Android almost as popular as the iPhone

ChangeWave, a surveyor of consumer smartphones, has released a results to its most recent consumer preference for smartphones survey.  As seen in the image above, the Google's Android has almost reached the same level of popularity as the iPhone, made by Apple.  This returns the race to its neck and neck status, as it was in the March 2010 survey, seen below.



It now appears that both Apple and Google are the two main competitors for the best smartphone, and any other company will find it difficult to sell their smartphone.  Both the iPhone and the Android's popularity have grown in both survey's while the other smartphone's have taken a nose dive down.  The Palm has fallen off the map, Window's Mobile fell from 5% in the March 2010 survey to 1% in the current survey and BlackBerry fell from 12% to 6%.  




The graph below shows the popularity increase in the Android over the last couple of months.  





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Apple iTV offers 256 MB RAM, iPad's A4 processor and 8 GB storage

The repairmen at iFixit have gotten a chance to open up Apple's new iTV, to see what is inside.  iFixit has discovered that the iTV's flash internal storage is only 8 GB of NAND, an important fact that Apple chose not to widely discuss, as the iTV focuses less on storing content and more on streaming.  Since it does focus more on streaming and not as much of storage, the device only offers 256 MB of RAM, while the iPhone and iPod 4 have twice the RAM, with 512 apiece.   The iTV is also equipped with the iPad's A4 processor, giving a nice amount of power to load screen animation, and dropping the power supply rating to 5.95 watts.

 Oddly enough though, Steve Jobs mentioned that a version of the App store may come to the iTV in the future.  This is strange because if they were planning to put the App Store on the iTV later, more RAM and more internal storage would have been vital if lots of apps were to be downloaded.  This choice by Apple will limit the type and number of Apps that would be on this App Store.

iPad patent shows front facing camera, and dual dock connectors

The website devoted to patents from Apple, Patently Apple reports an image of an iPad that showed up in China's patent data base, that features a dock connector on both the portrait side and the landscape side.  The picture, seen below, also shows off what appears to be a front facing camera.




  However,  Macrumors attempts to disprove this being the next iPad.  They claim that the dot that appears to represent the front facing camera is actually the light sensor.  After reading the post on Macrumors, the writer at Patently Apple had this to say:

"I went to the Apple Store later this morning to take a closer look at the iPad's "light sensor." Are you kidding me? You need a magnifying glass to see the damn thing. Did you see the camera on the iPhone 4? Yes, small, but something that you could actually see, like in the designs in this report. Sorry folks, but at the end of the day, I just don't buy into the light sensor angle at all and reconfirm my position that this is a design illustrating a face side camera - based on closer inspection of the actual product and the contrast that Apple makes in the designs..."

Although Macrumors believes that this was intended for the original iPad but just never made it in, we firmly believe that it does represent the next generation of iPads for a number of reasons.  First and foremost, after looking at an iPad Patently Apple is making a completely valid statement which we agree with.  Next, in the next couple of images, you can see another image of a patent.  Notice the slope on the side views.  Compare that to this image of the current iPad:


I have found the slopes of the sides to be different by a considerable amount.
Finally, in calculating the slope of the back, We have found out that the iPad patent pictures are actually smaller than the current ones, leading us to believe that they are the next generation of iPads

iOS 4.2 Hidden Features Review and Thoughts

Although the iOS 4.2 Firmware is not set to be delivered to the public until November, I have had a chance to get my hands on it, similar to many other developers, and we have compiled a list of new features that Apple did not release to the public that have been found in the 4.2 Firmware. The video below contains pictures and an explanation of all of these features. If any new features are found over time, we will update you. Check http://www.youtube.com/danglekingpc for all video updates. Video after the break.

Pages, Numbers and Keynote gets updates for the iPad

The iPad features many apps solely for the purpose of productivity, some of which include the ones made by Apple, which are Pages, Numbers and Keynote.  These are all iPad only Apps in the App store and run for $9.99 a piece.  Apple has released an update for each of the afore mentioned Apps which had many bug fixes as well as updates to the features, which are listed below:


Pages

• Copy any Pages document between your WebDAV service or a MobileMe iDisk account.
• Any .txt file from mail are now able to be viewed an edited.
• Option to group similar files together, as well as the ability to ungroup the files.
• Paragraph and word count in any document
• You can import and export any footnotes and sidenotes that you have already made in a table of contents.

Numbers

• Convert, export and import files to the Microsoft Excel file-type, which is .XLS.
• Grouping and ungrouping similar files, similar to the way in Pages.
• Copy spreadsheets between Numbers and your MobileMe iDisk or a WebDAV service. 
• Support of CSV files from mail

Keynote

• Convert and export files into Microsoft Powerpoint compatible files (.ppt)
• Revolving Door, Swoosh and Wipe slide transition animations.
• Lens Flare, Spin and Wipe build animations.
• Ability to group and ungroup files similar to Pages and Numbers
• Grouped objects can get there own specific animations
• Copy presentations between Keynote and your MobileMe iDisk or a WebDAV service.

iPad to get Google Docs!

