Here’s a features comparison between iOS 9 Siri Proactive Assistant vs Android M Google Now on Tap. Which one’s better?
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Giving away free mobile apps is the kind of promotion that every user can sink their teeth into. Everyone loves getting something for free in this world, and the likes of Amazon and Apple seem to have that area covered with their respective free apps promotions that happen on a daily / weekly basis. Both companies have their own reason for serving up that kind of offer to their customers, and now, thanks to a finding on the Play Store, it looks like Google could be following suit by offering a free app promotion on a weekly basis.
Beleaguered BlackBerry has always had an insanely loyal set of fans spread out across the globe. The once booming smartphone maker has managed to attract and keep a bunch of users who still swear by the enterprise features contained within the BlackBerry platform, but that hasn't stopped the company from falling into an uncontrollable financial free-fall over the last few years. Now, in a move that is likely to have those loyal fans scratching their heads in disbelief, it's being reported that BlackBerry will start to build Android powered handsets. Yup, that's right, Android powered smartphones. From BlackBerry.
Android is undoubtedly an extremely powerful and popular choice when it comes to choosing a mobile platform. Depending on which metric you choose to measure by, it's also the most popular mobile operating system globally. With that said, some individuals can easily be put off from adopting Android as their platform of choice due to the sheer volume of devices available that run the open-source operating system. If you fall into that category, and find yourself prolonging the decision due to an indecisive nature, then Google's new phone selector tool could serve up a solution.
The Pangu jailbreak team has announced that a number of its prominent members will be attending this year's Black Hat USA, a conference intended for the InfoSec community that has been held annually in Las Vegas for the last eighteen years. After recently demonstrating an iOS 8.3 jailbreak at the MOSEC security conference in Shanghai, this new forum should provide an excellent playground for the team to discuss the security design of Apple's iOS in greater detail.
Compatibility list of Macs supported by OS X 10.11 El Capitan - the latest desktop operating system by Apple.
A new bug has been discovered deep within the native iOS Mail app which lets hackers produce official looking iCloud authentication popup that is then presented to the user to steal their login credentials.
You may remember that back in March, Facebook announced that its Messenger platform would be opened up to afford third-party developers with the ability to build and deploy applications for use within the app. It seems that another milestone has been reached in the maturity of that platform with the availability of Doodle Draw, the first "true game" that has been made available for Messenger.
Microsoft has introduced two new Nokia branded phones, which it claims are "perfect for those looking to own their first mobile phone." The replacement Nokia 105 and 105 Dual SIM variants are an attempt by Microsoft to strip away smartphone functionality and get back to basics by offering a device that is extremely easy to use combined with an enticing price point.
According to a new report, Microsoft is working internally on a project called Microsoft WiFi, which is a rebranded version of Skype WiFi. The rebranded service, leaked to the world early in true modern-day fashion, is said to be based around the idea of exponentially increasing the productivity of users by offering "hassle-free" Internet access around the world. Productivity comes in many forms - forms that can vary greatly on an individual basis - but there's no denying that having easy access to Internet wherever you are in the world could potentially increase anyone's output.
