January, 2012

• 20 January

  US pilots get approval to play with iPads during flight

  

  Many’s the time we’ve been told off for playing on our iPad when we should be working — but we’re not controlling hundreds of tonnes of metal. Pilots in the US, however, are now officially allowed to use them while flying their planes. The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has approved the gadget for use by American …

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• 20 January

  How to turn your iPhone into a keyboard and mouse

  

  Screenshot by Sharon Vaknin/CNET The ultimate Internet-connected TV accessory isn’t Roku. It’s not Apple TV, and it’s not Boxee. It’s something you probably already own: a computer. With an inexpensive cable (like this one for Mac), you can mirror your computer on your television, giving you complete access to any Internet streaming services or local content on your hard drive. …

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• 20 January

  iPad 3 retina display hinted at by iBooks 2 code

  

  The third iPad could arrive boasting an eye-treating retina display, if hi-res imagery hidden within the iBooks 2 app is to be believed. iBooks 2 — the new version of Apple’s ebook store that introduces interactive textbooks — was only announced yesterday, but already its code is being enthusiastically dissected. 9to5Mac has found image assets with a ‘2x’ label at …

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• 20 January

  Is AT&T’s data plan price hike justified?

  

  AT&T has jacked up the prices of its data service, but it’s giving customers more bandwidth each month. Is the carrier offering its subscribers more bang for their buck or simply trying to squeeze more cash from its customers? In this edition of Ask Maggie, I offer my opinion and offer some advice to AT&T customers troubled by the new …

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• 20 January

  LG X3 may be Android 4.0 flagship model

  

  LG, not wasting any time, is off and running with plenty of Android for the new year. Just days after announcing its first 4G LTE Android tablet, the Optimus Pad LTE, details have emerged for a high-end smartphone. Based on the rumored specifications, LG may be ready to unveil a flagship Android 4.0 handset next month at Mobile World Congress. …

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• 20 January

  Developer turns $35 Raspberry Pi PC into an Apple TV

  

  If you’ve been following the development of the Raspberry Pi, you know that it’s a $25 bare-bones PC that could go on sale as early as this month. What would you do with such a tiny, low-powered machine? How about turning it into a poor man’s Apple TV? That’s exactly what one Raspberry Pi developer did, as shown in this …

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• 20 January

  Virgin Mobile will throttle data speeds come March

  

  Just as disappointing it is to see that the mimosa brunch you’re attending isn’t really that “bottomless” if the waiter is going to frequent your table a lot less after your sixth drink, so too is the news that Virgin Mobile will start slowing down their customers’ data speeds once they exceed a certain point. Recently, Virgin Mobile released a …

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• 20 January

  Samsung Galaxy Note now in white

  

  It’ll be all white on the Note. The Samsung Galaxy Note oversized smart phone — or undersized tablet, whichever you prefer — is now available in white. The Note packs a medium-sized screen somewhere between phone and tablet. Pop down to John Lewis to see if the white Note hits the right notes. The Galaxy Note hit shop shelves back …

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• 20 January

  iPads in classroom provide 20 percent jump in math scores, study says

  

  After a yearlong pilot program in California initiated by publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the math scores of students using iPads jumped 20 percent compared with classrooms that used traditional paper textbooks. Apple HMH Fuse: Algebra I was instituted at Amelia Earhart Middle School in the Riverside Unified School District as the world’s first iPad-driven algebra curriculum. According to the HMH …

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• 20 January

  Samsung Galaxy S2 HD not coming to the UK

  

  Bad news for Brits, the Samsung Galaxy S2 HD will not be arriving on these shores. We heard about the souped-up S2, which boasts a 720p 4.65-inch screen, way back in September. Back then, the drool-worthy mobile had only been announced for Samsung’s native South Korea. Following news from Recombu that the S2 HD wouldn’t be coming out over here, …

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