Archive for July, 2008

Phase One P65+ is First Full-Frame Medium Format Photo Sensor, Packs a Gaudy 65 Megapixels [Photography]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Last week Hasselblad was holding down the largest-sensor-available title with its 50MP H3DII-50, but now Phase One's P65+ digital back matches the size of a standard piece of 645 film at 40.4 X 54.9mm—a first for digital sensors—for a final resolution of 65 megapixels. But if you're guessing it'll cost ...

One Millionth iPhone 3G Sold Already Says Apple, Despite iPocalypse [IPhone 3G]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The iPhone 3G came, it saw, it faltered quite a bit, then it conquered: the one millionth iPhone 3G was sold on Sunday, according to Apple. “iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend,” said Steve himself, and I don't think we can really argue with that, since it took 74 ...

BlackBerry Javelin Photos Leak Out [BlackBerry]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

A few months ago while talking about the rumored BlackBerry Niagara we mentioned the Javelin. And now it looks like a RIM insider has managed to sneak a few photos of a prototype copy of the phone. It's a standard quad-band GSM/EDGE cell, with 480 x 360 LCD, GPS, wi-fi, ...

iPhone App Store downloads top 10 million in first weekend

Monday, July 14th, 2008

In addition to selling more than 1 million of its new iPhone 3G handsets since Friday, Apple announced that iPhone and iPod touch users also downloaded more than 10 million applications from the the company's new App Store during the same three-day p...

Apple sells 1 million iPhone 3Gs in first weekend

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Despite widespread activation problems, Apple said Monday that it sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, just three days after the new handset launched worldwide on Friday, July 11.. "iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Apple chie...

iPhone 3G Battery Life Beats the Competition, Apple’s Own Tests [Apple]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The first iPhone 3G battery test results are in, and it seems it beats the competition and Apple's own benchmarks with an average of 5 hours and 38 minutes talking non-stop on AT&T's 3G network. Apple's own tests give the new iPhone a 5 hour talk time over 3G. The ...

Precious Metal Cover Makes Jewelry of Apple Bluetooth Headset [Headset]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Apple's Bluetooth headset is already small and stylish, but designer Andi Monn has come up with a way of adding to it that also improves its utility. His headset "sleds" slide over the device and turn it into techy jewelry, of a sort. Plus they let you carry the gizmo ...

Hidden iPhone 3G firmware “fixes” yellow screens

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Early adopters of iPhone 3G have discovered an updated firmware build hidden from iTunes' update system that appears to fix several issues, including the yellow screen tint that some believe is a flaw. Even as Apple itself claims that the shift in...

Sony: PSP Update Version 4.05 “Coming Soon” [PSP]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

From the official PlayStation blog comes word this evening that the PlayStation Portable is set to receive a firmware update to version 4.05 very soon. E3, which started unofficially today and begins in earnest on Monday, is probably a safe bet for a more official Sony announcement. The folks at ...

Xbox 360 60GB Available for Amazon Pre-order, Ships Aug. 4 [Xbox 360]

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The 60GB Xbox 360 just popped up on Amazon for pre-order. They've got it listed for $349.99 (duh), shipping out Aug. 4. The price cut on the 20GB Xbox 360 is in full effect, too. [Amazon, Thanks Chris!]