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- Suurimmat Android-valmistajat: Samsung, HTC ja Sony19 May 2012, 1:39 pm
Open Signal Maps on koonnut mielenkiintoisen graafin suurimmista Android-valmistajista omiin tilastoihinsa perustuen. Kyseessä on Android-puhelimiin ladattava sovellus, joka kerää tietoa verkkoyhteyksistä ja niiden voimakkuuksista. Palvelun avulla käyttäjä voi valita omalla alueellaan parhaiten toimivan palveluntarjoajan verkon. Tilastoja on kerätty kaikkiaan 195 eri maasta. Selvää ykköspaikkaa pitää Samsung. Sen osuus Open Signal Mapsin tilastoissa on peräti 40 [...]...
- Videolla: Tizen pyörittää Android-sovelluksia19 May 2012, 7:19 am
Viime viikkoina olemme kuulleet enenevissä määrin tietoa Tizenistä. Se on avoimen lähdekoodin mobiilialusta, jonka kehityksen laukaisivat käyntiin viime vuoden syyskuussa Intel ja Samsung. Alusta on jatkumo MeeGolle ja Tizen onkin suunnattu mobiililaitteiden lisäksi myös muun muassa televisioihin. Alla nähtävällä videolla esitellään Tizenin kykyä ajaa Android-sovelluksia. Kyseessä ei ole mitenkään uniikki ominaisuus, sillä esimerkiksi RIM on [...]... - Ennakkotiedot lupaavat Galaxy S III -puhelimelle hurjaa menestystä18 May 2012, 1:40 pm
Muutama viikko sitten maailmalle Lontoossa esitelty Galaxy S III on nousemassa suursuosioon. Korea Economic Daily raportoi puhelimen saavuttaneen jo yhdeksän miljoonaa ennakkotilausta yli 100 operaattorin toimesta. Tieto on kuitenkin epävirallinen, sillä Samsung ei ole vahvistanut tai suostunut kommentoimaan sitä. Korea Economic Dailyn julkaisema luku on erittäin kova. Sitä voidaan peilata edellisen sukupolven Galaxy S -malliin, [...]... - Reuters: Samsung maailman suurin matkapuhelinvalmistaja18 May 2012, 12:25 pm
Korealainen Samsung myi vuoden 2012 ensimmäisen neljänneksen aikana enemmän matkapuhelimia kuin Nokia. Tutkimusyhtiö Reutersin laskelmien mukaan Samsung hallitsi matkapuhelinmarkkinoista tammi-maaliskuussa 20,7 prosenttia. Nokian osuus tippui vuodentakaisesta 25,1 prosentista 19,8 prosenttiin. Kolmanneksi suurimmaksi matkapuhelinvalmistajaksi on noussut amerikkalainen Apple. Tätä voidaan pitää äärimmäisen kovana suorituksena huomioiden Applen malliston, joka ei sisällä ollenkaan edu... - BlackBerry 10:ssä eleliikkeet ovat keskeisessä roolissa18 May 2012, 9:15 am
Kanadalainen RIM toivoo yhtiön pääsevän älypuhelinmarkkinoilla jälleen nousuun uuden BlackBerry 10 -alustan (BB10) myötä. Yhtiö esitteli alustan maailmalle ensimmäisen kerran toukokuun alussa. Kyseessä on täysin uudelleen suunniteltu alusta, joka sanoo hyvästit aikaisemmille versioille. BlackBerry 10 on tehty erityisesti kosketusnäyttöjä varten. Tällä alueella kanadalaisvalmistaja on ollut viime vuosina ongelmissa. Valmistaja aikoo joka tapauksessa jatkaa myös QWERTY-laitteide... - Galaxy S III päihittää edeltäjänsä akkukestossa selvin lukemin18 May 2012, 5:30 am
Eräs merkittävä kiitosta ansaitseva aihe piakkoin myyntiin saapuvassa Galaxy S III on puhelimen suuritehoinen akku. Siinä missä edeltäjästä löytyy 1650 mAh:n virtalähde, on uutuuden akku teholtaan 2100 mAh:ta. Tehokkaampi akku näyttäisi todellakin vaikuttavan positiivisesti laitteen toiminta-aikoihin, vaikka tehot ja näyttö ovatkin kasvaneet. Teknologiasivusto GSMArena on tehnyt mittauksia Galaxy S III:n akun kestosta. Puheajan ja videontoiston [...]... - Kommentti: onko iPadistä kannettavan korvaajaksi?17 May 2012, 11:15 am
Maaliskuun lopusta käytössäni ollut kolmannen sukupolven iPad on osoittautunut tehokkaaksi vaihtoehdoksi kannettavalle tietokoneelle. Voin rehellisesti todeta, että kotikäytössä en ole Applen tabletin jälkeen kertaakaan avannut kakkoskoneena olevaa kannettavaani. Olen jopa hieman yllättynyt, kuinka tehokas iPad voi määrätynlaisessa käytössä olla. Toki vaativampaan toimintaa kunnon tietokone on ehdoton, mutta tietyissä tapauksissa tabletin voisi nähdä jopa kodin ainoana [...]... - Lataa Nokia TV -sovellus nyt Lumia-puhelimeesi17 May 2012, 5:18 am
