Amazon “Send to Kindle” Feature Lets PC Users Send Documents to Kindle In a Few Clicks [New Amazon Windows App Lets Users Send & "Print" Documents Straight to Kindle Tablet or e-Reader]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Amazon is letting PC users transfer documents and data to their Kindle tablets and e-readers more easily. With the new “Send to Kindle” app on Windows, personal and business users can read compatible files on their Kindle with just a few clicks.

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Untethered iPhone 4S & iPad 2 Jailbreak Coming In a “Matter of Days”? [Pod2g Announces Huge Step Forward with iOS 5.0.1 Jailbreak for iPhone 4S & iPad 2, Release Date Deemed Imminent]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Those of you following closely the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 (untethered) jailbreak story already know that Pod2g, p0sixninja, MuscleNerd and planetbeing joined forces a few days ago to jailbreak Apple’s A5-based devices. While Pod2g was initially very confident about the iPhone 4S jailbreak, he discovered a potentially time-consuming matter [...]

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NPD: Modern Warfare 3 Reigned Supreme In December [Just Dance 3 Unseats Skyrim For Second Place On December's Charts, While Skyward Sword & Uncharted 3 Aren't Anywhere To Be Seen]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

December’s NPD figures are in, and unsurprisingly, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was able to keep its spot at the top of charts throughout the holiday shopping season. The figures for December are especially interesting because, with most of the year’s biggest releases on shelves and ready to find [...]

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CES 2012: iPhone 5/6 & iPad 3 LTE Capabilities Indirectly Confirmed by Verizon LTE Requirements [Verizon Says Future Smartphones, Tablet & Other Mobile Device Hitting Big Red Will Have to be LTE-ready; Next-gen iPhone & iPad Too?]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Will the next-gen iPhone, still dubbed the iPhone 5 by the media even though we’re looking at the sixth-gen iPhone model, come with LTE capabilities? Most people seem to think that’s a certainty given the evolution of LTE chips and the increased LTE adoption in the USA and other markets. [...]

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Apple iOS Devices to Feature 3D GUIs In the Future? [Apple Patent Application Reveals Plans for 3D User Interface, Involving Both Touch & Hover Gestures Using Proximity & Orientation Sensors]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Apple is often at the forefront of innovative user interfaces. But while Apple’s technologies are nothing really original, they often get it right in terms of implementation and marketing. One of Apple’s latest patent applications involve three-dimensional user interfaces involving both touch and hover gestures.

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CES 2012: Google Introduces Android Design Guidelines for Ice Cream Sandwich [Google Presents Android Design, A New Resource for Android Developers & OEMs But Doesn’t Make It Mandatory, Android Still Open]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Google’s Android OS is not fragmented but differentiated, according to Eric Schmidt, and that’s a good thing, he said recently. And that’s the way Android will stay since it’s an open platform, one that lets OEMs and carriers customize it as they see fit to cater to their financial needs.

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Siri Dictation (& Assistant?) Coming to Older iOS Devices? [iOS 5.1 Beta 3 Suggests Apple Could Be Working on Bringing Siri Dictation Features to Older iPhone, iPad & iPod touch Models]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Siri, the “one more thing” announcement of Apple’s “Let’s talk iPhone” event, at least in my opinion, is available officially only on the iPhone 4S, but since the smartphone was launched, various developers have tried, and succeeded, to port the virtual assistant to older iOS devices, both legally, and not-so [...]

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Facebook Launches “Listen With Friends” Feature [Facebook Lets Friends Listen to Streaming Spotify, MOG & Rdio Music Simultaneously]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Social networking is no longer just about sharing photos, videos or status updates. With the prevalence of cloud-based multimedia services, the social network now lets users listen to songs simultaneously with the new “Listen with friends” feature.

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CES 2012: iPhone, iPad to Use Intel’s Medfield Chips in the Future? [Intel Confirms Talks With Apple for Potential Intel Chips Use in Upcoming iOS Devices]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Intel unveiled its new Medfield chips at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show and the first Android smartphone to use Intel’s mobile platform, the Lenovo K800. The company also announced that it signed a multi-year, multi-device agreement with Motorola, and the first Android device with Intel inside should hit stores at [...]

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Dark Souls PC Petition Gets Namco Bandai’s Attention [Dark Souls PC Petition Boasts Nearly 65,000 Signatures, But Is It Enough To Convince Namco Bandai To Port The Game?]

By on Thursday, 12. January 2012

Last week, we brought you news of a user-created petition to bring Dark Souls, From Software’s ridiculously difficult RPG for the Xbox 360 and PS3, to the PC. The popularity of the petition skyrocketed overnight, and it currently boasts over 60,000 signatures. That’s a lot of people that want to [...]

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