Some details about Ice Cream Sandwich have leaked that show the new Android operating system, when announced by Google [GOOG] this week, will have built-in photo editing capabilities.
iPhone 4S Sales Reach 4 Million in First Weekend
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Although Apple [AAPL] didn’t impress some people with the launch of the iPhone 4S (a lot were expecting a different design and a new name of the iPhone 5), it seems that this hasn’t caused problems for sales in any noticeable way as the company has now announced that 4 million units were sold within the first weekend of launch.
Google Translate for Android Now in 14 Languages – Speech to Speech
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has released an update for Google Translate that allows Android smartphone users to communicate with people in 14 different languages. The new update works using speech-to-speech in conversation mode where you can select your language and then specify the language of another person. You can then speak and Google translates your text. You can then hit a button and have the other person speak in their language and it then converts it back in to your language so you can think of a reply to speak back.
iOS 5 Camera Can Use Earphone Volume Control to Capture Pics
October 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With the launch of iOS 5 there’s a bunch of features that are being discovered as more users update their iPhones. One of those is the new camera functionality. We already know of the double tap on the lock screen to get to launch the camera. We also know that the up volume button can also act as the shutter button. What we learn today is that the headphone volume control can also be used as a shutter button.
MP3 Store Could be Opened by Google Music
October 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google could be getting more closely involved in music from what we have read today. From what we understand, Google [GOOG] is currently signing deals with major record labels and when the contracts are complete, an MP3 store could be opened to compete with the likes of the iTunes store as well as Amazon store.
Apple Updates iPhone 4S Shipping Status – Delivery Expected Tomorrow (UK)
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple in the UK has begun shipping the iPhone 4S to customers and currently is giving an estimated delivery date of tomorrow, October 14.
HP TouchPad gets CyanogenMod Alpha Release
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The HP TouchPad can finally run Android Gingerbread thanks to CyanogenMod 7.1.0. The new update now allows you to install the Google operating system on to the HP TouchPad tablet. Note that this is an Alpha version and that it has been described as very basic and quite buggy. Some features work but a lot doesn’t so before you go ahead and install make sure you can put up with problems.
Motorola Droid X2 Update Rolls Out
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Motorola Droid X2 has an update ready and available for download. The device will receive Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. To get the OTA update you simply need to navigate in the menus to Settings > About Phone > System Updates at which point, you should be able to grab the new update and install it.
Wopad V7 Tablet Gets Branded with Angry Birds
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Angry Birds has gone from strength to strength in popularity since it originally launched. We’ve seen a bunch of spin-off products such as soft toys. We now see an Angry Birds themed tablet has launched.
iCloud Now Open for All
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] has now opened the iCloud.com service to all Apple users. To access it you simply navigate to icloud.com and enter your Apple ID along with your password. It requires that you are using iOS 5 on your iPad or iPhone so for those not in the developer program you’ll just need to wait a few more hours for Apple to push out the final build around the globe.
Sony to Recall 1.6 Million Bravia TVs
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sony announced earlier today that they will be recalling 1.6 million Sony Bravia TVs soon due to problems where 11 models in Japan had seen some problems. The range of Bravia TVs have a component that in those cases melted down causing damage to the TV although nobody was hurt in any of the incidents.
Tesco iPhone 4S Price Goes Online
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tesco Mobile has released pricing for the iPhone 4S in the UK. Two contract lengths are available which allows you to select either 12 or 24 months. On the 12 month contracts you can opt to pay £25/month or £35/month and for that you get either 250 or 750 minutes along with 5000 text messages and 1GB of data. The pricing for the iPhone 4S is £235 for the 16GB model on the £35/month contract and goes up to £495 for the most expensive 64GB model (at £25/month). Full details in the image below:
