The competition in the set-top box market has quite literally heated up today with Amazon's announcement of Fire TV. Having established a considerable chunk of the tablet market via the Kindle range, the predominant online retailer wants to expand its reach to your living room, where it will take on the likes of the Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku Streaming Stick, and with gaming support to boot, also throws down the gauntlet to the two major new consoles.
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Back in late February, A3Tweaks confirmed that its famed Auxo tweak would be getting a sequel designed specifically for iOS 7, and today, it has finally arrived. After a teaser demo over the weekend, A3Tweaks also confirmed that Auxo 2 would be releasing on April 2nd, and true to its word, it's just gone live on Cydia.
Even though the announcement of the Galaxy S5 at Mobile World Congress in February brought an abrupt end to months of rumor and speculation, we knew that the big reveal of Samsung's latest and greatest was only a part of the story. The Korean outfit makes a habit of releasing several spin-off versions of its major handsets, and today, we may have our first proper look into the specs of the Galaxy S5 mini.
The Calendar app for iOS is, as native utilities go, pretty darned good, but throughout the App Store, there are remain dozens of alternative options available to those in search of a more versatile feature-set. Fantastical, which was released for the iPhone back in 2012, has long since been considered among the very best in the business, and with Fantastical 2 dropping late last year, things improved dramatically. Now, a version specifically tailored to the iPad has been rolled out by developer Flexibits, and as you'd imagine, it takes full advantage of the additional real estate offered by the Apple slate.
New iPhone 6 concepts are a daily occurrence just now, and even though we think we know that Apple will be going bigger with its next flagship, pinning down a specific design or form factor is proving difficult. As Apple continues to keep its plans under wraps, this gives designers and fans a license to dream, and Sahanan Yogarasa, maker of today's concept, has done exactly that.
Even though our smartphones are getting 'smarter' with each and every new release, we, as users, still have to some thinking for ourselves. But even though it's largely down to us to keep tabs on things like battery and data use, there are still plenty of apps out there that can help, and one of the better ones for iOS has just gone free for a limited time.
Apple and Samsung are two of the mobile industry's biggest names, and as such, are the fiercest of rivals. But whereas competition is healthy in the ongoing battle for supremacy, the story of this particular pairing is marred by ill feeling and bad taste. If you've been following the goings-on of the digital world over the past couple of years, you'll know that these two have had their fair share of court battles and patent disputes, and in the latest, Apple is seeking damages over five specific iOS-related infringements. Thanks to a neat compilation, here's a concise look at what exactly has got the Cupertino's back up.
With the serious nature of the current court battle between Samsung and Apple, it's always amusing to witness the many ways in which the on-looking tech community continually trolls both companies. With Samsung having developed a reputation for copying its Cupertino adversary - this being the main reason behind the current court case in California - a funny little graphic has emerged from what looks to be a Thai comic, showing just how Samsung came up with its logo. (Hint: it copied Apple).
BlackBerry has just released a rather substantial update to the iOS and Android versions of its famed BBM app, bringing stickers, group photo sharing, and other such niceties. A full run-down of the enhancements, as well as the all-important download link to both the iOS and Android editions of BBM 2.1, can be seen below.
It's that time of the year again at which point the really funny folks come out to play. Google is always game for a joke or two on April 1st, and has begun the tomfoolery with a little adjustment to its famed Maps app. Essentially, it brings a Pokémon Challenge element to the revered navigation tool, and since it's now April Fools' day in many parts of the world already, the Big G has already delivered its prank to tech fans.
