tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:08:23 +0000gadgets on the go dot net //a gadget bloghttp://gadgetsonthego.net/noreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)Blogger5000125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-7719125045212420135Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:08:00 +00002010-04-21T12:08:23.760-04:00 This blog is now located at http://blog.gadgetsonthego.net/. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click here. For feed subscribers, please update your feed subscriptions to http://blog.gadgetsonthego.net/feeds/posts/default. http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/this-blog-has-moved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-5470222234531338194Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:48:00 +00002010-04-20T16:49:13.673-04:00appleRecord March Quarter Revenue and Profit iPhone Sales More Than Double CUPERTINO, California—April 20, 2010—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 27, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.08 billion and net quarterly profit ofhttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/apple-reports-second-quarter-results.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-3990566793583215379Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:04:00 +00002010-04-20T00:07:29.877-04:00iphoneapple Apple has basically confirmed that the iPhone in Gizmodo's possession is the next generation iPhone.http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/apple-sends-letter-to-gizmodo-wants.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-6933327257451696386Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:44:00 +00002010-04-20T00:02:28.281-04:00accessories Case The TungstenW Carbon Fiber Biometric wallet is hard-cased and tamper resistant. The case is made of Carbon Fiber a lightweight space age material that is five times stronger and two times stiffer than steel. First used in the aircraft industry, it is increasingly being utilized in many high tech products. Biometric Fingerprint Reader Included This reader allows only your fingerprint to http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/ulitmate-wallet-every-techie-will-want.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-2269500474717630502Mon, 19 Apr 2010 23:23:00 +00002010-04-19T19:26:18.242-04:00<!-- Ares Documentation User Guide Tutorial In Depth: Layout How To: Version Control How To: Custom Widgets How To: Debugging --> Introducing Project Ares 1.0 Project Ares is the first mobile development environment hosted entirely in a browser, lowering the barriers http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/finally-some-good-news-from-palm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-2765262682647617806Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:07:00 +00002010-04-19T12:27:19.406-04:00iphone What's new Front-facing video chat camera • Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS) • Camera flash • Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad) • Improved display. It's unclear if it's the 960x460 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the "Connect to iTunes" screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS. • http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/gizmodo-has-next-generation-iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-5454617654689068247Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:15:00 +00002010-04-16T14:20:31.001-04:00attiphone os 43G iPhoneapple The Boy Genius is reporting that AT&T has started to block employees vacation time in June. AT&T has done this every year since the original iPhone launch. So chances are, expect the next generation iPhone before July.http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/at-begins-blocking-employees-vacations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-8020165135390491125Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:52:00 +00002010-04-16T11:56:50.141-04:00palmpalm webos"HELSINKI, April 16 (Reuters) - Palm Inc (PALM.O), the money-losing smartphone maker, has hired bankers to explore several options, including a sale of the company.[ID:nN12134403] Following are the main features of Palm's key asset, its Linux-based webOS operating system, into which Kaufman Bros estimates Palm has invested $600 million. INFORMATION INTEGRATION The underlying principle of webOShttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/palm-incs-key-asset-webos-software.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-4480066012138306744Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:50:00 +00002010-04-16T09:54:35.024-04:00palm"Phonemaker Palm has recently filed for a patent that would enable apps to perform different functions depending on the orientation and placement of the smarpthone they're installed on. This could, for example, let users take a photo in an app when the handset is in a vertical position, be it portrait or landscape, while turning the device so it lays parallel to the ground would open the album sohttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/palm-patents-orientation-dependence-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-6863147024830943347Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:29:00 +00002010-04-15T18:33:58.570-04:00app storeoperaappleOslo, Norway - April 15, 2010 Apple said “Yes”, and iPhone users around the world said, “Yes, please”. Opera Mini was downloaded more than one million times in its first day of availability in each market. Opera Mini is currently the number one iPhone app in the 22 featured Apple App Stores on their site, as of 8 a.m. CET today. According to Apple’s download count, Opera Mini has been added to http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/one-million-downloads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-3063195300602818576Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:59:00 +00002010-04-14T19:09:02.449-04:00iPadsightingsapple Via Gizmodo .http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/betty-white-is-apples-latest-genius.