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iPhone 5 UK release date mid-September?

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The iPhone 5 UK launch may be the second week of September according to a new report from China Times, while the much-rumoured iPad 3 may follow in November.</div>
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The paper cites sources at Chinese suppliers who claim that Apple has put in an initial order for 4 million new iPhone units, with suppliers already lining up 400,000 trial units.</div>
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There have been myriad reports that the next iPhone will launch at what is traditionally Apple's iPod event this September; usually Jobs and co treat us to new phone hardware at WWDC in June, but the iPhone 5 was conspicuous in its absence at this year's conference.</div>
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A September launch seems to be growing ever more likely, with 'fall' also pegged as the iOS 5 release date; however, this new report is the most specific yet and we're not completely convinced about the second week of September itself.</div>
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Meanwhile, rumours that Apple will again break with tradition and launch a third iteration of the iPad towards the end of the year are also failing to die.</div>
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China Times hasn't got a flawless track record on Apple rumours; it was only close-ish when it predicted an October 2009 launch for the first iPad (it debuted in April 2010) but the fact that the 2011 release date for the iPad 3 rumours prevail make us suspect there could be something in it.</div>
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iPhone 5 UK release date mid-September?

The iPhone 5 UK launch may be the second week of September according to a new report from China Times, while the much-rumoured iPad 3 m...

Adata Releases 6Gb A Second SSDs

<P align=center><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/upgrades-and-peripherals/storage/hard-disk-drives-hdd/images/adata%20(2)-200-200.jpg"></P> <br /><P>Adata has come out with its S501 SATA 6Gb per second SSDs, available in a full range of sizes, just in time for the holidays.</P><br /><P>The SSDs start with 64GB storage and go all the way up to 512GB, with 128MB of DDR3 cache. They utilize the Marvell controller and NAND flash to achieve speeds of 480MB/sec read and 310MB/s write</P><br /><P><STRONG>For High End Users</STRONG></P><br /><P>The S501 series has a standard 2.5in form factor device and gives full support for TRIM technology.</P><br /><P>The new SSDs are aimed at the upper end of the market – not many are going to have SATA 6Gb/sec controllers – and the prices reflect that.</P><br /><P>No official British pricing has yet been announced, but with price tags running from €170 (£143) to €1099, (£930) the sterling equivalents will put a sting in the wallet.</P>

Adata Releases 6Gb A Second SSDs

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Apple owns 66% of online music market, Amazon a distant second place

<DIV class=separator style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGnFDC4_32m6rlLc8Hjutsbi33ntddd4CtbltLgWBFFKEXaxLihS93-piCfGRKAb4zsECPSAik_5OyTwYWpPCme_NYZDeOL7-k9mnpFD1NpA_YEc2XFvuQHHOaTdGSEwzHcl4oLYg20w/s1600/applejuststeppingoveramazon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGnFDC4_32m6rlLc8Hjutsbi33ntddd4CtbltLgWBFFKEXaxLihS93-piCfGRKAb4zsECPSAik_5OyTwYWpPCme_NYZDeOL7-k9mnpFD1NpA_YEc2XFvuQHHOaTdGSEwzHcl4oLYg20w/s1600/applejuststeppingoveramazon.jpg"></A></DIV>As if Apple's share of the online music world wasn't big enough, financial research firm NPD Group is reporting that iTunes is now responsible for 66.2% of the market for online music purchases. That's up from 63.2% earlier in the year, despite intense competition from Amazon, which is way behind in second place at 13.3%. Remarkably enough, Amazon also saw growth this year, raising its share from around 11% earlier in 2010. <br /><P></P><br /><P>The online retailer has been promoting "daily deal" albums that are priced much lower than the same music on the iTunes store, actually selling many of the albums below cost in order to attract new customers. Amazon has also been doing a monthly promotion of 100 albums for $5, which is done with the cooperation of record labels and artists. Despite such aggressive action, the company has yet to make a visible dent in Apple's dominance of the online music market.</P><br /><P>According to an article in today's Wall Street Journal, digital album sales have grown rapidly in an industry where CD sales are plummeting and sales of digital single-song downloads are stalling. Apple's album prices are generally higher than those on the Amazon music store, resulting in higher revenues. Amazon's promotion of their online music store has taken the back seat to advertising for the company's Kindle ebook reader, so it will be interesting to see if they decide to actively promote their music business in the future.</P>

Apple owns 66% of online music market, Amazon a distant second place

As if Apple's share of the online music world wasn't big enough, financial research firm NPD Group is reporting that iTunes is now r...

