Rovio has confirmed more details about Angry Birds Space that is due to launch on March 22. A couple of weeks back we heard that the new game was coming soon, but the details we got were a little scarce in that two videos showed no gameplay but did show that the game was set in space.
New Apple TV Launches
Apple has launched the next gen Apple TV. The new device is very similar to the older Apple TV that was just retired other than a few bumps in specs.
iPhoto for iOS Launched
Apple has released iPhoto for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The new app allows you to browse, share and edit photos with the key being the ability to use multitouch to manage the pictures.
Apple iPad Announcement Event Now Available to View
Apple has uploaded a video of the iPad/Apple TV announcement yesterday. The keynote is about 90 minutes in length and is available to watch on the Apple website.
Apple Releases iOS 5.1 for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
After a few months of iOS 5.1 being in beta 3, Apple has now publicly released iOS 5.1. The latest version of iOS is available for the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone and brings several new features although Siri users might be left a little disappointed.
Apple Announces The new iPad
After many months of speculation, Apple has finally unveiled The new iPad. The device is now just called iPad rather than iPad 3, iPad HD or iPad 2S as some had speculated. The reason for this could be to fall in line with how people view the iPod nano, iPod touch, Apple TV etc… each has a generation, but essentially they are not referred to as the Apple TV 3 as an example. We suspect that the next generation iPhone will simply be called iPhone or The new iPhone as it will be listed on the Apple website later on this year.
Back to the new iPad. The key features of this model are the Retina display, 5 megapixel camera with new optics, A5X processor and 4G connectivity to name a few things.
iPad 3 Release Date Expected to be March 16
We’ll find out for sure later on today, but rumours are hinting that the iPad 3 will be going on sale on March 16 (next Friday). The length between announcing the iPad 3 (which is later today) and when it will go on sale about match the iPad 2 launch last year. What isn’t clear at the moment is what countries it will launch in. Typically the iPad launches in the US and is followed a few weeks later with several other countries. Apple might be working on a more unified launch this year.
Three Change Older Data Plans to Stop Surprise Out of Bundle Data Charges
The Three network in the UK is making changes to a few of its older data plans. The new plans will fall in to the Ultimate Internet Plans or Essential Internet Plans categories and have been designed to put a stop to out of bundle data charges.
SimCity 5 Announced
SimCity 5 has been announced and confirmed by EA and Maxis. The new game is set to launch in 2013 and will be a single and multiplayer game.
The game will run on what is called the GlassBox engine and will bring extreme detail to the game not previously seen. Although the screenshot below is taken from the demo video, there is a footnote towards the end saying “Images not representative of gameplay” so keep that in mind while the renderings blow your mind.
Windows 8 Embedded Preview Ready for Download
Microsoft Windows 8 Embedded is now available for download in preview form. The embedded version of Windows 8 allows developers to test a variety of devices such as smart Kiosks and other more specialised devices.
Android Market Switches to Google Play
Google has changed the name of the Android Market and has combined it with a service called Google Play. Google Play is now the new name of the Android Market, Google Music and the Google eBook Store. What the new service does is allow you to access all of your content across all of your Google devices. An example would be that you download a book on your Android Smartphone. All other devices (including computers) connected up to the Google Play account will immediately get that book downloaded and when opening up the book on another device, you’ll be able to continue where you left off.
Nokia 808 PureView Not Coming to the US
In the small print of the Nokia 808 PureView specs there’s a bit of information that says the device will not be launching in the US. This might frustrate a few people as the device has an amazing looking 41 megapixel camera on it and caught the attention of many people this past week.