Yes, you heard right, I , Samir, now have an iPad. After a few hours of using it, if you know the iPhone OS, you get used to it, and if you’re like me, you love it. We’ll get a review up soon.
(Written on the iPad)

Last night, 5 Dell devices were leaked, some phones: the Lightning, the Thunder, the Smoke and the Flash, along with one tablet- the looking glass, here are the specs:

Lightning:

Thunder:

It’ll be similar to the Lightning, but running android with an 8 megapixel camera, and a Dell “Stage” interface on top of the android, with hulu and YouTube integration.

Smoke:

Flash:

And finally, the Looking Glass tablet

That’s all for now, what do you think of them?

On March 18th, this next generation iPhone was picked up in a bar and, by Monday the 19th of April, was sold to Gizmodo for $5,000. Apple killed it’s OS (4.0) before anyone but the finder could see it, but it has hardware additions, such as an extra front facing camera, a higher res screen, and a flash for the camera on the back. It also is flat on both sides, takes Micro SIM cards and apparently has 80gb of storage. And now Gizmodo have said yes to giving it back, after Apple sent a letter to ask if they could have it back , which confirms it’s real, but not whether it’s a prototype, or an early retail model.

Apple have announce iPhone OS 4.0 and it fixes one of the iPhone and iPad’s major drawbacks – multitasking. So finally, OS 4.0 has multitasking. Apple have made a built in add-on called iAd, which developers can implement as an alternative to services such as Admob. They have also announced Game Center, a brand new service which will bring Xbox Live like online gaming services to the iPhone.

The iPhone 3G and 2nd generation iPod touch models (including the current 8GB iPod Touch model) won’t get multitasking with the update, while iPad users won’t get it until Autumn (Summer is the iPhone and iPod Touch release). Original iPhone and iPod Touch users will not get the update at all. Hit apple.com to see all the new goodies!

A Canadian mobile network has also unofficially said Apple are releasing a new model of the iPhone around June, following the fact Apple have released one every summer since the first iPhone.

[Via Engadget] [I'm sure Samir was confused, BUT THERE IS NO ADS IN BUILT-IN APPS. iAds is a tool developers can use to put ads in their apps, in a better way than you can currently. Sorry if we confused anyone]

Apple have just released the new MacBook Pro line bringing much better performance, with 10 hour batteries on the 13 inch, and 8 to 9 hours on the 15 and 17 inch models, along with intel core i5 and i7 processors. There has been a Ram boost on the 13 inch models, and hard drive boosts across the line. Apple also claim it can handle 3D gaming, according to it’s website.

[Via apple.com]

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Apple’s 27th January Event has finished, and the long awaited tablet has been announced. And it’s called the iPad. It’s very much like the iPod Touch/iPhone stretched up.

The iPad includes redesigned Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Safari, Notes, Photos, Youtube, Videos and many other built-in apps.

One of the coolest apps is the new iBooks app. It includes the new iBook Store, and is an awesome e-book reading app. Apple has signed deals with many leading publishers already.

The iPad will run all of the 140,000+ apps in the App Store, which will be stretched or displayed in a little window in the middle. They also released the iPad SDK, for dedicated iPad apps. Several developers spoke at the conference, such as EA. Apple is also making iWork for the iPad, which will cost $10 per app (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)

The device has a 9.7inch, LED-backlit, IPS display with a 178° viewing angle. It is also multi-touch (obviously.)

The device will have a Wifi only model in 16, 32 and 64GB, and they will all be available with 3G as well.

These are some of the accessories. They have announced a iPad dock, and one with a keyboard. It is also compatible with the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard too. It is also available with a jacket which doubles as a clever stand. Other accessories include a VGA, component and composite output cables, and a dock connector to USB or SD adpater.

The iPad runs at 1Ghz on Apple’s new 1Ghz A4 processor.

So, what do you think? I personally think it is a great device, but others think it’s just a stetched iPhone. Which is true. At the moment. Let’s see what’s to come. No release date yet, but will I get one when it comes? Depends on the UK pricing, which we will post when available.

[Via Engadget, Gizmodo and gdgt Liveblog and Apple.com for info.]

Palm has unveiled three main things at CES:

The Palm Pre Plus

The Palm Pre Plus is an updated model of the Palm Pre, and ships with double the internal memory, at 16GB. It also includes a touchstone charger as standard. It also doesn’t have a button under the touchscreen, which means it will act as a navigation slider bar. It’s also hitting Verizon Wireless on January 25th, however no prices yet. [Via Engadget]

The Palm Pixi Plus

The next announcement is the Palm Pixi Plus. The phone is similar to the old one, but has Wifi (finally!) and is on Verizon Wireless. [Via Engadget]

The Palm Mobile Hotspot App

Ok, so wired or bluetooth tethering is good, but it’s limited to one user. Palm just dropped us the Palm Mobile Hotspot. It allows five users to share a Wifi internet connections. So it’s a lot like a Mifi device from Sprint or Verizon Wireless or here in the UK, 3. Seems awesome! Makes me want one more than the previous one, well when it comes in the UK. [Via Engadget]

Sky News has started installing TweetDeck on their computers in the hope their staff will use it too stir the use of social media for newsgathering and reporting.

“The big change for us in 2010 is evolving how social media plays a role in our journalism. We no longer ghettoise it to one person, but are in the process of embedding throughout the whole team,” said Julian March, executive producer of Sky News Online, to Journalism.co.uk.

Sky News also has a dedicated Twitter correspondent as well!

It is a good idea too use social networks because sometimes the first news reports are from Twitter. For example remember the picture of the plane in the Hudson on Twitpic? Also when many eurostar trains broke before christmas news of the trains moving again was first reported on twitter, which was reported on many news networks here in the UK.

[Via Tweetdeck on Twitter - Info: The Next Web]

The Netgear Eva9100 Media Streamer

Netgear has announced three new products over at CES. The first is the $249 Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100) It gives users instant access to “Blu-ray quality digital video up to 1080p, MP3s and high-resolution digital photos from PCs, Macs or NAS devices.” It also can access YouTube, Flickr and RSS feeds will be easily, and using the free trial of PlayOn it will provide access to Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, BBC iPlayer and CBS.

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