A rumour started today indicates that Google [GOOG] is working on creating a 7 inch tablet… perhaps a Nexus Tablet to be more precise. Although this is a rumour, it probably isn’t far from the truth. The problem with Android tablets is that none of them have really taken off. We haven’t included the Kindle Fire when making that statement, but it is an Android tablet but completely customised to feel different. This of course could mean that Amazon is winning the Android race. Either way, Google is lagging behind and needs to do something about it.
Refunds Issued by Apple for GameStore App
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Over the new year, Apple accidentally released an app called GameStore that was very unfinished. It was believed to be from 2009 at about the time in-app purchases were made available. Apple [AAPL] shortly after pulled the app from the store. A number of people paid for the app to see what it was.
Google Android Platform Statistics for December Revealed
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Android Developers has released the December statistics which reveal what fragmentation is like across various Android versions. The numbers are released so that developers can know where to prioritize when developing apps for Android.
iPhone 4S Headed to China as well as Others on January 13
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Apple has announced that it will be launching the iPhone 4S in China on the 13th January. Other countries getting the phone on that date include Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bolivia, Botswana, British Virgin Islands as well as other countries. 22 countries in total will get the iPhone 4S on Jan 13.
All Phones in Chile Must be Sold Unlocked
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Starting Monday January 16 2012, Chile requires that all phones sold must be sold unlocked. This applies to every cellphone. This requirement will mean that any cellphone will work on any compatible network in the country.
CodeYear Gains 127K Users In 3 Days
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Codecademy was started just 3 days ago and since launch it has already had 127,000 users sign up to the service. Visiting the welcome page at codeyear.com we can see that a large number of people are interested in learning to code. The site says:
Make your New Year’s resolution learning to code. Sign up on Code Year to get a new interactive programming lesson sent to you each week and you’ll be building apps and web sites before you know it.
iPhone Call Mute Issue Upsetting Users
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When the iPhone 4S launched a few months ago, a few problems were found such as battery life issues for a number of users as well as what has become known as Audiogate. Audiogate is the issue of outbound calls being muted for some users in some cases.
Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook Now Ready for Pre-Order in the US
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Samsung has made the Series 5 Ultrabook available for pre-order in the US. The new ultrabooks have price tags of $899.99 and $949.99.
Two models are available for pre-order with one having a 13 inch screen and the other with a 13.3 inch screen.
Angry Birds Downloaded 6.5 Million Times on Christmas Day
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rovio had an impressive Christmas day in terms of the Angry Birds bunch of games. The three games saw a total of 6.5 million downloads on Christmas day alone, many of which will likely to be related to people getting new iOS and Android devices for Christmas.
LEGO awesome machine is Amazing
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The screenshot below is of the LEGO awesome machine. It isn’t clear if that’s the name of the device or if the creator is just referring to it as an awesome machine that is made of LEGO. Either way, it is awesome.
Quantum Wipeout Race Track Promo Video
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Just before Christmas a video was launched showing some Wipeout style vehicles moving around a track made of superconducting magnets. The video is great and really makes you wish it was real… unfortunately its not. Instead, it appears to be an advertisement from Sony about the new Wipeout game.
Kindle Fire Silk Browser Ported to Other Android Devices
January 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Hackers have managed to extract the Silk browser from the Amazon Kindle Fire and port it over to various rooted Android devices. The Silk browser is Amazons attempt to speed up web browsing. It works by calculating some elements of a webpage server side which speeds up processing time. It also attempts to predict what links you will click on so that your next page will be already calculated and ready to download when you want to go to it.
