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  • Angry Birds Now Coming To Facebook!

    Angry Birds Angry Birds Now Coming To Facebook!

    Rovio the makers of Angry Birds just announced that the popular puzzle game is coming to Facebook. CEO Mikael head also said that the Facebook version features “completely new aspects to it that just haven’t been experienced in any other platform.” Looks like Zynga’s days are limited as the most popular app game is just about to crush the competition. Angry birds has been downloaded more than 30 million times on Android and a lot more on iOS. The game is currently available on PSP, PS3, PC, Android and iOS, And is soon to be available on Xbox360 and Wii.

    Source: Angry Birds’ Facebook

  • Leaked Images of Next-Gen iPhone Parts Confirm Relocated Flash?

    Boy, these iPhone 5 rumors just keep on comin’. This time around Apple pro has posted some supposed images of the the next gen iPhone parts, specifically the camera modules. The noticable difference is that the iPhone 5 rear camera module is lacking the flash and the component which blocks Camera/Flash interference. This seems to line up with the earlier rumor that the iPhone 5 will have a relocated flash, away from the camera unit on top-right of the rear.

  • Apple Rumored To Use Curved Glass For The iPhone 5 | iPhone 4S

    Another iPhone rumor for you folks, looks like Apple might be planning to use curved glass in the iPhone 5/4S similar to the one used in the Samsung Nexus S and Dell Venue Pro. 

    Apple has reportedly purchase more than 200 glass cutting machines since the direct purchase of curved glass would highly increase capital costs. The machines are currently stored in Apple assembly plants and will be moved as soon the yeild for curved glass rises. Apple is currently in talks with suppliers regarding cover glass, glass cutting, lamination and touch sensors to improve yields.

    Source: DigiTimes

  • Moving Flash on the iPhone Will Help Reduce Red Eye

    The next iPhone (rumoured to be called iPhone 4s or iPhone 5) is reported to be arriving by this September. Our Friends at Pocket Now discovered that the cause of red eye in iPhone 4′s camera. Anyone who has used iPhone 4 for sometime must’ve captured some red eye pictures. They claim that the moving of the flash shall help reduce red eye if not totally finish it. A proper explanation has been given read it out after the break.

    The red eye is determined by the light coming back from the subject’s eye which is created by the angle created by flash and lens. The smaller the angle the more chance of a red eye. Check the picture below in the case you don’t completely understand.

    flash angle Moving Flash on the iPhone Will Help Reduce Red EyeLet’s hope that Apple has already reviewed this thing and plan to add it in the next one.

    Source: PocketNow

  • Apple To Reveal New iPod Touch, Shuffle And Nano With The iPhone 5 Next Week?

    9to5Mac is reporting that Apple will be showing off new iPod devices along with the iPhone 5 at their September 12th media event. Apple will presumably be showing a tweaked iPod Shuffle, and new iPod Touch and iPod Nano devices.

    The iPod Shuffle will be available at around the $49 price point and will now come in 8 different colors upped from its current library of 5.

    The iPod Nano on the other hand has a brand new codename leading us to believe that it will be redesigned, there had been rumors of a taller iPod Nano so this might be it. The Nano will also come in 8 colors.

    ipod touch Apple To Reveal New iPod Touch, Shuffle And Nano With The iPhone 5 Next Week?

    Lastly the iPod Touch is rumors to get a small redesign, to include the new dock connector maybe? The new iPod Touch is said to be available for $299 and $399 although no information about the storage capacity were given.

    Next week is gonna be super exciting!

  • Apple files patent for biometric security

    Biometric security is not a new concept. It has been used in business class laptops for a very long time, and we even saw Motorola give it a go on their first Atrix smartphone. Fingerprint security is not commonly found on Apple hardware that usually prides itself on minimalistic designs. But this new patent filing from Apple might be an indication of a change to come.

    bio 376x480 Apple files patent for biometric security

    Without going into too much technical detail, the patent is essentially a hardware window that can be transparent or opaque. In its transparency mode it can be image capture device, a strobe flash, a biometric sensor, a light sensor, a proximity sensor, or a solar panel, or a combination thereof. All these as methods of unlocking the phone. The patent also includes information about face recognition and eye recognition technology for unlocking the device as well as when doing online transactions.

