Rabu, 05 Januari 2011

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Garmin StreetPilot Navigation App for iPhone and iPad Released

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:36 AM PST

An exciting and really useful app for the iPhone and iPad has been added to the iTunes App Store; the app comes from Garmin, a popular name in the navigation market, as this company has just released Garmin StreetPilot for the iPhone, bringing navigation features similar to the premium features on its nüvi personal navigators, to your favorite iOS devices.

Here's the App Store description of Garmin StreetPilot for the iPhone:

Designed exclusively for your iPhone® or iPad®, this application turns your device into a GPS navigator with turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions and premium features for wherever you want to go.

Some salient features of this app are:

  • Always up-to-date maps for the U.S. and Canada
  • Voice-prompted, turn-by-turn directions including street names
  • Real-time traffic updates to avoid traffic delays
  • Speed limits for most major roads
  • Integrated Local Search
  • Millions of points of interest
  • Lane assist with junction view for complicated interchanges
  • Address book integration to navigate to contacts
  • Integrated iPod® music controls
  • Multi-tasking on iOS4 for navigating while calling
  • Current weather conditions and forecast
  • Place calls directly from search listing
  • Navigate in both portrait and landscape mode
  • Easy to install with quick load times

These features are among the host of premium navigation features from Garmin that are offered with the Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone application.

Garmin StreetPilot for iPhone is live now in the iTunes App Store and can be purchased for $39.99

Record-Breaking 750 Million Photos Uploaded on Facebook over New Year’s Weekend

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:53 AM PST

As the New Year rolled in, people took to their favorite social networks online in order to timely wish their friends and family which in actuality might be miles away, but due to the presence of such social networks, feel right at home. Facebook, the world leader in social networking is one such place where people upload their pictures and videos for their loved ones to see, bridging the gap between them. On Tuesday afternoon, Facebook announced that a record-breaking 750 million photos were uploaded on the social network, specifically over the New Year's weekend.

Facebook has now become as essential part of many people's lives, especially those who feel the need to stay in touch with their friends, family and colleagues seamlessly. This fact is further supported by the staggering 500 million user base of Facebook and the rapidly growing number of new registrations as well.

People love Facebook for all kinds of reasons, because it just offers so much to do, however, particularly Facebook Photos is most definitely this social network's most popular feature, and over several product updates this year, Facebook has further refined this much appreciated feature.

Facebook began displaying "related photos" on a right-hand sidebar to encourage further photo exploration, as well as bumping page views back in May, high-resolution photo uploading was allowed on Facebook in late September as well the ability to view full-size photos in the news feed was also given. The most notable major update to the feature has to be the drag-and-drop album organization features released in October.

Facebook has surpassed all previous records particularly in the social networking arena, and by the looks of it, the sky is literally the limit for Facebook, considering the fact that half a billion people use it and scores of people are signing up each day.

Via Mashable

MSI Announces Sixteen Laptops Based On Second Generation Intel Sandy Bridge Core Processors; All-In-One PCs Announced Too

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 12:33 AM PST

As the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas just happens to be around the corner, we're already hearing a number of announcements from different manufacturers in the market, possibly to attract more attention of consumers towards their product. The next rather interesting announcement comes from MSI, which is a popular and established manufacturer of all-in-one PCs as well as laptops. Hardware giant Intel has recently announced the launch of its second generation Core processors, better known as Sandy Bridge, and MSI has incorporated that very technology and has announced the launch of sixteen new laptops featuring the Sandy Bridge power-houses.

The G-series laptop have been made keeping in mind the specific needs of a hardcore gamer as the G-series laptops will sport those new quad-core Core i7 chips, with the 17.3-inch GT780 and 15.6-inch GT680 delivering Dynaudio speakers, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 500 and 400-series graphics and dual SSDs, whereas, for the casual gamers, there are the GR620 and GE620 models which are relatively of low specification.

The F-series laptops are said to be a fusion of fashion and performance as these devices feature the Core i7 chips, but trades in switchable NVIDIA GT 500-series graphics, whereas the 14-inch FX420 has the Core i5 processor and also loses the dedicated number pad.

