Apple, Gadgets, Android, Microsoft
Microsoft and Yahoo have finally put an end to a long silence and started the “point the finger” game, regarding the Windows Phone 7’s excessive data usage (about 25% more than normal) causing “Bill Shock” to the user. A Couple of weeks before Microsoft admitted the problem and yesterday pointed Yahoo as the reason.
The new Google Chrome 9 update brings several changes and enhancements to the browser and includes the latest WebGL rendering engine, Chrome Instant search API and Chrome Webstore for US customers.
Google demonstrated its much anticipated Android 3.0 aka Honecomb mobile operating system targeted at tablets. Google has already leaked information about Android Honeycomb and what we can expect from it. But on Wednesday, they took it a new level by showing off all the big things it can do. Lot of things happened during the event that missed the headlines but are worth noting for nerds.
Sony has posted its 2010 Q3 revenue details, reporting a income of approximately US $1.68 billion with some dramatic but expected changes.
Amazon.com has planned to launch a video streaming service, which will compete Netflix Inc directly, said Financial Times.Amazon is planning to launch its own streaming service with Amazon Prime, a scheme that offers Amazon customers to unlimited free shopping of books and other itmes sold by the online retailer after paying the fee.
T-Mobile officially announced today the release of Smasung S 4G by this month. This will be fastest 4G smartphone running on America’s 4G Network. The Samsung S 4G offers enhanced mobile experience and entertainment and includes the mobile HD TV, the Academy Award nominated film Inception and T-Mobile video chat powered by Qik.
9to5Mac along with iFixYouri says that they got the display of the iPad2. They leaked the images of iPad 2 images in their website. They have compared the part number: LP097X02-SLN1, compared with original iPad’s display LP097X02-SLA3. The device is 1mm thinner than the original one and featuring the original bezel.
T-Mobile USA Inc., and LG unveils today their G-Slate Tablet, powered with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, HD, 8.9 inch and 3D capable multi-touch display, it records 3D and HD videos, with capable of 4G and it is coming this spring.
With Dragon Age 2 nearing release, BioWare has confirmed that it will not use SecuROM DRM in the PC version of the game. Instead of SecuROM the game will have online activation that requires your EA account. BioWare also listed many restrictions that will work as DRM for the PC version of the game.
The Nook modding community has ported the Android 3.0 aka Honeycomb. Deeper-blue who is spending the past few days porting the Honeycomb’s SDK over to the Nook color, has now finally decided to release his latest work to eager the users and fellow coders. He’s enabled the accelerometer, touchscreen, buttons, graphics acceleration, and wireless connectivity, but the other things like sound remain on the list now.
Cowon D3 Plenue priced at $370 or $100 per inch of AMOLED display.The D3 Plenue seems to be Prestige Portable Media Player to make the smart phones blush.
Intel Discovers Bug in 6-Series Chipset thatwould potentially degrade the Serial ATA transfers overtime. The problem, as it turns out, a single transistor that is a prone to a higher current leakage than tolerable. It cannot only diminish the performance over the 3Gbps SATA ports, it can actually make everything fail together.
Apple rejects Sony Reader app, doesn’t want you to buy the content from others. Apple tights reins on App store were a subject to worth dicuss about, but they came back to the spotlight by rejecting the Sony’s Reader app for iOS.
This is what the rumor of day, Apple will start production of the iPad2 by this month and iPhone 5 by May 2011, according to ChinaTimes News Report.
RIM’s new PlayBook is going to to have a connection with the nearby BlackBerry Touch phone. As for lifting the product the company had released the video yesterday, that shows how thats all going to work exactly.
LG confirms its Optimus 3D smartphones in Mobile World Congress 2011 heads on this month. The Mobile will be the first 3D smart phone offering the users the 3D experience, supports dual-lens 3D camera, glasses free LCD display, HDMI/DNLA for sharing the 3D sets you have, the mobile may be coming with Android GingerBread.
Reports states that, Sony to bring Online saving to Playstation 3 subscribers, Service will give Playstation Plus subscribers to save the game in the remote servers.
Motorola will not wait and watch the iPads, iPhones this year. The teaser release from Motorola tells you a lot. It got Super Bowl now, will be coming to the commercials by this week, will poke fun at Cupertino’s 1984 Macintosh ad, perhaps the most Super Bowl of all the time.