Tag Archives : Apple

iMainGo XP Portable Speakers for iPad review

iMainGo XP Portable Speakers for iPad review

    The iMainGo XP is a portable speaker system designed for the iPad family.  It delivers big sound on the go, and sports a clever design.  It’s a breeze to setup making this accessory a must-have if you want to enjoy multimedia while you’re on the road.  It’s also not bad for a portable business presentation system. Using Portable Sound Laboratory’s sx149 digital [...]
25 Target Locations to have Mini Apple stores

25 Target Locations to have Mini Apple stores

    Last week rumors began to circulate that Apple was planning to open small retail stores in as many as 25 Target locations. During a presentation on Thursday at CES, Target confirmed that it will have 25 stores featuring “special displays” of Apple products. Neither company has provided details on the partnership, however it will likely be similar to Apple’s deal with Best [...]
Connect to Your New TV This Xmas with Skifta (video)

Connect to Your New TV This Xmas with Skifta (video)

  The beta version of Skifta appeared back in February.  It was a cool app for beaming media on your smartphone to any DLNA capable device, especially internet-connected TVs.   Now the full version is available, and it’s added a sweet new feature, which allows you to stream media from your other gear to your Android device, over 3G. The makers of Skifta, Qualcomm Atheros, also announced [...]
PCs Here to Stay as Tablet Sales Drop

PCs Here to Stay as Tablet Sales Drop

  The tablet market, which was cited as the fastest growing sector in technology by every tech publication imaginable a couple of months ago, might be seeing an abrupt shift in this designation.  While industry experts saw every manufacturing giant scrambling to come out with their own best-selling slate this year, the emerging consensus today cites a trend that might be leaning back towards [...]
Apple iTV preview (video)

Apple iTV preview (video)

  Steve Jobs biography, which debuted last week, quoted the computer industry’s icon as saying, “I’ve finally cracked it.”   He was, of course, talking about Apple TV, and this one quote has once again started the enormous rumor mill regarding the prospect of Apple revolutionizing one more media medium….the television. A Flickr user has created a mock-up of what [...]
iPhone 4S redefines the future handset

iPhone 4S redefines the future handset

  While everyone was eagerly awaiting the release of the iPhone 5 this year, Apple turned around and surprised us all with the release of the iPhone 4S. The handset upgrade reminds us of the iPhone 3G announcement in 2008, and then the subsequent 3GS upgrade a year later in 2009. But nevertheless, while the iPhone 4S may not live up to the slogan, “This changes everything, again”, [...]
Tablets, the New Business PC?

Tablets, the New Business PC?

  Do you ever notice that it doesn’t take long for all of the cool consumer gadgets to quickly migrate into the business world?  Smartphones, once marketed to gizmo junkies, are now standard issue to most company employees requiring mobile computing.  They are as necessary as online business administration degrees.  As of late, we’ve seen an atom-bomb-explosion of tablet devices [...]
Apple unveils iPhone 4S, updated Nano & Touch, iOS 5 and Siri, but no iPhone 5…yet

Apple unveils iPhone 4S, updated Nano & Touch, iOS 5 and Siri, but no iPhone 5…yet

    The iPhone 4S has upgraded components including a better camera, faster processor and available Oct. 15 Today in gadget news, Apple announced the upgrade to the iPhone 4 at a much heralded event at its Cupertino campus. However, they did not announce the arrival of the new iPhone 5.  Apple’s stock tanked after the announcement completed. CEO Tim Cook, replacing Steve Jobs and [...]
Latest Gadget News: iPhone 5 release to be announced October 4

Latest Gadget News: iPhone 5 release to be announced October 4

    There is light at the end of the rumor tunnel as Apple prepares for the iPhone 5 release In the latest gadget news, it looks like Apple will be holding a media event October 4th, supposedly announcing their latest new gadgets, namely the iPhone 5.  And the one running the show will not be Mr. Jobs.  Instead, Tim Cook, the new CEO of Apple, will be taking the podium helm. Also in [...]
Line2 Transforms the iPad Into a Communications Hub

Line2 Transforms the iPad Into a Communications Hub

New Line2 App puts a Phone Line to your iPad  When the iPad hit shelves with a vengeance a few years back, many critics and gadget news were saying that it’s nothing more than a gigantic iPhone.  This is only partially true.  Yes, most of the functionality of an iPhone can be mirrored with the iPad, but the iPad does a lot more, and really takes advantage of its tablet architecture.  What’s [...]
Cheaper iPhone 4 model being released in next few weeks (video)

