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Amazon Rumoured to release Kindle Fire 2

Simon Salvin — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:50 +0000

Amazon is rumoured to be preparing a new larger 9″ Kindle Fire 2 tablet due for the Christmas period. No specifications have been announced as yet. The success of the original 7″ Kindle Fire tablet stands Amazon as the major competitor to Apples iPad, while Apple is rumoured to be preparing an iPad mini also of 7″ proportion to rival the Fire and lower priced Android tablets.
As yet there has been no indication of a UK release for the tablet, although Amazon is tipped to release a new Kindle e-reader this summer with front lighting added for night time reading, initial concerns are a drain on battery life.

Read the full story here:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a382023/amazon-kindle-fire-2-rumoured-for-2012.html

Facebook rollout mobile app update

Simon Salvin — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:57:20 +0000

Mark Zuckerberg recently stated the Facebook mobile apps were a top priority for 2012, and in true form, a roll-out is underway with a new look to photos appearing larger within a post, similar to Instagram which the company recently acquired for $1 billion.

Read the full story here:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a381797/facebook-redesigns-mobile-applications.html

Galaxy Tab 2 gets UK April launch

Simon Salvin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:00:42 +0000

Samsung’s latest tablets, the Galaxy Tab 2, has finally received a launch date for the UK, with the tablets available at the end of April, delays caused by compatibility issues with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich moved the launch back from March.
The tab will be available in 7″ & 10.1″ sizes.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a375035/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-for-uk-release-in-april.html

New Touch Screen Kindle – Pre Order Now!

Simon Salvin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:36:44 +0000

Amazon has started accepting pre orders for the new touch screen Kindle, the device is priced at £109 for WiFi & £169 for 3G.

Click Here to view all the details and Pre-Order.

Amazon has today defended the pricing as the US pricing fell well below that of the UK at $99 & $149.
Read the full story here:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a373910/kindle-touch-uk-pricing-defended-by-amazon.html

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Simon Salvin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:47:27 +0000

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Windows 8 October launch???

Simon Salvin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:34:46 +0000

A report claims Microsoft is to release its Windows 8 operating system this October, 3 years after the release of Windows 7, in a bid to maximise tablet sales running up to Christmas.
Windows 8 is the first OS for Microsoft to be supported on ARM processors as well as Intel chips, designed for touch screen desktop PC’s and tablets.
Nokia is believed to be working on a new tablet, rumours suggest a “Lumia” branding inline with its latest smartphone which uses the Windows Phone 7 OS, and likely to use Windows 8 after its recent partnership with Microsoft.
Last month Microsoft released a public BETA version of Windows 8 with over 1 million downloads recorded in the first week!
Read the full story here:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a372057/microsoft-to-launch-windows-8-in-october-claims-report.html

Red Button delay to non TiVo Virgin Media customers

Simon Salvin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:30:20 +0000

Virgin Media customers NOT on the TiVo service will have to wait until summer to receive the Sky red button service, Virgin is currently working with Sky to bring the service to its V, V+ & V HD set top boxes.
TiVo customers already have the red button service with its recent launch on the platform, and red button coverage will be available this weekend on Sky Sports F1 for the opening race of the season.
Read the full story here:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a371588/virgins-non-tivo-customers-facing-sky-sports-f1-interactive-delay.html

OnLive app breaches Microsoft Licensing

Simon Salvin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:30:32 +0000

Microsoft is working with OnLive to address licensing issues with its new Windows 7 hosted desktop app available on iPad & Android tablets. The app features a Windows 7 desktop with Microsoft Office applications Word, Excel & PowerPoint, alongside Adobe Reader and Flash enabled browser, the service is free with 2gb of cloud storage, with monthly Plus & Premium plans with extra functionality and storage.
Unfortunately the app is currently only available in the US.

Read the full story here:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a370385/onlive-desktop-breaches-microsoft-licensing-agreement.html

New Crucial Adrenaline SSD solution

Simon Salvin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 16:14:19 +0000

Crucial have released their new SSD hybrid system named “Adrenaline”, the 50gb SSD is married to existing hard drives using caching software. The system offers Superior speeds over a standard hard drive although not as fast as a pure SSD solution. The advantage comes in leaving Windows, software and files on the existing drive. The current price is £88.88.
Read all the details here:
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/ssc.aspx

The New iPad!

Simon Salvin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:51:21 +0000

So here’s whats new:
The name, quite simply “The New iPad”
New A5X quad core processor
New Retina Display – 3.1 million pixels
5mp iSight Camera, new optics and HD Video recording
Super fast 4G LTE networking, we’ll be waiting a while to make use of that in the UK!
Dictation, didn’t explain whether this was Siri as found in the iPhone 4S???

iPad 2 price drop to $399 (no UK pricing) and continue in the range.
New iOS 5.1 available later today
iLife, iWork and iPhoto apps available later today

Looks like the same casing available in Black or White!
Battery life remains the same.
Pricing also remains the same.

New Apple TV with 1080P video, iCloud integration and more:
http://www.apple.com/appletv/

What’s upcoming? OS X Mountain Lion

http://www.apple.com/ipad/