Käyttäjät raportoivat verkossa, että Nokian uusi Lumia-puhelimille suunnattu Nokia TV -sovellus on nyt ladattavissa Windows Phone -alustan omasta ohjelmistokaupasta. Se on yhteensopiva ainakin Lumia 900-, Lumia 800- ja Lumia 710 -puhelimien kanssa. Nokia on ollut vaitonainen sovelluksen saatavuudesta edulliseen Lumia 610 -puhelimeen, mutta asiaan saataneen varmistus viimeistään huomenna, jolloin laite saapuu myyntiin Suomessa. Nokia TV [...]... - Firefox for Android sai uuden käyttöliittymän16 May 2012, 3:57 pm
Pitkän kehitystyön jälkeen Mozillan Firefox-verkkoselain alkaa näyttää varteenotettavalta vaihtoehdolta Android-alustalla. Selaimen tuorein beta-versio lisää mukaan täysin uuden käyttöliittymän, joka on rakennettu Javalla Androidin natiiveja elementtejä hyödyntäen. Tämän ansiosta se ei vain näytä paremmalta, vaan on myös aikaisempaa sulavampi käyttää. Uusi selain on näyttävämpi ja istuu edeltäjäänsä paremmin Androidin yleisilmeeseen. Mozillan mukaan se käynnistyy n... - Windows Phonen osuus merkittävillä markkinoilla edelleen pieni16 May 2012, 3:10 pm
Googlen johtama Android jatkoi mobiilimarkkinoiden hallintaa myös alkuvuonna, osoittavat tutkimusyhtiö Kantar WorldPanelin tuoreet luvut. Alusta onnistui kasvattamaan osuuttaan uusien mallien myötä, joita markkinoille ovat puskeneet muun muassa Samsung ja HTC. Tutkimuksen mukaan Android kasvatti osuuttaan kaikilla merkittävillä markkina-alueilla. Sen siivu älypuhelimista kasvoi muun muassa Yhdysvalloissa, Iso-Britanniassa ja Saksassa. Erityisen kovaa kasvu on ollut Espanjassa ja [...]...
- Microsoft: Windows Phone jo ohittanut iPhonen Kiinassa19 May 2012, 11:03 am
Microsoftin omien laskelmien mukaan yhtiön Windows Phone -alusta on Kiinan markkinoilla jo suositumpi kuin Applen iPhone eri versioineen. Vaikka Windows Phone -julkaistiin Kiinassa vasta muutama kuukausi takaperin, se on saavuttanut Microsoftin mukaan seitsemän prosentin markkinaosuuden kun iPhonen osuus on kuuden prosentin luokkaa.Microsoftin Kiinan toiminnoista vastaava Michel van der Bel uskoo kasvun jatkuvan nopean alun jälkeen. Erityisesti kasvua odotetaan Windows-tableteista. Windows-ta... - ZTE vahvisti puhelimista löytyvän vaarallisen takaportin18 May 2012, 7:26 pm
Kiinalainen puhelinvalmistaja ZTE on vahvistanut, että yhtiön Yhdysvalloissa myymässä Score-mallissa on vakava haavoittuvuus, jonka avulla puhelimeen on helppo saada root-oikeudet. Vaikka nettiraporttien perusteella ongelma koskisi myös Euroopassa myytyä Skate-mallia, ZTE kiistää haavoittuvuuden löytymisen muista puhelimista.Haavoittuvuus tuli julkisuuteen tällä viikolla Pastebin-palveluun lähetetyn anonyymin viestin perusteella. Löydetty haavoittuvuus liittyy puhelimesta löytyvä... - Lisää salakuvia LG:n huhutusta superpuhelimesta18 May 2012, 6:05 pm
LG:n viime viikolla julkisuuteen putkahtaneesta "superpuhelimesta" on julkaistu lisää kuvia. Tälläkään kertaa BriefMobilen kuvista ei kuitenkaan saa erityisen tarkkaa kuvaa esimerkiksi laitteen etupuolen muotoilusta. LS970-mallinimellä tunnettu laite on ensimmäisten tietojen perusteella ainakin paperilla paremmin varusteltu kuin mikään tällä hetkellä markkinoille olevista puhelimista. BriefMobilen tietojen mukaan laitteessa olisi neliytiminen S4-järjestelmäpiiri, jonka Krait-ytime... - Nano-SIM-väännön ratkaisuksi ehdotetaan kompromissia18 May 2012, 8:56 am
