Code in Apple’s iOS 5 suggests the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad may soon be able to capture panoramic photographs. The code, uncovered by developers, includes the phrases ‘pano_option’, ‘saving_panorama” and ‘cancel_pano_button_title”, just beneath options for eradicating red eye. There’s speculation as to whether the software will allow two or more photos to be stitched together …
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June, 2011
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10 June
Jailbreak of Apple’s iOS 5 beta gets Redsn0w update
A shot of an iPod Touch with what is purportedly a jailbroken version of iOS 5. Twitpic Apple’s new beta version of iOS 5 has been jailbroken for the second time this week, now opening the door for users to jailbreak their iOS 5 devices using the latest version of the popular Redsn0w tool. In a blog post today about …
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10 June
Apple to launch new iPhone and iPad every six months, says analyst
Apple is concerned about the onward march of Android‘s market share and will counter by releasing a new iPad and iPhone every six months. That’s the view of an analyst from a German bank we’ve never heard of. Adnaan Ahmad of Berenberg Bank suggests that Apple should halve the length of the update cycle for its phone and tablet in order to …
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10 June
Android Market adds device compatibility checks
Google has started to roll out device-compatibility checks in the Android Market app store. When you visit an app’s page in the Android Market, you’ll soon see a compatibility chart on the left-hand side. The chart tells you which Android devices registered to your Google account are compatible with the app. Although the Android Market has always displayed compatibility information, it …
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10 June
Wimbledon in 3D to be free on the BBC
The BBC is to serve up its first 3D broadcast, live from Wimbledon. It’ll be ace. You’ll love it. Ace, d’y’geddit? Love, like in the tennis! Stick around, kid, there’s plenty more where that came from. Auntie Beeb will broadcast the men’s and women’s singles finals in 3D from Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club …
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9 June
Samsung Droid Charge to see maintenance update
The Droid Charge gets a small performance tweak in the EE4 update. Verizon The Samsung Droid Charge is set to pick up a minor software update in the near future that will be full of minor tweaks and bug fixes. At just under 10MB in size, the EE4 update centers on calling, e-mails, and messaging. For example, one adjustment makes …
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9 June
Get an Apple iPad Dock for $9.97
An iPad stand is one thing. An iPad dock gives you a place to both sync and charge your tablet while keeping it upright–great if you like to use it as, say, a photo frame. I’ve always thought the Apple-branded iPad Dock was a bit of a rip-off at $29. (Actually, a lot of Apple-branded accessories are overpriced, but that’s …
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9 June
Can wireless networks support the promise of the ‘cloud’?
Google, Apple, and Amazon are pushing more and more of your entertainment, your data — heck, your life — into the cloud. But what’s it mean for the wireless network operators who are already struggling to keep up with heavy data demand? Each of these companies recently announced new digital storage services for music. The idea is that people can …
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9 June
Ericsson Money lets you quickly send and receive moolah via your mobile
There’s now a new way to send money using your smart phone. Ericsson Money allows anyone to set up a secure online wallet that can be used to send dosh to anyone else using the service. There’s no use being sent money if you can’t actually spend it, though. That’s where the Ericsson Money PrePaid card comes in. You can use that …
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9 June
Android Atlas Weekly 52: How Android can mend (and rend) relationships (Podcast)
Samsung attempts to improve its relationship with the hacking community by giving free phones to the Cyanogen team and we dig into the dark corners of one user’s romantic relationship with our tech advice. Later we debate the merits of the Android Market’s app return policy versus T-Mobile’s app rental scheme, Antuan and Justin continue to butt heads over the …
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