons. This time of year sees preparations for Valentines day being made and hence, the new update brings a Valentines theme to the game.

As this is now called Angry Birds Seasons, it still gives you access to the spooky Halloween version along with the snowy Christmas version. What you get is the following:

As we all know, every season is an Angry Birds season. After Trick Or Treat and Season’s Greedings, Angry Birds Seasons returns with yet another gift that keeps on giving: Hogs And Kisses for Valentine’s Day!

Enjoy the Valentine’s Day spirit of love and affection by popping more pigs!

Fling more passionate birds in an atmosphere of affectionate action!

Find the loveliest Golden Egg of them all!

Share the love and send a Valentine’s Day card to that Special Someone!

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New MacBook Pros Could Arrive March 2011

Details of new MacBook Pros have leaked on to the web recently. The information reveals that we could see a new range of MacBook Pro’s that go on sale on March 11.

The details come from leaked shots of the inventory of a Best Buy store where a supplier is listed as Apple Compu(ter) with a dummy SKU and an In Stock Date of 03-11-2011.

Prices are revealed in the screen grabs although this particular shot is just for one particular model. The device is listed as costing $1199.99 and is speculated to be the 13 inch MacBook Pro. [Read more…]

Verizon iPhone Could Require Modified Apps – We Don’t Think So

The Verizon iPhone wasn’t expected till February 10 although some devices already started to arrive to customers as early as yesterday. Along with that early arrival, some very interesting information has been found out about apps for the Verizon iPhone. What ZDNet found out was that some apps might require some changes to be compatible with the new iPhone 4 on Verizon. The difference isn’t due to changes with the telco, but instead, it appears that differences with the CDMA chip inside has caused a problem (or has it?).

The first app that needed to be modified was the Telenav Navigator app. The company who create it has not specifically said what hardware caused the change to be made, but ZDNet speculates that it’s the GSM to CDMA switch. When looking in to this more though, it’s nothing at all to do with the hardware of the device. [Read more…]

Priority Inbox Lands on Gmail for Mobile

Google has added the Priority Inbox feature to the mobile version of Gmail. Until now, the priority inbox feature was available for Android smartphones in the app as well as regular web users. This new change brings it to the mobile version for smartphones and from what we can see, the iPad too although that might have been available previously.

Priority inbox on mobile can be seen when clicking the Menu button. Previously you’ll have just seen the inbox, sent items, starred items etc… Now when clicking menu you see a section at the top of the screen (as pictured below) and here you can go direct to your priority emails. One problem is that you cannot designate emails to be more or less priority from the mobile interface, so once in a while you’ll still need to visit the desktop to train the system. [Read more…]

New BBC iPlayer iPad App Coming February 10

The BBC is about to launch a new app for the iPad this week. The new app is the iPlayer which is currently available via the BBC website.

“iPlayer App for iPad is being released this Thursday – 10th Feb. 3G connection is browse only. Browse+Playback requires Wi-Fi. #iplayer,”

This information came from a tweet that Geoff Marshall of the BBC sent out recently and as mentioned, it works on WiFi only for playback although you can browse content over a 3G connection. [Read more…]

Amazon Kindle 3.1 Update Brings Real Page Numbers to Books

Amazon is about to make available a new update for the Amazon Kindle. The new update brings a couple of relatively small updates to the software although each update is actually quite handy.

The new Kindle 3.1 update will be made available for download in a few days time and when launched it will allow Kindle users to use real page numbers on books. For those who use the Kindle, you’ll know that page numbers do not match the physical book which makes it awkward when referencing a Kindle whilst in a class for example. With the new update, the class lecturer can ask you to turn to page 234 and you’ll be on the same page as all others who have the physical books. [Read more…]

Xperia Play Playstation Phone To Land on O2 UK

Earlier today we mentioned that Sony Ericsson was to officially announce the Xperia Play smartphone this coming weekend at MWC. Since that announcement, O2 in the UK has now stepped up to indicate that they will be carrying the Xperia Play on its network. O2 made the announcement on its official Twitter feed this morning.

Awesome news – the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is coming to O2. Loving their ad too:

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Android 2.4 Could Make an Early Appearance as Gingerbread

New information today reveals that Google might be releasing a new version of Android as early as April. The new version will be designed for smartphones and will follow along with the 2.X branch being called Android 2.4. Here’s something interesting though as it is now believed that Google will call Android 2.4 Gingerbread even though Gingerbread already exists as 2.3.

The reasons for this seem to follow along with how Android 3.0 Honeycomb apps will work in that dual-core apps designed for Honeycomb will then be made compatible with single-core apps on devices running Android 2.4. This, apparently, is not possible with Android 2.3 in its current form. [Read more…]