June, 2011

• 7 June

  iPhone 4S could launch this summer

  

  A modestly improved iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S, could be launched this summer, before a major upgrade is released later this year in the form of the iPhone 5. That’s according to the latest speculation loaf to emerge from the Internet rumour mill. The iPhone 4 launched in June last year. After a massive wait, a white version …

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• 7 June

  MetroPCS releases visual voice mail

  

  Excuse us for not getting to this yesterday–E3 and Apple’s WWDC keynote kept us a tad busy–but MetroPCS sneaked out a little announcement of its own yesterday by unveiling a visual voice mail service. Like the services available on other carriers, MetroPCS’ visual voice mail will enable customers to listen to individual voice messages without having to scan through their …

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• 7 June

  iPhone to integrate Twitter’s new photo

  

  The iPhone will tightly integrate a new Twitter photo-sharing service as part of the upcoming iOS 5 update, our sister site CNET News reports. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo used the D9 conference to confirm the new service will be rolling out in the Web interface to all users over the next few weeks. He spoke of the “need to remove …

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• 7 June

  Comcast expands into home security biz

  

  Comcast is getting into the home security business. The company plans to announce tomorrow that it’s expanding its Xfinity Home Security service. Last year the company began testing the service in Houston. Now it’s adding six more cities. Additional cities that will get the new service include parts of Philadelphia; Portland, Ore.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Sarasota/Naples, Fla.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Nashville. …

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• 7 June

  Samsung Indulge now available at Cricket Wireless

  

  First introduced back at CTIA 2011, Cricket Wireless announced the immediate availability of the Samsung Indulge, the carrier’s first Android smartphone from Samsung. The Indulge costs $329.99 off contract and requires Cricket’s $55 Android plan, which includes unlimited talk and data, text (domestic and international) and multimedia messaging, navigation, and more. Similar to the Samsung Galaxy Indulge for MetroPCS, the …

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• 6 June

  Will you be able to swipe your iPhone 5 like an Oyster card?

  

  Apple is reportedly researching technology that could allow iPhones to be used to pay for things wirelessly, with just a swipe. Apple has hired a chap called Benjamin Vigier who works in near-field communication (NFC), a technology which sends wireless data from chips within devices such as the Tube’s Oyster cards to payment terminals or other devices, according to Businessweek. …

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• 6 June

  White iPhone 4 a mere myth? Apple delays it

  

  Like the unicorn, the white iPhone 4 has become something of a fairy tale, a beacon of pearly phone tech we’ve seen in pictures, but never had the opportunity to touch and feel. It’s beginning to feel like we never will with the hallowed device delayed again, this time until spring 2011, according to Reuters. Apple usually releases their new …

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• 6 June

  iPhone 5 NFC chip: Everywhere you go, always take your Mac desktop with you

  

  The iPhone 5 could let you wirelessly import your home Mac settings onto any other compatible Apple computer, according to a freshly baked loaf of speculation, straight from the rumour mill.  The Cult of Mac website claims to have received a tip that the iPhone 5 will use Near Field Communication, a short-range wireless technology, to transfer your Mac settings to another …

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• 6 June

  iPhone nano could be on the way this summer with affordable price tag

  

  Apple is considering launching an ‘iPhone nano’ this summer, with a smaller size and cheaper price tag than the current iPhone. The device could cost as little as $200 in the US without an operator contract — equivalent to just under £125. Bloomberg broke the news last night, before TechCrunch weighed in with its own sources confirming the rumour. Apple, …

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• 6 June

  Your iPhone 4 and iPad were made for playing Spectrum classic Jet Set Willy

  

  Infinity Blade? Nah. Rage HD? Tsk. Real Racing 2? Schmeal Racing 2! Not everyone expects cutting-edge graphical overload from their iPhone or iPad games. For those with a more retro frame of mind, we have good news: Jet Set Willy is live on the App Store. Yes, that Jet Set Willy. Originally released in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum, the …

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