iPhone 4s

The iPhone 4s will be launched late May or early June 2011. This time the 's' will ironically stand for signal! The predicted specs are:

• Front facing 720p camera (HD facetime)
• Rear facing 720p 8 megapixel camera
• 4" Retina Display
• 1ghz dual core A5 processor
• 500mb Ram
• Thunderbolt port (replacing 30pin connector) for fast transfer speeds
• 3-axis gyroscope, Accelerometer, Light Sensor, Bluetooth
• Photo Booth App
• Storage 8GB/32GB/64GB

Here is a sneak preview:

iPad 2 is released!!!!!

Here is a comparison between the iPad and the iPad 2:

iPad

iPad 2

Display	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS LCD
Resolution	1024 x 768	1024 x 768
Processor	1GHz Apple A4	1GHz dual-core Apple A5
Graphics	PowerVR SGX 535	?
Memory	256MB RAM	?
Storage	16GB / 32GB / 64GB	16GB / 32GB / 64GB
Front camera	none	VGA
Rear camera	none	720p
Cellular radio	EDGE plus triband HSPA	EDGE plus quadband HSPA or CDMA / EV-DO Rev. A
WiFi	802.11a/b/g/n	802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1 + EDR	2.1 + EDR
Accelerometer	3-axis	3-axis
Gyroscope	No	3-axis
Thickness	13.4mm	8.8mm
Weight	680g (WiFi), 730g (WiFi + 3G)	601g (WiFi), 607g (Verizon), 613g (AT&T)

source: engadget

iPad 2: In Detail

The iPad 2 is going to be released in March 2nd 2011. Engadget is one of many to receive an invitation to Apple's release of the iPad 2. Here is a preview of what the iPad 2 may look like:

It is speculated to have the following features:

• Front facing 1.3mp 720p camera (HD facetime calls & PhotoBooth app to be announced (see below))
• Rear facing 5mp 720p camera with LED flash (iMovie HD to be released)
• Dual core 1.4Ghz Apple A4 processor
• HD retina display (similar to the iPhone 4)
• 32gb, 64gb or 128gb flash memory
• Three-axis gyro (previously seen in the iPhone 4 & iPod Touch)
• Stereo speakers
• SD card slot
• Same unibody design as previous generation (therefore will work with current docks and accessories)
• Built in vibrator (for silent email alerts)
• 3G model will have the ability to send phone calls

Here is an iPad 2 Case:

Here is a screenshot from the iPad 2 homescreen. This evidence proves that the next iPad will carry a front facing camera as well as the Apple Camera App and Photo Booth App:





















Engadget was given the following invitation from Apple:

Will Thunderbolt replace USB 3.0?

USB 3.0 is relatively new, and with the newer Thunderbolt promising faster speeds (Thunderbolt is 20 times faster than USB 2.0, whereas USB 3.0 is only 10 times faster) it seems as if USB 3.0 will be short lived.

This 'fight' is similar to the one between Blu-ray and HD DVD, where the more expensive yet better quality Blu-ray won. Applevine predicts that the faster Thunderbolt port will start to replace the slower USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, unless USB strikes back with a 4.0! But one can only wait to be sure of the answer!

BREAKING NEWS: NEW MACBOOK PRO JUST RELEASED!!!!!!

Just as we speculated they will be getting the new Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3, i5 and i7 processors, AMD 6000M graphics (no NVIDIA), and the superfast Thunderbolt port!!!!

There is a HD facetime camera, Gigabit Ethernet port, Firewire 800 port, Two usb ports, thunderbolt port which supports up to 10 Gps!!!, Audio line in and out, and of course the SDXC card slot.

MORE ABOUT THE THUNDERBOLT PORT

This port allows you to access streams of uncompressed HD video from the macbook at speeds whichwill allow you to edit them in real time. It is able to connect the next high-performance peripherals to the next generation of computers, starting with the macbook pro. The Thunderbolt port is TWELVE, yes twelve times faster than a firewire port & TWENTY times faster than USB 2.0. The thunderbolt port will enable a user to daisy chain up to SIX devices including monitors or televisions. This port is like a human compared to an ape (USB)!

THE PROCESSOR

The 13-inch MacBook Pro now features a 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 processor OR the 2.7GHz Intel Core i7These processors Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.4GHz, allowing the 13-inch MacBook Pro to perform up to twice as fast as the previous generation. But Apple "couldn’t leave fast alone". As the new 15 & 17inch models are able to have a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor — with Turbo Boost speeds up to3.4GHz and up to 8MB of shared L3 cache. These MacBooks are now able to tackle the most power hungry jobs around!


THE GRAPHICS 


The whole macbook pro line up has the intergrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor, which can encode video quickly and efficiently, therefore maximising playback. But for graphical intensive applications the 15 & 17 inch Macbook Pro models switch to AMD Radeon graphics processors, which let you see more fps in 3D games  or on HD video projects!

OVERALL

To conclude, the new macbook pro excels in all areas over the previous model. If you have been holding off to buy a new mac, this is the right time to buy.

Macbook Pro launch Approaching: The Apple Store goes down!

Apple's online store has gone down conforming the release of the macbook pro, but we still have to hold onto our seats a while longer, until apple shows us the grand unveiling in a few hours time. Check applevine later to stay posted!

Will the iPad 2 overcome the competition?

This year will be dubbed by technology enthusiasts as the year of the tablets. For apple's iPad with have fierce competition from palm, android devices (motorola xoom, samsung) and HTC. All these machines contain high end processors and have a large storage space. But Apple promises to beat them as the iPad's predicted specs are simply staggering, and knowing apple there will be an extra surprise (perhaps NFC). SCROLL UP FOR THE FULL SPECS OF THE IPAD 2.