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High Res Sling Streaming Coming to the Apple iPad

Mar 31

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One of the most wanted apps on the iPhone was Sling Player, allowing users to watch TV shows and other content on their handsets. Now, the same wish applies to the iPad, with Sling announcing that it’ll offer high resolution streams on device with larger screens, so the Apple tablet is possibly included.

The only problem is that the app won’t be available in time for the iPad’s April launch, but you’ll have to settle with the iPhone version of the software for watching video till then. Sling also claims it wants to move towards H.264 support and it also prepares an Android client for the summer.

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Meteo 360 – iPhone Augmented Reality Weather App

Mar 31

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Meteo360 for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS lets you see the weather on your location (using GPS) and check also around you 15-30-50 km away. The application has three modes of operation flat, sky & 360°. In flat mode, the iPhone is positioned horizontally, it displays your location on a map, weather in cardinal directions on a mobile compass. Pointing to the sky you can see the current weather on your location (using GPS on your iPhone). In 360° mode, which is activated in upright position the device, enter in augmented reality mode. This allows you, pointing the device in any direction, to get the weather information at a distance of 15 km. It supported to expand view to 30km and 50km by icons on right bar.

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Comic of the day: iPhone is getting a big brother… actually twins!

Mar 30

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Good folks of The Joy of Tech are out with another iPad comic. In this episode a mom explains her iPhone that he will be getting a big brother. iPhone is obviously jealous, but that’s until dad comes to picture saying it’s actually twins he’ll be getting. At that point, iPhone is super sad, crying like a baby. It’s hilarious.

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iPhone: Mophie Juice Pack TV – Live TV anyone?

Mar 30

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FLO TV is a technology that allows mobile phones to watch live TV. Now, the technology is built right into the Mophie Juice Pack TV battery extender. That means iPhones, which don’t have any FLO TV support, can now watch live TV on their handset.

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Nokia Bots, Homescreen Add-on for Nokia N97 and N97 mini

Mar 29

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Nokia Beta Labs recently showed the world its latest project, the Nokia bots, a series of homescreen add-ons. Bots will improve the user experience, by adding daily routines to it and we know it’s available on the N97 and N97 mini. 4 such add-ons can be usde for now: the Alarm Bot, Profile Bot, Shortcut Bot and Battery Bot.

The Alarm Bot suggests alarms and nightly profile changes, by learning when the user wakes up, while the Profile Bot will automatically change your profile during meetings. Also, the Battery Bot will monitor your battery status and remind you to connect the charger, while the Shortcut Bot will provide quick access to the frequently used apps.

Nokia Bots can be downloaded from here, but you’ll need to register with your Nokia Account before you do this.

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iPad Day Officially Kicks Off 9AM Saturday at Apple Stores and Best Buy

Mar 29

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In case you forgot, Apple’s sent out a helpful reminder: Saturday is iPad day. 9AM, to be precise. And yes, iPads will be at Best Buy too. iBooks also official launches on April 3. So, who pre-ordered?

Pricing & Availability
iPad will be available in Wi-Fi models on April 3 in the US for a suggested retail price of $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, and $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for a suggested retail price of $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores, most Best Buy stores, select Apple Authorized Resellers and campus bookstores. The iBooks app for iPad including Apple’s iBookstore will be available as a free download from the App Store in the US on April 3.
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Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

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“W” Watchphone Hands-On @ CTIA 2010

Mar 28

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The good folks at phonedog takes a look at the “W” Watchphone at CTIA 2010. Enjoy!

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HTC EVO 4G Announced – WiMAX, 4.3″ Screen, 8 Megapixel Camera, HDMI-Out

Mar 24

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Sprint and HTC just announced the EVO 4G, a beast of a device that we had seen glimpses of under the monicker Supersonic. The overall package is extremely impressive: 4.3″ display, 8 megapixel primary camera with a secondary 1.3 megapixel video conferencing camera, 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor, Android 2.1 with HTC Sense, HDMI-out, GPS, and Wi-Fi. Hooah. Both HTC and Sprint are quick to point out the EVO 4G’s pinch-to-zoom capabilities and kickstand, even with such an impressive stat line to boast about. This is quite the beast of a smartphone, and our boys in Vegas will no doubt get us some hands-on video and pictures of the EVO 4G just to illustrate its full capabilities. The press release mentions Adobe Flash support, which would be nice to see in action.

To date, Sprint’s only real WiMAX products have been in the mobile broadband sphere, like the Overdrive. They flirted with smartphones with the Samsung Mondi, but the EVO 4G presents a truly concerted push of WiMAX to consumers. While the EVO 4G will likely be both Sprint and HTC’s biggest news of CTIA, they also had announcements regarding expanded WiMAX coverage and a new online store, respectively. On top of the areas already planned, the WiMAX expansion will be coming to Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and St. Louis this year, and should open up the potential market for the EVO 4G considerably when it’s released this summer (not the end of the year). HTC has already had some time to dabble with 4G handsets in Russia – one can only hope that the experience has provided them with a few valuable lessons before launching their first WiMAX handset in the U.S.

For a closer look at the EVO 4G and to sign up for availability notifications, head over to Sprint.

[via Sprint]

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Samsung I9000 Galaxy S hits with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen

Mar 23

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Today Samsung unveiled their new Android flagship, the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Packing a 4″ Super AMOLED display and a 1 GHz CPU inside an ultra thin body, the Galaxy S is certainly among the hottest Android smartphones to-date.

Running on a heavily customized version of Android 2.1, Samsung I9000 Galaxy S packs a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, capable of recording 720p video footage at 30fps. The magnificent display will sport WVGA resolution and there will be support for Wi-Fi b/g/n. GPS with A-GPS is also on board, along with 3G (with HSDPA support), USB and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity.

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S will come in two versions, with 8 and 16GB of internal memory respectively and they will both have a microSD card slot. A 1 GHz application processor of a yet unknown architecture will tick inside the amazingly slim 9.9mm body. DivX and XviD video playback support (for videos up to HD resolution) complete the list of noteworthy features.

As of now there is no information about the target availability or pricing of the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Those should be made official in the coming weeks.

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Ulysse Nardin Chairman is the First Android Luxury Phone

Mar 23

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Ulysse Nardin Chairman is a luxury phone first announced a year ago, but things have changed since then. We’re talking about specs mainly, with the most important modification being the one of the OS: Android instead of Windows Mobile. That’s right, this is the very first Android luxury phone.

This handset was created by Swiss watch maker Ulysse Nardin, working with SCI Innovations. The device comes in 5 color versions and it uses a Ulysse Nardin Rotor kinetic power system, generating additional battery power. Chairman’s battery can last up to 8 hours in talk mode and up to 30 days in standby mode.

Ulysse Nardin Chairman also features a 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display, fingerprint recognition, 3G connectivity, gaming functions and it also comes with a Facebook app and an 8 megapixem camera. HD video playback is also among the specs, as well as 32GB of internal memory and an ARM-based Freescale i.MX processor.

The phone can be pre-ordered from here, with prices starting from $12,800 and reaching $49,400, depending on the model you select.

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