The new Angry Birds Space edition of the wildly popular Angry Birds game is not on any Windows Phone platform.? Now it isn?t because there is a big undertaking to support the coding of the application.? They would have rewrite the entire application.? Something like this is no good news for Nokia who is putting their eggs in the Microsoft phone basket.? Not having Angry Birds on the Windows platform of phone only will make things more difficult for the phone sales, as this type of game is a big seller with many people.? From young to old, everyone enjoys playing angry birds and to not have it on the Windows phone system is not a good thing, that?s for sure.
?This is a worrying development for Windows Phone because it suggests that Rovio does not have much confidence in its future,? Nomura analyst Richard Windsor said today in a report. ?As the standard version is already number one on the Windows Phone app store, it gives a strong indication that no one else will expect to be making money writing for this platform either.?
The going through all of the news in the tech world today, I read that the Associated Press reported that some employers are actually asking applicants for their Facebook usernames and passwords which to me makes no sense but here is part of the article.
?Since the rise of social networking, it has become common for managers to review publically available Facebook profiles, Twitter accounts and other sites to learn more about job candidates. But many users, especially on Facebook, have their profiles set to private, making them available only to selected people or certain networks.
Companies that don’t ask for passwords have taken other steps ? such as asking applicants to friend human resource managers or to log in to a company computer during an interview. Once employed, some workers have been required to sign non-disparagement agreements that ban them from talking negatively about an employer on social media.?
After reading something like this I am appalled that some companies would go to these lengths to learn about perspective employees.? Especially in this job market where there are plenty of well qualified people looking for work.?? You want to learn about someone, ask them questions, watch how they answer, look for visual tells, things like that.? Don?t try to invade people?s privacy by getting them to log on Facebook and snag their password.
Everyone knows the hottest item out on the market today is the new iPad but what if I told you the product itself can get really hot?? Well some tests being conducted by diligent companies like Consumer Reports have found the new iPad runs hot.? Around 116 degrees while running games.? This iPad 2 ran 13 degrees less, so around 103 degrees.? So the tests that consumer reports ran show a consistency in the heat increase vs. the older iPad.? The range of heat was between 113 and 116 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on if the iPad was plugged in or not.? They also found out while doing the test the iPad would not charge while playing a game but once they exited the game it would start to charge normally.? The conditions of the test were as follows, the iPad had a Smart Cover that had the iPad propped up, they had 4G off but did have wi-fi on, It was in a room that was around 72 degrees (for the record Apple suggests that you use your iPad in environments that are not over 95 degrees.) Finally they let the game Infinity Blade 2 play for around 45 minutes.? So there you have it, the new iPad runs hot but not unbearable.? Even at the hottest temperature the iPad was still handled with ease for a short time of course.
Apple announced yesterday that they have sold over 3 million new iPads in just under 5 days.? Apple has given the name of the launch calling it the ?strongest iPad launch yet.?? This is interesting that the iPad numbers are being released so quickly, when the iPad 2 launched Apple did not give out the numbers but also let?s not forget the iPad 2 launch had a very limited supply and demand was hard to meet and to go back even further it took 28 days for the first iPad to strike its first million sold.? It is no surprise that the iPad sales have gone up over the years.? It is also interesting that the new iPad actually was able to hold its own over the weekend and actually keep up with the demand.? As stated in my earlier blogs there was concern that demand might not be met for the newly awaited iPad.? With the major success it has had in under a week I can finally say those rumors were obviously wrong.
A source from the Verge has found out that Lenovo is looking to be the first to market Windows 8 tablet.? There has been some speculation that Dell will be the first as Michael Dell himself stated that there would be an enterprise tablet out there for customers the day Windows 8 ships.? But this Lenovo tablet has been said to have an Intel chip, and possible 13.3 inch screen.? At CES there was a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga which is pictured above.?? This actually has an attached keyboard that has a 360 degree hinge so you can flip the machine around into a laptop.? But as the battle rages on in the Windows 8 tablet scene there is other competition out there, including HP, Asus and even Nokia.? October is the set time frame for a Windows 8 OS launch and I have to wonder if the Dell will make good on their promise to be first to market or if Lenovo will slip in to be first to market.? My thoughts are they probably both will launch on the same day.
