Archive for December, 2011 - Page 29

Olympus Shows Off Its New M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50 Lens

Olympus's New M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-50 Is Its First Micro Four Thirds Lens With A Motorized Zoom Feature
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

It hasn’t been what you’d call a great year for the folks out at Olympus. The last few months, especially so, and we haven’t heard much out of them product-wise since they showed off the SP-810UZ back at the tail end of last July. It’s therefore a welcome surprise to [...]

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Sports Tracker Fitness App Released For Windows Phone

Sports Tracker App Comes Available For Windows Phone; Will Help You Track Your Workouts Including The Distance, Duration, Speed & More
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

It looks like those using a Windows Phone smartphone now have another option to consider in terms of a fitness tracking app. The app is called Sports Tracker, and some may remember the name from back in March when it rolled-out for iOS and Android.

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Apple A5 Chip Now Made in the USA by Samsung

Processors That Power the iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Are Now Produced in Austin, Texas Factories Owned by Samsung
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Apple and Samsung may be bitter rivals in the smartphone and tablet market. But Apple is still Samsung’s biggest customer, and the Korean company is now producing Apple’s processor chips on U.S. soil.

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iPad Mini May Hit In Second Half Of 2012, Say Reports

Supply Chain Reports Emerge Suggesting That A New, Smaller iPad Is In The Works For A Likely Release In The Third Quarter Of 2012
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

We’ve heard the early rumors about the possibility of several different iPads coming next year before, folks, and they’ve just taken on a little more credence with some new reports out of Apple’s supply chain that say Apple is getting a smaller version of the iPad around for release in [...]

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Apple iPhone 4/4S Glowing Logo Kit

Want The Apple Logo On Your iPhone 4/4S To Glow? Snag This $42 DIY Kit & Make It Happen, Just Make Sure To Buy Before Apple Lawyers Come Charging
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

The Apple logo on the back of the iPhone is decent looking as far as logos go. But that being said, we imagine that some iPhone 4/4S users would probably like to spice things up a little bit. And well, for those who fall into that category, there is a [...]

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Rogers Releases Live TV iPad App As A Beta, Non-Beta Version Expected To Arrive In Early 2012

Rogers Live TV App Released For The iPad, Lands In Beta With The Promise Of An Android App Coming Soon
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Rogers has announced and released their Live TV app for the iPad. The app, as the name implies, will allow Rogers customers with an iPad to watch live television on their tablet. And for those feeling left out with an Android tablet in hand, rest assured in knowing that an [...]

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Evernote For Android Updated; Brings New Icons, Faster Access & More

Evernote For Android Updated To Version 3.4, Can Be Found By Way Of The Android Market
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Evernote for Android was updated to version 3 way back in the middle of April. At that time, the update was described as being huge. And since then, Evernote for Android has seen some additional updates, including the one that integrated Skitch in August.

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Verizon Wireless Details Latest HTC Thunderbolt Software Update

HTC Thunderbolt OTA Update Gets Detailed By Verizon, Looks To Be Fixing Some Bugs & Should Begin Rolling Out Soon
By on Friday, 16. December 2011

Verizon Wireless rolled-out the Gingerbread update for the HTC Thunderbolt (for the second time) back in late-October and as of today, it looks like another software update will soon be on the way. And thankfully, this one is not Gingerbread coming for the third time. Instead, this latest update is [...]

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Siri: iOS 5.0.1 Minor Update Makes Siri Ports Legally Possible for Older iOS Devices

Hackers Can Now Port Siri on iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod Touch & iPad Legally With Recent iOS 5.0.1 Update From Apple Due to Decrypted System Files
By on Thursday, 15. December 2011

Siri has been said to be one of the iPhone 4S’ main selling points, and Apple is closely guarding the speech-powered personal assistant, to prevent unauthorized use on other devices. Previous efforts to port Siri to non iPhone 4S devices proved to be impractical and illegal, but a recent update [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Note Coming to AT&T Soon?

4G LTE Galaxy Note Tablet/Smartphone Heading to the U.S. Via AT&T, Release Date Set for Early 2012
By on Thursday, 15. December 2011

Remember when we said the Samsung Galaxy Note, the tablet/smartphone that was officially unveiled at IFA 2011 in early September, won’t make it to the U.S.? Well apparently that’s changing as AT&T is now rumored to sell a 4G LTE version of the 5.3-inch device at some point in the [...]

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