On Google's blog, they mention that the iPad and the Android are soon going to be given the capability to view, create and edit files from Google Docs, which you can take a tour of here. The blog post says about this:

"Second, today we demonstrated new mobile editing capabilities for Google Docs on the Android platform and the iPad. In the next few weeks, co-workers around the world will soon be able to co-edit files simultaneously from an even wider array of devices.

Only cloud computing is able to deliver the whole package of productivity-enhancing collaboration, superior reliability and virtually unlimited scale at a price that’s affordable for any size organization. Our Atmosphere event is a nice opportunity to step back and fully appreciate the power of the cloud with customers and future customers alike."

This post was written by the President of Google, Dave Girouard.

MacBook Pro Giveaway! Details and How To Enter!

We are having a Macbook Pro Giveaway on our YouTube Channel! Click the video below to find out more! Double Click it to go to our channel!

iOS 4.1 Review, Thoughts, and Features Breakdown

I recently got my hands on the iOS 4.1 Firmware Update! In the following video, I explain my thoughts and review some major features of the new OS. Enjoy!

Apple News Updates and Giveaway! iOS 4.2, iPad 2, Verizon iPhone, Macbook Pro Giveaway!

Check out the video below for full information and News! For the giveaway, check out our YouTube channel. Check the channel for all video updates, and future giveaway rules, of which of current giveaway will be underway in a few days. Thanks!

Parallels Desktop 6 has been released!

The next version of Parallel Desktop has been with remote access for all devices that run on iOS, which includes the iPhone, the iPod and the iPad. This new release has many new features as described on their WebSite, some of which include an improved gaming environment, an easier set up and enhanced performance.

It actually runs great, it won't slow up your Mac much and will feel just like Windows 7

Even the box looks nice

Packaged with all of this, comes with the ability to download the free Application from the app store, which is called Parallel Mobile. It will let you:

Parallels Mobile lets you:

* access any virtual machine running in Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac

* use any Windows application in your virtual machine, from Internet Explorer to Outlook

* remotely start, stop and reset virtual machines

* stay connected via WiFi or 3G networks

* access your Windows applications from anywhere over the Internet

* optimize for either speed or graphics performance.

It will set you back $79.99 if you download over the internet, $49.99 if you are just upgrading and $99.99 if you buy a hard copy.

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Apple FaceTime Coming to Mac and PC?

Is Apple implementing its "FaceTime" Feature from the iPhone and iPod Touch into the Desktop Mac and PC? Certain sources are saying so, quite possibly in the near future. Check out the video after the break for full info.

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Jailbreak iPod Touch 4 and iOS 4.1 (iOS 4.1 Features and Jailbreak from iPhone Dev Team)

Today the iOS 4.1 Firmware update has been made public by Apple themselves on their website. Although this update contains a few significant updates, Apple again has interfered with the jailbreak community. The iPhone Dev Team has published a post on their blog about this recent firmware update, specifically about the Jailbreak of this firmware update as well as the iPod Touch 4 Jailbreak, which already is preloaded with 4.1. Check out the video below for full information, and subscribe to our youtube channel to receive all video updates on jailbreaking, ipod, etc.

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Is your device compatible with Game Center?

Apple has confirmed on its Game Center overview page  that the social gaming network will be available for the iPhone 3GS,  iPhone 4, and second-, third-, and fourth-generation iPod touch models  when the feature debuts in iOS 4.1 later this week.  The iPhone 3G,  original iPhone, and original iPod touch are not supported, although of  those only the iPhone 3G supports iOS 4 in any form.

iTunes 10 Review (Video) and Demo

We are Youtube Partners! Thank You! (Video)

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New in iTunes 10

Don’t just listen to music. Connect with it. Join a community of music lovers and recording artists to discover new music, and be the first to learn about concerts and events near you. And rent TV shows in HD for just 99¢ per episode. It's all on iTunes.

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  iTunes Ping

  Follow artists and friends. Their recent activity. Concerts near you. Now your music is more social.
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  TV Show Rentals

  Rent your favorite dramas, comedies and more — commercial-free and in HD — for just 99¢ an episode.
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  AirPlay

  Play music wirelessly throughout the entire house with AirPlay-enabled speakers and accessories.
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  Apple TV

  Retuned with more movies and TV shows, plus your music and photos — all for your entertainment.
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  Improved Syncing

  Now there are more ways to feed your iPod, iPad, or iPhone and see how much room you have left in real time.

Leave us a comment with what you think.

New iTunes logo and reveiw coming!

I am post to show you guys the new iTunes logo and that i will be posting my thoughts and a reveiw of the new iTunes 10. So stay posted and check in. A lot of good post coming.
New iTunes 10 logo:

iPod Touch 4, iTV 2G, MultiTouch-iPod Nano, iTunes 10 Released! (2010 Apple iPod Event Recap)

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