C Spire Wireless iPhone 4S Available November 11th, Pre-Order Now
The iPhone 4S launched on 3 carriers, At&t, Verizon, and Sprint. Shortly there after, we hear about a regional carrier formerly known as Cellular South, called C Spire Wireless getting the iPhone. Well it is the real deal people, and now you can pre-order your iPhone 4S and have it ready to go on the launch date of November 11th.
This is good news that smaller carriers like this are getting the iPhone and hopefully, sooner than later, it will be available to all carriers. The next big flagship device we could possibly see available on multiple carriers should be the Galaxy Nexus. So, if you are on C Spire, and you have been using Android wanting the iPhone, or even thinking about getting into the smartphone world, hit this link and get signed up to order one.
(via C Spire)
GarageBand Support for iPhone and iPod Touch is here
GarageBand is very popular software that comes installed on all Macs, and has even been available in the iOS App Store for the iPad for a while now. Today, version 1.1 was released, along with some updates it now has support for the iPod Touch and iPhone. Here is the feature list.
Create custom chords for Smart Instruments
Support for 3/4 and 6/8 time signatures
Reset song key without transposing original recordings
Transpose songs in semitones or full octaves
Additional quantization options for recordings including, straight, triplet and swing
New audio export quality settings for AAC and AIFF (Uncompressed)
Arpeggiator available in Smart Keyboard
Adjustable velocity settings for Touch Instruments
Numerous enhancements, including automatic fade out and improved audio import options
If you have already purchased the app on your iPad and you have another recent iPhone or iPod Touch, you can install the universal app on them also. So, go out and play with it, tell us what you think?
(via The Verge)
Barnes & Noble Nook Event Announced, Kindle Fire Competition?
Barnes & Noble has been in the e-reader business for a couple of years now. They usually announce a new product before the holiday season hits hard. They have set the event this year for November 7th and it is defiantly Nook related. We will probably be seeing the Nook 2 or the second iteration of the Nook.
The current Nook price is at $250 and has sold reasonably well. This will be a tough follow up this year, especially since Amazon’s Kindle Fire will be for sale on November 15th for $199. The Fire is a more robust tablet than the current Nook is, and has a lot more content availability. We will see if Barnes & Noble step their game up, or stay right in the segment of the market they are in.
(via Android Community)
GameStop Looks for Other Retail Avenues
GameStop has been a big player in the buying and selling games and game consoles. They have been very lucrative at it and now are looking for ways to branch their business. Everyone knows that gaming is pushing to mobile devices more and more. Now, GameStop is going to start stocking Android Tablets pre-loaded with games.
The first tablets available will be the Acer Iconia Tab 100, Asus Eee Pad Transformer and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which are pretty much the heavy hitters of the Android Tablets. What makes this interesting is that GameStop makes a lot of money on trading games and systems in. Recently, they have started taking iPod Touch, iPhones and more general gadgets in on trade, so surely they will expand to tablets.
Although the tablets will cost around the same as other retailers on the market, we feel that this is a smart move for GameStop. They have to push forward to the future, and lets face it, the future of gaming is buying games with the tap of a button. We will see in the future on what else GameStop adds to their business, who knows maybe they will create an app store to sell games on.
(via Android Community)
The Art of Skyrim
As November 11th draws closer, the anticipatory conversations my friends share about Skyrim seem to grow longer. Having never played the series, I usually lose interest and walk away from their detailed discussions. Though I am bored by the depth of their detail, it is it exactly that which draws so many to the Elder Scrolls series. Click details to watch a “Making of Skyrim” trailer that not only explores the details of the game, but the passion of its developers. It is a reminder that great games are more than just great entertainment. They are art.
