The release date for the much-lauded iPhone 5 is finally upon us, and for those who've been queuing and waiting patiently for their brand-new smartphone, the past nine days must have seemed like an eternity. Hundreds of iPhone fanatics have congregated outside a number of Apple Stores across the United States and around the world, including the iconic Fifth Avenue branch in Manhattan, New York, and many have now gotten their hands on device they craved so badly.
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HTC is a company struggling to maintain consumer interest in the mobile market, and despite acquiring a majority share in Beats Audio, sales of its smartphones have been steadily falling. The HTC One X is the company's current flagship, and despite being very well-equipped in terms of processor power, camera quality and most of the relevant hardware categories, it seems folk have been way more interested in the Samsung Galaxy S III and iPhone 5. In fact, it doesn't seem - that's simply how it is.
iOS 6 has only just made it way onto iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices worldwide, and despite Apple bragging of some 200 new changes, it's fair to day many are struggling to find many of real significance moving forward. Although the Maps app may have come as a disappointment, there's quite a bit of anticipation encircling Passbook - Apple's very own answer to NFC - and although there aren't too many establishments supporting the Cupertino's flagship iOS 6 feature, more and more apps are being added to the App Store at an hourly rate.
Although iOS 6 didn't exactly pack in a mind-blowing level of new features, quite a few significant alterations were made to what existed with the previous version. For example, the rather awful YouTube app was removed as a stock feature, but iOS users could grab a much-improved iteration over at the App Store, so everything in the garden was rosy.
iPhone 4S And Galaxy S III Exploited At Pwn2Own Contest; Photos, Contacts And Other Info Compromised
Most of us - when shopping for a new mobile device - look for features like a fast processor, decent display resolution, respectable battery life and a reasonable camera. However, two common interests shared by all smartphone and tablet users are privacy and security, since nobody want their private business invaded nor sensitive information such as banking or work to be compromised.
With many still savoring the announcements of the iPhone 5, it wasn't so long ago Apple announced another significant addition to its vast range of products - the MacBook Pro with Retina display. Having gone through a bunch of run-of-the-mill enhancements to the existing MacBook Air and Pro models, the Retinized notebook served as that exciting "one last thing" at WWDC '12, and although its sky-high price put quite a few consumers off, there was no shortage of consumers snapping up the sharpest-displaying notebook on the planet.
Although the big news today from Apple is the release of iOS 6 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users, the Cupertino company has also taken the opportunity to release an update to OS X Mountain Lion, which moves up to 10.8.2. Given that the desktop department of Apple's two main operating systems now borrows many features of iOS, these simultaneous releases should be expected, and if you have upgraded to Mountain Lion, this is an update you most certainly won't want to miss.
iOS 6 was first announced a couple months back at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, otherwise known as WWDC '12, and with the iPhone 5 showcased last week in a well documented Yerba Buena-based affair, Apple also revealed the latest iteration of its famous mobile ecosystem would be landing on 19th. True to its word, the company has made the final version of iOS 6 available to download for the masses today.
If you've ever been fortunate enough to visit a branch of Madame Tussauds, you'll know how much of an enthralling experience it can be. Some of the world's greatest philanthropists, inventors, actors, musicians, leaders and general public figures are on display, and all of them offer an incredible likeness to the actual person they represent.
Further adding to yesterday's coverage, which showed images purported to be of a mockup of the iPad Mini, Andy over at GizChina has managed to get his hands on what looks to be an identical dummy model. Costing $13, the form factor representation of the upcoming Apple gadget has been doing the rounds on the Chinese market, and this is the first time we've managed to get an up close and personal look at what is believed to be the iPad Mini.
