Apple’s iPhoto Can Be Installed On Original iPad With Simple Hack

Last week Apple announced the new iPad 3, along with a range of new apps for the tablet, one of those was iPhoto, but unfortunately the application only works on the iPad 2 and iPad 3.

Now it looks like there is a simple hack that will let you install iPhoto on your original iPad, and it works in the same way as the previous hack for iMovie on the first generation iPad.

iPhoto can be installed on the original iPad using Apple’s iPhone Configuration utility, you can find out more information on how this can be done over at App Advice.

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Police to Raid The Pirate Bay, According to Sources

After the first raid done by the Swedish government 6 years ago, The Pirate Bay, the world’s most popular torrent site, is again threatened by another crackdown, according to credible sources.

The Pirate Bay itself confirmed the news regarding a pending raid and revealed that they have been receiving updates about it since investigations regarding the site was resumed in 2010.

As such, the group decided to make known to the public that they are well-informed about the situation. TPB also assures everyone that even if servers and domain names are cut off, the site will remain to be of service to millions of torrent users around the world. What’s the secret?

Aside from full site backup, TPB made the effort to create a “magnet link” site, which allows for the entirety of The Pirate Bay to be reduced to some hundred megabytes. Now the site can be saved in flash drives, even in DVDs!

“We’re staying put where we are. We’re going no-where. But we have a message to hollywood, the investigators and the prosecutors: LOL,”  The Pirate Bay team says in conclusion.

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Google Pays Apple $1 Billion To Be Search Default

Talk about a mega blockbuster mammoth of a deal! According to one analyst, Google could be paying as much as $1 billion to be the default search engine in Safari on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac systems. I guess they really do have more money than God. In fact, God probably bugs them for lunch money at this point.

That number isn’t just guesswork. They did plenty of number-crunching to arrive at this conclusion. And we are talking about the iPhone, the most sought after phone since its debut, and the same is true of the iPad.

According to Business Insider, if the iPad continues to grow it will surpass PCs in 5 years. At that point an Apple switch to another search provider could be devastating for Google. So you begin to see how that number makes a lot of sense. It will be interesting to see what happens between these two companies in the coming years.

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Facebook Interest Lists Turn Your Profile into a Personal Newspaper

Facebook has announced that it will be launching Interest Lists over the coming weeks. It appears that these Interest Lists will turn up on people’s accounts randomly and some may get them early, while others have to wait a while. This is sort of an expansion to the interests Facebook already allows you to choose.

Facebook says when your account has the ability to activate Interest Lists you will see the “Add Interests” icon here in the upper left-hand corner of the newsfeed. Users will also be able to create lists from the Create Lists prompt on the Interests page.

Facebook says that these new interest lists will help you turn your Facebook profile into a personalized newspaper. Results from these lists will be placed into your normal newsfeed for you to peruse. There will be traditional news section lists for sports and business among others and you’ll be able to choose personalize lists for things like tech news for specific sports players. When you think about this?

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Google Fixes Chrome Pwnium Security Flaw In Less Than 24 Hours

Less than 24 hours after security flaws which were found and awarded $60,000 by Google at the recent Pwnium event has already been patched up ad fixed. The new security update which has patched the security flaw discovered by Russian student and hacker Sergey Glazunov. Has already been rolled out using Google Chromes automatic update feature.

The speed at which the update has been released in due to Google’s Chrome browser being open source. Enabling an update to be released without the need to wade through a pile of quality assurance. Which Microsoft’s Internet Explorer would need to do to release a similar security update.

Exact details on the exploit have not been released by Google until the automatic update has been received by all Chrome users. But some information about the security patch can be found over on the Google website, if you are interested.

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Android Market Terms Prohibits In App Use Of Third Party Payment Services

It has been revealed this week that Google is putting pressure on developers to use its own Google Wallet payment system. Rather than using third party in-app payment options for their creations, such as PayPal, Zong and Boku. Which would violate the Google Market’s terms of use.

