Archive for October, 2011
By: electroboy
No! No insurance! No extended warranties! Unless you're the clumsiest person on the face of the earth, it's an awful, awful deal.
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Apple planning to launch 3D iOS Maps App?
Apple has reportedly snapped up a mapping firm called C3 Technologies, which creates incredibly detailed maps using three dimensional photography.
If the rumour turns out to be true, C3's photo-realistic 3D model maps could make an appearance in an Apple-made iOS Maps app, rather than the company continuing to rely on Google Maps.
C3's mapping technique uses a plane-mounted camera to capture the intimate details of a landscape, from super-sized skyscrapers to small shrubs.
Turn left at the rhododendron
These incredibly accurate landscapes are then interlaced with traditional 2D maps as well as satellite images and Street-View-style photography, leaving you with a ridiculously detailed view of a route or destination before you even leave your house.
Apple also acquired a 3D mapping company called Poly9 last year, adding more fuel to the bespoke three-dimensional mapping fire.
Just as Apple acquired Siri quietly in early 2010 and then used it as the "killer" feature on the iPhone 4S in late 2011, there's likely to be a little wait until we see the amazingly detailed, high graphics quality Maps app land ? although we'd wager it'll debut in iOS 6 at some point next year.
And, since a recent job posting already made us think that Apple is keen on a maps "rethink", we'd say the rumours of its purchase of C3 are really quite likely.
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Top 10 Search Keyphrases for September 2011
7463 different keyphrases were used to find my site in September 2011, here are the top 10 with the amount of times they were used plus their overall usage percentage. As you can see my “Minecraft” posts playerd a keypart in driving traffic to this site. If you fancy checking out my minecraft server YAMS short
Source: http://www.darrenstraight.com/blog/2011/10/02/top-10-search-keyphrases-for-september-2011/
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By: Mikey-San
I use invisibleSHIELD to cover the glass to protect from scratches
We all have iPhones in our office. Not one of us has scratched or seen a scratched screen yet. No screen protection involved.
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RIM unveils pricey Porsche-designed BlackBerry P’9981
RIM has launched the Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone from BlackBerry, a BlackBerry smartphone that has, unsurprisingly, been designed by Porsche.
It's not the first time that the middle-class car-manufacturer beloved by the upwardly mobile has turned its hand to mobile phone design, but it is the first time its futuristic style and sharp racing angles have made their way to a BlackBerry.
The handset comes running BlackBerry OS 7 featuring an exclusive Porsche Design UI and bespoke augmented reality app. Given that designers and car manufacturers really know what they're talking about when it comes to smartphone UIs, we're sure this will be marvellous.
BlackBerry Boxster
The P'9981 features a full physical QWERTY keyboard with traditional RIM sculpting as well as a touchscreen, much like the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900.
Apparently the "exclusive material choices" include a stainless steel frame (remind us to introduce Porsche Design to our kitchen sinks some time) and a hand-wrapped leather back cover (see above, re. shoes).
As if that wasn't horrendously pretentious enough, the smartphones also come with premium PINs, so you can identify other P'9981 owners and avoid mixing with the commoners on BBM.
Under the hood (see what we've done there?) you'll find a 1.2GHz processor and 8GB of on-board memory with a microSD slot for extra space.
BlackBerry 911
As a company, Porsche Design reckons it "stands for products that combine functional, timeless and puristic design with impressive technical innovations" so quite why it's suddenly decided to partner with RIM, we couldn't tell you.
"The Porsche Design P'9981 is a truly modern luxury smartphone where the timeless style of Porsche Design meets the unmatched mobile experience provided by BlackBerry," said Todd Wood, SVP of industrial design at RIM.
That unmatched experience can be yours for the not insignificant sum of approximately £1250. Or you can buy an iPhone and a robot. Your choice.
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