Allen & Co conference day three. Eric Schmidt and his lackies stand tall at the Sun Valley resort. Announcing that their Chrome PC OS would be released later this year, they also had something to say about competitors Apple and Facebook.
Google, Schmidt to Take on Anything
Steve Wozniak on Android: “I feel like it is more like Windows”
When he’s not riding his Segway with Parth Dhebar, Woz usually talks about Apple. You know, the company he co-founded with Steve Jobs back in the old days.
This time though, he was interviewed by The Seoul Economic Daily and decided to give us an insight on his take on iPhone’s most important competitor.
Fever & Ashes, The Full Review
Color us red – Federico and I were never Fever users until recently. Supposedly we had been missing out on one of the world’s greatest RSS applications, and sequentially we were told to, “Get out.” So both of us bit the bullet a couple weeks ago and dropped the $30 from our paychecks just to see what all of the hype is about. And after a bit of monkeying around with Nearly Free Speech, both of us now have relatively cheap server space to host it all. As a result, we have a review.
Augmented Reality by Junaio for Android and iPhone can Animate Objects
Bringing in big possibilities for augmented reality, Junaio’s application allows others to ‘glue’ in their own experience. Potentionally, people will develop some interesting things - such as the ability to animate static, real life objects into 3D on your iPhone.
The iPhone 4 Gets a Ridiculous (Yet Cool!) DSLR Upgrade
The iPhone 4 has a pretty great camera as it is, but how can you make even better? Outfit it with a full-size SLR lens.
Can Apple fit a 5MP Camera into the iPod touch?
Just as I got all excited with the iPod touch rumors, iFixit via MacRumors tears down my initial excitement with why the iPod touch could have FaceTime sans a snap & shoot camera. We know that with the iPod nano, video sensors can be significantly smaller than what’s used to snap photographs. So while Apple could implement a bunch of movie features, they’d be hard pressed to install a snapshot camera unless the design of the iPod touch changes dramatically (it basically has to get a little fatter). But sometimes you have to move a little backwards to move really far forwards – I really want to see the iPod touch become my next point-and-shoot camera. Kyle Wiens basically told me I’m dreaming.
App Store Updates: Fring, Nimbuzz, Hipstamatic, Mover+
Lots of updates in iTunes these days: and it’s no surprise, considering that both iOS 4 and iPhone 4 are now out and loved by customers.
iPhone 4: USB Vs. Outlet Charging
We know that plugging the iPhone 4 via USB takes longer to charge it than a standard wall charger, What you might not know are the exact numbers of this comparison, so take a look at When Will Apple’s post about it.
iPhone 4 Drop Test with Bumper
iFixyouri is doing it again. They once performed a drop test of an iPhone 4, and it took 3 drops to break the front glass. But what about Bumpers? They should offer protection, right?
Well, maybe so. But check out the video after the break, and pray that you’ll never drop your new toy. [via iFixyouri]