2012 looks to be a big year for gadgets, as Apple, Google, Microsoft and others are all expected to debut dozens of new devices that push the limits of technology. Here are the release dates for several tablet computers and smartphones coming next year.
Susquehanna raised its price target on Apple Inc's stock and increased its iPhone shipment estimates as it sees the company ramping up smartphone production, now that Thailand-related constraints have been resolved.
Canaccord Genuity analysts released their stocks picks to avoid for the upcoming year and that includes Intel, LM Ericsson, Research In Motion, Powerwave Technologies, Netflix and Intuit.
Google appears poised to go after the Apple iPad. Schmidt described the iPad as amazing, according to The Telegraph, and said the late Steve Jobs should be credited with creating the tablet craze. Many tablets already use Google's Android operating system, but Google doesn't sell its own hardware as a signature product.
MuscleNerd, after releasing Redsn0w 0.9.9b9 on Monday, has updated the latest version to help iPhone 3GS users. Redsn0w 0.9.9b9 is a semi-tethered jailbreak which is untethered for 3GS users who are using old bootrom.
There was also a report that Amazon.com Inc. considered buying Research in Motion (RIM). But RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, is said to have turned down overtures from Amazon since the company is determined to repair current shortcomings on its own, according to a report from Reuters.
There is good news for Apple device users, with Dev Team member MuscleNerd having announced the release of RedSn0w 0.0.0b9, a tethered jailbreak.
Now that AT&T is aggressively rolling out its LTE high-speed data network, the company has a tiered system of super-smartphones. In the first tier is the LTE enabled smartphones like the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and HTC Vivid. Next are the iPhone and other non-LTE phones followed by the mid and entry level devices.
Apple has acquired Anobit, an Israeli flash storage maker, for a price ranging between $400-$500 million, Hebrew news site Calcalist reported on Tuesday.
Apple is offering free next-day shipping on the majority of its popular gadgets, including the iPhone and iPad, leading up to Christmas.
No doubt 2011 was a major year for technology in part because it touched everyone differently. Following are some of the highlights and lowlights of the year:
French hacker pod2g had been working on iOS 5 untethered jailbreak for A5 devices for several weeks and finally, on Tuesday morning, after around a hundred tests, pod2gmade a breakthrough by resolving the A5 cache issue.
The PS Vita was released in Japan on Dec. 17, and has already sold more than a quarter million units in the first two days available.
Every year, the Winter Solstice falls between Dec. 20 and Dec. 23 because that is when the Earth is tilted away from the sun more than any other time. It's the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter.
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion set a 52-week low of $12.73 Tuesday, continuing their plunge following its report of lower third quarter results and a disappointing fourth quarter forecast.
Impacted users haven't been able to update existing iPhone or iPod Touch apps or download new ones since a December 16 software update was issued by Apple. The problem is that Apple support has told users to update their operating system to iOS 4 or iOS 5.
Apple has bought Israel's Anobit, a maker of flash storage technology, for up to $500 million, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Tuesday.
Anobit told employees today that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) had made an offer for the firm and it had accepted. Employees were told that once the deal is formally completed they will be employees of Apple, according to Israel's Calcalist. The deal is reportedly for nearly $500 million, which makes it Apple's largest acquisition. It is also the first acquisition in Israel for the Cupertino, Calif.-based company.
Apple executives have been speaking with large media companies about its strategy for Apple TV, indicating that it is all set to push forward into the television market.
This year, Santa Claus will enjoy the most comfortable Christmas, thanks to Siri, the intelligent, voice-controlled, personal assistant from Apple, according to the new ad released by the technology giant.
Keeping those watching closely and waiting for the release of a jailbreaksolution updated in his blog -- pod2g's iOS blog, a blog talking about iOS security research -- he posted Tuesday that A5 cache troubles have been solved.
There are some updates from Chronic team member Pod2g and the hacker MuscleNerd, for those who are waiting for the iOS 5.0.1 untethered jailbreak for their iOS devices, especially the iPhone 4S and iPad 2.
