Enter the iPadPhone

Enter the iPadPhone

Jul 17, 2011

Line2 has developed a new app for the iPad that lets you use it as a phone. Yes, that’s right. You can now have people call you on a phone number, and you can receive that call on your iPad. And yes, you can make outgoing calls, too. Available in the US and Canada for around US$10/month, this may well be a great way to not simply use your iPad as a phone,...

Android Leading Way in Phone OS Battle

Android Leading Way in Phone OS Battle

Jul 10, 2011

Recent figures suggest that Google’s Android phone operating system is now leading the pack in the US. Comscore reports that as at the end of May 2011, the Android OS was occupying 38.1% of the market, ahead of Apple’s iOS with 26.6%. RIM’s share was 24.7%, which, while seemingly good, was in fact down by about 4% from the previous month, and...

Concert Recording To Be Disabled On iPhones

Concert Recording To Be Disabled On iPhones

Jun 19, 2011

A patent recently filed by Apple details a methodology whereby, when you may be at a concert venue, the organisers of that concert may be able to signal to your iPhone that the actual process of recording the concert, either by video or audio, is not permitted during the event, and then it disables that functionality. Hopefully only for the duration of the...

Apple iOS 5 – 1080p Video Rendering

Apple iOS 5 – 1080p Video Rendering

Jun 12, 2011

It appears that the next version of the iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 5, which has this week been released to those enrolled in Apple’s developers’ program, will include native support for full HD video. The 9to5Mac website carries a story telling us that the export strings in the video API of the new release includes support for 1080p...

Tablets To Outsell PCs

Tablets To Outsell PCs

Jun 5, 2011

According to Goldman Sachs analyst Bill Shope, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook believes that the tablet market will outpace the PC market over the next few years. It’s a given that Apple are seeing increased demand for the iPad, while the Blackberry Playbook and several Android tablets are all being very well recieved, and tablet...

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