Mango Tech

3G ipod points toward a brighter future

2011-07-08T16:25:00.000-07:00

Rumors about what Apple is doing with its iPod line have been on the quiet side over the past few months, but a new report suggests that the iPod Touch is due for a genuinely exciting upgrade later this year.

Dutch blog AppleSpot.nl claims that Apple's next-generation iPod Touch will sport 3G connectivity, giving people a way to access data while out on the go without needing to find a Wi-Fi hot spot, just like they do on the iPhone.

A translation of the AppleSpot report from a reader on 9to5mac has the source outlet saying it will be identical to what Apple has already made available on the iPad, where you pick the carrier and get going, presumably managing the pre-paid data plan from right on the device.

As my colleague Donald Bell noted in a story about the possibility of such a scenario just a few weeks ago, Apple has primed iOS for wireless goodness by cutting the cord from iTunes, and including new features like iCloud and iMessage, the latter of which is a shot across the bow of carriers and their text-messaging plans. The iMessage service lets iOS users text and chat with one another freely, as long as they've got the data for it, and iCloud is the glue that keeps content and settings synced and backed up to other devices and Apple's cloud storage system.

Of course with the possibility of a wireless chipset, it brings up the question of what the difference is between such a device and an iPhone proper. So far Apple has further distanced the two products by cutting out a GPS receiver, and offering a lower-quality camera and display. But at the same time Apple has also slowly added hardware features like sensors and cameras to make sure that iPod Touch users can take advantage of (read: buy) applications that will run on both.

Apple is expected to unveil its new crop of iPods in September, right around when multiple reports have pegged the debut of the next-generation iPhone. So far the rumors about what's been next for Apple's line of music-focused gadgets have been rather pedestrian, from extra capacity and acapacitive home button on the iPod Touch, to a camera making a return on the iPod Nano. In that sense, this 3G claim--even if it's just a rumor--represents a big, exciting change for the top end of the iPod product line.

iOs 5 Is The Best

2011-07-08T16:22:00.000-07:00

When you look at the new iOs you are thinking, nothing new but it is a heart for iCloud. It allows people to use the internet for a cloud storage for free. 5 GB. You get your backups and music sharing. You are able to buy a iphone and translate all the data when you buy a new one.
The only problem with it is the notifications. They are great but the bar is from Android.
But if you are looking for an upgrade, iOs is the way to go.

Twitter and Flickr Usage Image

2011-07-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

This is a master image from people using twitter and flickr. This map shows that parts of the world are very different. The blue is twitter, and the red is flickr. It is surprising that twitter is used in the eastern part of the US and there is a black space in the center. Then on the west there is some flickr. People seem to use twitter a lot but I guess more people are using it in the east then flickr.
I think you might want to get a twitter even though I think it is pretty stupid I mean who wants to here about what you ate for breakfast and a picture from your iPhone's camera. No one.
Picture by Eric Fischer

Apple and Microsoft, Breaking The Barrier

2011-07-08T16:11:00.000-07:00

I am not able to say much about the new Windows 8 because I haven't used in person. But for Lion. I am going to say that it is not a good direction for people that are average Mac users. I am an avid user and I have to say that Apple better be installing it on a iPad or a touch screen mac because the OS is to much like iOs. I also think that it is not the best thing for apple to make a OS that has a App Store. It needs to have something that is good, something that really makes it good for people that are editors. Like put Photoshop on it.
But when you think about too many companies are pushing the desktop version of their phones OS. I bet google will launch a new android for your computer.