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Mercedes-Benz mbrace2 in-vehicle technology and apps hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

The folks at Mercedes-Benz have given us a demonstration and hands-on look at their second-generation in-car technology environment mbrace2, here with a set of built-in apps as well as a mobile application working on an iPhone connected directly with the vehicle. In the group’s brand new SL-Class we get to check out how a fabulous looking set of menus will bring us everything we could possibly need or want to the drivers seat of our car. No need for a dongle anymore also, as mbrace2 brings with it a brand new mobile application that is able to control your car from your iPhone.

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Rage HD 2.0 update gives iOS a new ultra-cheap hero game

Chris Burns, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's an update to one of the most awesome high definition games ever to grace the iOS platform in Id Software's Rage HD 2.0. This upgrade tosses the original 2010 game in the dust with such excellent features as HDMI output (via the same converter cable you use to get Netflix on your HDTV) and higher-resolution models across the board. What's best is that this game not only costs you less than a sandwich at your local sub shop, it'll work on most any iOS device you've got! Read The Full Story

Apple takes Smartphone crown in Q4 2011

Chris Davies, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has edged past Samsung again in global smartphone shipments, according to new research, reclaiming the smartphone top-spot in Q4 2011 thanks to huge demand for the iPhone 4S. The Cupertino company shipped 37m devices in Q4, versus 36.5m for Samsung, Strategy Analytics reckons, giving Apple 0.4-percent more marketshare worldwide than its Korean rivals. However, when the numbers are crunched for 2011 as a whole, Samsung still comes out ahead. Read The Full Story

Macworld 2012 adds “iWorld” to title, markets self as “lifestyle event” to stay relevant

Chris Burns, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's not a whole lot of big-time press that follows MacWorld these days, or at least in the past few years since Apple stopped attending the event themselves - but they're still there, and they've still got something to say! Macworld 2012 is now called Macworld | iWorld and as event general manager Paul Kent says, "[it's] not a trade show - it's a lifestyle event." What the event's task is now, as it goes on this week, is to keep themselves at least seeming important as they move perhaps further and further away from the height of their popularity - the launch of the original iPhone. Read The Full Story

Distimo shows Android apps featured in market gain heavily over iPhone

Chris Burns, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

There's a brand new study out right this moment by Distimo which shows that apps featured in the Android Market gain massive appeal while apps featured in the iTunes market, either for iPhone or for iPad, saw similar but not nearly as impressive bumps. What you'll see here is two things: when featured in the market, it's actually the iPad apps specifically (when testing iPad apps, iPhone apps, and Android apps on the whole) that gained the most popularity in sales/rating - but it's after the featured period is done where you see the undeniable blast of growth for Android. After the featured period for each of these categories, while iPad apps went up 145% and iPhone apps went up 75%, Android apps went up a whopping 828%! Read The Full Story

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Nokia Bought Time, But That Clock Is Ticking

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

$1.25 billion in losses would normally be a pretty dire way to end a quarter, but Nokia managed to muster just enough sugar for lemonade with more than a million sales of its first two Windows Phone handsets. After months of “we’ll launch by the end of the year” promises, Elop & Co. came through with not one but two smartphones based on Microsoft’s OS, turning that duo into a trio at CES 2012 earlier this month. As foundations go it’s a solid start, but make no mistake: it only gets tougher from here.

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Apple will blitz Windows in business say researchers

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple device adoption in the enterprise is surging, research suggests, with one in five information workers now using at least one Apple gadget for work, even if they have to buy it themselves. Forrester Research surveyed 10,000 people and found 11-percent use iPhones and 9-percent use iPads in their daily business, concluding that 81-percent of companies will support or are interested in supporting the iPad and 55-percent the iPhone this year. Read The Full Story

AT&T Q4 2011: 7.6m iPhones activated, revenue hits $32.5bn

Chris Davies, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

AT&T has revealed its Q4 2011 financial results, with incredibly strong iPhone activations - contributing 7.6m to 9.4m smartphone sales - helping boost revenue by $1.1bn year-on-year to $32.5bn. Smartphones and mobile broadband were the stand-outs for the carrier, with 82-percent of postpaid device sales being smartphones and postpaid ARPU (average revenue per user) up to $63.76. Read The Full Story

Qmadix boostpac quick shot and eclipse battery packs hit MacWorld 2012

Shane McGlaun, Jan 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Qmadix is on hand at MacWorld 2012 and the company is showing off some cool accessories, including a couple new accessory battery packs called the boostpac eclipse desktop battery and the boostpac quick shot. Both are auxiliary battery packs that can connect to the iPhone for charging on the go. Both devices also have USB connectivity to allow the user to attach the battery to any other device using a USB charge cable. Read The Full Story

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Lytro iPhone impossible at the moment, stop asking

Chris Burns, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week there’s been quite a bit of talk across the airwaves on how and when light field technology (via Lytro) would be integrated into smartphones – I’m here to tell you why its absolutely absurd to think that it’ll be here any time soon. When Steve Jobs met with Lytro CEO Ren Ng, they spoke about what Ng would like Lytro to do with Apple. Though it’s been suggested by many, including me, that this meant light field technology could possible in mobile devices such as the iPhone and the iPad, that’s simply not true with the current set of rules in both physics and technology.

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iPhone 5 specs tipped by Foxconn worker

Chris Burns, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

The next generation iPhone, tentatively titled iPhone 5, has been tipped by a Foxconn China employee and is said to ready for production now with a summer launch in the wings. This newest iPhone is said to have several iterations being tested at the moment, with no one model being the clear victor before full production begins. Each of these devices has at least a 4-inch display with one of them being made by LG.

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Apple planned poorly for iPhone 4S China launch Cook admits

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

A window coated in raw egg wasn't the only thing Apple got when it launched the iPhone 4S in China earlier this month; it also got a wake-up call about quite how high demand for the new iOS smartphone would be. Appetite for the iPhone 4S was both "staggering" and "off the charts" Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a financial results call yesterday, Businessweek reports, admitting that the company "didn't bet high enough" on supplies of the handset. Read The Full Story