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iPhone 5 To Possibly Have Dual-Core Processors

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January 28, 2011
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Recently DigiTimes is reporting on the possibility of the iPhone 5 sporting a dual-core processor. It wouldn’t be much of a surprise for Apple to do this considering that the new Android devices will be sporting such specs. Apple probably won’t be falling short of the competition. The dual core processor would mean better gaming and video experiences as well as a speed increase for consumers. This should also migrate over to the iPad 2 so we can expect to see upgrades on both devices in the near future. With several devices bringing competition from Google devices and other smartphones, More >

Sony Announces “NGP” – Next-Gen PSP Featuring Quad Core Processor

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January 28, 2011
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Sony recently announced the next generation PlayStation Portable (PSP) which is codenamed NGP will be featuring a Quad-Core-Cortex A9 processor along with a Quad-Core PowerVR SGX543MP+GPU. The new iteration of the PSP will probably be the most powerful handhed to date, but unfortunately will not be available until this holiday season. The full specs can be found in the image below:

Will the next iteration of the PSP actually do well compared to the PSP Go which wasn’t as successful as Sony had expected it to be? Check out the press release below:

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ITS More >

Mostly White Nexus S Coming To The Market Soon

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January 27, 2011
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Although Apple’s white iPhone 4 is closer to becoming a reality many people have already given up waiting for the smartphone to be released. Considering the iPhone 4 was released in June 2010 and it is now close to February 2011, with all the delays that the device has been put through, we don’t blame them. There are currently rumors circulating about the white iPhone 4 paint mix finally being ready and news of the device being found in inventory systems there is no exact word or announcement of a release still.

For those of you who are craving a white smartphone, you still have many More >

[Rumor] White iPhone 4 Production Issue Resolved With New Paint Mix

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January 25, 2011
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There are many rumors flying around about the possibility of Apple launching the white iPhone 4 very soon, which it had delayed until Spring 2011. AppleInsider is reporting that according to their sources, an unknown Japanese company has developed a new paint material that allows Apple to finally release the long-awaited white iPhone 4. They reported the following:

People close to Apple’s Far Eastern partners said this week that a unnamed Japanese company has crafted a new paint material at the iPhone maker’s request that allows for greater control and precision when it comes to the More >

New Baseband Hack To Be Demoed At Pwn2Own; Unlock To Follow

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January 19, 2011
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This years Pwn2Own conference is shaping up to be rather interesting with the news of a new method of unlocking the iPhone baseband. Normally the unlocking of an iPhone wouldn’t be news enough to cause this kind of attention but this method is different. Ralf Philipp Weinmann, a research associate at the University of Luxembourg, will be discussing a gaping hole in security of the firmware used in baseband iPhone and Android devices. As of right now there’s no news of an ETA on a deployable iPhone unlock or if it’s connected in any way to this exploit.

In a demonstration of his exploit found More >

Apple Might Discontinue Server Focused Products After XServe

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January 18, 2011
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After Apple’s decision to discontinue its Xserve line at the end of January (a move which upset many current users of the product), a new rumor is reporting that Apple may be discontinuing other server focused products in the relatively near future. Reports from multiple sources are stating that Apple will be following the end of XServe by scrapping both Final Cut Server and XSan, even more interestingly, the Mac OS X Lion Server will be the last of Apple’s server operating systems. Hardmac, who first broke the story wrote that Apple’s management is currently considering whether to More >

Next-Gen iPod Touch May Have Glasses-Free 3D Display

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January 18, 2011
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A recent report from a Japanese blog by the name of Macotakara states that according to their sources, Apple is toying with the idea of adding glass free 3D technology to the next generation of it’s iPod Touch. The iPod Touch would be a direct pocket-gaming competitor to Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS portable gaming console. This report comes after a multitude of 3D related patents that Apple has granted over the past few years. MacStories, discussing the report, wrote that Apple would be integrating the 3D technology “without any external peripheral or accessory.”

It seems that the 3D screens More >

Project HiJack – iOS Device Accessories Made For Under $3

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January 16, 2011
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“HiJack” is a work in progress project from a development team at the University of Michigan whose goal is to make basic data peripherals for iDevices at very low costs. The audio jack on the devices are used to both power the peripheral and transmit data. This process of utilizing a 2 in 1 method for attaching the accessory allows for development of creative and useful attachments for the iDevices. Most of the time, the biggest cost in production of an iOS data sensor is from the right to use the “Made for iPhone/iPad/iPod” logo and the 30-pin connector. What project “HiJack” is doing is More >

iOS 4.3 Beta Discovery Hints To Huge Performance Boost For iDevices

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January 16, 2011
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A very exciting discovery has been found inside the iOS 4.3 beta regarding the future performance we’ll see from our iDevices. Even though it isn’t used currently, the PowerVR SGX543 which is the smallest OpenCL-capable graphics core, has been included in the beta which points to the potential that Apple is looking to incorporate it into at least one of its future devices. If the iPad or iPhone were to use the power of this co-processor, we could expect to see performance that is comparable to laptop computers.

Imagination Technology’s PowerVR SGX535 is what Apple currently uses as a More >

iPad 2 And iPhone 5 Rumors Fly Creating Excitement And Speculation

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January 15, 2011
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The flood of rumors surrounding Apple and it’s upcoming products continues to grow, and some of these reports are gaining some validity. First off, there’s the mysterious iPad 2 dummy model that was seen at CES 2011. The model was non working, not confirmed by anyone as being potentially in development: but the rumors of a “super high resolution” screen similar to the iPhone 4′s Retina Display aren’t really out of the question. There’s also talk of a SD card slot, and this is one that we’re not seeing as having any truth behind it unless Apple is looking to market the iPad like the More >

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