Cultofmac has reported today that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is pushing hard to get Wi-Fi syncing for the upcoming iPod revamp coming later this year.
The company has apparently been testing the tech for the last two years.
Jobs has made Wi-Fi syncing one of the top priorities for the media players, which are becoming less and less relevant as more people simply buy iPhones or iPads.
So far, Apple’s engineers have had issues with “reliability, signal strength, case design and battery life” when trying for Wi-Fi syncing.
The current method for syncing involves connecting to your PC via USB cable.
Using a carbon fiber design, which the new iPods are said to have, “the engineers have found many improvements” but it is still nowhere near perfect.
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Rovio, the developer behind blockbuster sensation ‘Angry Birds,’ has raised $42 million during a round of funding led by venture capitalist firms.
One of the firms is Accel Partners, which has vested interests in Facebook, Groupon and AdMob, among other mobile or social companies.
Angry Birds currently has 40 million active players across Android, iOS and PC platforms, and downloads have topped 75 million.
Outside of game downloads, Angry Birds plush toy sales have surpassed 2 million, breaking into the mainstream retail channels.
The developer will use the money for “strategic expansions.”
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HTC’s upcoming Flyer tablet has seen its unofficial specs leaked today, although the company has not even announced the tablet yet.
The tablet will have a seven-inch screen, 1024×600 resolution, Android 2.3 (upgradeable to 3.0), a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and LTE support.
Additionally, the device will have a 5MP rear camera, a 1.3MP front side camera, and pre-installed Skype.
The standard camera will have LED flash and facial recognition.
Finally, the tablet will have HDMI-out, DLNA wireless streaming and a USB port.