The news has been reported by Reuters who where contacted by a number of developers, investors and executives from mobile gaming and payment services revealing the conditions and situation with Google.

Apparently Google has warned a number of developers if they continue using third-party in-app payment adoptions then Google will remove their applications front he Android Market. Si Shen, founder and chief executive of Papaya, a social gaming network on Android explained to Reuters:

“They told people that if they used other payment services they would be breaking the terms of use,”-”Whether it’s right or wrong, we have to follow the rules.”

Its still unclear if Google is putting a ban on third-party payment processing for in-app purchases will have an affect o developers looking else ware to develop there applications. For more information and to read the exclusive report jump over to the Reuters website.

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Ghost Recon: Future Solider Believe in Ghosts Trailer #2 (video)

Ubisoft has today release the second in the series of the new Ghost Recon:Future Solider game which is currently under development. The new  Future Solider trailer shows you how you will be able to customise in game weapons to your exact requirements using the new editing feature called “Gunsmith”, offering you over 20 million different weapon combinations to choose from.

The trailer below allows Mack taking you through some of the available customisations and hi-tech gear that will be available to players with the new Ghost Recon:Future Solider.

Ubisoft’s new Ghost Recon: Future Soldier game will launching on 24th May 2012 on PS3 and Xbox 360. If you didn’t catch the first trailer in the series I have also added it below for your enjoyment. Ubisoft’s new Ghost Recon Future Soldier will release on May 24th 2012 on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Samsung Files Galaxy Emerge, Stellar And Halo Smartphone Trademarks

It looks like Samsung has a few more smartphones in the works to add to its Galaxy range, as a number of new trademarks which have recently been filed by Samsung have been revealed.

The trademarks were filed with the USPTO on the 2nd of March 2012, and the filings are related to mobile phones and smartphones and were for three separate devices.

The three trademarks that were filed were for the Samsung Galaxy Emerge, the Samsung Galaxy Stellar and the Samsung Galaxy Halo, which will probably be three new Android handsets.

We don’t as yet have any information on what specifications the Samsung Galaxy Stellar, Galaxy Emerge and Galaxy Halo will have, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 preview: First look

Introduction

The 10-inch form factor is the corridors of power in tablet terms, but the ones that won't turn your wallet inside out are hard to come by. In the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Samsung seem to have a reasonably-spec'd Android tablet, which might be the answer to that particular problem.

 

 

The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 isn't a radical departure from the original Tab 10.1, but builds on the company's tablet know-how (they must have redesigned the original a dozen times) and launches with Google's latest Android version, Ice Cream Sandwich.

Let's go over the specs before moving on.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 at a glance:

• Form factor: Tablet
• Dimension: 256.6 x 175.3 x 9.7 mm
• Weight: 588g
• Display: 16M-color 10.1" PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen of WXGA resolution (1280 x 800 pixels)
• OS: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, TouchWiz UI
• Chipset: 1 GHz dual-core processor
• Camera: 3.2 MP autofocus camera with 1080p video recording; VGA front-facing camera
• Memory: 16/32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via a microSD card slot
• Connectivity: Voice and data connectivity with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and quad-band (850/900/1900/2100 MHz) UMTS, 21 Mbps HSDPA and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps support, video calls, dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Assisted GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, 30-pin connector
• Battery: 7,000mAh
• Misc: Gyro sensor, accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation, ambient light sensor, Adobe Flash Player 11 support, DivX/XviD support, TV-out (adapter required), USB host (via an adapter)

If you were expecting the Tab 2 10.1 to take charge of Samsung's Android tablet lineup, you'd probably be disappointed, but there's little to cast doubt on its ability to handle daily tasks with ease.

Samsung have also enabled 1080p video recording (like in the Tab 2 7.0), but to us photography on a tablet shouldn't be a priority.

