According to users with access to beta versions of iOS 5, a new option in the
Notification Centre settings will allow users in Japan to choose to receive
earthquake alerts.
enabling
pan has had an online earthquake warning system since 2007. It provides
anything up to two minutes warning before an earthquake strikes and that
time can be
Apple (AAPL) has positioned its iPad very well for years to come against challengers in the tablet market.
Apple’s iPad was announced in January 2010
no tablet has caught up to what Apple offers.
happy with a Google (GOOG) Android Honeycomb tablet; fewer have purchased a BlackBerry (RIMM) Playbook.
third-party app support,
table the TouchPad?
For most people, the iPad is the most complete tablet available.
Apple holds the tablet crown.
phone apps,
a media store,
tens of millions were already used to.
earliest
tablet contenders appeared and they’re just now gaining certain key features: movie stores, for example, and stretch and zoom capabilities for phone apps. Consumers want a complete tablet experience, not one that’s “coming soon.”
HP’s $1.2 billion investment in webOS persuaded me that it was in the tablet race for the long haul. I defended the company’s move to sell the TouchPad at a discount and even bought one, only to find out days later that I was wrong: HP wasn’t selling the tablet at low prices to expand the user base quickly and help attract developers. HP apparently gave the TouchPad only a brief chance to gain an audience.
Apple delayed the launch of the iPhone 5 to take advantage of the so-called Thanksgiving and Christmas shopping rush.
more powerful back and front cameras.
next-generation Apple smartphone.
based in Asia.
supply of the units from Apple’s manufacturing partners
also added that Apple is still internally “debating” on either the September 29th or the 30th preorder date, but the latter seems more likely.
much-anticipated smartphones this year.
iPhone 5
expected by the end of September
iPhone 5
new A5 chip, the dual-core dedicated processor of the computer company, as well as bigger RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera, a non-VGA front-facing camera and could sport a new design. The new iPhone 5 is also the expected device to launch with iOS 5 out of the box.
iPhone 5′s design is “curvier”
f Samsung Mobile
Android OEM
launch a “defensive” strategy against the iPhone 5 by launching the company’s most popular Android smartphone to date
Samsung Galaxy S II.
Galaxy S II was heralded this week, claiming that the Samsung Hercules, or the Samsung Galaxy S II variant for the US carrier T-Mobile.
AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless
also expected to sell the Samsung Galaxy S II,
Other Android devices that are also expected to arrive by Thanksgiving are the HTC Vigor, Motorola Droid Bionic and the new Nexus smartphone from Google.
Android “team” compete against the iPhone 5? I
Android smartphone that could possibly steal some of the iPhone 5 customers?