Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Nintendo is dropping the price of the DS Lite in the US. The new suggested retail price is now $99.99 and will go in to effect on June 5th.
Nintendo has also announced that six of its popular titles will feature new packaging to make them stand out a little more on the shelf.
The iWork suite of apps have always been available for iPad owners, but never for iPhone or iPod touch users. This has now changed as Apple has finally released versions of the apps that are compatible with both the iPhone and iPod touch.
The new versions went live in the App Store yesterday when the familiar + sign was added to the app which means the single apps are compatible with both the large and smaller screened devices.
Google will be making Chrome OS available for notebooks only in the beginning. The information comes from Sundar Pichai who said:
Chrome OS is a computer model designed with various form factors in mind, but we are entirely focused on the notebook form factor for now. We have no other plans at this time.
Nokia is rumoured to be creating an app store for its new smartphones launching later this year. The app store will include Windows Phone 7 apps as well as apps for other platforms that Nokia supports such as S40 and Symbian.
A few weeks ago some malicious software was found to be infecting Max OS X. The software is called Mac Defender and was installed by enticing users in to thinking they had a virus. The Mac Defender program then asked for CC details to get rid of the virus.
Apple has now released an update for OS X that can be downloaded via the software update menu. Once installed, the security update will rid the virus and give a prompt if you are trying to download it again in the future.
Facebook continues to grow at an astounding rate. We hear today that the company has almost 700 million users.
Toshiba has launched a new tablet called the WT310/C over in Japan. The new tablet/slate runs the Windows 7 Professional operating system and has been made specifically for the business and enterprise markets.
Apple has announced that iOS 5, Lion and iCloud will all be announced at WWDC this year. The event is being held on June 6 at 10:00am.
Each of the new software and services will be announced in the keynote presentation by Steve Jobs as well as other Apple execs.
Nokia has begun shipping two new smartphones called the Nokia E6 and the Nokia X7. Both of these new smartphones contain the latest Symbian update called Anna. Symbian Anna provides a better user experience on Nokia phones (in Nokia’s words – not tested it yet here) as follows:
– Faster and better web experience with an all new browser.
– The long-awaited portrait QWERTY plus split screen text input.
– All new Ovi Maps with public transport routes and other enhancements.
Apple could be preparing to launch a refresh of the MacBook Air. We have been hearing rumours about this for the past few weeks and the latest hint is that Apple just dropped the price of the refurbished MacBook Air by $170.
Yesterday we saw the ASUS PadFone and today, we see the TransPhone from CMIT. The device follows the same principle as the PadFone in that the smartphone docks in the tablet to be charged and provide a larger screen when needed. When we say it follows the same principle, it was actually unveiled before the PadFone which seems to mean that ASUS isn’t the only one who has the idea of combining the two devices.
The ASUS MeMo is a glasses-free 3D tablet. It was first unveiled at CES earlier this year and once again, has been put on display over at Computex.
The difference between the CES model and the Computex model is that the new version now has 3D. It uses a 7 inch screen that has a resolution of 1280 x 600 pixels. The display also uses IPS technology that provides a wide viewing angle.