Tämän vuoden alussa puhelinvalmistajat, etupäässä Nokia ja Apple, väänsivät kovasti kättä siitä kenen ehdotus nano-SIM-kortista hyväksytään ETSIssä. Nokkapokkaa käytiin niin kulisseissa kuin julkisuudessakin. Kiista ei ole vielä ratkennut, mutta yritys on silti kova.Nokian ja Applen lisäksi RIM ja Motorola ovat laittaneet lusikkansa nano-SIM-soppaan. Jälkimmäinen kaksikko on asettunut Nokian kanssa yhteisen standardiehdotuksen taakse, jossa SIM-kortin perinteinen muotoilu rik... - Uutta Galaxy S:ää on ennakkotilattu jo 9 miljoonaa kappaletta18 May 2012, 7:21 am
Samsungin Galaxy S III -älypuhelin julkistettiin Lontoossa muutama viikko sitten kunnollisen ennakkohypen saattelemana. Vaikka se ei täyttänyt kaikkien odotuksia, niin ennakkomyynti vetää silti erinomaisesti.Maailmanlaajuisesti operaattorit ovat Korea Economic Dailyn mukaan tilanneet puhelinta jo noin yhdeksän miljoonan kappaletta. Luku on huikea, sillä Galaxy S II:sta saatiin toimitettua 10 miljoonaa kappaletta viidessä kuukaudessa. Suosio alkaa lähennellä iPhone 4S:n vastaanottoa -- ... - Kyocera esitteli Android-puhelimen ilman kaiutinta17 May 2012, 1:40 pm
Japanilainen Kyocera on tuonut kotimaassaan myyntiin Android-puhelimen, joka kuljettaa äänen käyttäjän korvaan ilman perinteistä etupanelista löytyvää kaiutinta. Kyocera kutsuu tekniikkaa nimellä "Smart Sonic Receiver" ja se perustuu ääniaaltojen johtumiseen kuuloelimille kudosta pitkin värähtelemällä. Kyoceran mukaan kyseessä ei ole sama luuta pitkin johtumiseen perustuva tekniikka, jota käytetään esimerkiksi kuulokojeissa vaan keraamisen muuntimen avulla puhelimesta tuleva ... - Android-laitteet ja versiot visualisoituina17 May 2012, 10:33 am
Androidin fragmentoituminen muistetaan aina mainita taisteluissa iPhone- ja Android-käyttäjien kesken ja myös Android-kehittäjät valitttavat tilannetta. OpenSignalMaps-sovelluksen kehittäjät tallensivat lähes 700 000 Android-laitteen tiedot ja muodostivat niistä informatiivisia visuaaleja, joista käy hyvin ilmi Android-laitteiden laaja kirjo, mutta myös tiettyjen valmistajien ja mallien yleisyys.Kaikkien 681 900 laitteen joukosta löytyi yhteensä 3997 eri laitemallia (joista osa kuit... - Tieto Applen tilauksista tiputti Samsungin arvoa miljardeilla17 May 2012, 8:11 am
Samsungin markkina-arvosta hävisi keskiviikkona hetkessä kymmenen miljardia dollaria eli noin 7,8 miljardia euroa kun yhtiön osake sukelsi kuuden prosentin verran. Reutersin mukaan osakkeen nopean laskun takana oli tieto Applen Samsungin kilpailijalle tekemästä jättimäisestä muistipiiritilauksesta. Samsung on maailman suurin DRAM-muistipiirien valmistaja ja Apple on ollut yhtiölle jo pitkään tärkeä asiakas. Taiwanilaisen Digitimesin eilisen uutisen mukaan Apple kuitenkin tilasi jät... - WSJ: uuden iPhonen ruutu "vähintään neljä tuumaa"16 May 2012, 5:26 pm
Applen seuraavassa iPhone-mallissa tulee olemaan aiempaa isompi näyttö, kertoo Wall Street Journal perustuen omiin lähteisiinsä. WSJ:n lähteiden mukaan Apple on tilannut näyttöpaneeleita aasialaisilta alihankkijoiltaan. Tilattujen paneeleiden kerrotaan olevan "vähintään neljän tuuman" kokoisia.Seuraavan iPhonen kasvaneesta näytöstä on huhuttu jo aiemmin, mutta WSJ:n tietoja voidaan pitää keskimääräistä luotettavampina. Näyttöjen tuotannon on kerrottu alkavan ensi kuun aikan... - HTC:lta vuotanut One S -mallin pikkuveli16 May 2012, 11:54 am
Eilen HTC julkisti edullisen Desire C -älypuhelimen, jonka Portugalin Vodafone oli ennenaikojaan lipsauttanut kevätkatalogiinsa. Heti seuraavana päivänä tarjolla on uutta vuotoa. Tällä kertaa vuodon kohteena on Ville C -malli, joka BriefMobilen tietojen mukaan olisi edullisempi versio yhtiön uudesta One S -mallista.Speksien valossa kyseessä onkin ylemmän keskiluokan älypuhelin, joka monella tapaa muistuttaa One S:ää. 4,3 tuuman näytöstä tosin käytetään epäilyttävästi sekä ...
