Yes, iPhone was always a great smartphone, but it was app store that has brought the breakthrough and practically speaking a revolution – some people say that app store revolution is comparable in significance to introduction of personal computer and emergence of World Wide Web…
Here is this massive documentary from CNBC – for your viewing pleasure:
I just had an email tip from one of our readers. He works for a major UK retailer (John Lewis??) and apparently they have just added 5 new Apple products to their stock list. Each item is priced at £2000 but he goes on to say that this price is likely to come down a lot to hide item speculation and that it is common for new launch products to appear in their stock file so that they are able to start provisionally allocating stock, writing product info etc.
What could these new products be? We wonder if perhaps this maybe the Apple iSlate tablet being added to their stock list in time for its launch? Maybe it’ll come in 5 colours or perhaps 5 varying specifications?
Let the speculation begin! Comments anyone?
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Posted by: Matt
This announcement is made by Apple for iPhone developers but you, as iPhone user, might be interested too – as it simplifies searching for and finding apps.
So, 4 days ago (on January 6, 2010), Apple has announced:
A few days ago we told you about the new range of Eye-fi cards that had just been announced at CES. We thought it was about time we reviewed the Eye-fi cards as they are such a cool idea!
If you’ve never seen them before then concept is relatively simple. Take a normal size SD memory card, fill it with 4GB of memory and then cram in a Wi-Fi adapter that can transfer the content you just recorded over Wi-Fi straight back to your PC/MAC or auto upload to your favourite sharing site for you all without you having to think about it or even remove the card from the camera!
As the Eye-fi card is basically a standard SD/SDHC memory card size it will work with any camera or digital camcorder. As soon as you take your photos they can be automatically transferred as long as you have Wi-Fi coverage. There are plenty of other options available too but I’ll cover it all when I get to the review later this week.
As always I have recorded an unboxing video but this is just a quick one so that I can show you the package and tell you about the various options. Take a look at the video below.
Eye-fi pro Specification:
Currently-supported photo/video services:
Posted by: Matt
Clove have just let us know that the HTC HD2 ST C400 Capacitive Stylus will be in stock next week for the first time. If you miss having a stylus on the HD2 then this is your solution. It will also work on the HTC Hero.
If you have an HTC HD2 keep an eye on their site, although I’m sure they will let us know when the stock arrives. While your there you may want to have a look at the rest of the HTC HD2 accessories they have, such as spare batteries, cases and car charges. Treat yourself!
Posted by: James
It has been released merely 2 weeks ago and we have just tested it:
Google are rightly proud of their new Android handset, the Nexus One. However, it seems that the launch has not been without a hiccup or two.
The latest problem that many early adopters seem to be reporting relates to the 3G performance and seems to be specific to those using T-Mobile.
Apparently when the device looses 3G reception the phone falls back to EDGE or GPRS, which is in itself a good thing as it means that you retain your data connection. The problem though, is that the Nexus is not then reverting back to 3G connectivity even when 3G coverage resumes. The only way to get back to 3G is to reboot the device.
At the moment Google are blaming the T-Mobile 3G network. Affected users seem to be unable to get any kind of support from either Google or T-Mobile.
Personally I suspect that the problem lies with the device itself being too aggressive with the SIM and connectivity. We’ve seen a very similar problem with the Acer Liquid on T-Mobile. The problem with the Liquid is that when you loose your signal, going in to a tunnel for example, then you cant get coverage back until you either reboot the handset or switch flight mode on and off. As both the Nexus and the Liquid are android devices I wonder if there could potentially be a common issue.
We should have our Nexus in a few days time so I’ll test with T-mobile as well as other networks and see how we get on with it.
Love to hear from anyone that has a Nexus One experiencing this problem, let us know via the forum!
Posted by: Matt
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Sony Ericsson have gone on the record to say that the Sony Ericsson X10 has not been delayed. A spokesman has reinforced the Q1 release date, “If anything appeared (on the Sony Ericsson website) saying otherwise, then it was incorrect.”
So we can look at it in one of two ways. Sony Ericsson has focused their attention and applied all resources on the device, ignoring the X2 and Satio to produce something special. Or, Sony Ericsson don’t have any phones selling at the moment since the bad press of the X2 and Satio has killed their rep and are desperate to get something out by hook or by crook.
When the Nexus One was launched earlier this week it was originally reported that the device would be a Vodafone exclusive here in the UK.
There has, however, been some speculation over the past few days as to whether the Nexus One would make it to any other UK carrier and if, indeed, it would be available SIM-free. Early indications are that it will be a carrier only handset and will not be sold SIM-free through regular distribution channels but according to several UK sites T-Mobile and Three are in advanced talks with Google. “We can confirm that we are in talks with Google on the Nexus One,” a spokesman for 3 stated recently, according to paidContent:UK. “We are in talks with Google and hope to have something to announce soon,” a T-Mobile spokesman added, cited by Total Telecom.
With the apparent popularity of the Nexus One already, many people having already purchased the handset direct through Google’s online ordering page (google.com/phone), I would be surprised if the other carriers are not going all-out to have the Nexus One in their portfolio.
It will definitely be interesting to see what the next few weeks and months have in store for the Nexus One. Incidentally I could have my Nexus one here in the next few days so please do feel free to start asking your questions ready for the unbox and review!
Posted by: Matt
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That little country to the South of my own tiny little land doesn’t really seem to be loving the Palm Pre too much. Whilst, it is a country that has been through recession and almost all have been hit in some way by it it appears Palm on one of the biggest casualties. Read on for the full article:
You know things aren’t going too well for Palm when a heavyweight industry source gives you a call to say ‘you’ll never believe this’.
I always have to steady myself just in case it’s something shocking. You know, like ‘Larry Page has just bought Vodafone — he reckons it’ll be quicker’.
Today, though, the call was about the Palm Pre’s performance in Ireland. It seems the Irish haven’t taken to the old Pre. My source reckons that a whopping 220 units have been sold since launch. Now, the launch date was October 16. So it’s been out for roughly 85 days or about 12 weeks. So on that basis, o2 Ireland have sold about 16 Palm Pre devices per week since launch. Or 2.3 Palm Pre units per day.
My source tells me that the Pre is equally as successful at o2 UK. Surely not? Can this be accurate? Does anyone know differently?
[Source Mobile Industry Review]
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