BBC’s director of future media, Ralph Rivera, has just announced a surprise news service for “connected televisions”: a BBC News app. It’s rolling out on Samsung Smart TVs today via the Samsung Apps Store, and we’ve got the first details on it.
UPDATE: Video!
If the current selection of Android tablets isn’t quite rugged enough for your liking, Panasonic is here to help.
It’s revealed the Panasonic Toughbook Tablet – an Android device with the same seriously sturdy covering it’s been adding to laptops since 1993…
There’s been clamouring for a Facebook iPad app ever since Apple launched the original iPad. Facebook seemed to be ignoring the device entirely with Mark Zuckerberg curiously branding it “not mobile” and so not in need of a dedicated app. But it seems that’s about to change.
The New York Times reports that a Facebook iPad app has been in development for more than a year with Zuckerberg taking a personal interest in its production. It claims that the app sees Facebook Chat and Groups completely overhauled for the larger screen.
Apple makes patent applications to lock down lots of mad ideas but this is the oddest we’ve seen in a while: a plan to turn your iPhone into a virtual wingman.
The idea is to create a picture of you based on the stuff you have stashed on your iPhone and connect you to other iPhone owners nearby who seem compatible.
It’s almost as if Apple saw the Cupidtino dating site for fanboys and girls and thought: we can do better than that. Read on for more details on how a future iPhone could handle your introductions for you…
So much tech news, so little time. In today’s US Update we cover the latest on the HTC Desire Gingerbread saga, look at Samsung Smart TV sales, unveil Apple’s new back-to-school promo, confirm the Motorola Pro UK release date, track down HP Pre 3 pre-order news and wrap up with the latest on Nokia’s first Windows Phone handset.
The HTC Desire will receive the highly-coveted Android Gingerbread update several months in the making. The catch: HTC will remove select apps from the release to meet the Desire’s storage criteria. Could this mean the HTC Desire will run vanilla Android Gingerbread?
The first Windows Phone handset from Nokia, powered by Mango, will reportedly, “blow your socks off”. At least according to Dave Trevaskus, a senior training consultant for Nokia, who announced his praise for the upcoming smartphone on Twitter this morning.
According to mobile-review’s Eldar Murtazin, there’s currently two Mango-powered Nokia prototypes make the rounds throughout the company. Which device Dave Trevaskus is referencing on Twitter, however, is anyone’s guess.
Step right up for your chance to ride the next wave of webOS. You know webOS, that tasty and delightful mobile OS once created by Palm, but now owned by HP. The HP Pre 3 is rumored to be launching on July 8 in the UK and if you’re ready to commit, Play.com has the device on pre-order for an asking price of £349.99.
As the next-generation of webOS 2.2 hardware, the Pre 3 enters a crowded smartphone market. Will its 3.58-inch WVGA display and 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor be enough to win over smartphone fans?