- Apple – iPhone älypuhelimet & iPad tabletit22 April 2012, 9:35 pm
iPhone älypuhelimet iPhone 4 S Tekniset tiedot Suoritin 1 GHz Cortex-A9 tuplaydin Käyttöjärjestelmä Näyttö 3,5 tuuman 640 x 960 pikselin näyttö RAM-muisti 512 megatavua Kamera 8 mpxl autofocus LED-salama Tallennustila 16/32/64 gigatabua Akku 1432 mAh Mitat 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm / 140 grammaa Lue lisää iPhone 4 S – älypuhelimesta iPad 3 – [...]... - Samsung – älypuhelimet ja tabletit22 April 2012, 8:56 pm
Samsung Galaxy S 2 Tekniset tiedot Malli Samsung Galaxy S II Näyttö Super Amoled Plus 4,5 tuuman 480×800 resoluution kapasitiivinen kosketusnäyttö Käyttöjärjestelmä Android 2.3 Suoritin 1,5 Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon Mitat 129,8 x 68,8 x 9,49 millimetriä Paino 130,5 grammaa Kamera 8 megapikselin kamera Tallennustila 16 gigatavua + MicroSD – muistikorttipaikka Lue lisää Samsung Galaxy S [...]... - Paras 4G-liittymä surffaajalle16 April 2012, 9:04 am
4G-liittymät kattavat jo suurimpien kaupunkien keskustat ja mikäli asut alueella jossa tämä uusi huippunopea mobiililaajakaista toimii, kannattaa oma liittymä vaihtaa pikaisesti! 4G kannattaa hankkia nyt, kun verkon käyttäjiä on vielä vähän eikä ruuhkaa ole. Lue tästä mitä tulee ottaa huomioon 4G-liittymää hankkiessa! 3G- vai 4G-mobiililaajakaista? Mikäli mietit siirtyväsi tavallisesta laajakaistasta ainoastaan mobiiliyhteyksiin, on ainoa valinta [...]... - Testissä DNA 4G LTE mobiililaajakaista16 April 2012, 2:34 am
Ostin DNA Liikkuva Laajakaista XL – liittymän, jossa teoreettinen huippunopeus on 50 megatavua sekunnissa. Tämä liittymä on DNA:n toiseksi nopein ja toimii LTE-verkossa. Hintaa liittymälle tulee 19.80 euroa kuukaudessa. DNA myy myös XXL-liittymää, jonka teoreettinen huippunopeus on 100 megatavua sekunnissa (39,80€/kk). DNA Liikkuva Laajakaista XL Ostin tämän hetken todennäköisesti parhaan saatavilla olevan 4G-mokkulan, DNA Wlan [...]... - Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1 – Tässäkö kestävin tabletti?16 April 2012, 2:07 am
Aiemmin tabletit, eritysesti ipadit ovat olleet tunnettuja helposti hajoavista komponenteista. Erityisesti tablettien suuret näytöt ovat helposti rikkoutuvaa sorttia ja ne eivät kestä hyvin pakkasta. Helpostusta on luvassa, sillä Panasonic on tuo myös Suomen markkinoille Toughpad FZ-A1 – tablettinsa, jonka luvataan kestävän pölyä, iskuja sekä vesiroiskeita. Panasonic Toughpad FZ-A1 on IP65-standardoitu laite, joka tarkoittaa että siinä [...]... - Digilehdet – nettilehdet tulevat tabletteihin27 March 2012, 1:05 pm
Digilehdet ovat uusi ja innovatiivinen tapa lukea sanoma- ja aikakausilehtiä. Nykyään lähes kaikki lehtitalot julkaisevat omia lehtiään myös digiversioina, joista osa on maksuttomia mutta suurin osa maksullisia. Digilehdet voidaan jakaa kahteen eri luokkaan: selaimella luettaviin ja sovelluksiin, jotka ovat tehty tabletteja varten. Selaimella luettavat versiot ovat toki käteviä, mutta oikeuksiinsa digilehti pääsee kun sitä lukee [...]... - Huawei Ascend D quad XL & Ascend D120 March 2012, 2:47 pm
Kiinalainen Huawei julkaisi uudet Ascend D – sarjan puhelimet. Ascend D Quad XL ja Ascend D1 ovat ainakin paperilla varsinaisia tehomyllyjä, sillä Quad XL – mallissa on peräti 1,5 gigahertsin neliytiminen prosessori joka lienee tämän hetken tehokkain mobiilisuoritin eikä D1 – mallista löytyvä 1,5 ghz tuplaydinprosessorikaan ole hitaimmasta päästä. Lisäksi Huawei lupaa edellisiä malleja 30 [...]... - Toimivatko 4G-yhteydet?15 March 2012, 12:26 pm
Vuosi 2012 lienee se vuosi, jolloin neljännen sukupolven mobiilitiedonsiirto alkaa tosissaan yleistymään. Useat älypuhelimien ja tablettien valmistajat ovat ilmoittaneet lisäävänsä uusiin laitteisiinsa 4G-tuen. Moni joutui kuitenkin pettymään, kun selvisi että esimerkiksi iPad 3:nen ei tue nopeinta LTE-yhteyttä Suomessa. 4G-verkkojen vaihteleva standardi onkin saanut operaattorit mainostamaan käytännössä 3G-yhteyksiä 4G:nä ja kuluttajilla onkin epävarmuus, päästäänkö nelj... - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)15 March 2012, 10:59 am
Samsungin edelliselle 10.1 tuuman tabletille on julkaistu seuraaja. Uusi Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 julkaistiin aivan Mobile World Congress – messuilla yhdessä pienemmän 7 tuuman pikkuveljensä kanssa. Tabletissa on todennäköisesti Samsungin oma Exynos 1 Ghz tuplaydin suoritin joka pyörittää uutta Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – käyttöjärjestelmää johon on asennettu Samsungin oma TouchWiz 4.0 – käyttöliittymä. [...]... - Blackberry – älypuhelimet Suomeen!12 March 2012, 10:39 am
Suomalainen pienoperaattori Cubio tuo Sinkkuelämää – sarjasta ja Barack Obaman taskusta tutut Blackberry-puhelimet Suomeen! Kanadalaisen Research In Motionin Blackberry-puhelimet ovat Suomessa ja muualla Euroopassa olleet varsin tuntemattomia yhteensopivuusongelmien takia, mutta Pohjois-Amerikassa ja Lähi-idässä hyvän tietoturvan ja näppäimistötuntuman takia etenkin business-miesten suosiossa ollut puhelin on vihdoin tulossa Suomeen neljän eri mallin muodossa. Blackberry –...
