RockMelt’s social browser comes out of beta
The RockMelt browser with integrated Facebook and Twitter functions has finally grown up and ditched its beta hat.
If you’re a social addict, go ahead and drink in RockMelt’s sweet nectar, taking comfort from the fact that you'll never miss a single Tweet, Facebook notification, or (heaven forbid) fake-friend request ever again.
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What’s new in iOS 4.3 for iPhone and iPad?
The early arrival of iOS 4.3 can mean only one thing – you’ll get updated software on your iThing sooner than you were expecting. Like now. But when you drive your iPhone out of the iTunes garage, will you notice the difference in performance? Here are the highlights to look out for…
There are three new gestures for iPad in the OS update, all using four or five fingers (it doesn’t matter which). First is the anticipated pinch to return to the home screen. Second is the upwards swipe to reveal the app bar (that would normally appear with a double-hit on the home button. And third is the sideways swipe that transitions between open apps. Nice. Read more...
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 incoming
Out with the old, in with the new. Days after announcing it was reading the last rites to IE6, Microsoft has confirmed it will release Internet Explorer 9 on 14 March. The beta version's available now if you want to get a head start.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 gets ready to roll
Samsung has started teasing its 22 March tablet announcement, the second Samsung Unpacked event this year.
The cryptic ‘78910’ code isn’t too hard to break (think 7in-8.9in-10in) and implies the announcement of the rumoured Galaxy Tab 8.9, joining the original 7inch Tab and the Galaxy Tab 10.1, announced in February at Mobile World Congress.
The new mid-sized slab of gadgety goodness is expected to run Google Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) which is no big surprise; anything less after the iPad 2 release would be techno-suicide.
Opera launches online app store
Opera has announced a mobile store to rule them all, dishing out apps for all the big players including Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm, Android and Blackberry OS. Apple is notably absent from the list, but fear not as plans to embrace the Apple App Store are in motion.
The ambitious project hopes to demolish single platform app stores and open up millions of potential Opera users to developers worldwide. The store can be accessed via Opera’s mobile and mini browsers and automatically detects your OS so you can jump straight in and prod away. Read more...
iPhone 5 rumoured to wear metal
If you’ve been overindulging on all of the iPad 2 news, perhaps a wafer thin iPhone 5 rumour will help ease the bloated feeling.
Whispers from a source in China are pointing towards a re-embracing of aluminum and the ditching of glass for the next version of the phone that changed everything. Various reasons for this change point to problems such as the glass scratching easily, its weight and its allergy to being painted white. Read more...
Olivetti's OliPad joins the tablet army
Evolution is a must for enduring in the feral wilderness of super-phones and magical tablets and former typewriter manufacturer Olivetti is mutating accordingly, in a tablet-driven attempt for survival.
The 10inch, Android-infused OliPad is powered by an dual-core A9 processor, as well as boasting all important USB and HDMI ports and an SD card slot; tempting features indeed, especially when stacked up against certain other tablets. Read more...
