WWDC 2012 announced
Apple’s annual World Wide Developers Conference is officially announced. More »
The original Google Phone concept
Before we had fancy touchscreen smartphones, there were dumbphones. Photo credit to The Verge. Photo credit to The Verge. This would’ve been Google’s first attempt at a phone, if they went through More »
Introducing Google Drive
Google Drive. It’s here. Now you can take your projects, your documents, and your files with you anywhere. Collaboration and transportation has reached a new milestone. With the release of Google Drive, More »
Apple releases Flashback malware fix
Apple has released a software update to fix the Flashback malware that is currently affecting Mac OS X for about 600,000 users. This Java security update removes the most common variants of More »
Project Glass: How Google will change everything
It’s been known for a while now that Google has been developing glasses with an HUD interface, but they have finally announced Project Glass, and it looks more impressive than imagined. We believe More »
Introducing the Samsung Galaxy III
The sequel to the Samsung S II is finally, almost, here. The Samsung Galaxy S III is about to be shown in London, and info on this new phone are already here. With a 4.8in, HD super AMOLED screen, a GPU that’s aparantly 65% faster than the Galaxy S II, and 1.4GHz quad core Exynos processors, this phone is sure to be a big one. The new Galaxy III weighs only 4.7 ounces, and measuring 0.34 inches in depth. A glossy plastic coats the front and back sides of the phone, with a similar plastic covering the sides. The camera (8 megapixels) supports video capture, dual stills, face tagging and improved face tracking and identification.
The Galaxy III has a removable 2,100 mAh battery, and unlike the Google Nexus, the Galaxy III comes with a microSD slot. DLNA, wifi direct, bluetooth 4.0, an MHL-compatable micro USB port and headphone socket are also in.
The new screen size makes typing a lot easier too. And with S Voice, you can unlock the phone, take photos, and control your music player. A new feature, Pop up Play, lets you view videos on top of other opened apps in a small window, that only takes up a sixth of the entire screen.
The original Google Phone concept
Before we had fancy touchscreen smartphones, there were dumbphones.
Photo credit to The Verge.
Photo credit to The Verge.
This would’ve been Google’s first attempt at a phone, if they went through with it. It looks a lot nicer than most phones back in 2006. It’s fun to look at and see how vastly their design idea changed with the G1. The Verge reports:
Exact specs for those first concepts aren’t detailed, but Google does spell out what it had in mind for the least common denominator across Android devices. An ARMv9 processor of at least 200MHz, GSM (3G preferred), 64MB of RAM and ROM, miniSD (yes, mini, not micro) external storage, a 2-megapixel camera with a dedicated shutter button, USB support, Bluetooth 1.2, and a QVGA display with at least 16-bit color support — a far cry from today’s 720p screens. At that time, touchscreen support wasn’t a requirement — in fact, the baseline specs required two soft menu keys, indicating that touchscreens weren’t really in the plan at all. Optionally, phones could also include a QWERTY keyboard (as the G1 did), Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, a “secondary display,” Wi-Fi, GPS, and hardware graphics acceleration.
Introducing Google Drive
Google Drive. It’s here. Now you can take your projects, your documents, and your files with you anywhere. Collaboration and transportation has reached a new milestone. With the release of Google Drive, you will no longer have that dreaded feeling of leaving your files behind. With Drive, you can upload, view, and access all of your files, anytime.
With Drive you can easily bring files with you, anywhere you go. Much like Dropbox, Drive lets you bring all of your uploaded files with you without the hassle of loading it all onto a usb or harddrive. With cloud storage, your files are accessible whenever you need them. Simple.
Drive comes with a free 5GB of storage, 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month, or one whole TB for $49.99/month. Upgrading to a Premium Drive account also increases your Gmail storage to 25GB.
Is it worth switching from Dropbox?
Apple releases Flashback malware fix
Apple has released a software update to fix the Flashback malware that is currently affecting Mac OS X for about 600,000 users.
This Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware.
This update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable automatic execution of Java applets using the Java Preferences application. If the Java web plug-in detects that no applets have been run for an extended period of time it will again disable Java applets.
Java for OS X Lion 2012-003 delivers Java SE 6 version 1.6.0_31 and supersedes all previous versions of Java for OS X Lion.
This update is recommended for all Mac users with Java installed.
Go check Software Update for the download.
Project Glass: How Google will change everything
It’s been known for a while now that Google has been developing glasses with an HUD interface, but they have finally announced Project Glass, and it looks more impressive than imagined.
We believe technology should work for you — to be there when you need it and get out of your way when you don’t.
A team within our Google[x] group started Project Glass to build this kind of technology, one that helps you explore and share your world, putting you back in the moment.
Follow along with us at http://g.co/projectglass as we share some of our ideas and stories. We’d love to hear yours, too. What would you like to see from Project Glass?
Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna problem settled over lawsuit
If you’re the once proud owner of an iPhone 4, you’ve probably had your share of random dropped calls. Some people experience this more frequently than others, but within the life span of the iPhone 4 it’s happened to most of us. Every iPhone 4 suffers from a problem, in which calls are randomly dropped due to the antenna inside the phone reducing signal. When the caller holds the phone on the two black lines near the bottom outsides of the phone, the signal can very often be drastically reduced.
Apple claimed that this is a problem that exists within all cell phones. A three month program was offered by Apple in 2010, gave everyone a free bumper case that was experiencing this problem. However, after the recently finished lawsuit, Apple will be sending out emails come April to every eligible iPhone 4 user, and offer a choice between the case and $15.
iPhone4Settlement.com has been put up, which gives more information, FAQ’s, and instructions on how to claim your bumper or $15.
EDIT: Now available! Instagram for Android
It’s been teased for quite awhile, but it’s official. Instagram will be Android friendly… soon. Go download it now.
Instagram is one of the most popular iOS applications, which allows you to add filters onto photos and sharing them with your friends.
An signup sheet for the application has been put up today, check it out by clicking this.
Sadly, we don’t have an official date for it’s release, but it looks like it’s coming soon.
Playstation 4 “Orbis”?
As the new line of Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s Playstation draw closer and closer, rumors and suspicions flow out more and more. Although release and official info on the new Sony Playstation is still far away, Kotaku this morning posted a nice little page containing a good amount of rumors about the upcoming Playstation, currently codenamed “Orbis”. Although all the information is speculated, it IS worth taking a look at if you’re at all interested in the newest generation Sony console.
According to Kotaku, the Orbis is expected to release in 2013. When the 360 and PS3 launched in 2005 and 2006 respectively, Microsoft had a years head start on the retail world, which many say helped it gain its “upper hand” on Playstation. This speculated release date of 2013 however, would possibly mate or even precede Microsofts launch of their new console.
Rumored also is that the Orbis will have a AMD x64 CPU and a AMD southern Islands GPU. Also, backwards compatibility to PS3 games is rumored to NOT be present. The Orbis will also take on used games in a new way. Giving used games a “trial”, limiting what the used game owner can do until the full version is bought.
iPad Smart Cover Review
With the new iPad and the iPad 2’s sleek design and brand new features came a new generation of iPad case: the iPad Smart Cover. This case has a magnetic strip that latches onto the side of the iPad and automatically locks the iPad when extended over the whole screen. It has four separated sections which canbe bent and folded, essentially turning the cover into a stand. By folding up the Smart Cover, the iPad can be viewed at a lower angle, or at a more vertical angle, depending on your viewing angle.