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Happy Friday, everyone! We’re wrapping up yet another work week, so let’s take a look at all the stories that made news as we head into the weekend. So the biggest thing of course is Facebook’s IPO, and lucky for you we have a very concise Facebook IPO wrap-up. Moving on to the world of Read The Full Story...
- The 7 best AirPlay speakers for your iPad19 May 2012, 9:34 pm
The iPad makes a great interface for controlling your music, but the onboard speakers fall flat. Boost your listening experience with one of these amazing AirPlay speakers, and enjoy your music as it was meant to be heard—and without wires. Ray Aguilera is the Technology Editor of TabTimes, and is based in San Francisco. Related stories and links:Logitech Wireless Speakers for iPad: Perfect for most tabletsBang & Olufsen launching B&O Play A3 iPad speaker Topics: ... - ITC ruling bans import of Motorola Android devices18 May 2012, 10:47 pm
In a big win for Microsoft, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) banned Motorola Android devices that infringe a specific patent from being imported to the U.S. The Microsoft patent covers technology for “generating meeting requests and group scheduling from a mobile device.” Motorola can avoid the import ban by removing the technology in question or reaching a licensing agreement with Microsoft. The import bans follows an earlier ruling last December that... - iPad looks set to retain pricing edge over Windows 8 tablets18 May 2012, 8:47 pm
Microsoft has a lot riding on the first wave of Windows 8 tablets scheduled for release this fall. But unlike the notebook and PC areas, where Microsoft’s hardware partners compete effectively against Apple products on price, tablets are a different game. The first iPad was released in 2010 at $499 (well below what many analysts had expected) and Apple’s maintained that price through two successive generations while keeping the iPad 2 on the market at an even lower $399.&nb... - Cisco says businesses love BYOD, but stresses the need for IT control18 May 2012, 5:01 pm
The bring-your-own device (BYOD) trend is booming, and while a new report from Cisco does little to quash such a claim, issues around IT governance clearly remain. Cisco’s IBSG Horizon Study was released earlier this week, and took in the opinions of 600 IT and business leaders in the US on the ascent of workers bringing their own smartphones and tablets into the workplace. And as to be expected, there were some strong figures in support for BYOD, with 95% of organizations allowing empl... - Is this the cheapest Ice Cream Sandwich tablet yet?18 May 2012, 3:33 pm
Android tablet prices keep coming down, but a small Chinese company, named HuaYi, has broken new ground with a 7-inch Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) tablet for an incredible $65. The tablet is a good $34 cheaper than what we thought was the previous cheapest Android 4.0 tablet, the $99 Novo7 slate from Chinese rival Ainol, and has just launched in China. It is not yet known when this tablet will tip up in the US and Europe. In terms of specifications, HuaYi’s tablet has a basic 800 x ... - Roundup: The best stylus for iPad or Android tablets18 May 2012, 3:24 pm
We pitted seven popular styluses against one another to see which one is the best. We judged them all on comfort, build quality, and writing experience. Find out which stylus comes out with top marks. Steve Jobs’ disdain for the stylus was legendary, but that doesn’t mean that there’s no place for one in your workflow. While an Apple-designed stylus may never seen the light of day, there’s a wide range of products out there that’ll help you to write, draw, tap a... - Want to advertise on the Kindle Fire? That’ll cost you $600,00018 May 2012, 3:09 pm
Rumor has it that Amazon is open to the idea of advertising agencies placing ads on the Kindle Fire’s home screen, but before you all scramble for your wallets – the price reported is a mega $600,000 per ad campaign. According to Ad Age, this lump sum will see your ad campaigns run for two months, and will also see your ad included in Amazon's own “Special Offers” advertising, which doesn't seem an awful lot giving the price. But there’s more. Ad Age says that ag... - Best New iPad Apps of the Week: Easier group email, Google Schemer, and a streamlined Facebook app18 May 2012, 12:12 am
Mail Groups Plugin On desktop computers, address book groups are a quick way to keep different subsets of your contacts in the loop. Unfortunately, iOS Mail doesn’t recognize groups on your iPad. You can of course manually create fake contacts with multiple addresses. The process is tedious, however, and managing more than a few address groups quickly turns into a time-consuming mess. Mail Groups Plugin ($0.99, iTunes) simplifies creating group contacts, and makes it easy to add and d... - Are Android smartphone and tablet makers getting impatient with Google?17 May 2012, 10:55 pm
Tired of being unable to differentiate, some device makers could follow Amazon’s path and break away from Google's rules regarding the Android operating system. Android device makers may be getting frustrated with being locked into making uniform, generic devices with no competitive differentiation from each other and getting their rear ends handed to them by Apple in the process. The problem has been around for a while. More than a year ago, Bloomberg first reported that Google ... - Will Apple bring iOS to a bigger (or smaller) screen near you?17 May 2012, 7:59 pm
Rumors about bigger iPhones and smaller iPads have been swirling since both of these devices debuted. Will they really happen this time? There's no denying that Apple has mastered the art of PR. They've got the kind of media profile that companies pay top dollar for, and they do it largely by strictly controlling the flow of information. Well, that and regularly creating new products that manage to be the exact thing you want, before you even know you want it. With the kind of secrecy...
