Apple announced yesterday that they will be dropping prices in Apple stores (as well as online) for Black Friday which is November 25 this year. Although Apple [AAPL] hasn’t released details of which products will get a discount, 9to5Mac has managed to get hold of the details.
US Samsung Galaxy Nexus Release Date Falls to December
November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus release date has moved in to December for those in the US. When announced a few weeks ago, Google [GOOG] had commented that it would launch in November.
iPad 3 QXGA Display Tipped for Next Year
November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When Apple announced the iPad 3, it is expected that the next generation tablet will get a higher resolution screen. Although Apple is likely to keep the 9.7 inch screen size, reports are suggesting that the new device will have a resolution of 2048×1536 pixels.
PlayBook Email and Calendar Apps Demonstrated by RIM
November 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The BlackBerry PlayBook still doesn’t have native email, contacts and calendar functions. We have been told before that it’s coming and it appears that RIM is getting real close to a launch date.
Google Announce Samsung WiFi Series 5 Chromebook
November 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A new Chromebook has been launched by Samsung. The new device is the WiFi only version of the Series 5 Chromebook.
OmniFocus Integrated with Siri through iCloud
November 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A new version of OmniFocus was released last week. The new version is designed for devices running iOS 5 although in particular it is for the iPhone 4S. The team who create OmniFocus has found a way for the app to pull Reminders from iCloud and import them in to OmniFocus.
iPhone 4S Siri Hacked to Control Thermostat
November 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Siri for the iPhone 4S was mostly figured out recently when hackers managed to see how it communicates with Apple [AAPL]. We are now beginning to see some fairly decent Siri hacks. The first of the hacks allows Siri to control a thermostat in someone’s home. The temperature and status can be checked with Siri and the thermostat can also be reset to a different temperature.
Android Ice Cream Sandwich Details Now Available
November 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google has updated the Android.com website to include details about the new operating system Android 4.0. The new OS is called Ice Cream Sandwich and was released yesterday when the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched.
Amazon Kindle Phone Could Arrive in 2012
November 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Amazon could be launching a smartphone next year in the Kindle range of devices. Just this week the Amazon Kindle Fire was launched in the US. The Fire is Amazons first tablet and is based on the Android 2.3 operating system although a highly customised version.
It is expected that Amazon will launch the Amazon Kindle Phone sometime in 2012.
New Skype Beta for Mac and Windows Brings Facebook to Facebook Calling
November 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A new beta version of Skype has launched today which brings a handy new feature to both the Mac and Windows versions of the software. The new Skype lets you now message as well as make video calls with people logged in to Facebook.
Navigon 2.0 for the iPhone Launches
November 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Navigon 2.0 has been released for the iPhone. The new version brings a number of new features which includes the ability to download maps by State as well as a clearer menu system.
Samsung Galaxy S II Will get Ice Cream Sandwich
November 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Samsung has confirmed in a tweet that the Galaxy S II will be getting the latest version of Android which is 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. What we don’t know at the moment is when SGSII owners will be getting the update.
