Yes iOS 4.2 has been out for a while now and yes there’s no iOS 4.2 jailbreak yet. But let’s just skip that and have a good look at iOS 4.3. Apple has sent in the first iOS 4.3 beta to developers. During iOS 4.2 Apple gave iOS devices AirPlay video support to built-in Apple apps, but iOS 4.3 will see more than just videos. This time we’ve got photos! The Photos app has also gained new AirPlay functionality for photos and videos, and there’s a slightly tweaked camera shutter sound, as well as bigger app icons in the App Store’s Update menu.

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When you’re selling a product that’s going to be related to Apple, chances are that your product won’t sell well if it’s not as aesthetic as Apple’s product. You’ve gotta have the show and the go. Luckily, Freecom Technologies are heading the correct way. Their latest portable hard drive designed specifically for mac users, called the Mobile Drive MG does indeed look very Mac to put up with your lucrative white Mac machine. It’s thin, like 10mm thin, and also features a lightweight magnesium enclosure which will be good news for MacBook users. Plastic is definitely a no-no over here at the Mac World. Great news is that it’s using a USB 3.0 connection with speed of up to 130MB/s, though bad news is that your Mac most probably doesn’t have USB 3.0 port, so you’ll still probably stuck at USB 2.0 speed.

The Mobile Drive Mg is currently available in three different versions including a 320GB capacity (w/ USB 3.0 interface) for 79.95 Euro (about $104), a 750GB capacity (w/ USB 3.0 interface) for 119.95 Euro (about $156) and a 750GB capacity (w/ USB 3.0 and FireWire 800 interfaces) for 129.95 Euro (about $169). P/S: That pen is not included.

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When Apple release iOS beta, we usually check the new features. But for some, they dive their nose into it and have a look around. It makes them feel more like home. Well, here we have again, rumours for Apple’s next iPhone. In the iOS codes, you’ll see ‘iPhone 3, 1’ which is the iPhone 4 that we all have right now, and there’s also the ‘iPhone 3, 2’ which is Verizon’s CDMA iPhone. But then there’s another ‘iPhone 3,3’ which means there’s another yet-to-be-revealed iPhone 4? This might be the white iPhone 4 that will never see the day of light.

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MobileMe is a great feature to have to secure your iPhone if it ever gets missing. It can track your iPhone down, and even download and erase your contacts from your rogue iPhone. But now it seemed that Apple will be adding another new “Find My Friends” feature into MobileMe found in the latest iOS 4.3 beta. This seemed to match Apple’s ‘iGroups’ location-based social networking patent application. So currently it’s just a wild guess of what this feature does. Probably you’re lost and you want to find your friend, or you can probably use this feature to track your cheating boyfriend or track your friend’s iPhone to chase that running thief, or probably just a simple social network feature.

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RIM has been in a pinch lately. Their Playbook might be awesome but it’s not out yet. What’s more their smartphone market is dying fast being drowned by swarms of Android phones and mighty iPhones. Now the company is trying hard to revive its smartphone market, and that’s where the Dakota comes in. BlackBerry might be going touchscreen too this time around if this BGR report is true. Yes, it’s awkward to have QWERTY keyboard as well as a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen on the same phone but that’s probably what RIM is doing right now. Spec wise, there is quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE device with tri-band UMTS. It also packs a 5 megapixel cam with HD video recording, 4GB of storage, plus 768MB of RAM. The phone will also have WiFi and be 3G hotspot-enabled, and it’ll run BlackBerry OS 6.1. There’s no mention when this will come out though, despite the phone looking rather neat.

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Now this is a rather rare leak. It seemed that Samsung is gearing up an Android phone with push-out QWERTY keyboard, and it’s got LTE for MetroPCS. The phone is allegedly called the Forte. There’s no Naza or Kia logo here though. The obvious sliding landscape keyboard is there, so let’s look at the specs. A 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 5-Megapixel camera for those workaholics that might like to shoot some stuff at times, and an Android 2.2 to tag along. It’s sad that manufacturers still do not throw out Gingerbread phones fast enough despite the OS is out few months already. Thus far people are saying that this might be under the Galaxy S sub-brand. Thus far, there’s only a rumoured February 11 launch with no mention of price.

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Here’s a new FPS mouse from Cooler Master’s Storm lineup. It’s ergonomically designed for professional gamers. It’s essentially a lightweight claw-grip mouse with anti-slip rubber side grips that the company says will be suitable for long gaming sessions, though I personally think that the ugly rubber side makes the mouse look cheap.

The Spawn also offers an Ultra-Step Scroll Wheel Encoder that let gamers have absolute control over the slightest movements. A user-programmable 3500 DPI button can be adjusted on-the-fly to provide gamers with the exact sensitivity they need to gain the competitive edge. Other specifications include seven fully programmable buttons, an USB transfer rate (polling rate) of 1,000Hz, ultra swift Teflon feet, a cable length of 2 meters, a gold-plated USB connector and a max acceleration of 20G. Unfortunately, there is no info on pricing or availability so far.

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Shure, the famous ‘headset and mic’ company has just introduced three new models at the NAMM trade show. The first is a bud. It’s the SE 215 which is a wallet-friendly single driver earbud. You get a choice of black or fancy translucent casing, and it comes in a MSRP of $99. For the cans, there are two new boys in the shelf. The first is the SRH550DJ (the middle one) which is targeted at DJs as the name says. “Super-aural design” is the main show here, as they have full isolation and a 90-degree swivelling headband for flexible wearing positions so that DJs can do their DJ post of clipping one can with their shoulder. You know the DJ post. It only cost $99, so it’s not very expensive to be a DJ you know. The SRH940 however is not a cheap feat. It’s billed as a reference set; hopefully you know what that means. Premium padded headband, and it’s got a $299 price tag with it. So if you want to be a posh music listener, this might just be the thing for you.