Most of us wince apprehensively when we've dropped our smartphone, cautiously edging towards the ground, praying to the Gods that it remains in full working order. That said, there's certainly a perverse pleasure in watching three gleaming, brand-new specimens of the most powerful, popular devices being dropped from various different heights. Well, there is for me, anyway.
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Although Google has come on in leaps and bounds with its Chrome browser over the past couple of years, Mozilla has continued to keep its Firefox surfing client amongst the front runners, and after much development and a recent beta release, the final version of Firefox for Android is now available for download over at the Google Play Store.
The Google Play Store could be set for a significant design overhaul with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, if a leaked image of a Samsung Galaxy S III supposedly running the upcoming firmware is to be believed.
The Wimbledon tennis championships account for one of the four grand slams in the tennis season, and this year's promises to be one of the most exciting yet.
Remember a few days back when Samsung won a patent claim over Apple regarding 3G technology? Well now, it has emerged the fruit company has also violated one of Google's (or specifically, Motorola Mobility's) registered innovations, and finance analyst ZeroHedge (via 9to5Mac) believes the Big G is looking to block shipments of the fruit company's iPhone and iPad devices as a result.
The second beta version of iOS 6 - currently only available to registered developers - has just landed, and thanks to Dev Team’s Redsn0w, it can be jailbroken already on A4 devices like the iPhone 4, iPod touch 4G, iPhone 3GS. Of course, the jailbreak is tethered, which means you will need to connect your device to a computer with Redsn0w installed each time your device is turned off or rebooted, but you knew that already.
Although Apple announced iOS 6 only two weeks ago at WWDC, the first beta release to developers gave a firsthand insight as to how the upcoming firmware will look and behave. Now, the Cupertino company has seeded the second beta, with minor bug fixes and enhancements.
When Apple announced iOS 6 - the next installment to its famous mobile operating system - at WWDC earlier this month, the centerpiece feature turned out to be the hotly-rumored Maps app, which, in displacing Google's omni-present Maps offering, will include 3D aesthetics and turn-by-turn navigation.
Steve Jobs' unfortunate passing back in October of last year left a gaping hole in the technology industry, for it wasn't just his innovations; but his character, dogmatism and demeanour that made him one of a kind. Responsible for co-founding Apple, he was ousted when things weren't going particularly merrily, but after making strong progress in his absence with the likes of Pixar, he returned - like the knight in shining armor - to rescue his beloved Apple from its knees.
There's no doubting the massive increase in Apple since the introduction of the iPhone back in 2007, but even if you've been an avid follower since the early days, a relatively new App Store app aims to test even the most knowledgeable Cupertino enthusiast.
