![]() [MEGA] New Apple TV, iTunes 10, New iPods This is what Apple is unveiling right now at their annual September Press conference. Same as last years, they unveil new iPods, and iTunes 10. The iPod Touch 4 The new iPod touch has front- and back-facing cameras, with FaceTime support, and running iOS 4.1. Here’s a full list of [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, September 1st, 2010 7:37PMView Comments ![]() What Could Apple’s Big Press Conference Be? Apple, today, are holding a large press conference, presumably with a music theme; although the actual content is still at this point largely unknown. The event, being held at the moment in San Francisco, is noted only by a guitar with an apple logo. Could it be new iOS-powered TV, dubbed [...] Posted by James Workman, 6:13PMView Comments ![]() ViewSonic ViewPad Not an iPad Killer This is the ViewSonic ViewPad; the next tablet inline trying to earn the somewhat ridiculous title of ‘iPad Killer’. The 7-inch tablet runs on a 600MHz ARM CPU, with a disappointing 800×480 resolution. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo – finally, an up-to-date Android release – and it’s going to be on [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, August 31st, 2010 3:23PMView Comments ![]() Samsung Galaxy S: 1 Million Sold Samsung have announced a largely impressive number of their Galaxy S smartphones’ sales. One which shows that good advertising works. In total, Samsung have moved over one million of the Galaxy S-series phones since they were launched on August 15 – just 15 days. The phone boasts heavy features such [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, August 30th, 2010 12:01PMView Comments ![]() Samsungs Galaxy Tab: Déjà Vu The Samsung Galaxy Tab may look familliar to you… that’s probably because it is. The interface is vastly similar to Apple’s iPad UI. The teaser video by Samsung, available on their website, displays a quick flash-through of screenshots of the new Galaxy Tab’s UI. Here’s a comparison of 2 screenshots [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, August 26th, 2010 6:39PMView Comments ![]() Facebook ‘Places’ – Zuckerberg Joins Checkin Crowd Facebook Places, the checkin service offered by Facebook, has been rolled out to the general public over the past few days, at least in the United States. But what exactly IS the service that has been introduced, which some claim is an exact clone of similar features offered by Foursquare [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, August 21st, 2010 1:46PMView Comments ![]() Apple Introduce ‘Try Before You Buy’ Apple have introduced a ‘Try Before You Buy’ section of the App Store that displays a list of ‘free’ or ‘lite’ versions of Applications for download. Personally, I like Android’s rendition of ‘renting’ applications to users for 24 hours, so that they can see what the application is like and [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, August 6th, 2010 2:48AMView Comments ![]() BlackBerry Torch Official: It’s a Slider Touchscreen The BlackBerry Torch, the touchscreen BlackBerry, is now official and live on AT&T’s website – and the unveiling event is in process. It’s a touchscreen slider, too. It’s $200, and stuck to AT&T – much like the iPhone – and features include a 5mp LED flash camera, BlackBerry 6 OS, [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, August 3rd, 2010 5:37PMView Comments ![]() iPhone 4 Jailbreak: No Download Needed JailbreakMe.com is the latest addition to the iPhone Jailbreak arsenal. Not only does it cover iPhone 4, and any iPhone running iOS4.0.1, but it also works without having to be connected to a computer. In fact, it works so well you can even do it on a test iPhone model [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, 3:24AMView Comments ![]() BlackBerry ‘BlackPad’ Rumoured for November Recently two sources came forward to Bloomberg with some interesting information regarding the new BlackBerry tablet in the works, the ‘BlackPad’, which will have a 9.7″ screen, similar to the iPad, including WiFi and Bluetooth Tethering to a BlackBerry smartphone, to share the Internet connection, rubbing salt in the wound [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, July 31st, 2010 12:01AMView Comments ![]() A Challenger Appears! New Amazon Kindle Already, Amazon have updated their Kindle eBook Reader again. They boast features such as 50% better contrast (how you measure this I’ll never know), a slightly longer batter, a slightly smaller size, and a new color – nothing terrific, don’t worry. It comes in 2 scoops; WiFi-only and 3G version, [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, July 29th, 2010 6:00AMView Comments ![]() TIA! App of the Day 22/07 TIA – our new feature at TekCube – is Today in Android. Today, I’d really quickly like to share a fantastic new app from Google, that appeared in the Marketplace a short while ago. Gesture Search is an app that, you guessed it, searches your phone… But with this one, you [...] Posted by Adam Ratcliffe, July 22nd, 2010 12:54AMView Comments ![]() Windows Phone 7 Reboots WinMo Windows Phone 7, in short, is a fresh start, a reboot and a rediscovery of the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft didn’t get everything right with Windows Mobile 6.5, but Windows Phone 7 appears to be that one chance they can get back. It’s clean, it’s new, and it’s pretty cool. [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, July 20th, 2010 4:03PMView Comments iPad 3G Arrival Date! Apple has finally released a date for when iPad wi-fi + 3G will be available for retail sale in America. Yesterday Apple’s online store announced April 30th at 5 pm as the official retail debut of it’s iPad 3G. This will also be the time at which Apple will start [...] Posted by Jason Keeler, April 20th, 2010 7:26PMView Comments Overloaded! Since the release of the iPad there has been an increase in wi-fi networks being overloaded because of a lack of bandwidth. Currently both George Washington University and Princeton University have restricted access for iPads to connect to their wi-fi network, due to the network being overloaded. This doesn’t seem [...] Posted by Jason Keeler, 6:09AMView Comments This is iPhone 4G Gizmodo have gotten hold of the iPhone 4G – and it’s the real thing. This is not a fake. It has: front-facing camera flash! 5mp camera Bigger battery Micro-SIM thinner, flat profile Hit this link to see more: http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone Posted by Marc Lequime, April 19th, 2010 7:34PMView Comments The iPad: Useful in Disaster With the Volcano in Norway that has erupted, ash remains to rain down through the week putting thousands stranded across Europe. With the Nuclear summit held in New York the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has yet to leave the United States. Now with the introduction of iPad Jens Stoltenberg [...] Posted by Jason Keeler, April 16th, 2010 6:45PMView Comments Opera Mini for iPhone! Remember when we posted roughly 3 weeks ago about Opera Mini being entered into the App Store? Well, it took them their time, but Apple have finally allowed a competitor to the Safari web-browser. Maybe we’ll see a Firefox Mobile now. Opera Mini isn’t great, though, and probably won’t be [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, April 13th, 2010 2:53PMView Comments Microsoft’s next of Kin Today at Microsoft’s Project Pink launch they introduced their newest smart phone also known as Kin. Microsoft created this to be marketed towards a younger generation. This phone is operated by Windows Phone 7 which has been modified with more focus towards social networking and media sharing, limiting software function. [...] Posted by Jason Keeler, 4:44AMView Comments This Week’s Top 3 Apps This week we’ll do something new – and run a weekly feature on our top 5 apps for the week, every monday, from now on. This week we are featuring: Doodle Jump, Plants Vs. Zombies HD, and Twitterrific iPad. Doodle Jump Doodle Jump, if you’re not already aware of the [...] Posted by Marc Lequime, 1:17AMView Comments |