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-2532553203006270456Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:37:00 +00002010-04-14T18:53:09.822-04:00app storeoperaapple This should send a clear message to Apple that blocking apps that, "duplicate functionality that could potentially replace such functionality and potentially create user confusion" doesn't confuse users. Via Engadget .http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/opera-mini-1-free-download-in-all-22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-6418454237304980818Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:31:00 +00002010-04-14T18:34:50.170-04:00iPadappleApril 14, 2010 Apple Media Advisory Apple today released the following statement: Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad™. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/us-ipad-sales-delay-international.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-5740719818363398497Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:45:00 +00002010-04-13T14:49:00.580-04:00rumorsiphoneapple"Although no confirmations have yet come from Apple (naturally), there is speculation that the big [next-gen iPhone] reveal could take place on June 22nd," Messany reports for ModMyi. "For this particular occasion, Apple has once again reserved the very conference center where the company announced the three previous versions of the iPhone," Messany reports. "So all signs, indeed, point to June http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/apple-to-introduce-next-generation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-1472730459977178531Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:30:00 +00002010-04-12T20:37:01.281-04:00app storeoperaappleIt's very hard to believe (given Apple's track record) that Apple has approved Opera Mini for iPhone. They have! Opera Mini App approved for the App StoreOslo, Norway – April 13, 2010Opera today announced its popular mobile browser, Opera Mini has been approved for iPhone and iPod touch on the App Store. Opera Mini will be available as a free download within 24 hours, depending on market.Operahttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/apple-approves-opera-mini-for-iphone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-5623972506538430545Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:00:00 +00002010-04-12T18:21:09.027-04:00palmpalm webos"Palm, whose shares jumped 19 percent Monday to $6.16, is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc and investment banker Frank Quattrone's Qatalyst Partners, according to a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the process has not been made public. Alternatives include the pursuit of additional capital investment or an attempt to reach a licensing agreement for its WebOS phone http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/palm-considering-licensing-webos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-3025977835916819154Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:10:00 +00002010-04-12T14:20:31.626-04:00palm1 D613,294 Housing for a mobile computing device 2 7,694,313 Terminating device and a method of operating a terminating device configured to communicate availability status directly between terminating devices 3 7,693,546 Compact removable voice handset for an integrated portable computer system/mobile phone 4 7,693,500 Panoramic display for a wireless device 5 7,693,484 Dynamic http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/just-sampling-of-palms-236-patents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-3877330586983229467Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:00:00 +00002010-04-12T14:03:53.075-04:00kindlehttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/meet-microsofts-kin-one-and-kin-two.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-1087206761247006962Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:49:00 +00002010-04-12T14:02:39.837-04:00kin Via Engadget .http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/demo-of-microsoft-kin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-8566955633812634020Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:20:00 +00002010-04-12T10:23:24.054-04:00nokia I received the above invite from Nokia last night. Nokia is getting ready to announce something major. Stay tuned.http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/nokia-getting-ready-to-announce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-6000706109998367837Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:11:00 +00002010-04-12T00:23:15.037-04:00palmPalm Said to Put Itself Up for Sale; Bids May Come This Week April 11 (Bloomberg) -- Palm Inc., creator of the Pre smartphone, put itself up for sale and is seeking bids for the company as early as this week, according to three people familiar with the situation. The company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Frank Quattrone’s Qatalyst Partners to find a buyer, said the people, who http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/palm-has-just-announced-that-theyve-put.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-8617878856002912229Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:37:00 +00002010-04-09T11:39:11.186-04:00iphone os 4 Via TUAW .http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/iphone-os-4-video-walkthrough.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-3259675898957591936Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:01:00 +00002010-04-09T11:41:01.813-04:00iphone os 4 New Home Screen and Dock Wallpaper settings (just like iPad) Multitasking in Safari Multitasking in Mail Show apps currently running in the background Updated Mail app Updated Notes app and currently opened apps Search now includes Web and Wikipedia (very Palm webOS like) Organize apps using Folders Organizing games using Folders New zoom capability in Camera Even though Steve Jobshttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/hands-on-with-iphone-os-4-some.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-4593704016661043415Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:54:00 +00002010-04-08T15:56:09.367-04:00iphone oshttp://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/quick-look-at-multitasking-on-iphone-os.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16695147.post-3874879825980573455Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:28:00 +00002010-04-08T14:32:45.959-04:00iphone os http://gadgetsonthego.net/2010/04/iphone-os-4-features.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jimmie Geddes, Editor)0