HP Restarts Tablet Manufacturing
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, reporting for The Bangkok Post:
Hewlett-Packard has announced it will resume production of
consumer tablets but says it will run them on Microsoft’s new
Windows 8 operating system. The world’s largest technology firm
suspended its TouchPad WebOS tablet production line last year on
poor sales.
Restarting production is a strategic move aimed at capitalising on
the extraordinary growth in tablet [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Ice Cream Sandwich starts a-rolling – still no sign in UK though
Upgrade roll-out begins
Samsung Galaxy Note users can now enjoy the wonders of Android’s 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system as an over-the-air update is rolled out. In Germany, at least.
There have been reports from our friends in Europe that the ICS roll-out has started to hit Europe, but contrary to other reports on the ‘net, [...]
Apple updates OS X Lion, fixes FileVault password issue
10.7.4 now available
Apple has released a software update for Mac OS X Lion on Wednesday night bringing the OS up to version 10.7.4.
The 10.7.4 update is recommended for all OS X Lion users and includes general operating system fixes that improve the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac.
Those fixes include resolving an issue where [...]
BlackBerry 10 devices: 9 codenames unearthed
Developers reveal all
A file found on the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device has revealed what might be the names of nine future BB10 devices.
The BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device was handed out to all developers in attendance at BlackBerry World so they could begin working on apps for the newly unveiled BlackBerry 10 operating system.?
However, [...]
Gingerbread still most popular version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich still playing catch-up
ICS only has 4.4 per cent share
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?share has grown to 4.4 per cent in Google’s latest platform versions report showing that the newest version of Android is growing, but by no means the most popular version of the mobile OS.
That crown goes to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which is the most popular [...]
Amateur Hour Is Still Over
Ian Austen, reporting for the NYT:
Research in Motion on Tuesday unveiled prototypes of the new BlackBerry 10 phone and operating system that the company hopes will be its salvation, in a form that looked quite rough around the edges. Among the features missing on the test phones given to software developers was the ability to [...]
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha pictures and hands-on
The device you won’t ever own
So we might not be developers, but we’ve managed to tackle the media scrum and got some hands-on time with the BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device.
The device is being handed out to all developers who are attending the BlackBerry World conference helping them develop a library of apps for when [...]
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device revealed (video)
Developers only sadly
Thorsten Heins, RIM CEO has revealed the new BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha device at BlackBerry World in Orlando, Florida.
The new BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha is not a BlackBerry 10 smartphone for end users nor does it run the final BlackBerry 10 software, but has been created just for developers to help them prepare [...]
ZTE Tania coming to Virgin Media, Windows Phone on the cheap
Windows Phone on a budget
Virgin Media has announced it is to sell the ZTE Tania from mid-May, bringing Windows Phone 7.5 Mango to a lower price point.
Pay as you go customers will be able to get hold of the phone for ?199.99 while the handset is available for free on a number of pay monthly [...]
HTC: No plans for any more QWERTY keyboards
RIP QWERTY
HTC may well have manufactured its last ever QWERTY keyboard phone after admitting it has no plans to revisit the form factor.
Pocket-lint attended the Frequencies event in Seattle where HTC’s design team spoke candidly about moving away from phones with physical keyboards, with emphasis very much being on touchscreens.?
As one of the pioneers for [...]
