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Tuesday 12 June 2012

Spotify Update For Android Is Live [ 12-06-2012 20:16 ]

Author: Paul Smith Source: Spotify Translation by: Paul Smith

Spotify have announced today that their latest iteration for Android is now ready for download from the Google Play marketplace. The new version has been created with Ice Cream Sandwich in mind and brings some new toys to the table, such as slide out navigation; a new widget for the homescreen and new sharing features. There is also support for 320kbps streaming and Last.fm scrobbling. Spotify's VP of products Gustav Sodertrom described the new app:

For all our Android users, this Spotify update is a huge leap forward. We've built it from top to bottom, making it faster, slicker and much better looking. The feedback we got from the preview we released a few weeks back was really positive. We wanted to give our users something special - we really hope you like it.

Some of the new features include:

Totally new app with full support for Android 4.0
All-new slide-out navigation
Crossfade/gapless playback settings
Widget – control Spotify from the home screen
Playlist folder support
Even more social – check out friends’ profile pages and playlists on the go
Artist imagery in high resolution
Related artist view – available for the first time on mobile
‘Extreme’ sound quality setting for 320kbps listening
Play queue
Last.fm scrobbling
So much faster!

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Apple Keynote Not Enough To Satisfy Wall Street [ 12-06-2012 19:55 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Source: CNBC via BGR Translation by: Paul Smith

If the reaction to Apple's WWDC keynote yesterday has been relatively positive from the blogosphere the investors populating Wall Street were less than impressed. As yesterday's keynote came to a close Apple's share price began to take a tumble. Last Friday Apple had ended trading at $580, and at their peak yesterday they were up to $588. By the time Apple's San Francisco event was concluded the price had dropped sharply to $571.17. Why the negativity then? Apple announced a new MacBook Pro, a new version of OS X and of course its next generation of its mobile operationing system, iOS 6. Clearly that wasn't enough to satisfy investors though, and with persistent rumours of an Apple TV set and a next generation iPhone it's not not hard to see why. As CNBC's analyst Bob Pisani summed it up, many on Wall Street saw Apple's keynote note event as "... a relative non-event".

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What's New With iOS 6 [ 12-06-2012 10:53 ]

Author: Serge Novikov Translation by: Paul Smith

iOS 6 was unveiled at Apple's annual WWDC keynote yesterday, but what exactly is the new iteration of Apple's mobile operating system bringing to the table? Well below you will find a handy guide to what will be on offer come this autumn when iOS 6 goes live for users.

Safari

iOS 6 brings with it some Safari improvements, including the ability to sync tabs between your different devices. What that means is that the tab you are looking at on your phone can be easily recalled on your iPad or Mac. It's actually a pretty useful feature if you're like me and use the phone to browse on the move and want to be able to recall that straight away when I get back to my desk.

Facebook

Like Twitter before it Facebook is being integrated with iOS. What does that mean? Well it means that you will have a single sign-in option in the Settings menu that will allow you to use any Facebook related app on your device without the need to constantly sign-in. Yes, that does include the Facebook app itself. You can do other stuff too though, such as upload photos straight from your photo library, use 'Like' buttons in iTunes and the App Store and even use Siri to make status updates.

Siri

Siri is getting smarter ... so say Apple anyway. With iOS 6 Siri has learned some new things, such as the ability to get you information on sports scores, restaurants and film listings. Siri has also been integrated with Yelp to provide reviews for restaurants too. Arguably the biggest news on this front though is the fact that Siri will be coming to the iPad! Alas it seems it will only be the third generation iPad that will see Siri.

Maps

Gone is Google's Google Maps and instead we now have Apple's own maps service. Apple has been on a map company buying spree recently so this wasn't a major shock and with a patent war against Android it makes good sense for Apple to loosen its ties to Googe. The new maps service looks pretty sweet it has to be said: 3D flyovers with vector based graphics, turn-by-turn navigation with Siri integration, and traffic updates, as well as integrated Yelp ratings. Note though that Sreet View wasn't mentioned so a bit of a loss there on that one sadly.

Facetime

Face Time will, at long last, throw off the shackles of WiFi! Yes that's right people you will be able to make Facetime calls over cellular data networks. There was no word on the minimum data speed needed, but it's probably a safe bet to assume that anything below 3G standards is out of the question.

Phone Calls

This is probably where I was most excited yesterday and yet the changes here are more subtle than some of the other stuff we're going to see in iOS 6. A very cool addition will be the ability to quickly reply with a standard text message to a call you don't want to take right away e.g. "I'll call you later". You can also set a reminder to call the person back, either based on time or location using geofencing. You can also setup a blocking system to only allow calls through to your phone from certain people.

Messaging

It's not just calls getting a once over, messaging is changing too. With a new unified ID the theory is that your messages will be synced across all your iOS and Mac devices. In short you should be able to receive a message and use your Mac to reply to it.

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