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Apple Leads Mobile Browser Market With Safari

Apple’s Safari accounted for 53 percent of web browser usage on mobile devices and tablets in August, more than 30 percentage points ahead of the nearest competitor Opera Mini. Much of the success of mobile Safari can be attributed to the popularity of the iPad and recent studies show that most people with an iPad use it primarily as a web browser. It’s so popular as a browser that the iPad grabs 25% of US mobile browser market and 2% of the overall browser market, on the otherside Android has yet to produce a competitive tablet and most measurable web browsing activity is coming from smartphones. Smartphones are convenient for occasional searching on the go and the smaller screen is not designed for extended browsing sessions……………

Download RedSn0w 0.9.8b7 For Jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 7

The iPhone Dev-Team has announced that developers can jailbreak iOS 5 Beta 7 using RedSn0w 0.9.8b7 and you can jailbreak your iPhone 4, 3GS, iPod touch or iPad wsing this tool. Tethered Jailbreak implies that you would require to attach your iPad 1 to PC/Mac everytime it reboots and it is advised that you should save SHSH Blobs of your iDevice using TinyUmbrella to stay on the safer side……………..

Garmin StreetPilot onDemand iPhone App

Garmin has added some new concepts to the standard navigation apps already present on the iPhone, the StreetPilot onDemand, which is designed for the urban user, with provided routing that includes public transportation and wraps bus and train schedules into the usual GPS features. This is a full navigation app with offline maps that you can buy for just 99 cents (the first time) and the nly catch is that it can be used with its full features for only 30 days. After that, you can add another 30 days for $2.99, a full year for $29.99, or use the app with limited functionality and this kind of pricing makes the app a good choice for people who travel to different parts of the world and know that they only need to use the navigation there for a short period of time……………

Sony Announced Sony Tablet S And Sony Tablet P Devices

Sony announces market launch of Sony Tablet, two optimally designed android devices deliver portability, easy handling and an immersive entertainment experience. Available in mid to late September, the wedge-shaped Tablet S combines a 9.4-inch display with a Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and its design makes the Tablet S a bit bulky on its top end, the tablet’s odd shape also makes it easier to hold for long periods of time, as its weight is centered closer to the wrist. Sony is selling the 16GB version of the device for a solid $499 and the 32GB version for $599 and the Tablet P akes the cake as far as unique design goes…………….

Android Still Leads ComScore Repots

ComScore calls Android top dog, Apple pulls further ahead of RIM and one in four phones in the United States is a Samsung device, with Android gaining ground, as BlackBerrys lose out to cheaper handsets. Google at an impressive 15% increase to top the chart at 41.8% market share followed by the usual suspects, RIM in third at 21.7% (down 5%), and Microsoft at 5.7% (down 1%) and Apple’s market share among mobile OEMs is also on the increase, growing 1.2% to capture 9.5% of the market…………….

Apple Working For New Features In iOS Location Services

Apple is working on exciting new features for iOS location services reveals a job posting for an iOS QA Location Engineer and the job posting obviously doesn’t mention what the feature are. A few Apple patent filings have surfaced recently that might offer a glimpse at what the company is planning and earlier this month a patent filing revealed that Apple is looking into improve Maps by implementing schematic maps that distort data to emphasize more important areas and deemphasize areas that are less important. The posting also requests applicants to have familiarity with typical sensors in mobile devices, namely GPS chips as well as navigation algorithms and suggesting that Apple might be looking into developing its own turn-by-turn navigation technology, similar to the one provided in Google Maps………………

Gateway One ZX4800-07 20-Inch Touch Screen All-in-One Desktop PC

Gateway One ZX4800-07 Touch Screen All-in-One Desktop PC comes with these specs: Intel Pentium Processor T4400, Windows 7 Home Premium, Integrated 20-Inch HD Widescreen Ultrabright (1600 x 900 native resolution), Intel GL40 Express Chipset, 4096MB DDR2 Memory, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD Graphics, 750GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, TV Tuner with Remote, Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, High-Definition Audio Support with 5.1-channel Audio Support, 6 – USB 2.0, Wireless Keyboard and Mouse, 19.0 lbs. | 8.6 kg (system unit only), 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty with Toll-Free Tech Support, AC Power Adapter, AC Power Cord, Registration/ Limited Warranty Card, Norton Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial.

iTunes Match Beta Is Available For Developers

Apple has released a new version of iTunes for developer testing of the functionality of iCloud’s new iTunes Match feature for storing songs in the cloud for flexible access from mobile devices and iTunes 10.5 beta 6.1 with iTunes Match which’ll let you sign up for a yearly $24.99 fee. iTunes Match first scans your library and compiles a list of songs from what it finds, doesn’t matter if it’s a song you’ve bought through iTunes, one you’ve ripped from a CD, torrented or even made yourself. Songs that iTunes recognizes are streamed from Apple’s master recording at 256kbps and you will then be able to access the entire library from any Mac or iOS device with an Internet connection………………..