    The patent is quite new and is not yet official yet. When we will be able to see this technology in an actual Apple device is anyone’s guess. Many a times patents remain patents and never make it to end hardware. Biometric security for online shopping is certainly a novel idea and something we can’t wait to see in a phone or tablet.

     

  • iPhone 5 Reveal Date Confirmed For September 12th

    According to The Loop Apple has started sending out media invites for an upcoming event on September 12th. We highly believe this to be the day the iPhone 5 is finally revealed. The tagline of the invitation says “It’s almost here.”. Its pictured below:

    iphone iphone5 event iPhone 5 Reveal Date Confirmed For September 12th

    The event will take place in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco at 10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern. If you look closely at the invitation you’ll notice a 5 in the shadow of 12 leading us to believe that the next iPhone will be called the iPhone 5 and not the iPhone 4GS, iPhone LTE or like the latest iPad the New iPhone. Along with the iPhone 5 Apple is also supposed to show a final build iOS 6.

    What new features are you expecting to show up in the iPhone 5? Let us know in the comments below.

  • Apple’s mobile market share stands at 5.5% in Q3 2012

    The smartphone market is an extremely competitive market. Many different manufacturers fighting to take their shares of the market and profits. In order for them to achieve this they need to come up with new products all the time to keep customer interest and keep competition in check. Apple is one such company. Apple’s mobile market share has always been somewhere in the top 3. Figures just released by Gatrner enforce that fact.

    The above table shows figures from this quarter. Apple’s mobile market share currently stands at 5.5%. Compared to same time last year it’s a growth from 3.9%. Sales increased from 17 million to 23 million. Apple’s mobile market share is still a distant third to Nokia and Samsung which stand at 19.2% and 22.9% respectively. Samsung even managed to sell nearly a 100 million phones. Nokia managed 82 million. It’s however important to note that most of these high sales figures come from cheap feature phones in developing markets. Apple’s iPhone isn’t exactly cheap and neither is it part of many developing markets. Apple’s iOS accounted for 13.9 percent of the smartphone operating system market share

    Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached almost 428 million units in the third quarter of 2012. overall mobile phone sales were down 3.1%, smartphone sales were up 47% year over year.

  • Where To Watch iPhone 5 12th September Media Event

    The iPhone 5 Media Event taking place in the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco is just hours away so you better get ready. Many tech sites will be on the spot live blogging the event but we’ll recommend you two what we think are the best.

    apple iphone 5 september 12 media event Where To Watch iPhone 5 12th September Media Event

    The first Live Blog we recommend is of The Verge but they have a history of going down during events so I’d be careful and prepare a backup. Engadget‘s Live Blogs on the other hand have been excellent recently and are worth a shot.

    Timing of the event are as follows:

    07:00AM – Hawaii
    09:00AM – Alaska
    10:00AM – Pacific
    11:00AM – Mountain
    12:00PM – Central
    01:00PM – Eastern
    02:00PM – São Paulo
    06:00PM – London
    07:00PM – Paris
    09:00PM – Moscow
    02:00AM – Tokyo (September 13th)
    03:00AM – Sydney (September 13th)

    Along with the iPhone 5 Apple is also expect to show off new iPods, iOS 6 and more! So you better not miss the event.

  • Google preparing Google Maps app for iOS

    When Scott Forstall demoed iOS 6 way back in June, he showcased the new Apple Maps as the single biggest addition to iOS’s latest iteration. Backed by TomTom and with novelty features like 3D, Apple’s hopes were to replace the existing Google Maps with a better alternate. We all know how badly it eventually turned to be. So much so that it cost Scott Forstall his job. The hopes of iOS users are for a Google Maps app for iOS. We’ve heard rumours about this much awaited app before but nothing concrete.

    Wall Street Journal reports that Google is currently working on a Google maps app for iOS and that the company has distributed a test version of this app to some people outside the company. Google is currently putting on the finishing touches on this before they put it on iTunes for approval. When that will happen is unclear at this point though previous speculations pointed towards a December release.

    What’s even more important is whether Apple will approve this app or not. Google Maps app for iOS will compete directly with the built in Apple Maps, and we all know how Apple feels about apps replicating built in functionality. As an iOS user, fingers crossed.