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Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & 10 Release Dates Revealed

ViewSonic has released details of the US launch of the ViewPad 7 and 10 models. ViewSonic confirmed that the 7 inch model will launch in the forth quarter of this year with a price tag of $479 while the larger 10 inch model will arrive early next year with a price tag of $629.

Each of the ViewSonic tablets is slightly different. The larger of the two devices is actually a dual booting machine that runs both Windows 7 Home Premium and Google Android 1.6. When switching it on you get to choose which OS boots up. For times when you quickly need to check email, you can boot in to Android and quickly grab those. For times when tasks are a little more demanding, you can then choose Windows. [Read more…]

iDOS DOS Emulator for iOS Devices

Apple [AAPL] approved a new app yesterday called iDOS. The app lets you run DOS on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Just before getting on to what it does, its important to note here that Apple has already pulled the plug on this one although for jailbreakers, you can still use DOSPAD in its place to achieve the same things as detailed below.

That iDOS let you do is run DOS programs which means a whole lot of games can be played such as WarCraft II, 7th Guest and a whole lot more. [Read more…]

Apple Event Live Stream Announced

Apple [AAPL] will be holding the Back to the Mac event in a couple of hours time. They have now announced that the event will be live streamed. THe stream will be available on the Apple website.

The stream, as it has done the past few times, will go live a few moments before the event starts. Also, as usual, the Apple Live Stream will require that you have an Apple device to play it back such as a Max OS X computer or an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Those with Windows based computers, you’re out of luck. [Read more…]

Limera1n iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Released

Last time we heard, Geohot had left the iOS jailbreak scene. We now see that he is back and has released Limera1n. Limera1n allows you to jailbreak iOS 4.1 on several devices which includes the iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 3G, iPad, iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G all using 4.0-4.1.

The new iOS 4.1 jailbreak uses a different exploit to what the GreenPois0n jailbreak does and because of this, the team behind GreenPois0n (that uses SHAtter), have decided to delay the launch so that Apple [AAPL] doesn’t have the opportunity to patch two exploits. [Read more…]

T-Mobile G2 Reinstalls Automatically After Root

The T-Mobile G2 has a “feature” built-in that certainly will upset a few people.

When rooting the device, a microchip embedded inside prevents permanent changes from being made and basically restores the G2 back to factory settings with a fresh firmware install. The chip essentially stops you from modifying your phone as you wish. [Read more…]

HTC Desire HD ROM for HD2 Now Ready

Yesterday, the HTC Desire HD ROM was leaked online. The ROM that leaked wasn’t the final build although it was a full build.

It appears that the guys at XDA Developers have already managed to get a working version to port on to the HTC HD2 Windows Mobile smartphone.

Along with being able to get the HTC Desire HD ROM on to the HD2, it also allows people to see what exactly is in the latest version of HTC Sense. When HTCSense.com is opened up it will also allow HD2 owners more access to extra skins and the likes. [Read more…]

UK To Get Microsoft Zune

 

Its now, finally official. Its now time for the UK to get Microsoft Zune. Usually you’d have to be in the USA or happy to import the various gadgets over to the United Kingdom. This is to coincide around the same time as the release of Microsoft’s Windows 7 phone asit will come with the ability to sync itself with your Zune device.

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Apple to Live Stream Event Today

Apple [AAPL] is holding an event today at 10am PDT. For the many people who cannot make it, but would like to watch events as they happen, Apple will be broadcasting the event over a Live Stream.

The live stream from what we understand, will only work on Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPad or a Mac running Safari and OS X 10.6. It “might” work on Windows based computers, but for some reason Apple do mention specifics in their press release. [Read more…]

Facebook App Developer thinks Android is Hideous

The Facebook mobile app has been installed on millions of devices from BlackBerry, Android and iOS based smartphones.

Joe Hewitt is the man responsible for developing the Facebook apps for mobile devices and has had a little rant on Twitter about how he finds the operating systems that he works with. His main gripe is with Android OS that Google [GOOG] develops by saying it’s too hard to use. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee PC 1016P Appears on ASUS Site

ASUS is launching the ASUS Eee PC 1016p netbook soon. The new netbook falls in to the 1000 range of netbooks and therefore has a 10 inch screen.

Other features include an Intel Atom N455 CPU running the device along with Bluetooth 3.0 for connectivity along with Wireless 802.11b/g/n for connectivity.

Storage wise it comes with a 320GB hard drive and has 2GB of RAM. Battery life is impressive and rated at 13 hours between charges which is more than enough for a business days usage. [Read more…]

Magic Trackpad Teardown

iFixit has down a teardown of the Magic Trackpad which launched just a few days ago.

The device is a multi-touch pad designed for the Mac and allows users to use another method to interact with their Windows or Mac based computers.

iFixit point out that this is one of the few Apple [AAPL] products where users can easily get to the batteries. The screw to get to the battery compartment has a square thread which make it more mechanical efficient. [Read more…]

SNES for iPad Install Tutorial

If you own an iPad it is possible to play SNES games on the device. Lifehacker has created a four-step tutorial that shows you exactly how to get playing SNES games on your iPad along with the steps to pair up a Bluetooth Wii Remote to play the games with. If you don’t have a wiimote and prefer to use an iPhone or iPod touch as a controller then an alternative SNES emulator is available.

The first app looked at in the video is called SNES4iPhone which costs $5.99 and requires you jailbreak the iPad. Jailbreaking an iPad is quite simple thanks to apps like SpiritJB that allow a simple app to run on your Mac or Windows PC and push a button while the iPad is connected.

The full tutorial which can be found here, goes through each of the steps which show you how to jailbreak the iPad, install the SNES for iPhone software and sync up your Wii remote control. Once done, the video then shows you how to add games to your iPad so you can play them. [Read more…]