Even though a lot of people don’t want to admit that they’ve waited for Apple to launch their new products I think that most of them should admit that they are curious. I sure am!
And very soon the wait is over. Their press conference is set today and I will be doing a post on by tomorrow as well as a wrap up of all the news that I found interesting from IFA this year.
So stay tuned and have an apple 😉
It would be quite the understatement saying that removing Google maps from the iPhone and replacing it with their own map system did not turn out as much of a success as Apple would have hoped for.
It didn’t take lang before we had maps showing oceans where there weren’t, land where there’s ocean and islands that doesn’t exist.
And lets not forget the 3D mapping 😛
So now that Google Maps has reappeared as a free app in the app store, no wonder it’s on top!
Well what can I say?
It’s okay to try to go your own way, but sometimes it’s really not a good idea to try to fix something that ain’t broken.
Welcome back Google Maps! You’ve been dearly missed by iPhone users around the globe!
Apple invited the press back to another product launch on October 23rd.
There’s been a lot of rumors going around about the iPad mini, and this might be it!
I can’t really think of anything else that they might have to bring to the table, unless it’s there 13¨ MacBook Pro who’s joining the Retina family but I don’t think they’d do an event like this for that tiny purpose.
Like always, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see 🙂
We’re eagerly waiting for the SlI]amsung Unpacked 2012 event on 29th of August in Berlin and they’ve now released a little teaser for us all!
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_DQ_NYVoN8
Samsung released this video in YouTube shortly after their Galaxy Note 10.1 launch.
If you haven’t already seen it then take a look!
I have to say that I like the concept of the Note 10.1 and this is actually the first Android driven tablet that I’ve actually wanted to own.
But nothing is decided until I’ve had it in my hands and tested it for real. Maybe the opportunity will come when we’re at IFA!!
Samsung released this video in YouTube shortly after their Galaxy Note 10.1 launch.
If you haven’t already seen it then take a look!
I have to say that I like the concept of the Note 10.1 and this is the first Android driven tablet that I’ve actually wanted to own.
But nothing is decided until I’ve had it in my hands and tested it for real. Maybe the opportunity will come when we’re at IFA!!
We were amazed when the original Galaxy Note was launched and I personally fell in love with the 5.3 inch screen and the s-pen!
And now we’re waiting in excitement for the launch of the Galaxy Note 2 that’ll happen on August 29th. As usual the rumors and supposed leaked pictures of whats to come are showing up everywhere. It’s impossible to tell the false rumors from what that could be true for certain, but one of the most interesting rumors that keeps on poping up time after time is that about the Note 2 being even bigger than the original one!
The french site NowhereElse showed us leaked pictures today that’s leading us to think that the Note 2 will come with a 5.5 inch screen, truly making it a phablet!
Samsung haven’t given us much info to go on when it comes to specs or design on the new Note but the guess is that it will be released around the same time that the iPhone 5 (Or maybe just the New iPhone) supposedly will be launched. So probably around September.
Geek Heaven will be present at IFA Berlin this year and I can promise you all updates around the Samsung Unpacked event!
Cause lets face it! Rumors will always be rumors, and we don’t know the real product until Samsung decides it’s time for us to get to know it.
Just ahead of Sony’s launch on IFA Berlin there’s been a new leak of press shots.
What do the new pictures reveal? The 8 MP camera, and the 1 MP front-facing camera. We can also see the Walkman app. It appears that it’ll come with Ice Cream Sandwich as a default, but they might bump it up to Jelly Bean by the time it hits the stores.
We do know that it comes with a Tegra 3 processor. It will be available in 16 and 32 Gb. It’s thinner than the tablet s and like the tablet s it has its buttons hidden within the fold.
More details will come when IFA kicks off.
There are rumors going about the launch of the Wii U being delayed. Looks like the US and Japan will be the first ones to get their hands on the gamepad, but it might not be before December instead of November.
Europe is a whole other story! If the rumors are correct, we here in Europe might have to remove the Wii U from our Christmas wishlist and wait for its launch in early 2013. It could be catastrophic for Europe sales if they’re not able to get the gamepad out before Christmas. All those hundreds of thousands of gift wrapped Wii U’s will be nothing but a lost dream.
The reason for the possible delay is that the gameplay proves to be more difficult to massproduce than first anticipated.
Nintendo has not been willing to comment on the possible delay yet.
The legal battle between Apple and Google is starting to show. First Apple came out and told us that they would get rid of Google Maps in favor of their own mapping system, now they’ve confirmed that the integrated YouTube app that we all know from their devices will not be present on their iOS 6.
The official statement from Apple is this:
“License to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended.”
Who do they think they’re kidding? 😛 I’m pretty sure that by the time we see a new iPhone on the market it won’t have a single Google app on their home screen.
But who knows? Maybe now that Google don’t have all their strings attached to Apple they’ll make an even more smooth YouTube experience through the new app.
Time will show!
Christina de Vries 