- Amazon Kindle Fire 10.1-inch tablet coming in Q3?19 May 2012, 3:58 pm
Amazon will launch a 10.1-inch iteration of its popular Kindle Fire tablet in the third quarter of 2012, according to new reports.Digitimes reckons the company plans to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 after cornering the 7-inch tablet market with the original Kindle Fire.A 10.1-inch tablet, especially if priced similarly to the $199 (£125) Kindle Fire, may raise a few eyebrows over at Apple HQ, with the demand for cheap, functional tablets extremely high.Apple itself is rumoure... - GameStop launches mobile service through AT&T for unlocked devices19 May 2012, 3:23 am
It's hard to say if GameStop's recent announcement of the creatively named mobile service called GameStop Mobile is forward-thinking or too-little-too-late.The service allows consumers with unlocked mobile devices (specifically GSM and HSPA phones) to use AT&T's mobile spectrum without having to deal with AT&T. The convenience, as expected, comes at a price.Out of the five available plans, none sport unlimited data transfers, though the "Smartphone Unlimited" plan includes unlimi... - Acer announces new Ivy Bridge travel laptop18 May 2012, 10:28 pm
Acer is packing Intel's Ivy Bridge processor into the latest model of its TravelMate series of laptops.The TravelMate P243 will run on an Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge processor with Turbo Boost technology. It also features a 14-inch 1366x768 resolution screen, USB 3.0 port, HD webcam for video conferencing, 8GB of RAM, and option for a NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M video card with DirectX 11 support.Business travellerAs part of Acer's line of business designed notebooks, the TravelMate P243 includes Acer's... - Students buy a PC, get a free Xbox 360 from Microsoft18 May 2012, 8:00 pm
Starting May 20, Microsoft will offer students purchasing a PC of $699 or more a free 4GB Xbox 360, presumably to aid in their studies.Microsoft offered a similar deal last summer, and apparently it was successful enough to warrant a return.With Windows 8 just around the corner, it may seem wise to wait to buy a new PC, but a free $200 gaming console is a particularly delicious carrot to dangle in front of college-aged teens and adults.The deal won't be limited to the U.S., as Canadian students ... - Is the Kindle Fire about to get even cheaper?18 May 2012, 2:56 pm
The popular Amazon Kindle Fire may be about to get even cheaper if plans to introduce an ad-supported model are implemented.According to AdAge, the online retail giant is exploring the possibility of placing ads onto the welcome screen of the Kindle Fire, with the ad income subsidising the cost of the hardware.The Kindle Fire is Amazon.com's best selling product, but that's clearly not enough, as the company looks to cash in further with ad packages on the tablet rumoured to start at $600,000 (a... - Samsung: Our Ultrabooks are worth the premium price tag18 May 2012, 1:52 pm
Samsung reckons its Ultrabooks justify the hefty price tags they carry, even if the competition is cheaper.Speaking to LaptopMag, Won Park, vice president of sales and marketing at Samsung, said the firm believes consumers will happily pay more for the right features, even though Ultrabook prices have reportedly taken a dip in recent times.Park does admit "it's kind of an audacious move to go beyond the Ultrabook in terms of price", but Samsung clearly has confidence in its range of thin... - Sony Tablet P Ice Cream Sandwich update incoming May 2418 May 2012, 11:44 am
If you were brave enough to splash the cash on a Sony Tablet P, then you'll be glad to hear that the Android 4.0 update will be landing on May 24.Sony's other slate, the Tablet S, got its Ice Cream Sandwich update a few weeks ago, which has left Tablet P owners feeling a little envious.A Sony press release in Japan has now confirmed that Ice Cream Sandwich is on its way to the Tablet P, and although it doesn't make it clear if it's a worldwide release or not, we saw the upgrade roll out to the T... - Gary Marshall: ISPs are filtering more than porn18 May 2012, 11:02 am
As the father of a young girl, the last thing I want her to encounter online is East Dulwich. The very idea of it, the thought of her innocent little eyes seeing uncensored East Dulwich content... I don't mind admitting that it makes me want to punch somebody in the face. Thank God, then, for the mobile network operators. Thanks to them, I can let my daughter use the mobile web without supervision, safe in the knowledge that anything to do with East Dulwich will be filtered long before it reache... - Updated: New iPad Mini release date, news and rumours18 May 2012, 10:40 am
The new iPad has been and gone, sporting a chunkier and heavier build than the iPad 2, which left some wondering: what's with all the extra weight?However, it looks like Apple may be about to aid those conscious of extra grams in their bags, as rumours hot up about a potential iPad mini (or iPad nano, if you prefer) arriving later this year.As the Amazon Kindle Fire steals the budget tablet show and with more small, cheap tablets on the horizon, such as the Google Nexus tablet, Apple may well wa... - Nano-SIM wars: RIM, Motorola back down, Apple relentless18 May 2012, 9:58 am
Join us as we enter the thrilling world of SIM card design and a spat between manufacturers over the next generation of nano-SIMs that pits Apple against RIM and Motorola. What's happened is this: Apple designed a nano-SIM. A coalition consisting of RIM, Motorola and Nokia designed another nano-SIM. There can be only one standard nano-SIM design but none of the companies in question wants to give any ground and apparently things became quite heated at the last meeting to discuss the design. Cont...
