Yeah, this is a pretty big deal — I feel the iPod Nano has suffered from identity issues — being updated along with the iPod Touch and iPhone, but still using an out-dated form facter, like the Classic. Now the iPod Nano features a tiny little touchscreen which you can flip by wiggling your fingers. It also comes in a bunch of colors.
The cool part is, well, it’s really small and retains a lot of the features the last iPod Nano had, but the price has come down, and the size has as well. The current price for the brand new iPod Nano is a neat $149 for the 8GB and $179 for the 16GB. [T3ch H3lp]
I’ve had an iPhone for a little over five months now and have never been happier with a phone in my life. That being said, I need to bring up the fact that I didn’t always feel this way. Around two months after I purchased the phone, I noticed the battery life was starting to decline and besides that, on apps I use all the time such as the calendar as well and safari were causing my entire iPhone to freeze.
Having not dealt with these problems in the past, my first instinct was to call tech support or to send the phone back for a new one. This however would be time consuming and expensive and I didn’t want to involve time or money in fixing what seemed to be simple problems. When I started thinking about previous tech devices I had owned, the solution to my battery life problem was found. Let the battery completely die and then let it charge up from 0 to 100% with no charging interruptions. I know it seems to be common sense but so many people forget to do this and it really does cause a problem with the battery. I still do this once a week and because of it, my iPhone will last 2 days on a charge. Now that I had the battery fixed, I still had the issue of my iPhone freezing up. [Read More…]
Google has revamped the interface of Gmail for Apple iPad. One of the major reasons for this re-design is to enhance interactivity with Gmail on iPad.
Liam Asher Segel-Brown, Software Engineering Intern, Google Mobile, wrote on Gmail blog, “In the past, performing actions on selected conversations was awkward. There were two similar toolbars on the screen: one on the bottom left and the other on the top right. The former affected the selected conversations, while the latter affected the currently open conversation. Since the toolbars’ buttons looked similar, it was easy to mistakenly use the wrong toolbar. Sound confusing? It was.” [Read More…]
Man, we would just love to know how iFixit gets their hands on new gadgets so fast! This time the brand-new DROID 2 is the victim of their careful surgical methods. They discover that the main power of the device is a Texas Instruments OMAP 1GHz processor with a dedicated GPU. After comparing the DROID 2 to the original DROID, they find that the new phone has a dark blue finish with slight modifications to the case. Lastly, they compare it with the iPhone 4’s slim form and blow it into 24 separate parts. [T3ch H3lp]
Tired of buffering and stuttering Youtube videos due to slow connection?
Well, know that not having a fast internet connection does not necessarily mean that you have to suffer every time you’re on Google’s popular video-sharing site.
Here are 3 steps you can take to work around your turtle-paced connection and make Youtube videos load a lot faster.
Step 1: Tweak Youtube Playback Settings
The first you can do is to change the Playback settings. To go to the Settings page, click on Account menu on the upper right corner of your screen, under your Account name button.
Click on Settings link, then go to Playback Setup. Under Video Playback Quality, choose the first Option (Never play High-Quality videos…) and Save Changes.
This should be good enough in most cases but if your videos are still stuttering, you might want to take… [Read More…]
Why, this is a surprise! Sony Ericsson with an Android 3.0 phone? Combined with Playstation features? We have yet to receive official announcements from Sony but Engadget claims such a Playstation phone is indeed coming soon. So what will this crazy device do and look like? Let’s take a closer look!
Hardware-wise, the “Playstation Phone” (not a real name but this is how we’ll refer to it) will be similar to the PSP Go, meaning it won’t have a QWERTY keyboard but Playstation controls. Most of the buttons will remain the same but the joystick will be replaced by a touchpad. Display size will most likely be between 3.7” and 4.1” with a decent resolution of at least WVGA. Expect core internals to be similar to the recently announced in America Xperia X10 (1 Ghz Snapdragon, 5 megapixel camera, etc…). As for the brand, it will carry both Playstation branding and that of the Xperia line. [Read More…]
For such a long time, iPod touches have been the crippled (and cheaper) alternative to an iPhone — bringing the iPhone experience (minus a few things) to those of us not willing to fork over the dough for a cellular plan. Now this is where things get interesting… Sprint is planning to create a “case” that brings 3G capability to the iPod touch.
Manufactured by ZTE, the case is called the “Peel,” and it’s essentially a MiFi-ish hotspot that grips to your iPod touch, giving it a network connection wherever you can get a Sprint 3G signal. I really don’t see a downside to this, as the iPod touch is already just as capable as the iPhone 4 for everyday things (and fun) but the “Peel” is really going to boost it’s value, and most likely increase sales. [Read More…]
Starting at just $1,199, the new Apple iMac line is the fastest ever with dual-core processor speeds of up to 3.6 GHz, quad-core clock speeds of up to 2.93 GHz and discrete graphics options including the powerful ATI Radeon HD 5750. The new Apple Magic Trackpad, which is available separately for $69, allows iMac users to experience the same intuitive Multi-Touch gestures that Mac notebook customers have come to love. [Read More…]
YouTube is increasing the upload limit to 15 minutes. Earlier the upload limit was 10 minutes. 15 minutes will allow amateur filmmakers to post their videos on YouTube without worrying about the time limit.
I have also noticed a new features which allows you to ‘queue’ your videos for non-stop playback of series or longer videos.
There is another feature which takes advantage of Google’s powerful translation capabilities — Translate. [Read More…]
Digital cameras and digital SLR’s camera’s are being sold on a daily basis. The sales figures showcase a great move towards digital cameras of all types and sizes. Finding accessories can be somewhat daunting, especially for those that are looking for good quality digital lenses as add ons to their camera. Most high end digital cameras come with good powerful lenses, but for those that want to move ahead with better options, it’s important to look at add ons that will take photos beyond everyday, and make them into professional grade. There are several lenses to take advantage of from a large variety of different manufacturers, and not all of them do the same thing. Consider these types of lenses to upgrade your camera from standard to professional. [Read More…]
