Steve Wozniak has spoken to the press about Steve Jobs who passed away yesterday. Back at the beginning of Apple both Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs worked together to build up the small business that became the success it is today.
New Android Fragmentation Graphs Show More Users on Android 2.3+
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the early problems with the Google Android operating system was that the company pushed out a lot of updates quite quickly. This meant that each time a new device came out it often had a new version of an OS installed but that some older devices were stuck on older versions. Google [GOOG] is now slowing down on how often it pushes out updates for Android and since making that change you can now see the older Android 1.X and early 2.x devices slowly getting smaller on the graph. What we see below is the latest update on the percentage of devices that use various versions:
Google Nexus Prime Could be Announced Next Week
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The photo below is believed to give a brief glimpse at the Google Nexus Prime. As you can see from the side profile, it has a curved glass front and looks very slim.
iPhone 4S Sample Photos Uploaded
October 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the updates on the new iPhone 4S is the camera. It now has an 8 Megapixel sensor that is backlit and has modified optics to capture more light. The results are now available on the Apple website showing the standard images that were seen yesterday in the iPhone 4S announcement.
iOS 5 GM Released to Developers
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] has just launched the latest version of iOS 5 to developers. This time it’s iOS 5 GM that launches. We haven’t downloaded yet, but when installed we expect to see the final version that will launch next week. At this point the iOS 5 update is quite final although there’s a slim chance a small bug could find its way in there.
Apple Announce the iPhone 4S – Release Date is October 14
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
After months of rumours and “leaked” details, Apple [AAPL] has now announced the new iPhone 4S. The release date for the new smartphone is the 14th October with pre-orders opening on the 7th.
iOS 5 Release Date is October 12
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
iOS 5 has been available to developers for a few months now. A number of new features are included such as better notifications, reminders and various other features. When Apple [AAPL] took the stage today they announced the iOS 5 release date as October 12 which is this time next week.
LG Optimus LTE Now Official
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
A new smartphone has been announced by LG. The LG Optimus LTE has a few new features which includes LTE connectivity to speed up downloads of data. As well as getting a connectivity boost, LG has also included a 4.5 inch IPS display which they call IPS True HD. The resolution of the screen is 1280 x 720 pixels and is claimed to be the first of its kind that will launch in South Korea.
Nikon D800 Likely to Get 36 Megapixel Sensor
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Some technical specs of a new camera from Nikon have surfaced. The new DSLR camera is expected to be the Nikon D800 and when it launches, it will have a 36 megapixel sensor. The Nikonrumors site puts a 99% probability on this bit of information.
Nikon D700 Pictured
Could the iPhone 5 Be Exclusive to Sprint? Unlikely
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’re just over 6 hours away from the launch event for the iPhone 5 and as expected, more details/rumours carry on appearing on the web. The next rumour says that Apple [AAPL] is signing a deal with Sprint so that the network gets an exclusive on the iPhone 5 for the remainder of this year. The transaction is rumoured to be worth $20 billion as they have committed to buy 30 million iPhones.
iPhone 5 Assistant Mockup Video Created
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
One of the main features of the rumoured iPhone 5 is something called Assistant. The new service is expected to be for the new iPhone only rather than on older generation devices. The reason for this is that it needs an Apple A5 processor to run successfully.
Make no mistake: Apple’s ‘mainstreaming’ Artificial Intelligence in the form of a Virtual Personal Assistant is a groundbreaking event. I’d go so far as to say it is a World-Changing event. Right now a few people dabble in partial AI enabled apps like Google Voice Actions, Vlingo or Nuance Go. Siri was many iterations ahead of these technologies, or at least it was two years ago. This is REAL AI with REAL market use. If the rumors are true, Apple will enable millions upon millions of people to interact with machines with natural language. The PAL will get things done and this is only the tip of the iceberg. We’re talking another technology revolution. A new computing paradigm shift.
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Rolling out to 50% of Users
October 4, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Microsoft reports that Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is working well on smartphones that it has rolled out to. The company also announced on the Windows Team Blog that within hours they had seen successful updates on every network in every country on almost every up-datable WP7 device.
