In the last three months the world has gone Siri mad. We've had jailbreak tweaks, GUI ports, proxy servers, YouTube videos and even the inevitable Suri Cruise parody video making its way around the web. I'm pretty sure Apple expected the new digital assistant to be popular, but I don't think even they could envisage just how many people would actually want the intelligent software on their older generation devices.
You could be forgiven for just automatically assuming that every mobile device user owns a smartphone of some sort. For the last 4 years I have become so used to being engrossed in my iPhone and upgrading each year to the newest device that I sometimes forget to stop and actually realize that not everyone has made that transition yet from a standard mobile phone. To the non-clued up user who is looking to purchase a new cell phone, the world of smartphones could seem pretty daunting with devices offering pretty much the same core functionality, with the difference being the software which powers it.
It’s a valid and much-debated point, after all. Whilst Android devices from most manufacturers follow the rationale that bigger is better in terms of form factor and screen size, Apple has defiantly stuck with the 3.5 inch display for nearly five years. But why?
If you actually took the time to research into the various lawsuits that are filed against companies in the mobile and technology industry, I think you might actually be surprised at the frequent they crop up, and the big names involved. Companies which on the face of things seem to have a mutually beneficial working relationship, have probably at some point been involved in a bitter legal dispute for one reason or another.
Remember netbooks? Those cheap, or at least cheap-ish little computers that were supposed to be the death of all 'real' notebooks just a few short years ago? What happened to them?
You read the title and you are wondering what's going on, right? Well no, it isn't April fools day, and to the best of my knowledge Nissan aren't about to enter into the mobile smartphone accessory industry. Better known around the world as an automobile manufacturing company, Nissan are a Japanese automotive company responsible for some of the worlds best known car models.
Steve Wozniak, who along with Steve Jobs founded Apple in 1976, reckons Android has leapfrogged iOS in the fiercely-contested smartphone software battle.
A week ago we brought you the news that a little-known company named Liquipel had developed a technology enabling you to get your beloved gadget waterproofed for a mere 59 dollars.
Although we are only three months into the life of the current model, speculation is starting to come thick and fast about the possible design, aesthetics and specification of the next-generation iPhone from Apple. With the launch of the original iPhone in 2007, we witnessed a beautiful blend of form and functionality, with consumers delighted by the large, capacitive touch screen display.
The pursuit of the untethered iOS 5 jailbreak has been a non stop, full on roller coaster ride which started in November, and looks set to continue for the next week or so at least. The development past has been anything but smooth, and all involved have had to overcome a series of technical hurdles just to get to the position we find ourselves in.