- HTC Evo 4G LTE review: Ticking all boxes18 May 2012, 7:06 pm
The Sprint Wireless exclusive HTC Evo 4G LTE is the latest smartphone to come from the close and rather prolific collaboration between the carrier and the Taiwanese manufacturer. The handset is bound to take its spot as the flagship for Sprint's newly launched LTE network...... - Introducing our new search widget for webmasters18 May 2012, 6:07 pm
Here at GSMArena we've spent a lot of time working on new tools to help you, our readers, pick the right smart device for you. The latest thing to come from our lab is a little different though - it's not for our homepage, it's meant to improve your own phone-centric site. We're introducing a search widget that is easy to use (for webmasters and users alike) and provides condensed info for a...... - Canalys expects Android dominance to continue in 201218 May 2012, 5:25 pm
Canalys shared a few predictions on the smartphone market in 2012. The analyst company expects recent trends to continue at least until the end of the year with Android remaining the most popular platform around. Canalys expects the global smartphone market to grow by just over a third compared to 2011, with the 34% increase equaling 653 million units sold in 2012. Symbian and BlackBerry...... - WP reportedly overtakes iPhone in China with 7% of market18 May 2012, 3:48 pm
While 7% of the Chinese smartphone market may seem like nothing to get excited about (especially considering Android had a staggering 68.4% last time we checked), it is an impressive statistic if you take into account that two months ago, not a single WP-powered device was for sale in China. Growth of this speed has only been seen in one other market so far: Nokia's backyard of Finland....... - LG Optimus TrueHD LTE goes on sale in Portugal18 May 2012, 1:15 pm
It seems that LG are keeping true to their word, as the LG Optimus TrueHD LTE is at long last available in Europe. The device, which has only been available in North America and Korea until now, had previously been announced by LG for a limited European launch in three markets: Portugal, Germany and Sweden. Portuguese retailer Vodafone has the device listed as the LG Maximo True HD LTE, due...... - LG LS970 Eclipse 4G leaks again, has NFC and removable battery18 May 2012, 9:31 am
The monstrous LG LS970 Eclipse 4G LTE broke cover once again, revealing two more bits of its specs sheet. In case you missed it the first time around, the Sprint-bound smartphone packs a quad-core Krait processor (at 1.5GHz), 2GB of RAM, 13MP camera, LTE-connectivity and a 4.67" 1280x768px LCD. Anyway, the new spy shot shows the LS970 with its back cover off, which reveals "LS970" engraved on...... - Galaxy S III gets 9 million pre-orders from 100 global carriers18 May 2012, 6:16 am
Korea Economic Daily is reporting that the Samsung Galaxy S III has received over 9 million pre-orders from 100 carriers around the world. This information comes courtesy of a Samsung official who remains anonymous. Whichever way you look at it, that's an impressive figure. We knew the Galaxy S III was going to sell big but these numbers are much higher than what we would have bet on....... - ICS-powered HTC Desire C up for pre-order in the UK17 May 2012, 5:44 pm
The HTC Desire C, which was officially announced on Tuesday, is now up for pre-order on the UK retailer Clove's website. The Desire C is one of the first entry-level smartphones to feature the latest version of Android 4.0, and has some competitive specs to boot. For £189.99 you'll get a 3.5" HVGA display, 600MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of storage and a 5MP shooter. The version which...... - This might be the international Sony Xperia GX on video17 May 2012, 2:41 pm
When Sony announced the 13.2MP Xperia GX, many people complained about the "Japan-only" availability. Well, there just might be an international version of the phone in the works. A couple of hands-on videos have popped up on YouTube that show a smartphone identical to the Sony Xperia GX, except for the NTT DoCoMo branding on top which has been replaced by an Xperia logo. Here's one of the...... - Phones4U offers 32GB microSD card, flip case with S III preorders17 May 2012, 11:39 am
It seems that the UK is a great place to get a Samsung Galaxy S III - Phones4U is the latest retailer to offer a little something extra if you place your orders there. If you pre-order an S III, you'll get a free 32GB microSD card along with a genuine Samsung case - the Flip Case - for your new flagship droid. The deal goes for both the Blue and the White Galaxy S III units and the free......
