Some of the things happening to big guys, like Apple and Sony, with their new marvelous devices seem hilarious, at least to me. Now I find out that Apple, in its huge iPhone glory, has found out that their power adapter for countries on the American continent and Japan is faulty, and sometimes remains stuck in the wall socket.
They recall their faulty adapters and change them with new, redesigned ones, distinguishable by a green dot on their back. The users can either wait three weeks for the new adapter to come via an on-line order, or they can change it starting October 10 at the nearest Apple retail store. They have to bring in their iPhone and the old power adapter.
Meanwhile, patchy solutions are offered: charge your iPhone via your computer’s USB port, or via a third-party adapter or car charger.
Hilarious as it may be, it’s no big deal if this occurred, compared to what would have happened if Apple’s operating system had failed like its big brother, Vista. What would Apple had done? Apply a patch?
The first mobile phone using Google’s own operating system, Google Android, will probably cost $199 – a similar price to Apple’s iPhone, according to the press speculations.
The phone, that only has a slide-out keyboard, is made by HTC and will be sold by the US subsidiary of Deutsche Telecom, T-Mobile USA. The device will be launched during an event taking place in New York, on September 23rd. Continue reading »
Although things aren’t going really well in AMD (we’re already accustomed with that, anyway), they have found the resources to launch new video boards for the entry level market.
The 46xx series consists of two video boards, 4670 and 4650, based on the RV770 chip versions (that is at the foundation of HD 4850 and 4870).
Radeon HD4670 will cost only $80, and it comes with 512MB GDDR3 memory, while the 4650 model will cost about $60, and will also come with 512MB memory, but a slower DDR2 one.
The current consumption is relatively high, 60 Watts at the expensive model and 50 Watts at the cheaper one, but we must take into account the low acquisition price.
Being announced with flowers and red carpets for a long time now, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia finally got an official launch date. By the end of this month it will begin to be sold first in Sweden, then in Germany and UK, and at a latter date it will be available on almost all the existing markets. Continue reading »
John Gruber just announced that Apple will launch their new MacBook laptops on October 14, following Apple’s habit of launching new products on Tuesday. Continue reading »
Microsoft and RIM (Research in Motion) are going to announce today a partnership that will ease the Blackberry owners the access to Microsoft’s search engine, according to a source that knows Microsoft’s plans.
Based on their agreement, the Blackberry users will have the possibility to choose Microsoft Live Search as a search engine from their device’s web browser. This comes with the fact that Live Search will be an option on RIM’s mobile portal. Continue reading »
Because of its very small size, Pinaccle’s PCTV NanoStick is ideal for notebook users who want to enjoy TV programs anywhere. We can enjoy a receiver the size of a stick of memory, but which provides a mini-remote control and its measures are only slightly greater.
Being a new device, the latest generation, the TV tuner supports both analog and DVB-T standards. Because of this, the system requirements are slightly higher, especially on the part of HDTV (dual core processor with a minimum frequency of 2 GHz).
We will not enter into details regarding the quality of reception and the offered analog module, these issues depend in part on the quality of the signal provided by provider. With respect to the DVBT module with the help of an antenna equipment, we can say that the device is able to successfully catch television in high definition at a very good quality. Continue reading »
Genius has entered the crowd of media player makers with a new product. Without having a great design, the model MP-300 appears to be a good choice, if we take into account the name of the manufacturer. Continue reading »
The first model, SP-565UZ has an impressive 20x zoom, but the LCD is smaller than those of the previous models, having only 2.5 inch. Instead, the camera is equipped with a microSD adapter. SP-565UZ has a 10 megapixel sensor and a speed of 13.5 frames per second. The model will be available only from October, at a price of 275 euros.
Another model, presented recently is the Stylus 1050SW, a camera with a 10 megapixel sensor. The model is very resistant. There will be no break if you drop it from 1.5 meters, it resists to temperatures of -10 degrees low and under water, up to a depth of 3 meters.
Stylus 1050SW is equipped with an accelerometer, a device that allows control by a simple touch. If you are on a mountain and wear gloves, you can reach the unit in the rear, at the top or side to take photographs or make minor changes in the menu settings. The model will be launched in October and will cost around 200 euros.
With the same resolution of 10 megapixels, the model Stylus 1040 is not as resistant, but the body is thinner, having a thickness of only 1.7 cm. The technical characteristics are identical to the previous model, the Stylus 1050SW, but the price will be lower, 140 euros.
The company announced that it has upgraded their advertising system, known as Platform-A, to be able to show ads for iPhone owners, while they browse the Internet.
When a user visits any of the iPhone sites of AOL or a partner site, for example, the company will submit an ad banner in a particular format or even the website of the advertiser. Continue reading »
Some of the things happening to big guys, like Apple and Sony, with their new marvelous devices seem hilarious, at least to me. Now I find out that Apple, in its huge iPhone glory, has found out that their power adapter for countries on the American continent and Japan is faulty, and sometimes remains stuck in the wall socket.
The company announced that it has upgraded their advertising system, known as Platform-A, to be able to show ads for iPhone owners, while they browse the Internet.