Showing posts with label device. Show all posts
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Another day, another Mac OS X tablet computer rumour - this time from the granddaddy of all Apple analysts, Gene Munster.
The prominent Apple watcher says he's absolutely certain that the fabled tablet device will arrive early next year and that it will sell for somewhere between $500 (£295) and $700 (£415).
App Store software
Munster says he knows this because one of the regular Apple hardware suppliers in Asia told him it has orders from the company for a touchscreen device that are due by the end of this year.
He also states that the new tablet Mac will run App Store applications, suggesting it is indeed the swollen iPod touch we all believe it to be.
Kindle rival?
However, Munster throws a wrinkle into the prediction by suggesting Apple could be about to start selling e-books through iTunes, thereby positioning the new machine as a direct competitor to Amazon's Kindle.
As always, Apple has had nothing to say about the speculation, although
The prominent Apple watcher says he's absolutely certain that the fabled tablet device will arrive early next year and that it will sell for somewhere between $500 (£295) and $700 (£415).
App Store software
Munster says he knows this because one of the regular Apple hardware suppliers in Asia told him it has orders from the company for a touchscreen device that are due by the end of this year.
He also states that the new tablet Mac will run App Store applications, suggesting it is indeed the swollen iPod touch we all believe it to be.
Kindle rival?
However, Munster throws a wrinkle into the prediction by suggesting Apple could be about to start selling e-books through iTunes, thereby positioning the new machine as a direct competitor to Amazon's Kindle.
As always, Apple has had nothing to say about the speculation, although
I somehow feel this all has a ring of truth to it.
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A British online satnav retailer has started taking pre-orders for the TomTom iPhone kit and app, priced at £113.85
TechRadar has spoken with TomTom reps in the UK and I am still awaiting the 'official' confirmation of pricing and a release date, which I should be hearing about soon. For now, the release date is still down as 'summer'.
Pop it in the car
If you are an iPhone owner and are in need of a pocket-friendly GPS device to guide you around the UK and the rest of Europe that you can easily pop into the dashboard car-dock when necessary, then this might prove to be not a bad price at all.
Alternatively, if you are not that desperate to upgrade your current satnav you might want to stick with the good old Google Maps on the iPhone for the time being.
Indeed, opinion in the TechRadar office is currently divided - on the one hand, there are those who argue they would rather invest in a dedicated satnav device for the car; on the other hand, the idea of having satnav functionality on your iPhone at all times seems quite appealing (particularly for road trips to unknown towns).
I've had a go with Navigon on iPhone, which beat TomTom by being the first turn-by-turn app for the iPhone.
TechRadar has spoken with TomTom reps in the UK and I am still awaiting the 'official' confirmation of pricing and a release date, which I should be hearing about soon. For now, the release date is still down as 'summer'.
Pop it in the car
If you are an iPhone owner and are in need of a pocket-friendly GPS device to guide you around the UK and the rest of Europe that you can easily pop into the dashboard car-dock when necessary, then this might prove to be not a bad price at all.
Alternatively, if you are not that desperate to upgrade your current satnav you might want to stick with the good old Google Maps on the iPhone for the time being.
Indeed, opinion in the TechRadar office is currently divided - on the one hand, there are those who argue they would rather invest in a dedicated satnav device for the car; on the other hand, the idea of having satnav functionality on your iPhone at all times seems quite appealing (particularly for road trips to unknown towns).
I've had a go with Navigon on iPhone, which beat TomTom by being the first turn-by-turn app for the iPhone.
For the time being, this is what it looks like.
You can get more details and pre-order the TomTom iPhone car kit for £113.85 over on Handtec right now.
If you ever needed evidence that Apple takes device security very seriously indeed, then it has been provided in the shape of the new iPhone firmware patch arriving even earlier than planned.
Instead of waiting to deliver OS 3.0.1 to fix a security vulnerability as promised this Saturday, Apple slipped out the update through iTunes late on Friday evening.
No one affected
The almost 300MB download repairs a vulnerability that used incoming SMS to take over control of an unpatched iPhone.
Apple not only moved to issue the update less than a day after it was made public, but also reassured iPhone users that no handsets had actually been affected yet.
Anyone wishing to apply the patch need only seek out the 'Check for Update' button in the iPhone settings page in iTunes.
Instead of waiting to deliver OS 3.0.1 to fix a security vulnerability as promised this Saturday, Apple slipped out the update through iTunes late on Friday evening.
No one affected
The almost 300MB download repairs a vulnerability that used incoming SMS to take over control of an unpatched iPhone.
Apple not only moved to issue the update less than a day after it was made public, but also reassured iPhone users that no handsets had actually been affected yet.
Anyone wishing to apply the patch need only seek out the 'Check for Update' button in the iPhone settings page in iTunes.
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