A new report from VentureBeat says that one Simon Prakash who was an 8-year long employee of Apple has been pirated by Google to work on an undisclosed project. Prakash served as Apple’s Senior Director of Product Integrity which means he is in charge of Apple products staying “premium”.
As for the Google project Prakash is going to work on, we have no idea. All I can say is that Google may be working on something outside of the smartphone and tablet business but definitely be related to both.
A new report from VentureBeat says that one Simon Prakash who was an 8-year long employee of Apple has been pirated by Google to work on an undisclosed project. Prakash served as Apple’s Senior Director of Product Integrity which means he is in charge of Apple products staying “premium”.
As for the Google project Prakash is going to work on, we have no idea. All I can say is that Google may be working on something outside of the smartphone and tablet business but definitely be related to both.
Google has today pushed a new software update to their Google Maps for Android app, and like any other updates, it will bring a number of enhancements and bug fixes to the software.
Included in the update are improved battery consumption for people who use the app often, a new transit navigation mode which will use the last speed recorded to determine the person’s location when GPS is lost and added route options for public transport.
You can download the update from the Android MarketPlace for free.
Apple has been ordered to pay a sum of 900,000 Euros or around $1.2 million USD as an Italian Court has ruled against the company for misleading product warranties. According to the Italian Antitrust Authority, Apple has knowingly mislead it’s consumers with regards to it’s warranty policies and assistance services saying that Apple has failed to give the full two-year coverage they have stipulated.
Apple has been ordered to implement the promised policy along with paying the 900,000 Euro fine.
If you’re in the market for a budget Android tablet, then you might want to check out the Archos 70b from Archos. The tablet features decent specs with a 7″ screen with a pixel resolution of 1024 x 600 and will be running Android 3.2 Honeycomb out of the box.
It comes with support for WiFi of course, sadly there’s no 3G here, but it’s memory will come with a microSD card slot for extended storage.
The device will come in January for a no commitment price of $199.99 plus taxes.
When Microsoft first released OneNote for the iPhone at the start of 2011, the app hit it off right away. Almost a year after, Microsoft have announced the release of the iPad version of the note-taking software to Apple’s tablet device — the iPad.
The app just like the iPhone version will come free for the first 500 notes after which users would have to cough up a one-time fee of $15 which I think is reasonable considering the app’s features. And if you’re wondering, the iPhone version has a lower one-time payment of $5 for those who reach the 500 note mark.
You can download the app from the iTunes App Store for free.
Newegg has added another smartphone to its catalog, and this time it’s from Sony Ericsson and it bears the name Xperia Active. The sim-free version of the device is now available to purchase for $369.99, a bit pricey but then again, you’re not bound to a contract from any of the networks.
The Xperia Active is a rugged phone that features waterproof and dust proof. It runs Android and is designed to work perfectly even under 3 feet of water for up to half an hour.
For a full spec sheet of the Xperia Active, you can check out either Sony Ericsson’s site or Newegg.
First announced in September, the Stamped app is a social network which gets rid of the usual 1-5 and star rating system and just requires a simple “stamp” from its users on just about anything. If you approve of something, whether it be a book, a song, a movie, an app or a venue, you need only to put your stamp of approval over it.
To get started, download the app and create a profile and your own custom stamp after which you can stamp away.
The app is free for download from the iTunes App Store.
Motorola has today announced two new Android tablets to be added on their line-up which are the Xoom 2 and the Xoom 2 Media edition. Now, it looks like Motorola went ahead and announced the prices for both devices.
However, the prices are for The UK so I guess you still have to wait a little longer if you want to get a hold of the US price.
The Motorola Xoom 2 will be prices at 325 GBP taxes excluded, while the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition will be priced at 299 GBP taxes included.
You can visit Motorola’s website for the complete set of specs for both devices.
It looks like Verizon has reached another milestone with the announcement that the network is now bringing its high speed 4G LTE network to 26 more locations. This puts the total number of places covered by their network to 143. This translates to 160 million Americans being covered by the big red.
Verizon’s 4G LTE is by far the fastest in the country which recorded an average of 9.46 Mbps download speed which peaked to 35 Mbps while upload speed averaged at 1.35 Mbps.
Locations include, Austin, Beaumont, Mansfield, Ohio, Wichita Falls, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Calif, Fort Smith, Lima Ohio, El Paso Texas and more.
Apple is really hitting it big with their iPad 2 device. It has been embraced by both individuals and corporations and now, its being embraced by government sects as well. One example is the state of Indiana as it is thinking of giving its 50 senators and 100 representatives with iPads as part of their cost cutting measures.
This will eliminate the need of wasting countless pallets of papers just to print budgets, agendas and what have you. With this, our beloved Senators and representatives can simply download a soft copy of what they need and conveniently read it from their iPad devices.
Question is, will the government pay for their data plans as well? Wouldn’t that be tantamount to the cost of buying and printing on paper?
