iPad 3 spotted in iOS 5, Winter 2011 refresh?
Mobile Phones
Tucked away inside the developer build of iOS 5 is a reference to the third generation, iPad 3. Listed as the ‘iPad3,1’ and ‘iPad3,2’, this marks the first time we’ve seen explicit reference to the device by Apple. Could this be the Retina display-powered iPad we were hoping to see earlier this year?
With iOS 5 launching later this year, the popular consensus is an iPhone refresh, iPhone 4S, in September. Today’s mention of the iPad 3 in iOS 5 changes the game, raising the possibility of a dual device announcement. Previously, we had expected Apple to follow its yearly product cycle of releasing one iPad towards the start of each year. Launching the iPad 3 this holiday season could change that trend.
If the omission of a fifth generation iPhone announcement at WWDC yesterday has you down, fear not. Industry insider DigiTimes is reporting that OmniVision has won a contract with Apple that will see both Sony and OmniVision supply Cupertino with 8-megapixel CMOS image sensors. While we can’t give you a release date, doubts over the next generation iPhone’s camera pedigree can be silenced.
According to the site, OmniVision grabbed a majority of the CMOS sensors headed to the iPhone 5. Meanwhile, power amplifier (PA) supplier Avago Technologies has landed orders for the WCDMA version of the device for its first time. Even more interesting is the confirmation of BSI (backside illumination):
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Categories: Top 10s & Lists Tags: Android, Apple, BBM, BlackBerry OS, iCloud, iMessage, iOS 5, ota, WiFi Sync, Windows Phone 7, WWDC
To say iOS 5 is a software overhaul is quite the understatement. Packed with more than 200 new features, the launch symbolizes the future of iOS as both a platform on smartphones and tablets. An intuitive notification system, updated camera application and iCloud services are just the tip of the iceberg. Here’s your top 5 reasons iOS tops the smartphone food chain.
Mixing together the best aspects of Android, Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry OS is only a small portion of the iOS 5 journey. The past four years of iOS have seen subtle changes and only a single major revision with iOS 4. Unlike previous iterations, Apple is going for the kill with iOS 5 and in its sights is the entire smartphone ecosystem.
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Categories: Gaming Tags: Darksiders II, E3 2011, Lego City Stories, Metro: Last Night, Nintendo Wii U, Project Cafe, Super Smash Bros 4
Closing out the E3 show today was Nintendo, who as you know, unveiled its first HD console — the Nintendo Wii U (Project Cafe). As we answer the question of whether “it’s unique, unifying or utopian”, let’s take a look at all of the confirmed titles. Teaser alert: Nintendo did not disappoint.
The unveiling consisted of 11 titles, some described in more detail than others. Confirmed titles are as follows: Super Smash Bros 4, Lego City Stories, Batman: Arkham City, an Assassin’s Creed game, Dirt, Ghost Recon Online, Tekken, Metro: Last Light, Aliens Colonial Marines, Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge, and Darksiders II.
Solid details on the Nintendo Wii U are extremely thin on the ground, but if you want to see how the new touchscreen, display streaming controller works, check out the very first trailer, right here!
At E3 2011 Nintendo president Satoru Iwata invited EA boss John Riccitiello to talk up the relationship between Nintendo and EA and how their new console, when it finally arrives in stores, will change the way we play games using its innovative new controller. Battlefield 3 on a Nintendo console? It’s going to happen.
Nintendo has partnered with TT Games to deliver a new open world Lego game exclusively to WiiU and Nintendo 3DS.
The Nintendo Wii U is official: it’s Nintendo’s new console, and it comes with a controller-cum-tablet that lets you stream games right to it.
Speaking at E3 2011, Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata focused on the Nintendo WiiU’s new controller, which features a 6.2-inch touchscreen, microphone, accelerometers, gyroscope, thumbpads, D-pad and shoulder buttons.