U.S. Government officials are not happy with Apple's latest privacy policies even though CEO Tim Cook has given them a detailed response in regards to the protection of their customers. Venturebeat reported that G.K. Butterfield and Henry Waxman, members of a congressional subcommittee dedicated to consumer protection have sent Apple …
Read More »Apple delivers good news
One of the most eagerly awaited emails of the past 12 months has just arrived in the inboxes of the chosen few. What is the message and what does it mean? KitGuru engages iLiedown and gives it a ponder. The Daily Telegraph (of all the socialist press) ran a footy-score, …
Read More »iPad 3 reviews: another winner for Apple
The iPad 3 officially launches tomorrow, if you were lucky enough to get your preorder in early enough, and the first reviews have hit the net. The consensus? Apple have created another winner. If you have missed all the news on Apple's iPad 3 then a quick recap is in …
Read More »Nokia confirm Tablet PC is coming
Many people will be pleased to hear that Nokia will be entering into the tablet wars, a sector currently dominated by Apple's iPad. Nokia chief design guru Marko Ahtisaari is spending a lot of his time creating the new tablet for Nokia which they want to stand out in a …
Read More »Archos teases the G10 XS, slimmest 10 inch tablet to date
Something that is not often talked about is the thickness (or thinness) of tablets. Toshiba's AT200 currently holds that title but Archos' G10 XS is to soon take this particular featherweight title. The G10 XS will be a mere 7.6mm thick, just 0.1mm thinner than Toshiba's own 10 inch tablet. The tablet …
Read More »iPad 3 – first camera shots leak online
The iPad 3 hype is reaching fever pitch as we head into the ‘launch phase' in the next couple of days. The new technology has been at the forefront of debate, with many publications discussing the new super high resolution screen and enhanced processing power. One area that we haven't …
Read More »iPad 3 demand exceeds all expectations. 66million to sell in 2012
We all knew the new iPad3 was a significant improvement when compared to the previous versions, but according to Analyst Michael Walkley with Canaccord Genuity Apple have already broken their own preorder records. Genuity has checked with Apple's distribution channels and the orders are already backlogged for weeks. The initial …
Read More »Siri facing a Japanese language barrier
Siri has proven a great success worldwide, but the software is facing a problem with the Japanese market. Apple added Japanese language support last week with the release of iOS 5.1, but some Japanese speakers don't seem to be understood by the voice assistant. Reader Tom Bailey sent us a …
Read More »Sharp continue to face panel delays for iPad 3
Apple will start selling their new tablet computer later this week, but they won't feature panel technology from Sharp in the early phases due to deliver delays, according to a report published on the Wall Street Journal. Sharp are well known for creating a quality panel, and have experienced success …
Read More »HTC confirms smartphones that will get Android 4.0
Not wanting to be left in the dark after Samsung's announcement of its own Android 4.0 upgrade plans, HTC has today revealed a full list of smartphones that will recieve the latest Android version in the coming months. The 16 lucky phones set to recieve the upgrade are as follows: …
Read More »Sony announces Xperia sola smartphone
Sony has just announced its latest smartphone to follow the new Sony Xperia styling that has already been seen in the Xperia S, the Xpera sola. The NFC equipped Android smartphone will come bundled with two Xperia SmartTags. These can be configured to do things on the phone, such as …
Read More »Mini iPad will adopt new slim bezel design
I spoke a few hours ago with an industry insider in Taipei, close to the Apple supply chain. He verified that Apple are adopting a new super slim bezel for the upcoming ‘mini iPad' tablet, said to be 7.85 inch. Apple are known to dominate the high end, and their …
Read More »US Apple stores may open 8am for iPad 3 launch
The demand for the upcoming Apple iPad 3 is reaching fever pitch. All initial stocks are accounted for, with delays now set for 3 weeks in most parts of the world. To help cope with the demand, some Apple stores in America are said to open at 8am on the …
Read More »Samsung rolls out Ice Cream Sandwich to the Galaxy S II
Samsung has finally announced the availability of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the world's most popular Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II. The update will begin in European countries, starting with Poland, Hungary, Sweden plus Samsung's homeland, Korea. The Korean smartphone giant also confirmed that Android 4.0 …
Read More »60,000 laptops burn to a crisp
If you find yourself easily attached to electronics on an emotional level (and I'm not just talking about those times when you stroke the side of your iPad with lust in your eyes and whisper, “I love you so much baby”); first of all, you should probably seek professional help! …
Read More »Nokia reportedly working on a Windows 8 tablet