Paypal has been in the business of helping all different types of businesses out there trying to find ways to make things happen with payments. Paypal has been doing this for about 14 years now and they have introduced the PayPal Here which is a nice device in which people will be able to use their phone as payment device. Unlike the Google Wallet this device plugs into your phone and you can swipe your credit card with it. The app that you use with it can also take pictures of checks to process them as well. It is a very nice little piece of equipment for the on the go type of person. Below is a video show casing how you could actually use this Paypal device.
Today is the day in which the New iPad launches and also the Apple TV.? The most wonderful thing of all is that the co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniack was waiting for one.? Yes I will repeat that again Steve Wozniack the co-founder of Apple was waiting for an iPad last night at the Westfield Mall in Century City, CA.?? Shira Lazar from What?s Trending found out about this and actually went down to the Mall to see if he was actually there and he was.? Below is the video for your viewing pleasure of the interview with her and Steve Wozniak.
You would think with the 4G speeds being so much faster than 3G that a simple task as video to video chat.? Well it looks like the Verge has found out some interesting facts about what the New iPad is unable to do.? While the 4G LTE will give you faster download and upload speeds the Facetime video chat will not work on a 4G network.?? As you can see above the Verge shows this being tried on the Verizon 4G LTE network and them getting the message to attach to a wi-fi network to get the Facetime working.? Funny enough back in 2010 Steve Jobs did say Facetime would be wifi only but that was in 2010 and it said that because he knew that cell networks needed to get ready for the future and well wouldn?t you think the future is LTE?? Suppose not since you are still unable to do it.? So I am sorry to say but you are still relegated to Facetime via wifi for the foreseeable future.
244 years ago the first Encyclopedia Britannica was pressed and now we say good bye to the print version of the popular encyclopedia.? It seems technology has finally caught up to the brand and they have decided to stop printing and focus mainly on the digital version.? The last print of the encyclopedia was a 32 volume 2010 edition that weighed in at a hefty 129 pounds and had some new entries including global warming and the Human Genome Project.
?It?s a rite of passage in this new era,? Jorge Cauz, the president of Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., a company based in Chicago, said in an interview. ?Some people will feel sad about it and nostalgic about it. But we have a better tool now. The Web site is continuously updated, it?s much more expansive and it has multimedia.?
Myself personally I am shocked this didn?t happen sooner.? With the internet being so easy to access with real time information, encyclopedia?s aren?t needed as often as they were say 20 years ago.? So now they will focus on the $70 annual fee for online subscription which includes the full database of articles , original documents, videos and a mobile application.? So we say goodbye to the printed version of the Britannica and say hello to the digital version.
When you first saw the Siri commercials you must of thought yourself, wow that is pretty cool, I want a 4S just for the Siri alone.? I would love to have my phone be my own personal assistant, let me learn how to play the guitar and have it call me names, but one person feels cheated.? His name is Frank M. Fazio and he feels that the commercials for Siri convey what is a misleading and deceptive message about the capabilities of Siri.? So when some feels cheated in America what do we do?? Well of course we sue the pants off of the company to try and make a quick buck.? This looks like it may become a class action law suit as there are many people out there that feel suckered by what ?should be the ease of use of the Siri program.? So there is a lawsuit filed yesterday in the federal court of California and it states this:
“[I]n many of Apple?s television advertisements, individuals are shown using Siri to make appointments, find restaurants, and even learn the guitar chords to classic rock songs or how to tie a tie. In the commercials, all of these tasks are done with ease with the assistance of the iPhone 4S?s Siri feature, a represented functionality contrary to the actual operating results and performance of Siri.”
The claim is simple, he feels it is far less responsive in real life and states that Siri has problems with understanding him , giving him an extremely long wait time or even gave him the wrong answer.? So it looks like the lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages as it states that Siri is a work in progress.? ?I see this is going to be a failed attempt ?for some guy to make some quick cash as I am sure any lawyer will be able to dispute this ease of use issue.? Although I am not a lawyer and for a suit like this to be filed, some lawyer must of thought it was a good idea.
