Articles By Alex Angove
Nokia's Big April 12th Symbian Event
Despite Nokia’s ongoing negotiations with Microsoft regarding the creation of Nokia Windows Phone 7 handsets, Nokia still appears keen on continuing their Symbian line of smartphones. Nokia, once the top-dog in the handset industry, has been having a tough time of it since the release of the iPhone back in 2007. Despite new contenders like Android and WP7 already achieving vast to moderate success in the smartphone market, Nokia has continued to disappoint at almost every turn with its devices always lagging at least one generation behind the competition. This is not because Nokia makes sub-par handsets; far from it. On the contrary, Nokia’s hardware is probably their strongest point.
iPhone 5 NOT Delayed Till 2012?
iPhone 5 release date rumours are running riot at the moment. Hot on the tales of a widely spread rumor that the iPhone 5 would be delayed until early 2012 Phone Arena is reporting that Korean Sources claim the iPhone 5 will see a late June announcement.
Google Adding +1 Button for Search
Google’s been trying to bust further in to the social media market for years. Among its variably successful attempts have been Google Buzz – a social networking platform, the INQ Cloud Touch or “Facebook Phone” that runs on Google Android and massive developments to promote interaction within the YouTube community.
Firefox 4 Launched On Android
For anyone who doesn’t know, Firefox is a web browser, much like Safari or Internet Explorer. It’s one of the more popular alternatives when it comes to internet browsing and it just got a new update that is now available from the Android Market. Users get bookmark coordination that registers on both their cells and on their desktop, a feature that also works for history, some nice options for customization and tabbed browsing. On top of all this there’s a noticeable, if not huge speed upgrade.
tinyHippos to Help RIM in App War
It’s becoming more and more evident as the smartphone market continues to evolve and develop that a solid piece of handset hardware means nothing if you don’t have the software to back it up. That means a lot more than just an efficient operating system (OS) and intuitive user interface (UI). In the smartphone world one form of software reigns supreme over them all: the humble app. As such the battle to take the app throne heats up more every day and RIM’s BlackBerry line has been faltering in the crossfire between Apple and Android in their intense war to secure app supremacy.
BrainGate and Creating Cyborgs
Engadget has reported on the 1000 day milestone of a device called the BrainGate microchip. The 4x4mm chip, inserted directly in to a human brain, has successfully achieved 1000 days of consecutive use. Its function? Giving a human the ability to control a computer with their mind.
iPhone 5 Not Until 2012?
There’s a lot of speculation going around that suggests Apple will not be announcing the iPhone 5 at this year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Instead the buzz on the web indicates that we won’t be seeing the iPhone 5 until 2012. This is a pretty big rumour, considering that in the WWDC events from 2008 through to 2010 Apple has announced a new iPhone each time without fail. Many expected 2011 to be no different. Tech journalists and industry prediction specialists have been telling their audience to wait until late June/early July 2011 for the iPhone 5. Advice which may seem to have turned sour in wake of this unexpected news.
Kyocera Echo Available For Pre-order
We’ve already told you about the Kyocera Echo and why we think it’s a great idea. Well if you agree with us then now might be a great time to pre-order one on Sprint’s online store. In an entertaining twist Sprint has offered its customers to “duel for a dual” screen phone – winner gets a free Kyocera Echo. The duels themselves are against computer opponents, of course. To enter simply click on the ‘play game’ button below the Echo and submit your score afterwards.
Kyocera Echo: Bi-Winning Displays?
The Kyocera Echo was first introduced back in Feb and immediately grasped attention due to its unique dual-screen slider design. In honour of its impending release date on the 17th April we thought we’d give this Android 2.2 device a little mention. Mechanically, the Kyocera Echo operates just like any normal QWERTY slider or the Xperia Play, but instead of a keyboard or gamepad the user is gifted with another 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen.
Times Square Hacked! (Hoax)
A clever video has sparked heated online discussion as to its validity. The short YouTube flick shows a man taking over TV billboards in Time Square wirelessly using his iPhone and some handy gadget we're supposed to believe exists. The video is clever and well executed, even adding elements of "dodginess" so as to further convince the audience that what they're seeing is real. People often doubt things that look too good, but if the gadget looks spartan and the video link looks imperfect then it has to be real, right? Why would they bother going to the extra effort of making their super-tech look bad?
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