Hasta La Gadget!

The iPhone Dev-Team has just outed a new version of Redsnow that opens up iOS 6 to an official version of the sinful, definitely-not-Apple Cydia store, but you’ll still have to be tethered to use it. The process is now simpler, as the latest version recognizes your already-installed iOS 6 OS and installs only the necessary jailbreak files, and Cydia is now installed automatically as well — rather than needing a complex workaround like the last version. If you’re willing to put up with the tethering and have an A4-powered iPhone 4, 3GS or gen-4 iPod touch device, the laundry list of how to do it is at the source below — but there’s always the risk of bricking, so caveat emptor, of course.

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So far based on the rumors, LG’s upcoming Nexus device has been given the code name “Mako”, although thanks to a recent batch of photos upload onto Google+, it seems that the LG Nexus 4 name can be “confirmed”. This is via the photos’ EXIF data and to make it a bit more credible, they were uploaded by both LG and Google employees. We should point out that it is possible to fake EXIF data but given that we’re at that time of the year when the next-gen Nexus handset could be announced, it is possible that these are legit.

These photos are not the best quality we’ve seen to date, although it is possible that the photographers weren’t aiming for photo of the year, but rather just as a means to test the camera, so hopefully it will not be a reflection of the rumored 8MP camera’s capabilities. After all, there were some who expressed their disappointment last year when the Galaxy Nexus was launched with a 5MP versus the 8MP that many were hoping for. Either way we’ll keep our eyes peeled but if the rumored 29^th of October announcement date is to be believed, we guess we won’t have long to wait!

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LG’s rumored Nexus handset is expected to be announced later this month, and so far thanks to the massive influx of leaked images and photos, well little to nothing has been left to surprise. That being said, the same folks who leaked some of the LG Nexus photos last week have even posted a review of handset prior to its launch! This is via Belarusian website Onliner and according to the website (give and take some room for error due to translation), this is a “preliminary review” although it seems pretty comprehensive and is chock full of photos of the alleged handset.

Now since nothing has been official, this “review” should obviously be taken with a grain of salt but based on what we’ve seen so far, there really isn’t any reason to doubt that this is the actual device. In any case the rumors have pegged the 29^th of October as a potential announcement date for the LG Nexus, so check back with us then for more updates! In the meantime you can head on over the Onliner to check out the review, although you will need to translate it first.

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Logitech is back with its latest product in the form of the Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810. This rechargeable keyboard uses Bluetooth connectivity to pair with up to three devices simultaneously. It is compatible with Windows, iOS and Android devices. The wireless keyboard features an auto-adjusting illumination that ensures the laser-etched key characters are always bright and easy to read. The Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 also uses proximity detection to turn on the lighting when your hands approach it, and automatically dims or brightens, depending on the amount of light in the room. If you are interested, you can buy the Logitech Bluetooth Illuminated Keyboard K810 for just $99.99 each. [Engadget]

The Raspberry Pi mini computer just got a RAM upgrade – from 256MB to 512MB — but the $35 price-tag is staying the same. Eben Upton, chip design and founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, said the extra RAM follows frequent suggestions for a more expensive version of the Pi with more RAM for those who want to use the Pi for general computing purposes. But Upton notes the Foundation is “very attached to $35 as our highest price point” — in a recent interview with TC, Upton described price as “our differentiator”.

“There were a lot of boards like Raspberry Pi in the $200 range but not a lot in the $25 to $35 range,” he told me. “You’ve got to see [price] as our differentiator. The big impressive thing we’ve done, as far as I’m concerned, is to make this stuff cheap and available – we’re not making anything that didn’t exist before, but we’re making a thing that previously was very expensive [affordable].”

Upton also said the Foundation is starting to see interest in the Pi from developing countries for use as a general purpose computing device — noting: “[It’s] got an enormous amount of potential to really go and democratise access to information technology in places where maybe people have just bought their first television – emerging middle class in Africa — this is a little additional expense which will connect to your television and help you get more value out of that investment.”

Originally, the Foundation had set out with the idea to build a device for kids to learn to code — thinking they might be able to sell a thousand in the first year. In the event, they sold 100,000 on the first day of sale — and the market for the Pi has been much broader than they initially envisaged. Oracle has demoed Java SE embedded running on a Pi, for instance.

Writing in a blog on the Foundation’s website to announce the RAM upgrade, Upton said from today all Model B Raspberry Pis will ship with 512MB of RAM as standard (Model A refers to a forthcoming $25 version of the Pi that does not include Ethernet).

Here’s his blog post in full

One of the most common suggestions we’ve heard since launch is that we should produce a more expensive “Model C” version of Raspberry Pi with extra RAM. This would be useful for people who want to use the Pi as a general-purpose computer, with multiple large applications running concurrently, and would enable some interesting embedded use cases (particularly using Java) which are slightly too heavyweight to fit comfortably in 256MB.

The downside of this suggestion for us is that we’re very attached to $35 as our highest price point. With this in mind, we’re pleased to announce that from today all Model B Raspberry Pis will ship with 512MB of RAM as standard. If you have an outstanding order with either distributor, you will receive the upgraded device in place of the 256MB version you ordered. Units should start arriving in customers’ hands today, and we will be making a firmware upgrade available in the next couple of days to enable access to the additional memory.

I’d like to thank our partners, RS Components and element14/Premier Farnell, and the suppliers, particularly Samsung, Sony and Broadcom, for all their help in delivering a smooth transition to the 512MB. I’m looking forward to seeing what you all get up to with your shiny new Pis.