Things like web browsing, watching videos, gaming and document editing are well within its reach, the only area where the Tab 2 10.1 is likely to fall short (besides synthetic benchmarks) is high-end gaming

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iPad still dominates the tablet realm, but Android is getting close, analysis shows

We just got the report on the tablet market in 2011 from Strategy Analytics and it tells some interesting stories. The iPad managed to just over double its sales compared to 2010 and is still the dominant force, holding a market share of 57.6%.

However, the iPad is no longer able to keep up with the overall market growth, which is fueled by the strengthening Android sales. The green robot tablets shipments grew over three times year-over-year and that helped them reduce the gap to their iOS counterparts.

The Windows tablets also managed to snatch 1.5% of the market, while other platforms (that would mostly the HP TouchPads and BlackBerry PlayBooks, we guess) got 1.9%.

If iOS and Android do keep their growth rate through 2012, the two will be tied at the top come the end of the year. Windows will probably be unable to make a strong impact just yet, but there’s huge potential there too with the Windows 8 platform, so we should probably be keeping an eye on it, as well.

Update, January 27: Strategy Analytics released a few more interesting tidbits on the tablet market. It turns out that 40% of the Android tablets are in fact either Kindle Fires or Nook Tablets, neither of which uses Google services or has (official) access to the Android Market. That’s great news for Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but not so much for Google. Still, it shows how much demand there is for a $200 tablet.

Are you planning on getting a shiny new slate in 2012? If yes, what would be your platform of choice? Share with us in the comments section below.

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Tablet wars reloaded: Apple iPad 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T

Apple just unveiled its latest slate and one of questions you are probably asking yourselves is, “How does it compare to its market rivals?”. That’s why we decided to create a table, comparing the iPad 3 to what are currently two of the hottest slates out there – the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.

Now lets see if those brave Android tablet warriors will be able to take the smug smile off of the iPad 3′s Retina display.

	APPLE IPAD 3 (HD)		SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 10.1	ASUS TRANSFORMER PAD INFINITY 700
OS	Apple iOS 5.1		Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Display	9.7-inch IPS TFT		10.1-inch PLS TFT	10.1-inch Super IPS+ LCD
Resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels		1280 x 800 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Height	241.2 mm		256.7 mm	263 mm
Width	185.7 mm		175.3 mm	180.8 mm
Thickness	9.4 mm		8.9 mm	8.5 mm
Weight	652 grams (Wi-Fi)	662 grams (Wi-Fi + 4G)	583 grams	586 grams
Processor	1GHz dual-core Cortex A9		1.4GHz dual-core Cortex-A9	1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9	1.5GHz dual-core Krait
GPU	Quad-core PowerVR SGX543MP4		Mali-400MP	Twelve-core ULP GeForce	Adreno 225
Storage	• 16GB • 32GB • 64GB		• 16GB • 32GB • 64GB	• 32GB • 64GB
microSD	No		Yes, up to 32GB	Yes, up to 32GB
RAM	? GB		1GB	1GB
Main camera	5MP Auto-Focus (1080p)		3.15 MP Auto-Focus with LED Flash (1080p)	8MP Auto-Focus with LED Flash (1080p)
Main camera Features	• Geo-tagging • Face detection		• Geo-tagging	• Geo-tagging
Front-facing camera	Yes, VGA		Yes, 2MP (720p)	Yes, 2MP (720p)
Wi-Fi	802.11 a/b/g/n		802.11 a/b/g/n	802.11 a/b/g/n
USB	Proprietary connector		Proprietary connector	microUSB port
Bluetooth	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE		Yes, v3.0 with A2DP	Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Battery	42,5Wh		25,9Wh	25Wh
Network	• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 • 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 • 4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100		• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 • 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	N/A	• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 • 3G Network HSDPA • 4G Network LTE
Misc	–		S Pen	Optional mobile dock with standard QWERTY keyboard and trackpad
Availability	16 March (U.S., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan)		Q2	Q2
Sensors	• Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity • Compass		• Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity • Compass	• Accelerometer • Gyroscope • Proximity • Compass

So, based purely on the spec sheet alone, which one would you take home with you?

Source : GSM arena

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