iPad 3, traffic
Friday, 10 February 2012
iPad 3 in March, perhaps — A new report has popped up from the well-sourced AllThingsD suggesting that Apple will be holding a launch event for the iPad 3 in the first week of March. The report suggests that the event will be held in San Francisco at either the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts or the Moscone Center, and that the device may go on sale quite quickly after the media event, perhaps even within a week or so (some sites say March 16th.)
The report goes on to say the device will be pretty much in line with the rumours surrounding the specifications: greatly improved Retina Display, maybe 2048x1536 pixels. In addition, there will be a much faster processor inside, suggesting it will include a new A6 processor, perhaps even quad-core rather than dual core. The device will also reportedly have greatly upgraded cameras.
[But these are rumours.]
TomTom to supply driving info to insurers — TomTom has signed a deal with an insurance firm that will see its satnavs used to monitor drivers. Fair Pay Insurance, part of Motaquote, will use monitoring systems built into the TomTom PRO 3100 to watch for sharp braking and badly managed turns, rewarding 'good' drivers with lower premiums and warning less skilled motorists when they aren't driving as they should. 'We've dispensed with generalization's and said to our customers, if you believe you're a good driver, we'll believe you and we'll even give you the benefit up front,' said Nigel Lombard of Fair Pay Insurance.
['Really? You were driving safely and at the speed limit? R-i-g-h-t-...]
Waze adds voice — Wave your hand in front of your iPhone when it’s running Waze, and the phone’s proximity sensor will now activate voice command features.
The latest update to Waze introduced a voice-command feature to the crowd-sourced traffic and navigation app to let you report traffic incidents or calculate routes using your voice. Version 3.1 of Waze takes advantage of the proximity sensor in the iPhone. This normally detects when your face is close to the iPhone’s screen during phone calls.
Apple 'politely' accepts signatures — The scheduled delivery of petitions asking Apple for better treatment of workers in factories that produce iPhones and iPads happened on schedule in New York City Thursday morning. Observers say there was far more press in attendance than actual protestors, but the mission to hand deliver the signatures of more than 250,000 people was accomplished.
Three kindles for the price of one iPad — Amazon has released a new Kindle ad (pic) that takes aim at the iPad for its poor reading conditions in direct sunlight, and its heavy price tag.
Amazon has actually poked fun at the struggle iPad users face when trying to use their device in the sun in previous commercials. But its latest also goes after iPad prices, which, as the ad highlights would get you two Kindle Fire tablets and a Kindle e-reader instead.
