Google Closes Ten Of Its Experimental Services
This week Google has a announced that its will be closing 10 of its experimental services including Aardvark the start-up created by ex-Googlers and acquired by Google back in February 2010. Other services to be closed include Google Desktop which will closing on September 14th and Google Maps API for Flash.
Knock Clock (video)
If you are looking for a slightly different clock this innovative Knock Clock might well be worth a look. As it has no hands or clock face to tell the time but uses a system of knocks.
The very unique Knock Clock has been created by a three Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design students, Gijs Huisman, Giorgio Uboldi, Michael-Owen Liston, for entry into a competition and took around 48 hours to build. You can check the time by simply knocking on the top of the box and waiting for the box to knock back. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.
HTC Ruby / Amaze Photos And Specifications Leaked
We have been hearing about the HTC Ruby for a while now, and some photos and specifications have been leaked on the new HTC Ruby / HTC Amaze, which included a 4.3 inch qHD display with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.
Other specifications include a dual core 1.5GHz processor, an 8 megapixel camera with a dual LED flash, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage and a microSD card slot.
HP TouchPad Dual Booting Android 2.3.5 And webOS (Video)
HP’s TouchPad has received a serious amount of attention recently since the company decided to cancel the device, and a few of the last TouchPad tablets shipped with Android installed.
We have already seen a video of Android running on the TouchPad, and now the guys over at Team TouchDroid have managed to get Android 2.3.5 running on the TouchPad and it is available to dual boot with HP’s webOS.
Sprint iPhone 5 Launching 1st Week In October?
More evidence has appeared that the iPhone 5 will go on sale in the first week in October, according to a recent report Sprint will start selling the iPhone 5 in the first week in October and the carrier will have the device from the launch date.
We heard previously that Sprint would be getting the new iPhone 5, this will be the first time that Sprint will have the iPhone available on their network, and it will be available through Best Buy, the timing ties in with previous rumors we have heard of a 1st of October launch date for the new iPhone 5.
Will Amazon’s Kindle Tablet Look Like This?
On the weekend we found out some more information on the new Amazon Kindle tablet, according to MG Siegler from Tech Crunch, he has actually seen the device and it will be a new 7 inch Android tablet which will retail for $250.
MG Siegler wasn’t allowed to take any photos of the device, but his did get a good look at it, and Tech Crunch have now put together this mock up of what the Amazon Kindle tablet will look like.
Apple Training Staff On iOS 5, iCloud, iPhone 5 Launch Imminent?
Apple starts training its staff on new software and products a few weeks before they are released, and now it would appear that Apple has started training its store staff for its latest version of its mobile software iOS 5, and also Apple’s new iCloud.
This could mean that Apple will be launching iOS 5, iCloud and the iPhone 5 within the next few weeks, which would tie in with the rumors that Apple will launch the iPhone 5 in late September of early October.
Haier Shows Off 22 Inch Transparent OLED TV At IFA (Video)
Last week we heard about a new TV from Haier which features no wires and is powered without the need for a power cable, and now Haier has shown off another new TV at this years IFA, a 22 inch transparent OLED TV.
This new transparent OLED TV features similar specifications to Samsung’s OLED panel that we heard about previously, with a WSXGA+ resolution of 1680 x 1050, have a look at the video of it in action.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Removed From IFA 2011 Due To Apple Court Case
Last week Samsung announced a range of new products, one of those was the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, the successor to Samsung’s original Galaxy Tab tablet, and now it looks like Samsung has been forced to remove the Galaxy Tab 7.7, plus all promotional material from this years IFA in Berlin.
According to Florian Mueller from Foss Patents, the reason that Samsung has removed the new Galaxy Tab 7.7 from its IFA stand is because of the ongoing court case with Apple.
Apple Store Compromises Its Own Security With Hard Drive Handover
Skepticism never hurts. When it comes to news like this, it’s best to remain skeptical for the moment. A man who contacted Cult of Mac is claiming he was mistakenly given an Apple Store hard drive full of sensitive company information. How could this possibly happen? We’re mystified too. Here are the facts laid bare.
Scientists Think Far Off Desert Planets Could Support Alien Life
Think Dune. Even Tatooine. But more like Dune. If the ghost of Frank Herbert is reading this, we hope it makes him mighty proud. The guy really is an icon of the sci-fi genre even if the later installments of the Dune saga devolved into heavy, plodding reads. Nevertheless, Frank Herbert rules. Long live Shai Halud!
Sledgehammer’s 3rd Person Call Of Duty Unsurprisingly Cancelled
You might remember some big talk from Activision regarding a third person action spin to the gargantuan franchise several months ago. Well, it’s now several months later and that plan seems to have fallen through. “We came on board to make a third-person action adventure game, in the Call of Duty franchise, and we were working on it about six months,” said Glen Schofield, Sledgehammer co-founder.
