iTunes Reveals ‘Automatic Download’ and ‘Over-the-Air’ Update Features in iOS 5

A MacRumors reader has discovered that Apple has added the following line to My App Updates screen:
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Apple Rumors: A5 and iOS Powered Airport Base Stations at WWDC, and iPad 3 with LTE by Christmas

With dwindling stocks of AirPort Extreme base station and Time Capsule, rumors are that Apple is planning to upgrade the Airport lineup. The new Airport base station will be based on Apple’s A4 or A5 processor and run on iOS according to Ars Technica’s source. The website further adds:
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Pixel Qi Launches Two New Low Power, Sunlight Readable Displays

Pixel Qi added two new sunlight readable low-power displays to its lineup at Computex 2011. Both the new 7-inch display (1024 x 600 resolution) and the new 10.1-inch display (1280 x 800 resolution) are built on Pixel Qi’s technology that combines benefits of e-ink and LCD display technologies. This results in a display that is readable in sunlight with up to 80% power saving over conventional LCD screens while offering LCD like refresh rates and color reproduction.
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AT&T Online Store Runs Out Of Black iPhone 4

AT&T online store has ran out of black iPhone 4. There are no 16GB or 32GB new black iPhone 4 models available on AT&T’s website. Their website shows stock for both white iPhone 4 models and also stocks of refurbished black iPhone 4s, but no new black iPhone 4.
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LA Times: iCloud Initially Free, $25 Annual Fee Afterwards

LA Times is reporting that music labels and publishers are lining to signup for iCloud music service that Apple will launch next week. LA Times’ Alex Pham wrote:
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Windows 8 Previewed – Completely Redesigned Windows Phone 7 Like UI

Yesterday, Microsoft did the first public preview of Windows 8 at the D9 conference in California and also at Computex 2011 in Taiwan. Windows 8 has a completely redesigned user interface (UI) that is aimed at touch computing (tablets). This is the first time that Microsoft has done such massive change in UI design since the launch of Windows 95 more than 16 years ago.
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Google’s Eric Schmidt Says, “Would You Prefer The US Government to Make Those (Online Privacy) Decisions?”

Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher interviewed Eric Schmidt at the D9 conference in Rancho Palos Verdes, California on May 31st. Eric gave some interesting answers to the snarky questions Walt and Kara asked, but his one answer shocked me. The discussion went like this:
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Intel Keynote at Computex 2011 Showcases Next Generation Ivy Bridge and Atom Processors

Intel Executive Vice President Sean Maloney presented the opening keynote speech at Computex 2001, in which he talked about Intel Core processor roadmap and accelerated pace of innovation for Intel Atom processor lineup. Maloney also announced Intel’s vision of “Ultrabook”, which looked a lot like MacBook Air Apple launched last year. The Ultrabook is based on next generation 22nm Intel Core processor family codenamed “Ivy Bridge”.
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Apple Releases iWork for iPhone and iPod touch Users

Apple today announced that its iWork productivity apps, Keynote, Pages and Numbers, are now available for iPhone and iPod touch. Created for the Mac and then completely redesigned for iOS and Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch interface, Keynote, Pages and Numbers allow you to create and share stunning presentations, beautifully formatted documents and powerful spreadsheets on the go. iWork apps are available on the App Store for $9.99 each to new users and as a free update for existing iWork for iPad customers.
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Asus PadFone – A Smartphone and Tablet Combination

At Computex 2011, Asus unveiled their highly anticipated PadFone. Asus describes the PadFone as a convergent device that “combines a smartphone and a tablet computer into one symbiotic gadget that allows consumers to choose the screen size that best fits their activities while seamlessly sharing data and 3G internet access.”
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Three Reasons Why iPad 3 won’t have OLED Display

Last week, The Korea Herald reported that Apple wants to tap into Samsung’s AMOLED displays for iPad 3 and the company has offered Samsung an advance for the displays. However, we think this news is completely bogus. There are hardly any reasons that will tempt Apple to switch to AMOLED screen, but there are three very compelling reasons for Apple to continue using IPS LCD screen:
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OmniVision Almost Confirms 8-Megapixel Camera in Next iPhone

In their quarterly results call, OmniVision almost confirmed that the next generation iPhone would have an 8-megapixel back camera. While talking about their plans for coming months, OmniVision executives revealed that they are transitioning much of their smartphone image sensor production capacity to 8-megapixel, as they were seeing strong orders from key customers in the smartphone market.
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Businessweek Reveals Some New Details About Apple's Upcoming Online Music Service

Businessweek has posted an article titled “Apple’s deals may transform digital music”, in which they reveal some new details about Apple’s upcoming online music service. Businessweek’s Brad Stone and Andy Fixmer wrote the following about the music service deal:
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Google Wallet App Enables Consumer to Tap, Pay and Save with Their Phone (Hands-on Video Added)

At an event today, Google, Citi, MasterCard, First Data and Sprint announced and demonstrated Google Wallet, an app that will make your phone your wallet so you can tap, pay and save money and time while you shop. For businesses, Google Wallet is an opportunity to strengthen customer relationships by offering a faster, easier shopping experience with relevant deals, promotions and loyalty rewards.
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Hasselblad Launches First 200-Megapixel Camera H4D-200MS

After careful testing for stability and color accuracy, the H4D-200MS - first announced at Photokina last September - is now available. Based on the H4D-50MS platform, the new camera is capable of creating 200 megapixel files for the ultimate in resolution.
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Sony S Series and F Series Get Second Generation Intel Core i7 Update

Sony updated their S series and F series laptops with second generation Intel Core i7 processors and new graphics cards from AMD and NVIDIA. The top-of-the-line S series laptop gets 2.7GHz dual core Intel Core i7 processor, 1GB AMD Radeon HD 6630 hybrid graphics, 13.3-inch 1366 x 768 display, backlit keyboard, WiFi, Bluetooth and the usual set of ports. Options include higher resolution (1,600 x 900) display, up to 8GB memory, Blu-ray drive, and external sheet battery.
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Official Announcement and Reviews of Dell XPS 15z

Dell today introduced the XPS 15z laptop, the thinnest 15-inch Windows laptop on the market. Dell says that the XPS 15z is first in a series of new thin and ultra powerful products the company will introduce this year. Main features of the new XPS 15z are:
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Microsoft Previews Windows Phone 7.1 ‘Mango’ Update

Microsoft today previewed the next release of Windows Phone, codenamed “Mango”. According to Microsoft, Mango will bring more than 500 new features to Windows Phone 7 customers for free. Some of the main features of Windows Phone 7.1 update are:
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More iPhone 5 Rumors: Smaller and Thinner, Maybe with Curved Front Glass

Next generation iPhone rumor season is in full swing now and everyday we are getting some new iPhone 5 related news/rumor. Today there were three main iPhone 5 related news. Lets start with the most credible one, as it comes directly from France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard. In an interview with All Thing D, Richard told Ina Fried next iPhone would be smaller and thinner. For a question about their work with Apple on smaller SIM cards, he said:
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AMD Introduces Embedded G-Series APUs for Fanless Designs

AMD today announced immediate availability of two new AMD Embedded G-Series APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) with thermal design power (TDP) ratings of 5.5 and 6.4 watts, up to a 39 percent power savings compared to earlier versions. The very low power consumption and small 361mm² package is ideal for compact, fanless embedded systems like digital signage, kiosks, mobile industrial devices and many of the new emerging industry-standard small form factors such as Qseven.
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