Mar 12
Who knew? First in a flurry of extra changes to the iPad is a screen orientation lock switch. Translation: lock the screen orientation so you can use your iPad in any awkward position you please. Second is iBooks will be able to sync free (non-DRM) ePub titles from iTunes, and the VoiceOver screen-reading tech for reading pages of books out loud will be better intergrated into iBooks.
Third? Well, for iPad 3G customers on a 250MB iPad data plan you will receive pop-up alerts when you’re running short on data, exactly like battery warnings, at the 20 percent, 10 percent and zero percent marks.
There’s more? Yes! Apple has added Google’s “Terrain” view in maps and a newer slightly revamped iPod app UI. 3.2 which brings support for (AVI and MJPEG) video formats and native image uploading to Facebook. Is that enough for you to succumb to one?
Source: Apple, Macworld
Mar 04
It only takes a while. Give or take 3 months, and your iPhone looks like it came from a war. It’s scratched, dented, dull, and lost its charm. You’re hopeless, and are cursing Apple for not letting your iPhone stay good looking enough. You begin envying the Nexus One owner who will never have to face such an issue. Until MacRumors forum member Shenaniganz08 comes to save the world your iPhone! With this simple and easy step-by-step guide, your iPhone will look like it just came out of its box. You’ll need:
• Sandpaper 320(or 500),800,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000 grit
• 3M Rubbing compound
• Machine Polisher ( Power Drill or small buffer)
• Microfibers
• Sticky tack and or tape
Know what’s amazing? Half of the junk you’ll need to pull this off — those microfibers, the polishing disc and rubbing compound – is included in a $15 3M headlight restoration kit. Afterwards any household drill that works can be used for the buffing. The results from the picture above are truly stunning, so why don’t you make your iPhone feel happy again?
Then only in a few months time you’ll find the new iPhone 4G. This world….
Source: MacRumors, Giz
Mar 03
A picture is worth a thousand words, no? According to HTC, “In this position, you will join HTC America, Inc. at one of its most exciting phases.”
And just as a note, the job was posted on February 10th. How coincidently comical.
Source: HTC careers, Engadget
Feb 24
Congratulations, Apples from LaptopMemos! You have sold 10 billions songs since 2001.
Even Apple can make typos. Either way, check out the source link to see what were the most popular songs of all time on iTunes. The top 20 might not surprise you, but may horrify you.
Source: Apple
Feb 23
Remember? Remember back in the day (circa 2001), when there was laughter about the iPod and iTunes? I hear no laughter now. Today iTunes will sell its 10 billionth song today. Somebody will download that song, no doubt. But here’s where Apple will make you get even more songs: if download the 10 billionth song, you get a $10,000 iTunes gift card. Sounds far enough. Keep moving forward guys; there’s no stopping you now. [Apple]
Feb 18
WiMAX (aka 4G) is slowly but surely spreading itself across the United States. Clearwire, the company behind the growth plans to reach at least 120 million people by the end of 2010. If this figure is reached, Clearwire would be one step ahead of the competition, which is mainly Verizon Wireless. But while this does sound promising, worldwide growth is a million times better, with Europe leading the way as seen with the map above. In short the numbers compiled by the WiMAX Forum reveal what’s going on here:
- Asia Pacific: 237 million people covered by 100 network deployments
- Europe: 115 million people covered by 153 network deployments
- Central/Latin America: 113 million people covered 109 network deployments
- Africa/Middle East: 108 million people covered by 142 network deployments
- North America: 47 million people covered by 51 network deployments
Still, I’d say you’d have to wait until 2011 (more waiting, huh?) to see who wins this 4G battle. Anyway, why should you care now, there aren’t really any 4G handsets yet! I’m looking at you for now, HTC Supersonic.
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Feb 17
This is a good addition to the Did You Know? fact section of LaptopMemo. Did you know that according to Eric Schmidt at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona yesterday, 60,000 Android phones are shipped everyday, with 1.8 million handsets per month and over 21.8 million handsets per year, worldwide? Although he failed to say whether or not these devices are being shipped to retailers, or if they are being sent to owners, it’s still impressive.
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Feb 13
Apple’s App Store has reached the 150,000 apps milestone this week. As the world’s largest (and best) mobile application store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have access to over 27,000 books and over 28,000 games, which have generated over 3 billion downloads since its launch in July of 2008. Back in December of ‘08, O’Reilly examined the App Store, and found that 22% of the then small 10,000 applications were provided for free by the developers. Now things have changed nearly 2 years later.
According to analytics company Distimo, the App Store’s 150,000 app catalog has a ratio of 75% paid apps to only 25% free apps; compare that to the open-source and rapidly growing Android Market, and you’ll find a ratio of 60% paid to 40% free. And if you remember (maybe if you read LaptopMemo), at the January 27th iPad announcement, Steve Jobs told the media that the App Store contained over 140,000 apps. That extra 10,000 came within 16 days of the original announcement.
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Jan 31
LaptopMemo started in May of 2009, as at Wordpress.com as laptopmemo.wordpress.com. Coming down the line, in September 2009, I rolled out this new site design, aimed to help you the reader enjoy LaptopMemo in a newer, cleaner, fresher, and more fun format. Since then, GoDaddy has been our main host, and has done a great job of doing so. And so I will talk about a top-secret entrepreneur project that I have been planning for the past 3 years, which my Mom started with me.
But let’s start off with how LaptopMemo was created: Being in 8th grade with a great vocabulary helps, but having no blogging experience what-so-ever does not help you much. Which is why I read other blogs grabbing bits and nuggets of information, and seeing how I could find my own writing style. As many of you probably think, so far I’ve been doing this exceedingly well, but I still think I’m looking for my writing voice. Now, the project I’m speaking of is called “Did You Know?”. It started off as a book (yes, imagine me writing a book! And I will.) which then dissolved into nothing, but was waiting for the right time to exist, which is now. “Did You Know?” will be a series of gadget facts and tips, which will be presented in the form of short, quick blog posts. The content will be completely original, and fun. Of course this will not get in the way of “Reviews”, because I can tell you that LaptopMemo will be having some pretty interesting ones, with a new Review coming in a couple of days. But now, I’d like to tell you how you can help us to make this new project even better.
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