Apple iOS 4.1 and 4.2 Coming Soon
In today’s Apple Event, Steve Job also mentioned iOS 4.1 and 4.2. Steve is saying the next iOS 4.1 update will solve the performance issue for the iPhone 3G.
So what is new in 4.1? There will be a major new feature called Game Center that works like XBox Live where users can play games online. Check spelling feature can be turned off. Other features: TV show rentals, high-dynamic range photos, the ability to upload high-definition video over Wi-Fi, iTunes Ping and more. iOS 4.1 will release very soon.
iOS 4.2 will be out in November and it will bring all the new features from the iPhone to the iPad such as creating folders, wireless printing and AirPlay.
Apple Launches iTunes 10 And Made It More Social
Apple has revealed the new iTunes 10 and added a new music-oriented social network for following your favorite artists and friends called Ping. iTunes 10 also spotted with a new logo without the CD, Apple’s way of saying the CD era is dead.
iTunes Ping lets you post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, the music you’ve downloaded from iTunes, plus view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend. It also features AirPlay wireless music playback to listen to your music on remote speakers using Apple’s AirPort Express base station.
From Apple: Apple Introduces iTunes 10 With Ping
Apple Announces New iPod Touch, Nano, and a New Apple TV
At the event held today, Apple has announced updates to iPod Touch, Nano and Apple TV.
The new iPod touch feature the 326ppi “retina display” and Apple A4 processor that powers the iPhone 4. The device will feature Game Center, a front-facing camera with FaceTime capability, a rear-facing camera with HD video recording capability. The iPod touch will also support up to 40 hours of music playback on a single battery charge. The iPod touch will be available in 8 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB models for $229, $299, and $399, respectively. From Apple: Apple Introduces New iPod touch
The new iPod Nano has coloured multitouch interface as we have predicted earlier and Apple has removed the click wheel. It features a polished aluminum and glass enclosure with a built-in clip. The new iPod nano features Genius Mixes, the ability to create and edit playlists, a built-in FM radio with live pause and up to 24 hours of music playback on a single battery charge. The iPod nano will be available in a red version, as well as graphite, blue, gold, green, and pink: it’ll be $149 for an 8 GB version and a $179 for a 16 GB version. From Apple: Apple Reinvents iPod nano With Multi-Touch Interface
Apple has reinvented the Apple TV and now it is a quarter of the size of the original. It features an integrated power supply, HDMI output (with 5.1 surround sound support) plus Ethernet and integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, supports the new AirPlay, and able to stream content from an iOS device (like an iPad or iPhone). It will retail at $99. From Apple: Apple Premieres New Apple TV for Breakthrough Price of $99
Apple Unveiling New Products On September 1
Apple has sent a guitar designed invitation to the media, inviting them to attend the new products announcement event. The media centric event will happen tomorrow on September 1 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, Sans Fransisco.
What will Apple announce? It has to be the new iPod Touch, new iPod Nano with touch screen instead of click wheel, rebranded iTV previously Apple TV, 99¢ TV rentals, iTunes Cloud, longer music sample time (90s) on iTunes, and 7 inch iPad.
Microsoft Unveils New Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
Microsoft has announced a new wireless controller for the Xbox 360. It features a new D-Pad that can be raised, a more thumb friendly concave analog stick and ABXY buttons are now monochrome translucent. The controller comes pre-packaged with Microsoft’s Play and Charge kit and it will retail at $64.99.
MySpace Surrenders And Now Sync To Facebook
MySpace used to be the king of the social network but now Facebook has overtaken the reign. Nowadays it will be a mistake if you have nothing to do with Facebook. So MySpace has waved the white flag and start syncing to Facebook. This allows MySpace users, musicians and celebrities around the world to sync their status updates with their Facebook profile or Page, while also offering them the ability to share content such as music, videos, game apps, links and photos with their friends on Facebook.
Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone Challenges iPhone
Samsung has shipped over 1 million Galaxy S smartphones in the US since their mid-July launch. The Galaxy S is an Android 2.1 phone that features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz processor, 5-megapixel camera and WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth.
Want To See What Japan’s Execution Room Look Like?
This is the first time photos of what the execution room looks like in Japan. Very clean and the hanging is done inside the orange squares.
From NYT:
Inmates on death row are not told when they will be executed until the last minute. All executions are carried out by hanging. The inmate is handcuffed and blindfolded before entering the execution room. Three prison wardens push separate buttons, only one of which releases the trapdoor — but they never find out which one. Wardens are given a bonus of about $230 every time they attend an execution.
Full-Body Scan Street-Roving Vans Can See You Naked
American Science & Engineering (AS&E), has sold U.S. and foreign government agencies more than 500 backscatter x-ray scanners mounted in vans (Z Backscatter Vans) to be used for scanning vehicles for bombs. Apparently it can scan more than just bombs, but also able to see your naughty bits.
You can forget about your privacy walking down the street if these vans are around.
Source: Full-Body Scan Technology Deployed In Street-Roving Vans
Top 5 Riskiest and Safetest Places To Go Online
Internet Security company AVG Technologies has done a report collecting data from over 144 countries involving 127 million PCs to come up with the top riskiest country to be hit by a malicious computer attack or virus.
According to AVG, the Top Five Riskiest Countries are:
1) Turkey, where users have a 1 in 10 chances of being attacked online
2) Russia, where odds of encountering a threat are 1 in 15.
3) Armenia, where odds are slightly better at 1 in 24.
4) Azerbaijan, where the chance of getting hit by a Web-based attack is 1 in 39.
5) Bangladesh, with the risk at 1 in 41.
The Top Five Safetest Countries are:
1) Sierra Leone, where users have a 1 in 696 chances of being attacked online
2) Niger, 1 in 442.
3) Japan, 1 in 403.
4) Togo, 1 in 359.
5) Nambia, 1 in 353.
