Apple's "Slide To Unlock" mechanism is one of the most iconic features of its mobile operating system, iOS. Even though the fruit company was only fairly recently granted the patent for the omni-present lock screen function, those familiar with iDevices will recognize it as the very first thing they interact with when picking up their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
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Having only seen the light of day through the Galaxy Nexus initially, Google's release of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was beginning to become an easy target of flak from the tech world. The Big G's latest - and supposedly greatest - mobile OS had only reached a miserly 1% of the total Android population at the turn of the year, and rivals Apple must have been chuckling at Google's abject display in how not to announce and release a firmware update.
Whenever we discuss the advantages of rooting, the term "kernel" is often thrown around at will. The fact of the matter is, many of those with rooted devices don't even know what a kernel is, so in an attempt to clear the haze, a kernel is simply layer of code allowing your Android OS (and apps therein) to interact with your device's hardware.
While Google and Apple are two closely-contested companies when it comes to mobile innovation, the Tim Cook's fruit company is inarguably in charge when it comes to digital music sales.
After years of being rather cagey in adopting new technologies, Apple really seems to be making much more of an effort to drag its products up to speed, offering consumers a better inventory of hardware for their day-to-day digital errands.
Everybody loves the smell of new things. Whether its the smell of a brand new item of clothing or that of a freshly-unboxed iPhone, something draws us to that unmistakable waft.
The Cydia Store is crammed full of tweaks, and Message Transformer by developer Netter is certainly one of the more unusual ones we've stumbled across.
Although most iPhone owners would find it hard to turn down a free unlock - particularly when their carrier is offering them voluntarily and without charge - a dilemma may arise if one is forced to surrender a jailbreak in the process.
Dropbox, and similar services such as iCloud, offer users of mobile devices a great safety net through which to backup and restore, sync, share and access files from anywhere, and at any time.
WinterBoard is the most favored companion of anybody wanting to modify colors, shapes, or themes of their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. It has just been updated, offering a series of bug fixes for every compatible version of iOS.
