A new update for the DROID Incredible is beginning to be pushed out to handsets. The update is mainly a set of bug fixes as well as an introduction to the V CAST store.
A full list of enhancements and fixes can be found below… [Read more…]
DROID Incredible Update Arrives
November 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Minority Report Style Kinect Hack Demonstration
November 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The open source drivers for the Microsoft Kinect were opened up a few days ago. Along with this, some unique ways to use the Kinect have started to show up.
One of these is the Minority Report style interface that can use the Kinect camera to detect movement of your hands and interpret that in to movement of objects on to a screen. [Read more…]
Google Nexus S Spotted
November 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday, information about a new Google Nexus S smartphone started to leak out. The images were sent in to Engadget who comment that the phone pictures were actually captured about a month ago.
The Nexus S is believed to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is expected to be announced soon. [Read more…]
Nikon D700 with $6000 Lens Destroyed in Dragster Race
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
What you are looking at here is a dead Nikon D700 camera, battery grip and a $6000 Nikon 400mm 2.8 lens that was destroyed in a drag race.
The camera was being remote controlled at the time when a top fuel dragster lost control at the Auto Club Famoso in Bakersfield camera. When losing control, it went up the barrier and smacked in to the camera smashing it in to pieces. [Read more…]
JooJoo Tablet is Discontinued
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The JooJoo has been discontinued although Fusion Garage, the company behind it, are still alive and pressing forwards.
Chandrashekar Rathakrishnan, founder of Fusion Garage, confirmed to e27 today that the tablet was being stopped. What they will be doing from now on is focusing on other tablets, perhaps a JooJoo 2 that will run Android rather than Linux. [Read more…]
Android Market Share Jumps to 25.5 Percent
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Gartner released some numbers showing the 3rd quarter sales of various smartphones listed by OS. Top of the list is Symbian that took 36.6% market share. Android followed just behind that taking 25.5% with iOS following at 16.7 percent.
These numbers indicate a huge growth for Android which in the same quarter of 2009 was at just 3.5% market share. [Read more…]
Samsung Galaxy Tab AT&T Prices Revealed
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
We just mentioned that Verizon is now selling the Galaxy Tab. We also hear today that AT&T will begin selling the Tab soon, perhaps on November 21 if the images above and below are to be believed.
Price wise, it looks like the Galaxy Tab on AT&T will be priced at $649.99 without a contract. The data plans look to be the same as those that are available for the iPad with the option of 250MB for $14.99/month or 2GB for $25/month. [Read more…]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Now at Verizon
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday saw the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on the T-Mobile network in the US. Today, its time for Verizon to launch the Galaxy Tab.
Price wise, the Galaxy Tab on Verizon is $599.99 although this is before tax and you’ll also need to consider getting a data plan to use the data connection which will add another monthly cost (as well as line activation fees). [Read more…]
Wi-Gear Not Purchased by Apple
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Rumours went around the web the other day (as they do every day), about the Bluetooth Headphone maker called Wi-Gear being purchased by Apple [AAPL].
Wi-Gear CEO, Mark Pundsack had just two words to say about the whole thing… “I wish!”. [Read more…]
Free iPhone Apps Fill One Third of Top-Grossing Apps Charts
November 11, 2010 by 1 Comment
About a year ago, Apple [AAPL] started up the in-app purchase features. What this does is allows developers to create apps for iOS based devices and then let you purchase add-ons whilst in the app. An example could be extra levels of a game or more transactions in a financial package to name a few ideas.
GigaOM decided to have a look at the top 100 grossing apps today to see what was there and after checking through the list, they found that 34 apps out of the 100 were listed as being free and managed to be added to the top 100 grossing apps due to the in-app purchases that they allowed. Just a quick glance on the screen shot above shows that the top 5 contains 2 free apps. [Read more…]
Windows Phone 7 Stock Shortages to be Resolved Soon
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Just yesterday, analysts indicated that Microsoft had only shifted 40,000 Windows Phone 7 smartphones at launch. At that point, we were left wondering if this was due to lack of interest or shortages.
Microsoft has now responded to questions asked and have now indicated that the reason for the lack of sales was indeed, not having enough stock available at launch. [Read more…]
Steve Jobs Says AirPrint Has Not Been Pulled
November 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
In the past few days some details/rumours about AirPrint support in iOS 4.2 being partially pulled went around the Internet. The original rumours hinted at AirPrint not supporting printers shared on a Mac or Windows computer which left many reporting that only five current printers from HP would actually be compatible with the service. One upset user of MacRumors emailed Steve Jobs to see what was going on…
Q: As a release-day purchaser of an iPad, I was elated when you revealed iOS 4.2 would support AirPrint. Now comes reports AirPrint support has been pulled from 4.2. Between announcements/assurances of the white iPhone, and now the pulling of AirPrint, is Apple going to lose credibility and become known for announcing “vaporware”?
A: AirPrint has not been pulled. Don’t believe everything you read.
