https://cornergeeks.com/tags/2012/ Recent content in 2012 on Corner Geeks Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:55:35 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/07/15/corner-geeks-20-google-io-2012-part-3-the-non-android-bits/ Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:55:35 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/07/15/corner-geeks-20-google-io-2012-part-3-the-non-android-bits/ Google I/O 2012 links: I/O website, Day 1 video, Day 2 video Day 1 Google+ Events Party mode that shares all photos to the event page Calendar integration: ensure to disable showing events that you have been invited to and not accepted to show in calendar Google Glass Explorer Edition US$1500. Sky diving, bike stunt, repelling approved Day 2 Chrome for iOS iPhone & iPad With features like tab syncing, and password synchronization Google Drive Now available for iOS and Chrome OS Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on images - can search for text in photos Intelligent image search (e. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/07/13/corner-geeks-19-google-io-2012-part-2-android-4-1-jellyean/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:36:21 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/07/13/corner-geeks-19-google-io-2012-part-2-android-4-1-jellyean/ Google I/O 2012 links: I/O website, Day 1 video, Day 2 video Android 4.1 Jellybean Overview of new features, API Notes & official changelog from Google Project Butter To make UI smoother using triple buffering, vsync, 60fps Increasing CPU frequency when there is touch input so it is responsive Predicting where the user will touch David Pogue says “Google’s tablet is now Applesque in its fluid touch response” Notifications improvement Actions straight from notifications. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/07/11/corner-geeks-18-google-io-2012-part-1-nexus-q-nexus-7/ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:41:15 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/07/11/corner-geeks-18-google-io-2012-part-1-nexus-q-nexus-7/ Google I/O 2012 links: I/O website, Day 1 video, Day 2 video Nexus Q The creation from Project Tungsten ‘home automation’ mentioned in Google IO 2011 Streams music / video from Google Play A social Jukebox - multiple users can control the playlist and add items from their Play content Phone / tablet as a controller NFC enabled: tap to download software, pair over Bluetooth Allows streaming to different devices/rooms 25W amp built-in Optical in (S/PDIF), Banana jacks, ethernet, micro USB, micro HDMI 802. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/06/23/corner-geeks-17-wwdc-2012-part-3-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/ Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:02:04 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/06/23/corner-geeks-17-wwdc-2012-part-3-macbook-pro-with-retina-display/ Specifications (Full specifications at Apple) Thinner 15" Macbook Pro with 4 times the resolution (2880 x 1800) Quad-core Intel Core i7 (starting at 2.3GHz) SSD based (starting at 256GB configurable to 768GB) 8GB RAM Intel HD Graphics 4000 & NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB) 7 hours battery life 2 x Thunderbold ports, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, 1 x full HDMI port, 1 x full SD card slot, 1 x headset port 720p HD FaceTime webcam, 802. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/06/20/corner-geeks-16-wwdc-2012-part-2-mountain-lion/ Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:01:00 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/06/20/corner-geeks-16-wwdc-2012-part-2-mountain-lion/ OS X Mountain Lion will be released next month (July) for US$19.99 iCloud integration Messages iMessage comes to the desktop Multi-protocol client (AIM, Yahoo!, Google Talk, and Jabber) with document/photo/video transfer and video Facetime Notification Center: from iOS to OSX Ability to update Twitter / Facebook status An alternative to Growl Sharing service: similar to iOS Power Nap: automatic backup and updates while sleeping Dictation: Facebook Integration Gatekeeper: forcing apps in the AppStore to be sandboxed for better security but may remove functionality Over 200+ new features https://cornergeeks.com/2012/06/18/corner-geeks-15-wwdc-2012-part-1-ios-6/ Mon, 18 Jun 2012 09:04:32 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/06/18/corner-geeks-15-wwdc-2012-part-1-ios-6/ New Maps application with turn by turn directions, traffic reports and flyover aerial view A better Siri Sports, movies and restaurant integration Ability to post to Facebook and Twitter Application launching Eyes Free for voice control features while driving Facebook Integration: similar to previous Twitter integration but better with added contact and calendar integration Passbook: a ticketing/coupon application to consolidate all items in one location (with time and location integration) Better photo sharing Improved Safari: tab syncing to the cloud and other iDevices and offline reading capability Facetime over cellular Coming in the fall to the iPhone 3GS/4/4S, iPod touch 4th generation, iPad 2 & the new iPad Read more about iOS 6 at Apple. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/03/10/corner-geeks-13-the-new-ipad/ Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:22:11 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/03/10/corner-geeks-13-the-new-ipad/ The new iPad 4x resolution increase (2048x1536 vs old 1024x768) Quad core graphics A5X (still dual core CPU) 5MP rear camera (1080p video recording) 4G (LTE) for US$130 more (different model for different carriers) Other notable features Internet hotspot tethering: finally can tether mobile data to other devices via WiFi (and presumably Bluetooth as well) Voice dictation: mic button on keyboard to activate dictation Bluetooth 4.0 Same price point as iPad 2 and same battery life Slightly thicker (9. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/03/03/corner-geeks-12-mobile-world-congress-2012/ Sat, 03 Mar 2012 09:36:41 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/03/03/corner-geeks-12-mobile-world-congress-2012/ It took us a while to get back in the groove but we’re back and covered some Mobile World Congress 2012 news. HTC new HTC One series unveiled Superfast photo capture: 0.7 seconds to take a photo , 0.2-seconds autofocus Capture a photo in the midst of recording HD video 25 gigabytes of free Dropbox space for two years All devices: Android 4.0 (ICS), HTC Sense 4, Bluetooth 4.0, Beats Audio One X & One XL 4. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/01/28/ces-2012-tablet-roundup/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:39:09 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/01/28/ces-2012-tablet-roundup/ Device Overview Acer Iconia Tab A700: 10" 1080p screen with a quad core CPU Acer Iconia Tab A510: An update to the 10" Acer Iconia A500 with quad core CPU and Android 4.0 ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF700: An update to the 10" Transformer Prime TF201 with a new design, 1080p screen and 2MP camera ASUS Eee Pad MeMO ME370T: 7" quad core Android tablet for a great price of US$249 Lenovo IdeaTab S2: 10" Android 4. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/01/23/ces-2012-phone-roundup/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:58:54 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/01/23/ces-2012-phone-roundup/ Overview of Devices: HTC Titan II: huge phone (4.7" screen) with a 16 megapixel camera Nokia Lumia 900: Nokia’s first truly competitive Windows Phone device (previous had no front facing camera) Huawei Ascend P1 S and P1: Super slim Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) device Lenovo K800: First Intel Atom powered Android (2.3) phone with a 720p screen Lenovo LePhone S2: Unique gesture area for an Android (2.3) phone with iPhone 4S screen resolution (960x540) Sony Xperia Ion: big LTE phone (4. https://cornergeeks.com/2012/01/20/ces-2012-ultrabook-roundup/ Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:44:54 +0000 https://cornergeeks.com/2012/01/20/ces-2012-ultrabook-roundup/ The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 concluded last week and showed off what technologies will be coming to consumers this year. This year there were a lot of ultrabooks, phones, tablets and smart TVs (some with Google TV). Below are the ultrabooks announced/previewed at CES. Key Points Many hitting the under US$1000 mark Less compromises compared those currently out with more ports and full-sized ports Dell XPS 13, HP Envy 14 Spectre, Samsung Series 5 and 9 are/should be available in Q1 Overview of Devices