However, it should be kept in mind that MSI has not released detailed specifications of all of these devices; nevertheless the information provided is enough to give a preview of what these devices are actually capable of doing. Price has been made public for the GT680 which comes with a price tag of $1,500, and the top-tier GT780 will be made public in the second quarter of this year. MSI has also launched Sandy Bridge based all-in-one PCs as well.

Via Engadget

Amazon Will Launch Kindle Apps for Android and Windows Based Tablet Devices

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST

Just days before the spectacular Consumer Electronics Show, CES, starts in Las Vegas, we're already seeing a number of announcements from certain manufacturers, one particular announcement was from a popular television manufacturer, Vizio, who announced the launch of an Android based tablet and smartphone. So we can expect a lot of tablet announcements to be made at CES, but before that. Regardless of the fact that a tablet is either Android or Windows based, Amazon has announced that it plans to release free Kindle apps for devices running either operating system.

The free Kindle apps will let users purchase and read Kindle books on both kinds of tablets syncing automatically with apps that are already available on a variety of other devices, such as desktops, web app, and smartphones like the iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows 7 and Android as well as Kindle e-readers, iPod touches and iPads.

This is a vital part of Amazon's strategy in which the company tries to make the Kindle Store available on as many devices as it possibly can, ensuring ease of use for the consumers as well as hiking the sales figures. There is no word yet as to when Amazon decides to make the Kindle apps available, however we shall update you when any news come in.

Via Mashable

Eee Slate EP121 is a Windows 7 Tablet with a Intel Core i5 processor

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 11:51 PM PST

The year 2010 saw one and only one Tablet dominate and that was Apple’s magical iPad. What will happen in 2011? Well, Asus in a bid to challenge the commanding position of Apple Tablet has unveiled Eee Slate EP121, which happens to be a Windows 7 powered Tablet.

So the big question is this: Does this Tablet have what it takes to stop’s iPad upward journey? Let’s take a look at the specs of the tablet  and see if can answer this valid and important question.

Eee Slate EP121, which intends to offer productivity, entertainment and desktop power on the go, has a 64GB SSD drive 12.1 inch multi-touch screen which makes it sport a higher display screen (in size) than the iPad. But the spotlight has to go to the tablet’s possessing of an Intel Core i5 processor. Windows 7 Home Premium is filling for the OS role.

When it comes to interacting with the Tablet, you have a bunch of options at your disposal that range from a Wacom Digitizer pen to an included Bluetooth wireless keyboard for ultimate user flexibility.

Looking at the specs, there is no denying that the Eee Slate EP121 is the most powerful tablet ever introduced but will it be the most successful one? Considering the Tablet is based on the Windows 7 OS, the answer doesn’t favor Asus? What’s your take on the Tablet?

[via ASUS]

Short Teaser Video Offers a Sneak Peek of New Opera Browser for Tablets

Posted: 04 Jan 2011 07:48 AM PST

Anxious consumers all around the world are literally counting days off their fingers as they patiently await the plethora of new product announcements that are to be made at CES later this week in Las Vegas. To add a little fuel to the already burning fire, Opera has just posted a quick teaser video showcasing a brand new product, an optimized for tablets Android browser.

Opera is already a pretty big contender in the browser arena and has well acclaimed mobile browsers such as Opera Mobile and Opera Mini, which particularly, was used by 76.3 million users in 2010 alone. Opera 11, which also was recently released, has been a popular browser too as it was downloaded a staggering 6.7 million times on its launch day.

So coming back to the video, we see that the device is a Samsung Galaxy Tab on which the new Android browser is been run upon, this short teaser video specifically brings into light the smooth and fluid movements of the browser while panning and zooming, as well as the usual Opera Mobile browser style home screen showing a grid of most visited websites.

Have a look at the video down below and see for yourself what just might be the best upcoming browsing experience on an Android running tablet.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1pnuXZVfyk
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