For the uninitiated, NFC stands for Near Field Communication. It is a short range wireless technology that enables devices to communicate with each other to perform simple transactions. This technology has been in use in countries like Japan and South Korea – but is yet to take off in the West.
. This technology could allow iPhone users to run any compatible Mac as their own Mac.
Confused? Well let us explain. The NFC ready iPhone would carry (more…)

Steve Jobs had given a glimpse of some of the new features that will be available in iOS 4.2 at the
iOS 4 features such as multitasking, folders, Game Centre for iPad users.
It will also bring the AirPlay feature to iDevices, which will allow you to stream video, music, and photos over Wi-Fi especially useful if you have the second generation
.
The beta versions of iOS 4.2 have revealed some hidden features.
iOS 4.2 finally brings the iOS (more…)

You might remember that Apple had, quite surprisingly,
from the previous beta version of iOS 4.2. AirPlay allows users to stream videos from their
,
. This means that users will be able to stream videos from YouTube app wirelessly to Apple TV with a simple tap of a button. It looks like AirPlay features also works on Mobile Safari and several other third party applications.
Besides this, developers have also observed few more changes in iOS (more…)

This would also mark a major shift in the way the iPhone would be perceived – considering it was always thought to be more of a consumer and media centric device – instead of something that you'd see in the hands of upwardly mobile professionals. That segment as you probably know, was traditionally dominated by the BlackBerry.
Of late however, Apple has been making steady inroads in to what was erstwhile BlackBerry territory. In the recent (more…)

After receiving considerable feedback, Adobe seems to have made initial mockups and demos of the potential features that would appear on the Photoshop companion app for the iPad.
At last week's Adobe MAX conference, Adobe Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch showcased a content-aware fill tool running on a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
For iPad users, there was an interesting color-mixing paint palette application, which was used to mix colors with (more…)

It was too late when the rest of the pack realised that Apple now had ahead startin the Tablet market. That however did not deter manufacturers like Samsung and Dell who have bought their own Tablets in to the fray soon after the iPad arrived. Notable amongst them is the Samsung Galaxy Tab. Lets see how this Tablet compares to the iPad and whether it has the oomph to convert a hardcore iOS user to at least consider giving the Galaxy Tab a chance.
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have revealed that Sprint is planning to offer an alternate solution to this issue with the launch of the ZTE Peel iPod Touch case. ZTE Peel acts as a traditional casing for the iPod Touch while also enabling users to access internet over a cellular network from places where there is no Wi-Fi. The solution could drastically improve the utility of the iPod Touch as a mobile device.
The sources have further noted that the ZTE Peel case could launch (more…)

Sprint was quick to identify the opportunity and had started offering a “4G case” for the iPad as soon it was available.The case holds a user's iPad, as well as Sprint's 3G/4G Overdrive mobile hotspot.
Sprint has seen considerable increase in sales of the mobile hotspotssince the launch of the iPad earlier this year.
Sprint will face stiff competition in this space from Verizon as it has also started offering the MiFi mobile hotspot device (more…)

The origins of the relationship between Apple and Verizon dates back to 2005 when both the companies kicked off talks about the prospects of Apple bringing its (then) forthcoming iPhone to the US on Verizon's network. Post the talks however, Verizon turned down the offer because at that time, it was uncomfortable with prospect of it giving Appleconsiderable amountof control over the entire tie-up. Another issue was the monthly revenue sharing (more…)

Steve Kanefsky, Software Engineer at Google explains how the feature works:
Like the desktop version of Google Instant, when you type on your mobile device you’ll see predictions of what you might be searching for. If you type [anse], for example, you should see [ansel adams] along with other predictions. Results for the first prediction appear automatically, and tapping on the other predictions will display those results. Pressing the enter key (more…)