- Alternative Wii U controller design makes brief appearance on Twitter, goes into hiding20 May 2012, 6:25 am
Excited for Nintendo's new tablet-esque controller? So are the kids in TT Games' QA department. An over-excited tester tweeted out an image of a slightly different Wii U slab than the one we laid hands on at E3 2011, teasing "look we what we have at work!" Answering the call does indeed reveal something worth looking at -- a somewhat wider looking Wii U slate featuring two full-sized analog sticks (as opposed to 3DS-like circle pads), a pair of unmarked button-like squares, and a new starboard... - Neuroscientists develop game for stroke rehabilitation, give the Wii a run for its money20 May 2012, 4:56 am
Think the Wii has the market cornered on gaming rehab? Think again -- neuroscientists at New Castle University are developing a series of motion controlled video games to make stroke rehab more fun and accessible. The team's first title, dubbed Circus Challenge, lets patients digitally throw pies, tame lions and juggle to help them build strength and regain motor skills. As players progress, the game ratchets up its difficulty, presumably to match pace with their recovery. Although Limbs Alive... - Ask Engadget: Electric commuting on the cheap?20 May 2012, 2:44 am
We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from is from Warren, who wants to find an electrical moped within his budget. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com. "What's the cheapest two-wheeled electric vehicle that goes over 45mph available in the US? I looked at the Gas-powered $2,500 Sym Symba, but as far as I can tell, I'... - Samsung Galaxy S III S Voice APK leaked online20 May 2012, 1:52 am
If you find yourself with nothing better to do this weekend, then you might have a bit of fun playing around with Samsung's soon-to-be-released S Voice application on your rooted Android 4.0 smartphone. The APK has now made its way into the wild, and we couldn't help but take it for a spin on our Nexus S. First off, while we can't vouch for the security of the file, we can confirm that it's indeed functional. Secondly, while some of the S Voice features work just fine -- such as search or cont... - Mobile Miscellany: week of May 14th, 201220 May 2012, 1:30 am
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, Verizon Wireless brought its LTE service to 28 new markets and expanded its reach in 11 additional areas. We also saw Straight Talk introduce the Samsung Galaxy Proclaim, and it appears that Rogers will soon offer the HTC One S. These stories and more await after the break. So buy the ticket and take the ride as we explore the "... - Hasselblad cuts H4D prices by up to 23 percent, might let you afford rent20 May 2012, 12:28 am
Hasselblad is typically known for everything but price cuts, and sometimes goes in the opposite direction. As such, we're more than a little caught off-guard by a round of price cuts on what's usually considered the definitive medium format camera line. The 'entry' H4D-31 has been cut down by as much as 23 percent; we're not sure we'd call it a steal at $11,995 without a lens, but it's now an option if you think even a Nikon D800's full-frame sensor is puny. Price slashes aren't reserved for t... - Microsoft exec says Windows Phone outselling iPhone in China19 May 2012, 10:59 pm
Going by Microsoft's Greater China COO Michel van der Bel, the launch of Windows Phone in China is off to an auspicious start -- enough to give Apple the shakes. He claims that devices like the Nokia Lumia 800c have helped Windows Phone reach seven percent of the Chinese market, or just enough to get past the six points of the iPhone. We're waiting on hard data before we take van der Bel's word: the top smartphone makers worldwide aren't depending much or at all on Windows Phone, and the iPhon... - Engadget Mobile Podcast 138 - 05.19.201219 May 2012, 10:00 pm
Borders. Here at the Engadget Mobile Podcast, we're so over them. That's why we let former Engadget Mobile CEO-in-chief Chris Ziegler come back and hang out on our side of the fence for a few hours, no matter where he comes from. You know who's NOT over border? The United States Border Patrol, Division of Potential Patent Infringements on Apple Intellectual Property. Be a fence-sitter with us for a little while: it's not so bad up here (and we get great reception). Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl... - Facebook likes Karma app, buys the whole darn thing19 May 2012, 8:38 pm
What does one do after generating billions from an initial public stock offering? Go shopping, of course. After falling short of expectations following its somewhat helter-skelter IPO debut, Facebook simply shook off the whole thing and acquired itself some good Karma. No, we're not talking about that Karma. Instead, Facebook purchased the startup responsible for the Karma social gifting app. The move was apparently made to bolster Facebook's mobile chops -- an area the company considers ripe f... - China clears Google acquisition of Motorola, eliminates last barrier to Googorola bliss (update)19 May 2012, 6:39 pm
The final significant roadblock to Google's buyout of Motorola has been cleared, as Chinese regulators have just given their rubber stamp. Their approval follows a few months after the simultaneous American and European clearances, and virtually all that's left now is to formally close the deal and start integrating the two mobile giants. It might still come too late for the combined entity to present a united front at Google I/O, but at least they won't have any awkward glances at each other ...