iResQ has posted some pictures of what they believe to be the glass for the 4th generation iPhone. There are two notable differences from the current iPhone glass. First, it’s taller (1/4 inch) and it has an extra hole. Gee whiz, I wonder what we think that’s for…
The rumor that just won’t die. This extra hole in the glass certainly could be for an extra, front facing camera for video chatting. I won’t deny it; I want one, that’s for sure. But at the same time, I find it too good to be true. Parts like this aren’t that difficult to fabricate, so I’m not totally sold.
iResQ claims this part is from a very reliable source, and that I don’t doubt. I’m just having a hard time thinking Apple would want to change the size of the iPhone. While I’d like to have a larger screen, an increase of just a quarter of an inch seems unnecessary, especially after we all have accessories that depend on the current form factor. At least it appears to be the same width. But then again, forcing you to buy all new accessories isn’t something that Apple, or pretty much any other company, would feel bad about.
Personally I dont think we will get a front facing camera. We have had rumors of this since the iPhone 3G’s days.
Earlier this morning Apple’s site went down to update their store. Looks like they released a shiny new version of Aperture for us!
Projects, Faces and Places – Now, Aperture has more tools for organizing your photos. Projects are similar to Events in iPhoto. Faces uses face detection and recognition just like iPhoto to identify specific people across your photo library. And with Places, Aperture now supports GPS data just like iPhoto. The Press Release cites support for “GPS enabled cameras, tracking devices or your iPhone photos.” It will be interesting to see the support available for tracking devices.
Brushes – Aperture 3 comes with 15 Quick Brushes to apply effects efficiently to your photos. It can even detect edges to increase your precision when painting effects onto your image.
Exporting – Aperture can now easily export your photos to Facebook or Flicker. It can also export slideshows as HD videos with many options. These can even be exported directly to iTunes so you can share your work with others on an iPhone, iPod touch or soon an iPad.
Other features – Aperture 3 now runs in 64 bit for machines running Snow Leopard with a Core 2 Duo processor. There are also a ton more features that make importing, editing, exporting, backing up and pretty much everything better and/or easier.
I’ve only listed a few new features here, but there are over 200 new features present in Aperture 3. It’s available today for $199 or as an upgrade from a previous version of Aperture for $99. A 30 day trial is available on Apple’s site.
Hey guys, here’s my review of the proporta soft feel silicone case. This is a really good case for your cash, but proporta do need to work on it. I found it to be excellently shaped, very well molded, and it provides good scratch and bump protection. However, the cut outs were average (but not too bad), but the case had somekind of tearing around them.
Yes, that’s correct. Unofficially married, because the U.K. (and probably every other country on the planet) refuses to recognize the legality of human / computer marriages. Hermione, who just happens to be the bloggess behind Techfluff.tv, would love to change all that. Her video blog entry shows both Hermione and Alex, a fascinating treatise on human / computer relations, and even has her Mum saying that she “…just wants Hermione to be happy.” There’s even talk of children in the future; the flesh and blood type, not little iPads running around.
Verizon is once more firing back at AT&T’s 3G ads by releasing three more TV spots titled “Big Red”, “Sail” and “Shadows”. You will see that two of the three ads are actually spoofs of classic commercial campaigns. “Big Red” spoofs those Big Red gum commercials while “Shadows” spoofs DaBeers Diamonds are forever commercials.
Verizon just loves to try to push what seems to be it’s only advantage over AT&T, more 3G coverage. Once AT&T proceeds with their plans to enhance their network and coverage what will happen to these commercials? What then will Verizon have over AT&T? Sound off in the comments below!
A “75 percent probability” exists that AT&T will hold onto the American iPhone during 2010, claims Credit Suisse analyst Jonathan Chaplin. There is a high chance that AT&T will bid and win a one-year contract extension. Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have accelerated in recent weeks, but have mostly been tied to a January 27th event which turned out to be the iPad debut, and didn’t shed any light on the iPhone.
Only AT&T would gain anything from continued exclusivity, says Chaplin. The iPhone already accounts for 66 percent of AT&T smartphones, meaning there is little room for expansion.
A Verizon iPhone is nevertheless expected in 2011. Other analysts have commented that both AT&T and Verizon phones could gain LTE (4G) support at the same time.
Though I cannot imagine any device that wouldn’t be outdated in those 20 years, Researchers at Japan’s Eamex have discovered a technique that could dramatically extend the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries. The new approach keeps the tin inside the battery intact for much longer despite the strain caused by charging and recharging. By absorbing much of the stress through a new alloy in the tin-coated resin, the tin and the electrode structure are more stable and could last for as long as 20 years.
Eamex plans to ship these batteries sometime this year. Batteries like this could dramatically reduce the size of mobile devices!
Do you have any old DVD’s laying around, or how about a few CD’s. I recently came across this site that lets you trade in your DVDs and CD’s for brand new ipods, iphones and now the ipad. Ive done some research and looked into the site and it is legit. They were also featured in the New York Times Back in December. The website is called www.ipodmeister.com. They also have a toll free phone number if you would like to reach them, 1-877-IPOD-CDS.
Here is a list of what you can trade for and how many you would need for each item.
Specifically, publishers are in talks with ScrollMotion, the company behind, among other things, the very well-done Iceburg Reader for iPhone, to develop text-prep and other study guides for the iPad. McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt K-12, Pearson Education and the Washington Post Co.’s Kaplan Inc. are named in the article.
John Lema, chief executive of ScrollMotion, called the iPad’s introduction “…the beginning of handheld education.”
Of course, the iPad’s reception and performance in the education market is unknown, and the device faces competition from inexpensive netbooks, systems fully entrenched in an existing system, or networks and budgets that don’t allow for new purchases.
Still, we imagine the average college student being able to purchase textbooks with an iPad, and carry only that device across campus. Plus, publishers would be able to dodge the resale of used books by campus bookstores — which doesn’t generate any money for them. Finally, we can imagine an app that allows professors to push notations or assignments to students’ iPads or even individual books.
There has been a lot of hate going on recently about the new device announced by Apple called the ‘iPad’. The purpose of this device is supposed to be the device “in between the computer and the iphone”. And in my perspective that’s exactly what it is.
Let’s start this off by talking about all the good things about this device. First off, it provides 3G service, which enables you to use the internet almost anywhere you go. This would be perfect for people (like me) who want to use the internet without carrying around a whole computer. Second, its SKINNY! This device may not be able to fit in your pocket, but with a .5″ thin design, it can fit in the smallest places in your backpack. This also means that you can hold it with ease, considering its .5 pounds light. This device also supports a bunch of cool accessories that make it a lot better than it already is. As of now, these includes a full sized keyboard with dock and a 30-pin to SD card adapter to use for importing photos and documents.
The bad things or cons about the device consist of the following. There are no USB ports, so this means no printers, cameras, or other additional hardware that you can use on a computer. Another thing is that it doesn’t have a camera. This is a big issue for a lot of problem for a lot of people, but will almost defiantly be an addition in the future generations. (We HAVE found that there is a slot on the inside of the iPad that fits an MacBook camera. More details about that here.)
So in conclusion, this is NOT intended to be a computer, or a mobile device. It is in between and this looks to me like an amazing advice. Disagree with everything I just said? Talk about it in the comments!
iResQ has posted some pictures of what they believe to be the glass for the 4th generation iPhone. There are two notable differences from the current iPhone glass. First, it’s taller (1/4 inch) and it has an extra hole. Gee whiz, I wonder what we think that’s for…
Earlier this morning Apple’s site went down to update their store. Looks like they released a shiny new version of 
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