Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
As well as launching a new iPad last week, Apple also launched the 3rd generation Apple TV. The new version had a few new features with the main one being that it is now capable of playing back 1080p TV.
A XBMC media center forums decided to take the new ATV apart to see what is different on the insides.
Google has announced that Google Earth Mobile for iOS and Android has received an update. The update brings a much wanted feature to mobile devices in the way of KML file support. What that means is that users who download version 6.2 can now open up KML files to view custom maps while on the go.
As usual, iFixit was one of the first to get their hands on a new iPad. They also are the first to take it apart to see what is inside and what has changed from the iPad 2.
Sony Mobile has posted a video online showing the new floating touch screen technology on the SM Sola smartphone. The new technology allows you to hover over the screen to move a virtual mouse pointer around and when links (as an example) highlight, you can then tap the screen to click on it.
According to the design chief at Nokia, the company is working on a tablet. He also reports that he is spending up to one third of his time working on this device.
Three in the UK has announced pricing for the new iPad which launches tomorrow. Pricing is based on either 24 month contracts or on a month to month contract.
Through the night, a number of new iPad reviews went online. As most people would expect, the reviews were positive with the AllThingsD concluding “Since it launched in 2010, the iPad has been the best tablet on the planet. With the new, third-generation model, it still holds that crown.”
Windows Phone Tango will be launching in China this month. A launch event is being held to show Windows Phone 7.5 and was announced with an invitation that says “the carefully designed, refined, and all-new Windows Phone 7.5 will be landing in China”.
Apple has announced that the new iPad will go on sale at 8am local time on March 16 in 10 countries. The launch date has been known for the last week now as well as what countries it will arrive in. But, the 8am is the new piece of information here.
HTC has confirmed that Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) is coming to several devices (16 to be precise) over the next few months.
It appears that Samsung is the sole provide of Retina displays for the new iPad. The report comes from Bloomberg that said:
Samsung Electronics Co. will supply the touch screen for Apple Inc.’s new iPad after LG Display Co. and Sharp Corp didn’t meet the U.S. company’s quality requirements, according to an analyst with iSuppli. Samsung, the world’s top flat-panel maker, currently is the sole vendor of the display for the 9.7-inch device, said Vinita Jakhanwal, a senior manager at iSuppli, a unit of Englewood, Colorado-based IHS Inc.
Sony has announced the new Sony Alpha STL-A57 which falls in to the popular A-mount camera range. The new camera has a 16 megapixel sensor and is capable of shooting at 12 frames per second. Video can be captured with the camera at 1920 x 1080 pixels at 60p, 60i or 24p/25p.
