If you remember last month, Rdio, the popular music streaming service, launched the aptly named Vdio, a movie and TV show streaming service. Before today, you had to be a premium subscriber to Rdio if you wished to use the service, however that has now been dropped to allow anyone to use Vdio, if you live in either the US or UK, that is. Using a Facebook…
All rumors up until now have said how the next generation iPad mini will most likely be getting a Retina display. However, according to a new rumor according to NPD DisplaySearch analyst Richard Shim, the next iPad mini will not have a Retina display, contrary to what most rumors have been pointing towards. Per the report, the next generation will have…
The Los Angeles Unified School District last night announced a$30 million contract to supply all of its students with iPads in the classroom. The deal will provide every student in the United States’ second largest school district with an iPad. The deal works out at around 35,000 iPads, with each one costing $678. That’s a little above retail, but each…
Following reports that Verizon was considering entering the Canadian wireless market, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo has confirmed that it is indeed “looking at the opportunity”. In terms of stages of a possible move, he claimed that Verizon was merely “dipping its toe in the water”, in a move that could be complicated by regulations. A spokesman later…
Feedly has finally launched Feedly cloud to all users. Feedly cloud turns Feedly into a fully fledged platform, rather than a simple reader. Feedly cloud provides a “fast and scalable infrastructure” that finally replaces Google reader. This launch brings a standalone web version of Feedly, compatible with all major browsers. It also brings 9 apps built…
According to Digitimes, Apple, Samsung and HTC are all considering the possibility of liquid-cooled phones. Last month, the NEC Medias X 06 E was released in Japan. The phone uses liquid cooling similar to the system in ultrabooks, with pipes less than a millimeter thick. The release of the phone proved to the world that liquid cooling on a…
Researchers at the University of Erlangen in Germany have managed to predict the iOS generated keys used to secure hotspots. As you all well know, when you create a hotspot via iOS, your iPhone/iPad automatically generates a password for you, usually a word and then a couple of numbers. 3 researchers at the university claim that the method used to…
For those of you with Apple’s set-top box, you’ll be glad to know the company has just pushed through another software update. This time it’s not just some bug fixes. There’s a handful of new channels including HBO Go, Sky News, WatchESPN, Qello and Crunchy Roll. If you’re in the US, you’ll get access to all of the new offerings. But, if you’re outside…
Finally, XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been released for iOS. Costing 20 dollars, the game should have been released tomorrow, but seems to be appearing on App Stores already. Whilst fully optimized for a touchscreen experience, EU for iOS is a direct representation of the XCOM pc experience. Not only does that explain the rather steep (relative to iOS) price,…
It’s pretty much guaranteed that we’ll be seeing the iPhone 5S launch at some point a little later this year. However, one device that’s not been able to make its way from the rumor pit to reality yet is the long-awaited “budget iPhone”. This device is allegedly going to use less expensive parts and be made available for as little as $300 SIM-free. If…
While I disagree with many a despondent Apple fan who claim Cupertino’s favorite tech company is on its way out without its former leader, Steve Jobs, I still admire the work that he did. Who couldn’t? Jobs crafted a company in a garage that eventually went on to become the most valuable company of any kind on the planet. And, while it’s important to…
If there’s ever been a chance that one week in the year could be branded ‘International Week of iPhone leaks’, this is it. So far this week we’ve seen a couple of leaks. Firstly there was the bare logic board of the iPhone 5s, then later, the display assembly including a flex connector that appeared to fit that logic board. Now, yet another leak has…
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