It may seem like an eternity ago when we watched Apple lift the covers off the radically redesigned iOS 7 at this year’s WWDC, but let’s be honest with ourselves here – we’re all still talking about it. Whether our opinions are largely positive, negative or remain neutral; the fact remains that Apple is embarking on a journey of rebirth when it comes to iOS. The introduction of iOS 7 saw a number of existing jailbreak tweaks become null and void, but developer Evan Swick can think himself lucky that his new NativeQR package is still relevant and hasn’t been Sherlocked by Apple’s creative teams.

The Surface RT was released with a great deal of excitement, and although it has been spoken of positively by many corners, it’s still yet to find itself a firm place in the iPad dominated tablet industry. In an effort to change the fortunes of the Surface RT, sources familiar with Microsoft’s internal plans are suggesting that the Redmond company are planning on launching a new variant of the tablet, but this time choosing Qualcomm Inc. as their preferred processor suppliers.

It didn’t go unnoticed that Apple did their very best to incorporate some of the best jailbreak functionality into this upcoming iOS refresh, which in itself means that a number of developers will need to go back to the drawing board for future tweaks. Designers involved in the jailbreak community can have a great deal of fun to bring those fresh iOS 7 visuals to jailbroken iOS 6.X devices, which is exactly what Surenix has done with the release of his iOS 7 Control Toggle Icons pack. More details can be found right here!

After numerous rumors and intense speculation, Microsoft’s fantastic and extremely popular Office package has managed to find its way onto the iPhone. The package, which landed on Apple’s App Store today, is a mobile optimized companion app that has been built from the ground up to provide access to the loved Office suite of applications directly from an iPhone. This is a fairly notable release by the Redmond company and has been expected for some time, but for some reason has managed to come with minimal fuss and a distinct lack of celebration.

It may be controversial, but iOS 7 does have a large number of fans, and if you are one of those, but don’t have access to a developer account, then the next best thing would be applying a WinterBoard theme to bring the look and feel of the iOS 7 beta icons to iOS 6 – well, to the home screen, at least.

Apple has just released an updated lineup of the MacBook Air with bumped up specs, more details can be found right after the break.

It’s been rumored for quite some time that both Microsoft and Sony would be hitting the shelves with their next-generation consoles this holiday season, but today’s slip from Danny Isaac all but confirms the planned release time for the Redmond company’s new gaming console.

Over the last few years, we’ve had to come to get our heads around the fact that we live in a world that is pretty much permanently connected by technology. We can pick up our iPhone and make a FaceTime call to a loved one on the other side of the world. We can launch the App Store and download a spirit level or tax calculator app that can get us out of a tight spot immediately. We can even unlock our front doors thanks to connectivity between Bluetooth low energy devices. If that wasn’t enough for you, then it seems that we can now also order convenience food to be delivered directly to us on top of an iPad powered quadrocopter.

It’s definitely common practice these days for video game producers to stir up as much hype as possible for their new titles before they actually land on our shelves. The gaming industry is literally worth billions of dollars across the globe, so drumming up plenty of pre-release excitement and interest definitely becomes worthwhile when those sales figures are eventually reported. As far as gaming franchises go, they don’t come much bigger than Call of Duty, and if the latest trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts is anything to go by then it looks like gamers are in for a deep blue based treat when this one eventually lands.

Gravity Screen Off for Android allows you to automatically turn your device’s display on or off based on its proximity. More details and the APK download link can be found right after the break.

Rarely does a new tweak come along for jailbroken iPhones that not only manages to become an instant favorite amongst the community but also creates demand for the creators to extend the offering to additional devices. On the whole Cydia based tweaks generally have a fairly limited shelf life and can be thought of as disposable downloads and purchases, with only a few managing to permanently manage to capture a place on a user’s liberated iOS device. The original release of Auxo for iPhone and iPod touch by A3 Tweaks instantly became one of those loved packages with the good news being that the supported device range has been extended with the dedicated Auxo for iPad now available to purchase through Cydia.

The jailbreak scene is an ever changing landscape. What’s new, noteworthy and popular on any given day can easily be cast into obscurity on the next, leaving space for a new package to step into the limelight and gain praise. Over the last few years we have seen a number of powerful and innovative solutions that allow jailbroken iOS users to quickly and efficiently access commonly used system settings without having to drill-down into menu structures within the Settings app. Most of those offerings have come in the form of some kind of modal overlay, or are accessed by other means, but now we have a new centralized toggle system called FlipSwitch and it’s about to take the limelight.

Apple TV has managed to transcend beyond being just a little “hobby” device for the Cupertino based company, and now finds itself as one of the company’s main media-based consumer products. Although, the intelligent little black box is powered by a modified version of iOS, it doesn’t have all of the same functionality that we see on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, such as almost unlimited third-party apps that can be accessed through the App Store. Apple has managed to thrash out deals with various high profile companies to bring their content to the media device, but there are still some services – like Plex – that aren’t supported much to the distress of some users.

We initially had the Samsung Galaxy S4. Then came the more compact and sleek Galaxy S4 mini. They say that good things always come in threes and that certainly seems to be the case as Samsung has today announced the Galaxy S4 Active smartphone to accompany the previous two releases of the S4. The Galaxy S4 Active is described as being the “perfect companion for exploration, activity and adventure” and will offer all of the technical power of the flagship Galaxy S4 but packed into a robust and ingress protected case for outdoor use.

Some consumers do like a bit of variety in their lives and prefer to try out different devices to see what suits them best at any given time. Face it, we all do. For those who fall into that category, or even those who are just interested in what each device is capable of, then the SpecCheck Android app is a great and extremely well put together piece of software. Check it out after the jump.

It’s generally accepted that iOS powered devices are amongst the most secure devices that are currently available in the consumer mobile market. This isn’t to say that Apple has built an impenetrable device that isn’t susceptible to any kind of attack, but it has been proven time and time again that hardware running Android and other available operating systems are an easier nut to crack for more malicious minded amongst us.

Whenever we hit the point where a new version of iOS is in testing, we generally hear about the potential for the OS X AirDrop functionality to make it onto our mobile devices. We all know this has never happened yet, but the latest rumor suggests that Apple are internally testing a build of iOS 7 that contains the AirDrop wireless file-transfer functionality. More details can be found right after the jump.

There’s undoubtedly some aspects of an iOS device which no other mobile platform comes close to match, but the same can be said for top-end Android handsets like the Galaxy S4. One of the beautiful things about being able to liberate Apple devices through jailbreaking is being able to implement new features that can mimic other operating systems, which is something that shines through in the QuickGestures tweak that is now available on Cydia. More details can be found right after the jump.

We know what you’re thinking; why do different app marketplaces for each mobile platform need a plethora of third-party alarm apps, when the native implementation does the job perfectly well? We have to agree to a certain extent and have always found that the simplistic alarm feature on our iPhone or Galaxy S III does a perfectly good job of getting us up in the morning. With that said, there’s always room for a little innovation regardless of the app genre. And it looks like AlarMe for Android app combines necessary alarm features with a very clever weather based twist.

Google has taken to its official Glass page on Google+ this Friday to reveal a short, but very informative post surrounding the potential for facial recognition apps on the Glass platform. Many technology enthusiasts have often complained that Google has shown signs of operating less than moral policies in the past, but their current stance on apps which come bundled with facial recognition for Glass is all set to take the moral and privacy based high ground. Read on for more details.