Notion Ink releases Adam demo video, attempts to explain itself (update: second vid)

<DIV class=separator style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQl94Fc6S8Qb1BhFnTnFm6tJkbBiNDely6Mk52M1HZzr7nlodwmYa994Dbe9YqyW0fvDEpSphKz2XVuozUO5zxq56bBzbP9E0o95mjJuR67BJleyiRsJ9eul56u5hxV5zsuZ7KT19viE/s1600/12-18-10-notionink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQl94Fc6S8Qb1BhFnTnFm6tJkbBiNDely6Mk52M1HZzr7nlodwmYa994Dbe9YqyW0fvDEpSphKz2XVuozUO5zxq56bBzbP9E0o95mjJuR67BJleyiRsJ9eul56u5hxV5zsuZ7KT19viE/s1600/12-18-10-notionink.jpg"></A></DIV>As promised, Notion Ink has just released a video of the Adam tablet in action, complete with that snazzy new Eden UI -- the first anyone's seen of the device since its first working prototype. While the footage itself is of disappointingly low quality, it seems</EM> to show a device somewhat worthy of the hype, with a responsive screen, a multitask-friendly interface and plug 'n play peripherals -- though we're holding out for Pixel Qi screen tests and some closeup shots before we place any orders ourselves. Notion Ink singled out vocal critic AndroidPolice</EM> to launch the (seemingly incomplete) video and gave the publication an exclusive interview too, so take your lingering doubts about the tablet's capabilities and head on down to our source links.<BR><BR><STRONG>Update: </STRONG>Now in 720p! <BR><BR><STRONG>Update 2: </STRONG>There's a brand-new video after the break, showing off more Eden UI, a speedy PDF reader, and the Adam's virtual keyboard -- and reportedly all shot in daylight to boot.

Notion Ink releases Adam demo video, attempts to explain itself (update: second vid)

As promised, Notion Ink has just released a video of the Adam tablet in action, complete with that snazzy new Eden UI -- the first anyone...

Windows Phone 7 to get second major update in February

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/gadgets/phones/mobile-phones/Windows%20Mobile/Windows7_startscreen_web2-200-200.jpg"> </div><br>
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<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=latesttecompu-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B004AYPDM2&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Microsoft is set to unleash two new <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=3698499034658385540">Windows Phone 7</a> updates in the New Year, with more phone functionality to be announced at Mobile World Conference.<br>
CEO Steve Ballmer is expected to take the stage at <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=3698499034658385540">CES 2011</a> in Las Vegas in January to show off new WP7 functionality, which includes the ability to cut and paste.<br>
Ballmer is now also set to show off another major update in February at Mobile World Congress.<br>
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Windows Phone 7 to get second major update in February

Microsoft is set to unleash two new Windows Phone 7 updates in the New Year, with more phone functionality to be announced at Mobile Wor...

Android second only to Symbian in smartphone sales

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/Mobile%20Phones/Samsung/samsung-galaxy-S-i90001-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>The rise and rise of Android has seen it become the second biggest operating system in the world, according to the latest figures. </P><br /><P><a href="http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=1466313">Gartner's research</A> suggests that, with worldwide smartphone sales up by a whopping 96 per cent and hitting 19.3 per cent of the total market, Apple and Android handsets are changing the market. </P><br /><P>"This is the third consecutive double-digit increase in sales year-on-year, indicating that consumer demand is healthy," said Carolina Milanesi, research vice president at Gartner. </P><br /><P><STRONG>Record sales</STRONG></P><br /><P>"This quarter saw Apple and Android drive record smartphone sales," she added. "Apple's share of the smartphone market surpassed Research In Motion (RIM) in North America to put it second behind Android while Android volumes also grew rapidly making it the No. 2 operating system worldwide."</P><br /><P>Nokia, Samsung and LG – in that order – have clung on to the market leader manufacturer spots, although Apple has now leapfrogged over RIM into fourth spot. </P><br /><P>According to Gartner's figures, 25.5 per cent of all smartphones sold carried the Android OS, still some way behind Symbian on 36.6 per cent. </P><br /><P>But, the same quarter last year saw Symbian take a 44.6 per cent share of the market, compared to just 3.5 per cent for Google's Android. </P><br /><P><STRONG>Selling well</STRONG></P><br /><P>Apple's iOS lost a little in terms of percentage, but with the total market doubling, the iPhone manufacturer shifted almost twice as many handsets. </P><br /><P>RIM – the makers of BlackBerry phones – moved from a 20.7 per cent share to 14.8 per cent share, whilst Microsoft will be keen that its newly introduced Windows Phone 7 can arrest a slide from 7.9 per cent of sales to just 2.8 in the past quarter's figure.</P>

Android second only to Symbian in smartphone sales

The rise and rise of Android has seen it become the second biggest operating system in the world, according to the latest figures. Gartner...