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Google Android Store Now with more than 38,000 mobile phone apps

May 18, 2010 admin Mobile Phones

The number of Apps for Android OS has increased to about 38,000. The distance to iPhone OS, while still large, but the software selection for Android smartphones is still very large. These figures, however, say little about the quality of Apps. Currently, the widely acclaimed size is the quantity, not quality of the programs.

From June 2009 to March 2010, the number of apps in the Android Market increased by almost 5,000 to 30,000. Growing number of programs for Android OS on as quickly as currently stand at year 100 000 apps available. The quality of the apps and thus the benefit to the user, these figures say however little. Masses of wallpapers, ringtones and RSS readers, provide for high numbers. How many useful programs for various purposes is available to users, it not follow.

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The sheer volume of apps is easier to measure than the quality of the software.User Ratings and download figures are, however, two additional criteria, which would provide a better measure for evaluation. In contrast to the App Store from Apple, in which the group must first approve each app before users may be used by iPhone, iPod Touch and install them on their Apple device iPad (Downloads are only available via the App Store, not from other websites ), there are no such restrictions with Android OS. » Read more..

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iPhone 4G gets 5 megapixel camera with LED flash

April 10, 2010 admin Mobile Phones, Software

Earlier, there were rumors that the next iPhone has a 5 megapixel camera is equipped with LED flash. By now presented update to iPhone OS 4.0 will now receive new impetus to these rumors.

Thus, should the source code of the new iPhone OS iPhone OS 4.0, according to a report by appleinsider.com find features that the update can not be explained solely by. As part of the update to iPhone OS 4.0 will create something new camera features such as digital zoom and auto focus give a selective one. Other references in the source code however, point to a flash or a video light – both can be achieved by a software update can not explain, of course, alone.

Maybe it is, therefore, already to prepare for the next iPhone. Earlier, there were rumors that Apple is said to have ordered the subcontractor Omnivision camera modules with a resolution of 5 megapixels. Even on a possible order of LED components in Lumileds Lighting has already been reported. The Philips subsidiary specializes in LED flashlights for mobile.

The new camera features have appeared in the Software Developer Kit, developers can already download official. The SDK is used to the new operating system software for iPhone OS 4.0 to be able to develop. The rumors about an improved camera in the new iPhone are condensed so that more and more. It will be generally expected that the next iPhone or presented before the summer of 2010. Until then, the voltage may be obtained. Apple has been criticized repeatedly for up to the last, compared with the products of competitors, rather weak cameras in the various iPhone models.

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12-core Mac Pros with 27-inch Cinema Display may soon

March 23, 2010 admin Apple, Electronic Gadgets

In spite of the hype and the upcoming release of the Apple iPad has not forgotten the rest of his hardware. In addition to a revised version of iPhone will be during the year including a new display, new Mac Pros and a new MacBook Pro expected.

Already in January, Steve Jobs also announced that aside from iPhone and iPad exciting new releases. Now summarize the details of the new Apple hardware. I’ll begin a new 27-inch display that will replace the existing 30-inch Cinema Display. The new display technology is equal to that of the 27-inch iMac provides the same resolution as the current 30-inch display that is offered unchanged since about three years.

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The LED display on the iMac but with quality problems previously made headlines. These problems, among other things, an unsightly banding, are now seemingly completely overcome, so that the same technique can be used in the 27-inch Cinema Display. Major updates are available before even with the Mac Pros. Apple has waited here the release of the new 32nm Xeon processors from Intel architecture. The recently announced processors generation predecessors, promises to up to 60 percent better performance without increasing power consumption.

At the lower end of the product range in the Mac Pros, however, could also come i7-980x Extreme Edition processors. Also for the MacBook Pros with the available updates are expected in January Core i3, i5 and i7 processors. NVIDIA Optimus platform could here also provide the expected MacBook Akkuaudauer. Rumors here to complain, but licensing problems with the integrated use of NVIDIA controllers that stood in the way of a recent implementation.

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