Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Google+ May Have Surpassed 10 Million Users

Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen claims that Google+ will reach 20 million users by the weekend.

Over on Google+, Ancestry.com founder Paul Allen claims that by Tuesday, Google's new social website will have surpassed 10 million users, and will likely reach 20 million users by the weekend.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

HP Possibly Releasing Ultrabooks This Summer

Reports from Taiwan-based part and component suppliers claim that HP will be the first to hit the market with "ultrabook" notebooks.

While the details are scarce at this point, Taiwan-based part and component suppliers claim that HP will actually be the first to produce a mobile PC based on Intel's "ultrabook" concept, beating the Asus UX21 (seen right) to the market. The HP-branded ultrabooks will be manufactured by Foxconn and may even arrive sometime this summer.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Rumor: Apple Working on iPad 'HD' With Retina

Super clear images coming to an iPad soon?

Apple's made a pretty big deal about its Retina Display for the iPhone 4 when it launched a year ago, but its 300+ dpi (326 dpi on the iPhone 4, to be exact) technology has yet to hit anything else other than the corresponding iPod touch.
It was a little disappointing when the iPad 2 featured the same 1024x768 resolution as the original iPad, but now word is that Apple is prepping an iPad "HD" that will feature four times the resolution at 2048 x 1536.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Next iPod Touch May Feature 3G Connectivity

There's talk that the iPod Touch 5 will follow the iPad 2 and support 3G connectivity for downloading apps and media on the go.

Most of the rumors surrounding the next iOS product have centered around the upcoming iPhone 5. But what of its close cousin, the iPod Touch? What will we see in the fifth generation? According to a report by Dutch blog AppleSpot.nl, the "iPhone without a Phone" will contain new antennas and circuitry for supporting 3G data connectivity while retaining its original Wi-Fi capability.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Facebook Working on Music Service ''Vibes?''

A programmer snooping around in the Facebook Video Chat code discovered an unannounced Facebook music service.

Programmer Jeff Rose reportedly went digging around in Facebook's new video chatting app after its launch on Thursday. Specifically, he wanted to know how the new app worked in conjunction with his own Skype installation: did the FacebookvideoCalling.jar file used his pre-installed Skype, did it install a second copy, or was Facebook bundling the Skype protocols in a library? After discovering how the installer worked, he also came across a piece of code that references to a music download app called "Facebook Vibes."