The Google Nexus One, which is the original pure Android device, has now begun to taste Ice Cream Sandwich. Although it is unlikely to get the official Android 4.0, someone has managed to use the SDK to port over Ice Cream Sandwich on to the old device.
New Apple MacBook Pro Launches
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] has just refreshed the lineup of MacBook Pros. The new versions have received a bump in specs which sees CPU and storage increased on some of the models.
Netflix Streaming Coming to the UK and Ireland in 2012
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Netflix is bringing streaming to the UK and Ireland. In an announcement made recently, the company has said that streaming of movies will be available early 2012 in the countries mentioned.
Siri Co-founder Leaves Apple
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The co-founder of Siri has left Apple [AAPL] from what we hear today. The departure from the company has been on the cards for a while and according to a report it seems that it was an amicable move.
Steve Jobs Biography Now Available
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The biography of Steve Jobs is now available to download. It is available in the iBooks store as well as on the Kindle store over at Amazon.
Currently the book is showing in the number 1 spot in the charts on the iBooks store.
Google Chromebooks Available to Enterprise and Education with Pay-Once Option
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Buying a Google Chromebook for education or enterprise requires that you pay a monthly subscription fee for three years. This is now changing as Google [GOOG] has announced that the Chromebook will be available for a one off price of $449 or $519 for the WiFi only and 3G models respectively.
Celebrating Steve Memorial Now Available Online
October 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple held a memorial event last week on the Cupertino Apple campus. The event was for all Apple campus staff as well for all other staff in retail locations around the world. Apple stores shut down for a few hours so that staff could watch it.
Apple has now posted the video online for all to watch.
Streaming Film Rentals Now Available in the UK Android Market
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Users of Android in the UK have just been given the ability to stream movies in the UK from the Android Market. This feature has been available to the US for a while now. A work around was available in the form of a quick hack, but now that hack isn’t needed as Google [GOOG] made it official and switched on the service this morning.
Verizon Sold 2 Million iPhone 4 Units Last Quarter
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The 3rd quarter 2011 results posted by Verizon show that the iPhone 4 has done particularly well. It was announced that they saw two million iPhone 4 smartphones sold within the 3 months of the quarter. Remember that this is the iPhone 4 and not the 4S we are speaking about here. Moving on to the iPhone 4S, specific numbers were not provided but it did comment that sales were extremely strong at launch and that they are still struggling to get more stock to satisfy demand.
Nintendo 3DS and Wii to get Hulu Plus – 3D Capture as Well for Handheld
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Nintendo has made an announcement informing us that Hulu is headed to the Nintendo 3DS and Wii. Support for Hulu on these systems will be added by the end of this year.
Nintendo also mentions that the 3DS will also get an update that will allow it to capture up to 10 minutes of video in 3D.
iOS 5 on iPad 2 Security Vulnerability Spotted
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Since the launch of iOS 5 the iPad 2 has gained a security issue which allows a smartcover, or any other magnet, to be used to bypass the lock screen.
Although some of the things you can do when bypassing the lockscreen are limited, if you leave an app open on your device it can allow users to get in and delete apps or use the last app you had open. If you close out the app you are last in then the user can still delete apps and look at what you have (and search spotlight), the user cannot open apps.
Windows 8 Tablet Video Reveals More of the UI
October 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Windows 8 looks like it could do extremely well when it launches. When Microsoft [MSFT] first announced it recently, bloggers around the world were positive with what they saw.
Today we get to take another look at how the OS will work when running on a tablet.
