Author Archive: James Richardson

Apple announce dates for their Worldwide Developer Conference

Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will be held in San Francisco’s Moscone Center from June 6-10.

In a statement, the manufacturer revealed its plans to unveil details of the next iOS and Mac OS during the five-day event.

Apple’s Senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip Schiller said: ‘At this year’s conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS.’

The launch of the iPhone 3GS and iOS 3.0 at the WWDC in 2009 followed by the launch of the iPhone 4 and iOS 4 in 2010 has encouraged industry speculation over whether Apple will also preview iOS 5 at this year’s event.

Schiller added: ‘If you are an iOS or Mac OS X software developer, this is the event that you do not want to miss.’

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference includes more than more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers this year.

I’m getting excited already!

Posted by: James

ViewSonic announces ViewPad 7 ‘Try for Free’ campaign

ViewSonic Europe, a global provider of consumer computing and communications solutions, has today announced a ‘Try for Free’ campaign allowing customers to trial a brand new Google certified ViewPad 7. The campaign will run throughout April 2011 and guarantees a full refund if customers are not entirely satisfied with the device. ViewSonic will also pay for the return postage and packaging up to £10, so that no costs are incurred. Terms and conditions apply.

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Launch Event

If you are in London this Thursday and fancy a go of the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play that we unboxed recently then you are in luck. The launch event is open to the public and sounds rather fun if you ask me.

Be one of the first to get your thumbs on the Xperia PLAY, the ultimate gaming smartphone.
Get down to Sony Ericsson’s pop-up Xperia PLAY Rooms and for one day only you’ll be able to immerse yourself if your favorite gaming worlds…explore the forest, avoid the burning helicopter, check out the racing cars and try out the new Xperia PLAY phone.
Free Admission
Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

You can find all the details here via the Facebook event page.

Enjoy.

Posted by: James

Pre order the Motorola XOOM

Looking to get the Motorola XOOM? Well if so you now head on over to Currys, Carphone Warehouse or PC World and get your pre order in now.

The XOOM is priced from £499.99 for 32GB model.

· First to market with Google’s Android tablet specific software – Honeycomb 3.0

· A super-fast dual-core 1 GHz processor which is twice as speedy as any tablet currently on the market

· Adobe Flash Player 10.1 providing unrestricted access to Flash sites, videos and games

· Access to most of the whopping 150,000 apps available through the Android Marketplace, with more tablet specific apps being added everyday

· HD display – rendering movies in 16:9 format

· Tabbed browsing, bookmark sync, and more for a desktop-like web experience

· 5MP rear-facing camera with dual LED flash that captures video in HD

· 1GB of DDR2 RAM memory

If you missed our demo video with the Motorola XOOM you can view it here.

Posted by: James

Jeeosuite Public Beta for BlackBerry

As the title suggests Jeesuite’s beta app is now open for the public to download. I have had this one for some months and it is well worth a look.

How would you like access your BlackBerry via Wi-Fi and able to do the following from your PC/Mac web browser?:

• Check files on your BlackBerry
• View your calendar
• View emails, memos, photos and browser bookmarks.
• Take screen shots

I have save the best features until last. If you misplace your BlackBerry you can set off an alarm to help you locate it. In addition you can even send a message to the device which may come in handy if a robber gets it!

Jeeosuite is free to download. You need to register and once done you will be sent a link for the app and then desktop instructions.

You can find Jeeosuite here.

Screenshots can be found below.

Samsung announce the Tab 8.9″ and a revised 10.1″

Over in the United States today Samsung announced two new tablets. The first is a re-work of the 10.1 that was announced at MWC but his time thinner and lighter.

The 8.9 Tab sits in the middle between the the 10.1 and the original Galaxy Tab which was the 7 inch version.

Both the new Tabs run Honeycomb with TouchWiz 4.0 and are thinner that the iPad 2. I can only presume that after the iPad 2 was released Samsung decided to shave some millimeters off the dimensions rather swiftly.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available on 8 June for $499 (16GB version) or $599 (32GB version). The old, thicker version of the Tab 10.1 is still on course to hitting Vodafone stores outside the US so it hasn’t been canceled. We are yet to learn more about the availability of the two devices, but we can confirm that the thicker version won’t be coming to the US.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 should launch early this summer for $469 (16GB version) or $569 (32GB). Not sure if or when we will see the 8.9 this side of the pond.

The Tab 8.9 may not fit into a pocket, but its screen has the same resolution as that of the larger Galaxy Tab 10.1 @ 1,280×800 pixels. That should make the 8.9 screen pretty sharp.

Posted by: James

iPad 2 Arrives in 25 More Countries This Friday – UK Time confirmed

Apple today announced that iPad 2, the second-generation of its third post-PC device, will go on sale in 25 additional countries this Friday, 25 March. iPad 2 will be available at Apple retail stores and select Apple Authorised Resellers at 5 p.m. local time, and online through the Apple Store (www.apple.com/uk/) beginning at 1 a.m. GMT. Apple today also announced that all models of iPad 2 will be available in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and additional countries in April.

“While competitors are still struggling to catch up with our first iPad, we’ve changed the game again with iPad 2”, said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re experiencing amazing demand for iPad 2 in the US, and customers around the world have told us they can’t wait to get their hands on it. We appreciate everyone’s patience and we are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone”.