…put on ‘maintenance mode’. The OS has been problematic for a while now and Nokia tried to put up a fight. Nokia has pioneered early smartphones with its N96 and N95, but with Apple and Google’s entry, the Finis company was bound to drop the ball. It did try to…
…light sensor. The ambient light sensor has always been a staple feature in all Apple touchscreen devices. It detects the amount of ambient light, and then adjusts the screen brightness automatically. This conserves precious battery life. Apple’s decision to drop the sensor on its new Touch is so out of…
…Pro with Retina Display. The iPad Mini stories seem to be a definite at this time despite critics believing that Apple will buck the trend. The late Apple boss Steve Jobs once famously dissed mid-sized slates during an Apple earnings call in October 2010, saying, “The 10in screen size is…
William Stasior From Amazon subsidiary A9 Zones in on Siri William Stasior, the founder and president of Amazon subsidiary A9, is now jumping ship and will head Siri for Apple. William Stasior From Amazon subsidiary A9 Zones in on Siri William Stasior, the founder and president of Amazon…
…selling magazines through the Play Store in Australia. The new feature is set to compete with Apple’s Newstand, with major publishers, including ACP, Pacific Magazines and NewsLifeMedia, hopping on board. To give users a taste, publishers are offering the first issue free to subscribers and some magazines will also launch with…
…experience some price drop. There will also be an increase in production capacity for screens and casings. All these will push down the average selling price of Ultrabooks from $1050 last year to $510 by the end of 2016. As cloud-based systems, such as Apple’s iCloud and Google’s Cloud Storage,…
…and Apple have been going head-to-head in the country since the Korean maker opened its first Samsung Experience store in Sydney back in August – just a scoot away from the Apple store. Samsung just recently launched a 4G version of the SGSIII on both the Optus and Telstra 4G…
Free 1 year extension To help MobileMe transition 20GB of free storage Apple has extended its free 20GB of iCloud storage for another year to help with the transition from the now defunct MobileMe service. Apple initially announced that the additional 20GB of storage would expire on 30…
…we see this as a the first salvo before the fire bombing begins. Cook Says Sorry Over iOS 6 Mapping Failure Bouquets were raining down on Apple after the announcement of the iPhone 5 two weeks ago, but just a week later a huge brickbat has headed its way in…
…mobile map app a major boost, now allowing Street Views from any smartphone browser. Google’s confirmation of this could not come more timely, especially considering all the fuss around the new maps on the iPhone 5. Google and Apple failed to reach an agreement for the inclusion of turn-by-turn voice…
…Apple‘s iTunes, Pandora, and Spotify, as the company, like rival Sony, has been eyeing to turn its game console into an entertainment hub. We have yet to confirm the official pricing for Xbox Music subscriptions but users that received early access to the service claim that the unlimited subscriptions would…
Integrate public transport routes Multi-route display Easier to see details Garmin has announced the latest version of Navigon for iPhone 2.2 including an update that adds Urban Guidance and Apple Maps integration, as well as support for the new four-inch screen of the iPhone 5. Integrate public transport routes Multi-route…