Archive for May, 2009

Further Translation and Photos from Purported Next Gen iPhone Leak

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Yesterday's claimed leak of the next generation iPhone has generated a lot of attention, resulting in the original site (UMPCFever) going down from the traffic. One 9to5Mac reader provides an manual translation of the entry which provides a bit mo...

More Snow Leopard Screenshots, Chinese Handwriting Video

Sunday, May 31st, 2009
A few items we neglected to post from the past week include a new flickr gallery that depicts screenshots from the latest Snow Leopard build (10A354) as well as a Chinese handwriting recognition video (embedded below). The flickr poster writes:<p cl...

Photos purport to show new iPhone’s autofocus camera, compass

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
A chinese blog has blurry photos that appear to show an iPhone -- possibly the next-generation model -- using autofocusing with its camera, movie recording and the digital compass.

Photos of Next Gen iPhone in Action? Auto-Focus and Compass

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

A Chinese-language blog UMPCFever posted what it claims are the first photos of the next generation iPhone in action. According to the rough automated translation these images show the new iPhone in action but as it appears to be prototype d...

Microsoft removes 3-app limit from Windows 7

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Microsoft late yesterday confirmed that the final version of Windows 7 Starter Edition will not be limited to opening three applications at a time. This follows claims by observer and author Paul Thurrott, that the limit would be removed, though it doesn't appear to include allow changing wallpapers. The change is intended to improve the flexibility of netbooks, the company says....

Twitter's Real TV Hit – BNET

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Twitter's Real TV Hit
BNET, Ca
For example, Microsoft has its specialized version of Windows as well as the Xbox, Apple has Apple TV, and Cisco is one of the big producers of set-top boxes, and at least two of the three have a strong interest in keeping Google, with the new Wave ...

Is Apple Planning to Make an Actual TV? Makes Sense to Me – Seeking Alpha

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Is Apple Planning to Make an Actual TV? Makes Sense to Me
Seeking Alpha, NY
There is a lot of buzz in Silicon Valley circles that Apple (AAPL) may be working on an actual physical television (as opposed to the set-top box product known as AppleTV). There have also been assertions by business analysts that such a product is ...

Review: mophie Juice Pack Air for iPhone 3G

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Battery packs for iPhones often dramatically extend the useful lifetime of Apple's devices, but they also add considerable bulk and rarely feel like natural extensions of the iPhone itself. Mophie wants to change this with the Juice Pack Air; we'll see in our full Juice Pack Air review not only whether it accomplishes its intended goals but whether it or the original Juice Pack is the better choi...

PSP Go leak confirms 16GB memory, Bluetooth

Saturday, May 30th, 2009
A leak Saturday morning on Sony's own PlayStation forums has confirmed major details of the PSP Go now expected to debut at E3. Spotted in a Qore episode slipped out early, the device is as rumored and switches to a slider design that renders it much more portable. It now also has 16GB of internal memory (plus a card slot) that gives it a much greater role as a media player and signals a shift t...

How low can TV sink? – Melbourne Herald Sun

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

How low can TV sink?
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
... most watched show on pay-TV this week, with almost 10 million viewers, was Jon and Kate Plus 8. As the name implies, it's all about a couple raising eight children. But despite that cutesy apple pie premise, that's not why so many people tuned in. ...