Cheaper iPhone 4 model being released in next few weeks (video)

    Latest Gadget News: iPhone 5 will experience major shortages, and re-tooled iPhone 4 is announced to appease the masses Apple is planning to announce two new iPhone models within the next few weeks.  The first is a cheaper iPhone 4 with some design enhancements.  And of course, the other model is the much anticipated iPhone 5. In the latest gadget news, however, the iPhone 5 may be [...]
Still the current reigning king, the iPhone 4

Still the current reigning king, the iPhone 4

    The iPhone 4 is an indicator of the advancement progression we can see in the iPhone 5 When it comes to smartphones, there are few companies who are surrounded by the same success and hype as Apple.  The iPhone 4, is no exception. Apple’s latest incarnation of the hugely popular iPhone was released in Summer 2010, and has outsold any smartphone to date. “The iPhone 4′s [...]
Steve Jobs resigns from Apple as CEO

Steve Jobs resigns from Apple as CEO

    Tim Cook, Apple’s long-time COO, who acted as CEO during Steve Jobs’ medical leaves, will replace Jobs as CEO Steve Jobs has officially resigned from his job as CEO of Apple.  Instead, he has been elected Chairman. Tim Cook, Apple’s long-time COO, who acted as CEO during Steve Jobs’ medical leaves, will replace Jobs as CEO. Read below the press release and Job’s resignation [...]
Apple may buy Hulu

Apple may buy Hulu

    Apple might bid for Hulu in an effort to compete with Netflix Apple is considering a bid for the Hulu video streaming service, according to reports. In June, Hulu announced that it had hired Morgan Stanley and Guggenheim Partners to assist with a the sale of the company and rumor had it that Yahoo! was interested in making a bid at that time. Should an acquisition happen, Apple might [...]
Mac OS X 10.6.8 update here

Mac OS X 10.6.8 update here

Yesterday, Apple released the latest its latest Mac OS X operating system, version 10.6.8. Here are the Release notes from Apple…. The 10.6.8 update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Snow Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, including fixes that: - Enhance the Mac App Store to get your Mac ready to [...]
Mac OS X Lion 10.7 available July (video)

Mac OS X Lion 10.7 available July (video)

Apple unleashed the next major update to Mac OS X, Lion 10.7, which will be available for purchase and download exclusively through the Mac App Store in July for just $29. OS X 10.7 Lion features over 250 new updates to the OS including Mission Control, Launchpad, full-screen apps, Auto Save, Resume, and much more. Here’s Apple’s full press release and a video demo of Apple’s latest [...]
Netflix Android App review

Netflix Android App review

Netflix has just debuted its Android app, available now in the Android Market.  Many have waited with drooling mouths for this app, and now that it’s here, the movie streaming giant has given us a bit of a short-term caveat.  It only supports certain Android phones that have the requisite playback support– the HTC Incredible, Nexus One, EVO 4G with Android 2.2 installed, the Nexus S [...]
iTunes sees Spotify in rear-view mirror with Spotify music download service announcement (video)

iTunes sees Spotify in rear-view mirror with Spotify music download service announcement (video)

In the latest gadget news, Spotify, a free streaming music service, has made a huge dent in the marketshare of online music.  Companies like Apple and Google are doing their best to put together music products that compete directly with Spotify’s Web-based music streaming product. Record labels are making the process as difficult as possible for these giants, but Spotify is upping the anne.  [...]
Apple outfits latest AIO iMacs with Sandy Bridge & Thunderbolt I/O

Apple outfits latest AIO iMacs with Sandy Bridge & Thunderbolt I/O

Apple has revampe its all-in-one desktop computer line, the iMac, with Intel’s latest processor family and improved specifications. Available in both 21.5-inch and 27-inch models, the new iMac can be configured with quad-core Sandy Bridge processors starting at 2.5 GHz, and will come with AMD Radeon HD graphics cards, 4GB of RAM, and a 500MB or 1TB hard drive. The computers will also have Apple’s [...]
Apple now world’s largest handset vendor by revenue, overtakes Nokia

Apple now world’s largest handset vendor by revenue, overtakes Nokia

Strategy Analytics has published a report stating that Apple, Inc. has overtaken Nokia as the world’s largest handset vendor. “We estimate Apple’s wholesale revenues for its iPhone handset division stood at $11.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011,” said Alex Spektor, a Senior Analyst at the analytics firm. “Apple overtook Nokia for the first time, which recorded a lower $9.4 billion [...]
White iPhone 4 sporting new multi-tasking UI & Facebook iOS integration (video)

