Next week we should see the first Nokia Windows Phone smartphones unveiled. The picture below is believed to be one of them which carries the name of Nokia Sabre.
iPhone 4S Location Gets GLONASS Support Alongside GPS
October 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Looking over the specs page of the iPhone 4S you might have noticed that as well as supporting GPS, the new smartphone also has support for GLONASS. GLONASS (meaning GLObalnaya NAvigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) is Russias answer to the US GPS system. The project started as far back as 1976 and is essentially a different system to track you around the globe. At the moment GLONASS isn’t active although the last satellite was sent in to space very recently.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 16GB Priced for the UK
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As the day of launch moves on we are now finding out more of the details of the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Clove in the UK has just announced that it is selling the 16GB model for £514.80 inc VAT. This is of course the unlocked price. We have also been told that the 32GB model is not coming to the UK. We’ll wait for a bit more clarification on that as it could mean Clove is not stocking the 32GB model or that the larger model will only be available locked and on contract.
iPhone 4S Battery Problems – Possible Solutions
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iPhone 4S users seem to be getting a little upset about the battery not lasting as long as expected. In most cases, users are reporting that the iPhone 4S has a worse battery life than the iPhone 4.
I have a mixed experience with the iPhone 4S compared to the iPhone 4 running iOS 5. Both do really well or both can perform bad depending on what features are used. It’s hard to confirm if this is all hardware related or if Apple just needs to tweak iOS 5 a little more to be more effective at getting the information it needs for location based reminders and iMessage etc… Below is a list of new features that seem to cause the battery to die.
Using Siri to Add Tasks to Remember The Milk and OmniFocus
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iOS 5 on the iPhone 4S lacks an API that allows developers to integrate with Siri, we assume this will happen when Siri is taken out of Beta, but this restriction hasn’t prevented some smart ways of getting data in to apps that you want to use with voice control.
One of these is the Remember the Milk app which is used for task management. Siri by default does not speak to Remember the Milk but thanks to some smart ideas the developers can now let you add a reminder to Remember the Milk.
HTC Considering Ice Cream Sandwich Options
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Following on from the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich announcement, HTC has now chipped in with what its plans are moving forwards. Of course, Samsung managed to score the lead by getting the Galaxy Nexus deal but this doesn’t mean that ICS will only appear on Samsung devices.
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK Download Now Available
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has launched the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich SDK to developers. The new operating system was announced earlier today and brings a number of new features to the Android platform. This includes rich notifications, multitasking as well as a number of other tweaks and features.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Designed to Avoid Apple Patent Problems
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Samsung is very aware that any device they launch will be scrutinized by Apple to see if any patents have been violated. With this in mind, Samsung has designed the new Galaxy Nexus with the intention of avoiding all patent problems.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Launches
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
As mentioned in the previous post, Google has launched Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The first smartphone that it will be available on is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich Launched
October 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google [GOOG] has announced its next version of Android – Ice Cream Sandwich. The new Android 4.0 brings a number of new features to the OS which includes the ability to unlock the device by recognising your face on to an enhanced data management system and on to video calling.
NTT DoCoMo Confirms November Launch for Galaxy Nexus
October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
NTT DoCoMo has confirmed that the Galaxy Nexus smartphone will be launching in November. The device will be announced in Hong Kong in the next few hours.
The new smartphone is an Android based device that will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. This is also the first device to run the said operating system.
Twitter Integration with iOS 5 Brings 3x More Signups
October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since the launch of iOS 5 last week, Twitter has seen signups increase by 3 times. The reason for this of course, is that Twitter is now integrated with iOS 5 and allows iPhone/iPad users to connect up their Twitter account so that various information can be tweeted from various iOS 5 apps.
