When Apple launched the first iPad, many derided it as simply a media consumption device. With all the talk of reading books, watching movies and listening to music, Apple had inadvertently made its new tablet into something that the public had decided was unable to create just about anything bar a stir in the local Starbucks.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
If BlackBerry Messenger, iMessage and the like just don't cut it for you, or more likely you need a cross-platform solution, then it is true that you are not short on alternatives. WhatsApp has long been one of the forerunners in the space, and with Google Talk and others already in an increasingly cluttered marketplace, who needs another?
Today is not the day to grow tired of iPhone 5 rumors, because a new video has surfaced which appears to confirm that the next iPhone will indeed be larger than previous models, with a new layout of buttons and connectors.
Want to test Windows 8 out on a touch-screen device and only have an Android-powered tablet to hand? Perhaps you're a developer who wants to know how their new Windows 8 apps will perform when faced with a touch-screen tablet. Now you can try Windows 8 out on the hardware that it was designed to be used with.
All the smart money is on Apple announcing iOS 6 at the upcoming WWDC, and we don't see any reason to believe otherwise. We're even rather hopeful that the Cupertino firm will let developers give the new version of iOS a try, with the first beta being made available to iPhone and iPad developers after the initial announcement. If that is indeed the case, we'll be telling you all about it.
Apple's famous hobby, the Apple TV, has today received a stealth software update, though Apple is so far keeping quiet about what it has added to its little black box this time around.
Ever since Google launched its own social network in the form of Google+, comparisons have been made left and right with the current king of the space, Facebook. Now that the search giant has announced that its fledgling network has reached the 100 million user milestone, those comparisons are once again being made.
This App For Android Customizes Your Lock Screen Automatically Depending On Time Of Day Or Situation
The Android home screen and whether you love or hate it will depend on a few things. Firstly, there is the device you have chosen because, let's be honest, manufacturers and carriers tend to try and put their own slant on the device and the home screen is a great place for them to do it. Or at least, that's what they believe.
If you are keeping up on all your iPhone 5 rumors, then you will no doubt have gotten all hot under the collar about yesterday's leaked images of what appear to be rear plates from an “iPhone 5”. The images were part of a collection which also showed a relocated FaceTime camera and altered unibody design. The new shell, or should we say supposed photos of the supposed shell, caused something of a frenzy across the internet yesterday, with arguments breaking out as to their authenticity.
The ever popular Flipboard has finally seen an Android app break out of the company, but as many will know, as yet it is an exclusive piece of software for the Samsung Galaxy S III. By all accounts, and according to those who gave the app a whirl at the aforementioned phone's unveiling, the app itself is pretty great. But what about everyone who isn't rushing out to pick up Samsung's shiny new smartphone?