White iPhone 4 sporting new multi-tasking UI & Facebook iOS integration (video)

The Vietnamese blog, tinhte.vn, has published a video of what it is claiming might be the iPhone 5 — though it is more likely to be a white iPhone 4 with a storage bump — running a test version of iOS, test build 8A216 of iOS 4,  that includes a new multitasking UI and a revamped Spotlight search function. The videos show a new application switcher in action, complete with a handful of crashing [...]
Apple iPhone 4 in ‘White’ available in few weeks (video)

Apple iPhone 4 in ‘White’ available in few weeks (video)

After announcing, then cancelling, then announcing, then cancelling…….NOW, FINALLY, according to Bloomberg, Apple will launch the long awaited white version of its iPhone 4 sometime during the next few weeks. Apple has failed to produce a white version in the 10 months since it’s original announcement, although the new hue will be available on both Verizon Wireless and AT&T. This [...]
Experimental 3D User Interface on iPad 2 (video)

Experimental 3D User Interface on iPad 2 (video)

3D has been the flavor of the month for about……well….a year.  While devices like the EVO 3D and LG Thrill will bring 3D displays to U.S. smartphones in the near future, glasses-free 3D display technology involved with these small screens is not exactly a brain-busting user experience yet.  The quality suffers greatly due to the size of these screens and the current technology in [...]
Adobe Eazel, Nav and Color Lava apps give iPad glimpse of mobile Photoshop (video)

Adobe Eazel, Nav and Color Lava apps give iPad glimpse of mobile Photoshop (video)

Adobe announced the latest version of its Creative Suite software, version 5.5, which includes a new SDK for building smartphone and tablet applications that can interact with its famous Photoshop desktop software. To showcase some of the possibilities brought about by its new SDK, Adobe also introduced three new apps for Apple’s iPad. Adobe Eazel is a finger painting app with enhanced controls [...]
Sony to be possible 8MP camera supplier for iPhone 5

Sony to be possible 8MP camera supplier for iPhone 5

Sony’s CEO Sir Howard Stringer let slip some juicy info regarding Apple’s next-generation iPhone 5 during a recent New York speaking event. Apple has been rumored to be looking for a new camera module supplier for some time, and now it looks as though Sony may be the forerunner for the job. Stringer mentioned that Sony’s image sensor facility in Sendai was impacted by the recent catastrophe [...]
Rumors of next-gen iPod Nano having camera

Rumors of next-gen iPod Nano having camera

Bloggger Apple.pro, via 9to5mac.com, has leaked an image that looks pretty authentic, and more importantly shows the casing of what might be Apple’s seventh generation iPod nano.  It appears that the form factor will remain in its tiny form, but will add a relatively large camera sensor to the back of the small multi-touch music player. Rumors suggest that the new iPod nano with camera will [...]
Morgan Stanley says Apple is developing ‘Smart TV’

Morgan Stanley says Apple is developing ‘Smart TV’

Morgan Stanley is saying that Apple may be expanding its line beyond just Apple TV to an actual “Smart TV”. “Checks in Asia suggest Apple is working on a Smart TV prototype,” analyst Katy Huberty said in a note to investors on Friday. She also suggested that such a TV could help create a whole new Smart TV category. While there are already connected TVs that some manufacturer’s advertise [...]
Metal Chassis’d 4″ iPhone 5 may launch by summer

Metal Chassis’d 4″ iPhone 5 may launch by summer

China Times is suggesting that Apple’s iPhone 5 has entered trial production and is scheduled for a third-quarter launch. Apple released the iPhone 4 late in the second quarter of 2010, however some speculate Apple may push its iPhone 5 launch back to July or even later in an effort to place more space between its release and the launch of Verizon Wireless’ iPhone 4, which became available this [...]
iPhone 5 to sport metal & larger screen

iPhone 5 to sport metal & larger screen

More rumors concerning the upcoming iPhone 5 have surfaced, coming form solid sources at Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer responsible for building the iPhone, that say that production is getting under way. Considering the next iPhone is expected to launch in June, the reports focus on two main design changes of the iPhone 5, as compared to the iPhone 4: a larger display and a metal case back. Other [...]
No NFC for iPhone 5, says Apple (video)

No NFC for iPhone 5, says Apple (video)

A UK paper is suggesting that Apple will not include Near Field Communications (NFC) technology in its next generation iPhone5.  The publications says that Apple informed mobile carriers of its decision to forgo NFC over several meetings, citing several large UK mobile phone carrier sources. Analysts suspect that Apple may be working on its own NFC-like payment system, one that routes payment through [...]