Iconic hip-hop producer, Dr. Dre is no stranger to making big deals and making big news. The latest deal was selling of 51% of Beats By Dre to cell phone manufacturer HTC for a cool $300 million. As a part of this move, HTC will be incorporating Beats By Dre audio into upcoming smartphones in much the same way HP did in their products. The acquisition will allow them to improve the sound quality of their phones and future devices when listening to a wide array of media. This shouldn’t effect their current relationship with Monster or other branding partners. On a side note, I hear the Little Monster has something exciting in the works that will be announced pretty soon…stay tuned.
So it appears that all 4 major U.S. cell phone carriers will be carrying the iPhone. The Sprint(non LTE or non 4G) and T-Mobile (HSPA+ or 4G) versions, dubbed the 4S should be available in time for the holidays. It’s said that it will look very close to current models, though it will have better cameras and will sport their A5 dual-core processor. I know a few people who will undoubtedly be very excited by this news.
Being the innovators that they are, Nintendo will introduce a new (and I’m sure soon to be copied) controller that features “Screen Stream”. So you’re like, what does that mean? That means each player will have their player info and images specific to them streamed at 1080p streamed directly to their controller. According to IGN, it’s expected to cost between $350 and $400, output 1080p video and possibly support 3d video. Nintendo’s playing with the big boys!
Apple made headlines when it was discovered that iPhones and iPads use their built in gps transceivers to track and record their owners where abouts. Even more disturbing is the fact that the feature can’t be turned off. Well all you Android os phone users, no need to feel left out. Apparently Android devices do the same thing. It’s believed that this info is used for location based add campaigns, but only the manufactures know for sure.
In order to survive as a tech company today, you have to remain on the cutting edge. I’d have to say the Acer Iconia ($1,199.00), fits the bill. It’s a double screened, hinged tablet that’s jam packed with apps and gadgets. It can be configured either as two seperate screens, one large screen , or a screen and a vertual keyboard. It’s also powered by an Intel i5 cpu witch will give it enough power to handle business app. Think of it Nintendo DS’s more articulate and mature big brother.
RIM has recently announced that it will officially support Android apps on the Blackberry PlayBook and future QNX cpu based phones. Traditionally, Blackberry is known to be pretty difficult to develop programs on, therefore they’re not known to have a huge plethora of apps like Android and iPhone. Now the decision of what phone to get will no longer hinge on the question of “do I want more apps, or BBM?” You can have both you silly goose. This will be the ultimate cure for BB owner’s app envy!
Written on October 19th, 2010 by Gadget Tno shouts
There’s a new My Touch in town and you Android fans will not be disappointed. It has both front and rear facing cameras for those oh so important video calls, 1 GHz processor and a 3.8 inch WVGA touchscreen display. It even records in 720p HD witch you can then be broadcast to compatible tv’s. Check the video below to see it in action.
RIM has recently announced that it will officially support Android apps on the Blackberry PlayBook and future QNX cpu based phones. Traditionally, Blackberry is known to be pretty difficult to develop programs on, therefore they’re not known to have a huge plethora of apps like Android and iPhone. Now the decision of what phone to get will no longer hinge on the question of “do I want more apps, or BBM?” You can have both you silly goose. This will be the ultimate cure for BB owner’s app envy!
There’s a new My Touch in town and you Android fans will not be disappointed. It has both front and rear facing cameras for those oh so important video calls, 1 GHz processor and a 3.8 inch WVGA touchscreen display. It even records in 720p HD witch you can then be broadcast to compatible tv’s. Check the video below to see it in action.