Unless you've been in hiding for the past fortnight, you will have caught Sony's announcement of the PlayStation 4 last week, and since the big unveiling left quite a few elements to the imagination (namely, what the console actually looks like), chins have been wagging in gaming circles ever since. Shortly following the event, we heard of the interesting development that while it would not apply to games, the PlayStation 4 would support 4K video playback, and today, that has been confirmed by the Japanese company's COO Phil Molyneux.
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Facebook is not only central to the world of modern technology in general, but also a significant part of the lives of its one billion (and counting) user base. One of the key elements of the world's foremost social networking service is the famed News Feed, and Mark Zuckerberg's team has just sent out invites to various members of the press inviting them to an upcoming special event, in which many significant changes to the News Feed will be showcased. The event will take place on March 7th at Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters, and although specific details remain under wraps for the time being, the very fact Mark Zuckerberg's company has opted to host the event at its HQ suggests whatever is announced will be of great significance.
Oxford University's Department of Engineering Science has developed a technology which allows a car to essentially drive itself - controlled by an Apple iPad. As demonstrated in a video of a Nissan Leaf electric car independently navigating through stretches of private roads, the robotic technology certainly takes the phrase "automatic car" to an entirely new dimension.
The look and feel of iOS is generally smooth, but since Apple is in the habit of keeping changes and alterations fairly incremental between revisions of its mobile software, the way certain elements behave can become a little cumbersome. With famously little by way of customization, modifying the behavior of iOS is essentially a closed door, but if you participated in the recent Evasi0n jailbreak, you’ll be more than aware of the many alternative options at your disposal. Adding to the seemingly endless list of great tweaks comes Animer, which affords you the opportunity to rejuvenate your device somewhat by customizing certain animations.
AirPlay, as anybody using it will probably vouch, isn't a perfectly refined product, but it is something most iOS and OS X users are grateful to have as a streaming option. Unfortunately, like so many of Apple's software offerings, it has its fair share of limitations, many of which could be perceived as somewhat unnecessary. As the jailbreak scene does so often, a method to circumvent one of these restrictions has been created, and will turn your jailbroken iOS device into an AirPlay audio receiver.
Apple To Release 4.5-inch iPhone In 2014, Will Feature A Polycarbonate Body, Priced At $330 [Report]
Apple finally, contrary many of its earlier claims, released the smaller and cheaper iPad mini towards the close of 2012, and although it perhaps didn't hit a price point to suit those dazzled by the powerful-yet-inexpensive Nexus 7, it has enjoyed a solid first six months in the market. With that release in mind, the seemingly omni-present rumors of a cheaper, smaller iPhone have suddenly gained traction, and according to a report over at Japanese blog Macotakara, the Cupertino company has "deferred" such plans until next year.
When connected to Wi-Fi, we roughly know whereabouts of where a particular hotspot is located, but with cellular data, things become a little more mysterious. We see masts scattered around, and we know when we're close to one, because we tend to get full signal strength, but in terms of which towers we're actually connected to at any given time, there's just no way of knowing. Although you'd struggle to find an app in the App Store to help paint a better picture of your cellular activity, the access to root files brought about by a jailbreak means Cydia developers can fill in these gaps, and a tweak by the name of Signal 2 will help you locate towers via map, find accurate cellular information and more.
Apple's iOS software is renowned for being quite restrictive in what it allows users to do, and one of the most frequently-highlighted issues is the lack of support for file system browsing. Moving files and documents around on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch is thus made very difficult, but Sonico Mobile has sought to buck the trend by developing an intuitive little app by the name of Files App. The name is basic, however the app itself is anything but, and if you've been waiting for a native-looking app enabling all your files to be stored and managed in one place, Files App has your back.
Real Racing 3 has finally arrived for iOS and Android in the U.S., and is available to download right now from the respective stores of each platforms. Being free to play, it's sure to attract a large audience, and if you enjoy the likes of Asphalt or Need for Speed, then Real Racing 3 is a release you'll most certainly want to try out.
Microsoft's Kinect peripheral has only been on the market a couple of years, but its phenomenal sales in that short space of time is testament to how much we love that kind of interaction with our consoles. Wouldn't it be wonderful, though, if that same ethos was applied to PC or Mac? The Myo, a peripheral created by Thalmic Labs, makes this a reality by allowing simple gestures to be used in controlling a computer or notebook.
