Google Wallet has been officially announced today. The new service, which we have seen before, allows you to use your NFC equipped Android smartphone to pay for products. At the moment the launch is exclusive to the Sprint network in the US which means that any other variation of the Nexus S currently isn’t usable for now.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Could get a Quad-Core Processor and Ice Cream Sandwich
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Although the Samsung Galaxy S2 has just launched in the US following behind the UK and others by a few months, we now are beginning to hear rumours about the next generation device… the Samsung Galaxy S3.
More Hints At Apple Releasing iPhone 5 and iPhone 4-plus
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The rumour of Apple releasing two new iPhone models in the next few weeks has surfaced again. We now hear reports from J.P.Morgan that suggests Apple [AAPL] will release an iPhone 5 as well as what it referes to as an iPhone 4-plus.
The iPhone 5 is expected to be the big launch here which is expected to have a complete redesign with rumours also hinting at a slightly larger screen and a metalic back with tapered edges.
The new iPhone 5 stands to be based on the iPad 2?s A5 processor or a newer A6 version. We also expect 1GB of RAM to increase memory access times. Other improvements are increased battery life due to advancement in battery technologies, the printed circuit board (PCB), the touch screen, and LCD power consumption metrics.
Samsung to Block iPhone 5 Launch in Korea
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The patent problems between Apple and Samsung are continuing to go ahead with details today that hint at Samsung in Korea beginning proceedings to get the iPhone 5 blocked in Korea when it launches. Although they do not know the details of the iPhone 5 just yet, they will attempt to have the courts rule that Apple remove the telecommunications features of the device and sell it as an iPod touch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi Pricing Revealed for US
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi model has received pricing over in the US. The price for the 8.9 inch WiFi models will be $469 for the 16GB model and $569 for the 32GB version.
Leaked iPhone 5 Shot Reveals Apple A5 Processor
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Some images leaked today reveal (perhaps confirm) that the iPhone 5 could have an Apple A5 processor. The shot doesn’t clarify which iPhone will get the chip as we’ve heard that both an iPhone 5 and iPhone 4plus could be made, but either way if the picture is real it does confirm a few things about the processor.
New Google Chrome Download Now Available
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has launched a new version of the Google Chrome browser which is now available for download. The latest version is 14 which brings with it more usability for Mac OS X Lion users.
Windows 8 Hints at Phone Integration
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Last week, Microsoft announced Windows 8. Shortly after the announcement a preview version of Windows 8 was available for public download. An eagle eyed writer at istartedsomething has managed to spot a couple of interesting tiles on the Metro style interface. One of them is pictured below which is titled Missed calls and the other makes mention of “Call mobile”.
Run OS X Lion Ultimatum Theme on Jailbroken iPhone
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you are willing to Jailbreak your iPhone then you can now get the OS X Lion Ultimatum theme for your smartphone. The new theme attempts to bring the Mac desktop to the small screen iPhone. Carry on reading to see what it does and how to get it.
7 Inch Motorola Tablet Spotted
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The tablet pictured below is believed to be the next generation Motorola Android Tablet. The screen size hasn’t been confirmed although estimates hint at it being 7 inches. What makes this image quite interesting is that the tablet is also quite slim.
Amazon AppStore Goes Live Outside the US
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Amazon AppStore has gone live in a number of locations around the world. The service up till today was only available for those in the US. At the time of writing this, Amazon hasn’t made any formal announcement although there’s a number of reports of various countries now getting access to the service.
iOS 5 GM Release Will See iCloud Backups Reset
September 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Later on this week the iCloud service is being wiped by Apple in preparation for the GM release of iOS 5. There will be an outage between 9am PDT and 5PM PDT where no backups can be created and any backups of an iOS 5 device created before this date will also be wiped.
After the maintenance window is iOS 5 GM devices will do a complete fresh backup of all data.
