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Moment Camera For iPhone Is A Charming Alternative Snapper With A Beautiful And Clean User Interface

Ben Reid·March 22, 2013

With so many alternative offerings to the stock iOS Camera app available throughout the App Store, it's becoming increasingly difficult for developers to bring something new and unique to the table. Today, I stumbled across Moment Camera, and although its feature set isn't as expansive as a lot of point-and-shoot utilities, it has a beautiful, clean, and minimalistic UI which renders it well worth checking out.

WSJ: Jony Ive’s Influence To See A More ‘Flat Design’ With iOS 7

Ben Reid·March 22, 2013

Back in October, iOS leader Scott Forstall was, along retail SVP John Browett, removed from Apple. It was a surprising decision, even after the nightmare iOS 6 Maps issue, but it quickly emerged that Forstall, in particular, had stepped on more than a few toes within the Cupertino executive ranks. Jony Ive, head of Industrial Design and credited with molding the vast majority of the company's recent success stories, was said to strongly disagree with Forstall's rampant skeuomorphism within the iOS UI, and since the Englishman has taken on the role as leader of Human Interface following Forstall's departure, it now looks as though he plans to remove all remnants of the former iOS Senior Vice President.

Speedtest v3.0 For iOS Released; Features Support For iPhone 5, Revamped UI And More

Ben Reid·March 22, 2013

MorningTunes For iOS Is A Slick Music Player Which Enhances The Experience Of Waking Up With AirPlay Support

Ben Reid·March 22, 2013

As a music fanatic, I am always looking for new ways to enjoy my favorite artists on my mobile devices. For me, it's all about minimalism and functionality, and it's a motif to which the awesomely-named developer WhazCool also appears to subscribe. Its MorningTunes app is not only striking in terms of UI, but actually proposes a very intuitive system which purports to understand your collection of music.

Pandora Hits Windows Phone 8, Offers Ad-Free Streaming For Rest Of Year [VIDEO]

Ben Reid·March 21, 2013

When we think of streaming music services, a few spring to mind. As well as the likes of Grooveshark and Spotify, Pandora is seen as one of the go-to services for personalized radio, and although popular apps are hard to come by on Windows Phone 8, the official Pandora app for Microsoft's recently-updated mobile platform is now upon us. Pandora for Windows Phone 8 has been a long time coming, but it would appear as though it has been worth the wait: it runs better than even the iOS and Android versions, and offers ad-free streaming until the end of the year.

Final Fantasy V For iOS And Android Releasing This Month In Japan, US Release To Follow Soon

Ben Reid·March 21, 2013

This iOS 7 Concept Offers A Radically New UI Partly Inspired By Windows Phone [VIDEO]

Ben Reid·March 20, 2013

Mobile users, even many of those with an affinity to Apple's iOS, seem in agreement that the look and feel of the fruit company's flagship operating system is in severe need of updating. With a new leader at the helm of iOS in the form of Jony Ive, there's fresh optimism that iOS 7 will break the mold and bring the radical changes and implementations so many users seem to crave. As such, we've also seen many iOS 7 concepts since iOS SVP Scott Forstall was given his marching orders toward the end of last year, and this latest one from designer Mohamed Kerroudj is one of the best to date.

Intelligent Ringer For Android Automatically Adjusts Ringer Volume By Assessing Environment Noise

Ben Reid·March 20, 2013

We've all been in that situation where the ringtone we've chosen bellows loudly in a quiet environment, and the embarrassment caused is further amplified by our regrettable decision to select a ringtone we really ought to have changed. Sometimes, of course, we need a loud ringtone, so while we may sometimes draw unwanted attention, it's worthwhile going for one of the louder settings in order to never miss a call. With Intelligent Ringer for Android, you get the best of both worlds, for the app uses your device's mic to detect how noisy your surroundings are, adjusting the ringer volume accordingly.

Latest Xbox 720 Leak Suggests ‘Always-On’ Connection While Playing, Games Installed To Hard Disk

Ben Reid·March 20, 2013

Apple TV 5.2.1 Update Released; Revamped Hulu Plus Interface, Bug Fixes And More

Ben Reid·March 20, 2013

Apple today has released a new firmware update for Apple TV. The set-top box has seen its software bumped to version 5.2.1, and as well as a bunch of the customary bug fixes, there have also been significant enhancements made to the Hulu Plus interface for 5.2.x firmware users.

Download iOS 6.1.3 Final For iPhone, iPad, iPod touch [Direct links]

Ben Reid·March 19, 2013

iOS 6.1.3 has just been released for supported iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Full details and download links are detailed after the jump.

Game Boy Advance Emulator For iPhone Sneaks Into The iOS App Store

Ben Reid·March 19, 2013

Samsung VP Confirms That They Are Working On A Smart Watch To Rival Apple’s iWatch

Ben Reid·March 19, 2013

While the early notion of a smart watch from Samsung launching alongside the company's flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone didn't materialize, Lee Young Hee, Executive VP of Samsung Mobile, has told Bloomberg that the product is real, and is currently in development. The wearable tech, it would seem, will go head to head not only with the wildly-popular Pebble smart watch, but also Apple's heavily rumored iWatch, to which the Cupertino company is said to have dedicated a team of over one hundred personnel.

Galaxy S4 Benchmarks Are In: Twice As Fast As iPhone 5

Ben Reid·March 19, 2013

If Geekbench scores ruled the mobile industry, Samsung's latest and greatest Galaxy S4 handset would have blown out the competition. Having carried out some comparisons of the Geekbench 2 scores of the current popular and big-selling devices, PrimateLabs has established that not only is the GS4 considerably faster than any other smartphone ever made, but almost twice as fast as the iPhone 5, now that’s something.

Gmail v4.3 For Android Released, Features Faster Searching, Inline Notification Replies And More

Ben Reid·March 19, 2013

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