How to watch TV and movies on your Apple iPad

Whether you own the original Apple iPad or the new thinner iPad 2, one of its best less-talked about uses is to watch films and television on.Everybody knows how great Apple’s tablet device is for music, apps and surfing the internet but tuning in to movies and TV shows on the move brings a whole extra world of entertainment.Now you must remember that if you are watching television on your iPad, you need a TV Licence to do so. As long as you have one for your household telly, then you're fine. But you can't get away with only owning an iPad and no TV at home. All digital TV watching whether through this gadget or on your PC or laptop needs an official TV Licence.But it's well worth it as there are plenty of websites and apps out there to...

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iPad 3, iPhone 5 launch

The iPad 3 and iPhone 5 are almost certainly coming in 2012, but what else does Apple have planned? Check out our look at the top Apple tech trends to watch out for in 2012.Apple iPad 3 set to launch in 2012?A new year, a new iPad. Surely it will come in 2012? Perhaps with all the elements most tablet users are crying out for this time – like a USB key and an LED lightbar. A bit of a complaint among iPad 2 customers, the issue of brightness is certainly one Apple need to address. Rumours are of dual-LED lightbar technology to brighten up the iPad’s display, which will be even more vital given the iPad 3’s expected 2048x1536 display. 3G for free would be great, too.Apple iPhone 5 set to launch in 2012?Unless there is a major technology disaster when it comes to production, or BlackBerry/Samsung/Nokia/HTC...

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Intel Says Android 4.0 for Smartphones, Tablets Ready

The company had a version of Android 4.0 for Medfield up and running within a day of Google open sourcing the OS, and now packages for smartphones and tablets with Medfield drivers are available to device makers, said Alec Gefrides, head of the Google Program Office at Intel.Intel is working with device makers to optimize and fine-tune the OS for specific platforms and products based on Medfield chips. While the OS is expected to be ready in time for the product releases, it will be up to the device makers to decide whether they want to implement the OS in smartphones or tablets."We'll see products next year on Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Honeycomb," Gefrides said, referring to Android versions 2.3, 4.0 and 3.x. "Every OEM has to put a stake in the ground to get a product delivered."Intel...

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Android, Samsung Smartphones Popular, iPhone 4S Boosts Apple

An Android-based Samsung smartphone is the device to beat, according to Friday stats from comScore.Of the 3,000 people surveyed by comScore, 25.5 percent of smartphone users in the U.S. had a Samsung device, and 46.3 percent of smartphones were running the Android OS in the three-month period ending Oct. 31.Samsung's share, however, doesn't represent any sort of increase. It had 25.5 percent back in July, too. The only handset maker to see an increase was Apple, which came in at number four with 10.8 percent of the U.S. smartphone market, up 1.3 percent. Apple's latest smartphone, the iPhone 4S, hit store shelves on Oct. 14.LG was in second place with 20.6 percent, followed by Motorola with 13.6 percent. RIM rounded...

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Google releases Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' source code

Google is now sharing its Ice Cream Sandwiches with everybody.The tech giant has released the source code for its eagerly anticipated Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system -- the first version of Android designed to run on both phones and tablets.The version of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.1) released by the Mountain View, Calif., company is the same software that will run on the upcoming Galaxy Nexus smartphone, built by Samsung and exclusive (so far) to Verizon Wireless."We just released a bit of code we thought this group might be interested in," Google engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru wrote in a post in an Android developer Google Group on Monday. "Over at our Android Open-Source Project git servers, the source code for...

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Apple Patents Additional iOS Interface Gestures

Apple has applied to patent more powerful touch-based gestures in iOS devices with smaller touchscreens. The said technologies also involve sensing the device’s position and angle, and will manipulate data and images with these gestures.Touchscreens are among Apple’s favorites when it comes to user interface. Touching elements on a device is more intuitive than pressing buttons or moving a mouse cursor around. Unfortunately, with limited screen sizes, a user is also limited in terms of manipulating the data from within. We already have pinch and zoom gestures on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, with which we can manipulate images and data on these iOS devices. However, Apple wants to further improve this gesture-based touchscreen...

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Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 vs Galaxy S II

Now that we’ve reviewed the gigantic Galaxy Player 5.0 for what it is on its own, it’s time to compare to the rest of the market a bit more in-depth, starting with what at first glance might appear to be the Player’s closest cousin: the Galaxy S II. Before we continue, know this: it’s almost as if these two devices aren’t from the same family, that’s how different they are. Though the Galaxy Player 5.0 is only being released now near the holiday season, the Galaxy S II (in all its forms here in the United States) takes no prisoners when it comes to power and abilities.The Galaxy S II comes in several different shapes and sizes here in the United States, two of the more powerful ones being the two we’ve got right here, the Galaxy...

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