Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Another rumour is going around about the iPad 2 release date. We have heard previously that a new iPad will be launched in November this year, then it was December and now it is end of Q1 2011.
Most people expect that Apple [AAPL] will release the iPad 2 based on how the iPhone and iPod touch gets updated, which is generally yearly. This would make it an early April launch for the iPad 2 which means Digitimes isn’t that far out with it’s guess. [Read more…]
The Times is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy Tab will also have the option of installing Chrome OS when it launches. Although this is believed to be an option, it isn’t one that will be supported out of the box. Instead, you’ll need to do the update yourself.
It is recommended that those wanting to use Chrome OS on the Galaxy Tab consult a professional before the update, and perhaps even have someone who knows what they are doing perform the update as it isn’t simply a task of selecting the OS and installing it, a lot of changes need to be made to get it on there. [Read more…]
Seems like progress is being made with the iOS 4.1 jailbreak. The Chronic Dev-Team is behind this one who posted a very brief update on the GreenPois0n tool that they are launching.
The tool is designed to jailbreak all iOS 4.1 devices as well as past versions of iOS.
Many people in the comments are asking for a progress update. Any kind of update that we could actually give would be too technical for anyone to understand anyway, not to mention potentially reveal the exploit. Just know that things are going swimmingly and we are working as hard as we can.
An XDA Developers user has managed to grab a full Android build from the new HTC Desire HD. The build isn’t final yet although it is a full build.
A warning does accompany the thread that basically says, don’t use the ROM on any device as it hasn’t been modified to work on other devices. It then goes on to request that the chefs start cooking up ROMs for devices such as the HTC HD2. [Read more…]
The Einstein Project is expanding further and will be soon pushing out a Newton OS emulator app for the iPhone. The Einstein Project has been running since 2004 and has a goal of bringing the Newton OS (from Apple) on to various platforms. As the iPhone is believed by some to be the grandson of the Newton, it kind of makes sense that the old Newton OS should be made compatible with the iPhone.
The team behind it has managed to get it working (as seen in the video below). The Newton OS on iPhone is running a little slow at the moment although speed increases are expected over the coming months.
We also hear that Newton OS will be made compatible with the iPod touch and iPad through emulation. It isn’t clear if Apple [AAPL] will approve the app, and it is likely that they might not. However, if it does go ahead then it would be worth grabbing it just for fun and to see how the old Apple tablet worked around 20 years ago. [Read more…]
Yesterday, the Napster iPhone App landed in the app store. The software allows you to listen to a choice of over 10 million full length songs as often as you like.
The application its self is free to download although the Napster service you will use does have a subscription cost of $10/month.
The Napster app lets you save songs, playlists and albums so that you can listen to music while your phone is off line or in a bad signal area. The app is also able to run in the background on iOS 4 so that you can work with other apps while listening to music. [Read more…]
If you have a hard time understanding what 3D is then Sky and Stephen Fry have explained it in simple terms.
The video is in preparation for the launch of Sky 3D and goes in to details such as the difference between passive and active as well as an explanation briefly, about what 3D was like in past years.
The video is below… [Read more…]
The Wifi variants of the Apple iPad went on sale in China just last week. We now hear from Apple [AAPL] that the iPhone 4 will be landing this Saturday the 25th.
Retail stores will be optning up at 8am in China allowing customers to pick up a 16GB iPhone 4 for 4,999 CNY ($745 USD) or a 32GB model for 5,999 CNY ($893 USD). [Read more…]
The GV Mobile + app has finally been accepted in to the Apple app store.
The application allows users in the US to make Google Voice calls from an iPhone. The app does work in other countries from what we understand although certain modifications are needed to the settings to get it working.
The new Google Voice app costs $2.99 and is available now to download from here. [Read more…]
Owners of the Motorola XT720 Android smartphone will be getting an upgrade shortly that will re-clock the 550MHz CPU up to 720MHz. This speed increase is said to make the smartphone more snappy and capable of running a lot smoother.
As well as increasing the CPU speed the update also adds DLNA compatibility that allows you to stream media to compatible gadgets if you so wish. [Read more…]
When the iPad launched in the UK, O2 offered 3GB of data for £15 per month or 500MB of data for £2/day.
For those using these plans the limits have changed. This isn’t good news though as O2 has lowered the data allowance for the £15/month plan to offer 2GB rather than 3GB. For the £2/day plan, the allowance has dropped to 200MB.
It isn’t clear when these plans changed (other than some time in June), although Apple site still shows prices for the original plans that were available for the iPad. [Read more…]
The Playstation Move went on sale last Friday. iFixit followed it’s usual tradition and decided to take it apart and have a look at what’s inside and how it all works.
The Move its self has seven buttons, a compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and vibration motor. A mixture of all these sensors allows it to be accurately tracked by the Playstation and allows a different way of interacting with games.
The Playstation Move its self is easy to take apart according to iFixit and they ended up giving it a score of 8 out of 10 with 10 being the easiest on the scale. [Read more…]
