Year: 2012
iPhone 5 UK pre-orders open and pricing is revealed
The Apple Store website here in the UK has opened up to iPhone 5 pre-orders and now we know the full pricing range for all of the new Apple smartphone models. So... Drum roll please... the new iPhone 5, if you want it SIM-free unlocked and straight from Apple in either black of white, will…
Uh oh… iPhone 5 Lightning connection may not work with old docks or adapter
Apple's new iPhone 5, iPod Touch, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle models, which were all revealed last night, proved to be super-slim thanks to the use of a new Lightning connection for both charging and data transfer. Much smaller than the standard 30-pin connection that's been a standard on Apple products for a decade, many…
6 Panorama photo apps if you don't want to buy a new iPhone 5
Last night Apple announced its new iPhone 5 device complete with an improved camera, featuring an 8MP sensor and a dynamic low light mode. The company was then quick to start demo-ing its brand new panorama feature, which allows you to take a 360° shot that results in a big 28MP image. However, if you…
10 Reasons Apple's new iPod touch might make the gadget cool again
This morning we conducted a survey the only way we know how, by reaching out to our Twitter followers (big THANK YOU guys). We asked whether anyone really has an iPod touch other than teens who aren't allowed (or don't have the cash) to get themselves a smartphone. And you know what? It turns out…
Apple's iPhone 5: UK pricing and networks revealed
Our sister site Tech Digest has just revealed that Apple's new iPhone 5, with the next-generation iOS, has been given a steep £529 price tag. And that, presumably, is just for the entry level, unlocked 16GB model, with Apple expected to announce further pricing on the 14th of September, the day that pre-order sales open.…
Apple's iPhone 5: Everything you need to know
At an exclusive event in San Francisco today, Apple introduced the highly anticipated iPhone 5 and here are some of the quick and dirty details about the specs, main features and release date of the lighter and slimmer handset. Dimensions: It's thin and it's light Phil Schiller, the Senior VP of Marketing at Apple, said…
FACEBOOK: Zuckerberg says no to a branded phone, but yes to a… search engine?
Super smily Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg laid to rest rumours that the social network is making plans to develop a branded smartphone yesterday, stating that "the phone just doesn't make any sense." While he was speaking at a TechCrunch Disrupt "fireside chat", Zuckerberg instead stressed that his ultimate goal was to have Facebook integrated deeply…
Apple iPhone 5 rumour round-up: Bigger screen, faster chip, smaller dock?
It's only a matter of hours now before Apple announces its sixth iPhone device (unless we're all very VERY wrong and it's just a chat about operating systems) and after the slight disappointment at the iPhone 4S launch last year, we've not seen as many weird and wonderful rumours, but just a few that all…
All you need to know about 4G, Everything Everywhere UK launch, iPhone 5 rumour
This morning Everything Everywhere made a number of big announcements at an exclusive event held at The Science Museum in London. Shiny Shiny went along to hear the CEO of the company and (randomly) Boris Johnson introduce us to its re-brand to just EE (much catchier, no?), which will be the UK's first consumer 4G…
Google Project Glass goggles used at New York Fashion Week
Back in April Google revealed limited details about Project Glass, which is essentially a code word for a pair of super sci-fi goggles complete with built-in Augmented Reality tech, the ability to capture photos and video, a 3G connected display, voice commands and a whole load of other awesome features. Although the glasses aren't available…