Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Some screenshots have leaked online which apparently show the next version of Windows Phone which is to be called Tango.
The screenshots appear to show MMS messages with video and audio files attached. Also, a new native voice recording app can be seen in the update.
Samsung could be about to unveil a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is found on an invitation to an event at MWC later this month.
The wording on the invitation says: “Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1…”. This of course could work well for those who like the idea of the Galaxy Note, but find it a little small for every day use. A larger tablet sized device with a Stylus could be ideal for some.
Google Wallet was in the news a bit over the last week due to some problems with security. The issue was related to pre-paid security cards which Google stopped supporting while the issue was found and fixed. Google has now fixed the problem.
Siri on the iPhone 4S occasionally gives a different response to what you expect. We’ve all probably asked it to tell us a story or open the pod bay doors. Another bit of information was found recently that hints that Japanese support could be coming soon.
A source is claiming that the iPad 3 will be announced on March 7. That date is a Wednesday this year which that particular day of the week falls in line with other product announcements by Apple. That week also falls inline with earlier reports just a few days ago from another source.
So, on March 7 this year we should hear more about the iPad 3 and perhaps be given a release date of the week after earliest.
As well as launching an iPad 3 and a next generation Apple TV… according to rumours of course, Apple is also believed to be launching a new range of MacBooks. The new models are believed to fall in to the 15 and 17 inch category of the MacBook Pro but will each be a lot slimmer, just like the smaller MacBook Airs.
Apple could be about to refresh the Apple TV. By saying Refresh, I mean that it could be another set-top box that is launching rather than a full Apple TV that has been rumoured for the last few months. That particular model is still about a year away if rumours are to be believed.
Reports are indicating that the next generation iPad, likely to be called the iPad 3, will be announced early in March and will be launched about a week after that to follow on from the mid-March release date of the iPad 2 last year.
With just a week expected between the announcement and launch a number of developers are beginning to prepare Retina resolution graphics just in case the new model does have a Retina display. Remember that when the iPhone 4 launched there were a few weeks in which developers could recreate graphics to match the higher resolution screen. This thought also follows along with an email sent out by this week to Apple developers which requested that all images for the iTunes store were sent in a Retina resolution which hints that the 3GS is coming to the end of its life soon. Also, it could be a hint that we will soon see the same email about submitting higher res iPad screenshots to the store.
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is the latest officially backed ‘Google’ Phone, following in the footsteps of the G1 and the Nexus phones. It comes pre-loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS); the Android OS that is supposed to bring together fragmentation that Android has suffered between tablets and phones.
The Nokia Lumia 900 is likely to launch in March, although an exact launch date has not been announced just yet. What we do know is that the device is actually up for pre-order over at Microsoft retail stores.
Over the last 24 hours some details of the new Windows Phone 8 operating system have appeared online. The info comes from PocketNow and goes over a number of things such as the hardware as well as integrating with the Windows 8 operating system and how the whole eco system will connect together.
The Square card reader is a device that allows stores to accept card payments on an iPhone. The reader attaches to a headphone jack of an iPhone and allows the card to be scanned in to an iPhone which runs an app that sets the price and accepts the payment.
T-Mobile is beginning to offer the Square card reader at the point of purchase to business owners who subscribe to a particular plan on the network.