Rumour has surfaced that Finnish phone maker Nokia is planning to hit up the tablet PC market later this year with a Windows 8 + ARM entrant. Very little was said / known by the source about the tablet's specs at this early stage other than it supposedly being 10-inches …
Read More »Estimates pitch the new iPad at $310 to build
Analysts at UBM TechInsights have done some extensive component research and have estimated that the total BOM (bill of materials) for the 16 GB 4G LTE model of the new iPad to be $310. This makes it the most expensive iPad to manufacture to date with the iPad 2 and …
Read More »Apple iPhone struggles in China against Samsung
Apple may dominate in many parts of the world, but in China the iPhone is struggling to catch up against Samsung's range of smartphones. Samsung hold almost 25 percent of the market for smartphones, according to Gartner Inc research. Apple have managed to land two sales partners now but figures …
Read More »Apple run out of iPad 3 stock, causing delays worldwide
Well we all knew it would happen, but it did so sooner than expected. Apple have run out of stock of the new iPad only a short while after announcing the preorders. Some people will not receive their tablet now for up to three weeks, even though they were told …
Read More »Windows Mobile Marketplace shutting down in May
Microsoft has recently sent out emails to Windows Mobile 6.x users stating that the marketplace will soon be shutting down in early May. Windows Mobile 6.x is not to be mistaken with Microsoft's current Windows Phone 7 platform. Starting from the 9th of May users rocking Microsoft's old mobile operating …
Read More »HP tells Apple that the PC is still “needed for homework”
A few days ago Apple launched its new iPad, that's right, not the iPad 3 or the iPad HD, just the iPad. While it does offer a better display and chipset, the functionality and practicality of the software to replace a PC just isn't there. Apple CEO Tim Cook loves …
Read More »Archos G9 tablet lineup get suited up with ICS
If you're an existing Archos G9 Android tablet user you may or may not have been pleasantly surprised with a certain update that graced your tablet yesterday. Archos has started rolling out over-the-air updates for its G9 series tablets that will suit them up with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich …
Read More »Lenovo’s Ivy-Bridge IdeaPad Y480 now up for pre-order
Lenovo has added itself to the list of notebook manufacturers jumping the gun on Ivy Bridge with a Pre-Order listing appearing online for its Ivy Bridge-equipped IdeaPad Y480 notebook. Sporting Intel's upcoming Core i7-3610QM quad-core 2.3GHz processor, this 14″ notebook with a model code of “20934FU” is now listed on …
Read More »Apple and book publishers in hot water over e-book pricing
The U.S. Justice Department has recently warned Apple and five large book publishers that it has plans to file a lawsuit unless they change business practices for alleged price fixing of e-books. This comes about after the European Commission launched a antitrust investigation on the same issue late last year. …
Read More »Looking for a cheap iPad? ebay flooded with deals
The release of a new Apple product means that customers rush to sell their perfectly fine, but ‘out of date' product. Ebay has already seen a raft of tablet computers for sales in the last couple of weeks, but now that the mainstream public are fully aware that a new …
Read More »iPad 3 ships to some customers. UK now showing 2-3 weeks delay
Apple's iPad 3 is the hot news right now with stock said to hit retailers for official launch very shortly. Some customers are said to have received shipment notifications for preorders of the new tablet with deliver scheduled for March 16th. Appleinsider reported that one of their readers received a …
Read More »Apple brings 1080p video support in iTunes 10.6
Coinciding with yesterday's launch of Apple's third-gen iPad lineup and the new Apple TV with support for 1080p HD video, a new version of iTunes has also been released, 10.6 which rolls in 1080p support for both movies and TV shows to suit the new Apple TV device. iTunes 10.6 …
Read More »iPad 3 will damage handheld console sales in 2012/2013
With the imminent release of the stunning new iPad 3 the market is gearing up for a hot n' heavy 2012 with no signs of slowing down in 2013. Global demand for tablet PC's of all styles will rise to 130 million in 2013 according to reports from Taiwanese supply …
Read More »Magazines and audiobooks coming soon to Google Play
Yesterday Google announced its new Google Play brand which integrates Android applications, music, movies and books all into one service. Now magazines and audiobooks may be on the way to help turn Google Play into a more developed and expansive ecosystem. This development came about as an audiobooks page was …
Read More »Apple showcase the new A5x quad core GPU iPad
Apple announced the new iPad yesterday, focusing on the new ‘sharper' screen with upgraded processing power. Apple have said that the new iPad features a panel which is ‘sharper' than the high definition television set you may have in your living room. They added that the screen will be able …
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