March, 2012

• 7 March

  New Apple TV is still a set

  

  Apple boss Tim Cook has unveiled the new Apple TV, and it looks like Apple has improved it in every way. For a start, the set-top box — this isn’t the rumoured TV set, sorry — now streams in 1080p HD, as opposed to the previous version’s 720p, meaning your movies and TV shows will …

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• 7 March

  Apple TV with A5X chip set to be unveiled alongside iPad HD

  

  A new version of Apple TV is rumoured to be announced this evening, alongside the hotly anticipated iPad 3/HD, and touting the same rumoured dual-core A5X processor we’re expecting to see in the third iPad. The next version of Apple’s not-so-popular set-top box will include support for 1080p playback, the Verge reports — something that’s been sorely lacking from the …

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• 7 March

  Tech Time Machine: 8 March

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Tech Time Machine: 8 March 1:25 Lovers of music on vinyl should forever curse this day, while lovers of stitch-inducing comedy should revere it. If you love both, prepare to be very confused. With Syria in the news recently, it’s appropriate to note that it was on this day in 1963 that the ruling Ba’ath Party …

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• 7 March

  Panasonic prices its 2012 Blu

  

  Not to be outdone by Samsung, Panasonic has also announced full pricing and availability for its 2012 line of Blu-ray players. Panasonic’s quoted prices are “suggested retail pricing,” so expect these players to be a little cheaper when they hit the streets. Panasonic’s 2012 Blu-ray line Panasonic DMP-BD77: $90 Panasonic DMP-BD87: $120 Panasonic DMP-BDT220: $150 Panasonic DMP-BDT320: $200 Panasonic DMP-BBT01: …

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• 6 March

  iPad 3 rumor roundup

  

  Update: Apple’s third-generation iPad is now available. Read CNET’s full review for more details. With the success Apple is enjoying with the iPad 2, we’re not sure it even needs to make an iPad 3. It will, of course–even if it doesn’t use that name. We now know that Apple is unveiling its next iPad in San Francisco on Wednesday, …

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• 6 March

  Key Lime Pie is the next version of Android after Jelly Bean

  

  The next next version of Android is Key Lime Pie. After Ice Cream Sandwich, and after Jelly Bean, your Android phone or tablet will update to the taste of the Florida-born dessert. The Verge reports the name, but details of the release date and version numbers are yet to emerge. At least it’s shorter than Ice Cream Sandwich. The number …

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• 6 March

  What to expect in iOS 6

  

  The Apple event to allegedly announce the iPad 3 is tomorrow and this is as good a time as any to talk about what’s in store for the OS that will eventually run on it. iOS 5 brought us notifications, Twitter integration, and more cloud support, among other things, but what’s next for Apple’s mobile OS? There are many rumors …

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• 6 March

  Nokia Lumia 900 set to hit the UK in May

  

  Carphone Warehouse has listed the Nokia Lumia 900 on its site with an ‘expected’ May release date, meaning the UK will likely be getting to grips with the Windows Phone-powered device in less than three months’ time. Getting to grips is probably the right term, as the Lumia 900 boasts a palm-stretching 4.3-inch display, and plays bigger brother to the …

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• 6 March

  Samsung’s AllShare Play pushes pictures from phone to cloud and TV

  

  Here at Samsung’s product showcase in New York, multimedia connectivity played a big role. The company talked up its rebranded AllShare Play technology, not to be confused with Google Play, which was previously called AllShare. Essentially AllShare Play allows owners of Samsung tablets and smartphones, Samsung Galaxy Tabs and Galaxy Nexus devices for instance, to push media files such as …

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• 6 March

  Barcelona has big mobile dreams

  

  With a lovely Mediterranean location, an Olympic history, and a wealth of Modernisme architecture, Barcelona, Spain, is one of the planet’s top tourist destinations. And if city officials have their way, the Catalan capital will be known as the “Mobile World Capital,” as well. Since the annual Mobile World Congress trade show moved to Barcelona from Cannes, France, in 2006, …

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