Facebook iOS updates are an interesting phenomenon. On one hand we could be in for a complete redesign at a moment’s notice and on the other we might be getting stickers – or oversized emojis to you and I. Today’s Facebook update brings some new features to the iPhone and iPad, but we do find ourselves struggling to get too excited this time around.

Microsoft’s Surface RT tablet hasn’t quite taken off in a way that we’re sure Microsoft would have wanted it to. In fact, we suspect that’s the reason behind a new initiative that the Redmond outfit is putting into place that will see discounted slates being made available to educational institutions.

When you’re presented with such a big redesign as iOS 7, there are bound to be a few hidden gems to be discovered. There are a few additions in the first beta of the latest version of iOS that Apple didn’t crow about at WWDC, but there are some features that were never meant to be found, too.

One of the angles of iOS 7 that seems to be forgotten amongst all the noise about icons and translucency is the renewed focus on Game Center and official support for third party game controller under ‘Made for iPhone’ branding. After what felt like a half-hearted attempt in the recent past, Apple now appears to be on the verge of embracing the huge number of games in the App Store.

It seems that we can’t go any longer than five minutes without iOS 7 for iPhone or iPad being in the news these days, which is quite a feat considering it’s not going to be available for another three or four months. Today is no different, and the latest piece of iOS 7 news comes courtesy of the iPad.

The news may be dominated by the hardware coming out of Apple, Microsoft and Sony right now but that doesn’t mean that we can’t get excited by software anymore, and that includes websites, social networking websites to be more precise.

On the day of its launch, I offered very early thoughts on running iOS 7 on iPhone 5 after I had used it for less than an hour. I was still waiting for most of my 3rd-party apps to install, so I was certainly in no position to offer a proper review of the beta version of iOS 7. In fact, 3 days later, I’m still not.

Microsoft had previously promised to show more upcoming Xbox One games at E3, because at the end of it all, when the hardware finally ships, it’s all about the games. We are glad that the company kept to its word. Throughout their E3 press conference which was held earlier this week, Microsoft and its partners showed some of the blockbuster titles that we will all be looking forward to playing as this holiday season draws ever closer. and when the hardware finally ships, it’s all about the games.

Well, I had to do it. Just days after writing on this very site that I wouldn’t dump my iPhone 5 jailbreak On 6.1.2 for a shiny new version of iOS, I’m sat here looking at iOS 7 on the very same iPhone 5.

Today’s been a big day for announcements in the technology space, not least with Microsoft taking to the stage at this year’s E3. We’d all geared ourselves up for an Xbox One onslaught, and whilst we were treated to some new next generation loveliness, it was the current Xbox 360 that caught our attention the most.

Well well well, just when you think it’s time to settle down for Apple’s WWDC keynote someone goes ahead and pulls the rug from underneath you. Just when you think you’ve got tomorrow’s announcements all figured out, someone says just enough for a little bit of doubt to creep in.

We take a lot of screenshots here at Redmond Pie. We take screenshots of Macs, and we take screenshots of Windows. We take screenshots of Android phones and we take screenshots of iOS devices. No matter what the device, or what operating system it is running though, we seem to always end up with the image in some sort of photo editor just so that we can crop it.

Microsoft is hard at work getting Windows 8.1 ready for the desktop, but there’s no doubt that the Redmond outfit is also buckling down to the task of getting its mobile brother all set for primetime too. With Windows Phone 8 undoubtedly an improvement on previous versions, few would argue that there are still some big issues to be addressed before Windows Phone can really compete with the likes of iOS and Android.

Should i ditch my iPhone 5 jailbreak to try iOS 7 beta 1? That’s a good question actually, and one I’ve been contemplating for a few days now.

When Microsoft announced the Xbox One a couple of weeks ago, the big unveiling left more questions unanswered than it actually answered, especially when it came to things like the ability to lend games to a friend, or how resale of those games will work if at all. This caused something of an online backlash against the unreleased machine, and was something that Microsoft could have potentially avoided if it had had all its ducks in a row.

Deus Ex: Human revolution was arguably one of the most eagerly anticipated titles of the current generation, and it arrived to much fanfare including rave reviews from both gamers and the press alike. We loved Deus Ex ourselves, which is why we’re suitably giddy to hear that the game’s creators, Square Enix has today announced that it is bringing a new game to the iPhone and iPad – a game based on the Deus Ex franchise.

Those Grand Theft Auto fans really know their stuff, especially when it comes to the massive in-game worlds that the titles have revolved around. The most keen fans can reel off the locations of all the cool stuff too, which is impressive considering we can’t even find our car keys in our real world homes!

All the focus from much of the tech world may be on Apple’s mobile devices, but that doesn’t mean that the folks in Cupertino aren’t beavering away, trying to make the Mac as bug free as possible. That’s when they’re not adding entirely new features, of course.

The Google Play Store is currently in the process of receiving an update that will hopefully quash a particularly irritating battery draining bug. More details can be found right after the jump.

Having all singing, all dancing smartphones is all well and good, but if all we’re going to do with them is send messages, make calls and take photos of our food then we can’t help but think they’re being somewhat wasted. What happened to the imagined future that saw us living our lives through those phones, replacing other devices and outdated equipment as we go?