Apple makes a big deal of its iCloud service, and it has put considerably more clout behind it since the switch from MobileMe. The company freely admits that iCloud is to become the cornerstone of everything it does moving forward, with seamless syncing and the like very much expected to be part of how we run our digital lives. At least, that's how it is going to work in Apple's iOS and Mac ecosystem.
The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101 was (and arguably is) one of the most talked about Android tablets, and for good reason - it packed premium hardware, is developer-friendly and still receives support from its manufacturer. Yes, the Transformer TF101 received Ice Cream Sandwich just a few days ago and it has already been rooted on it. We’ve got an easy step-by-step guide ready after the jump for those of you who are on Windows. Check it out after the jump!
It is proving to be extremely difficult to keep score in the on going legal disputes between Apple and Motorola, with both companies notching up temporary victories in the last few weeks. Today however, the victory banner will be printed with Apple's name, as the Higher Regional Court in Karlsruhe, Germany, have ruled in the fruit company’s favor against Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI).
With the expected announcement of the iPad 3 coming in the next few weeks, the bar looks likely to be raised once again by the Cupertino company, meaning we will look forward to seeing what competitors come up with in the coming months in an attempt to compete with the famous Apple tablet. In the meantime, Korean-based Samsung have taken the opportunity to announce a new tablet device to its Android line up.
VLC Media Player is one of the most popular media players on the desktop, and with good reason - it is free, light on system resources, works on multiple platforms and will play just about any kind of media file you throw at it.
Considering that Samsung have been experiencing a little bit of ridicule recently thanks to the release of the monstrous Galaxy Note, which by the way features a stylus, they could do with introducing something publicly appealing at this years Mobile World Conference in Barcelona. The Korean company was widely predicted to be all quiet on the new product front at MWC due to the fact that they don't have any official press events planned and that they actually pulled out on launching the Galaxy S3 at the event in favor of delaying for a more worldwide universal launch.
Android likes to think of itself as more of a computer-like mobile operating system than some of its competition, and it is on the verge of receiving the one app that any OS needs in order to earn its stripes - a torrent application.
Statistics at the back end of 2011 showed that Twitter, the micro blogging service set up in 2006, now has over 300 million active users and is growing its user base rapidly on a day to day basis. Users of the Twitter social network are responsible for posting over 300 million tweets a day and generates an estimated 1.6 billion search queries each and every day which just shows how important the network is becoming.
These past few weeks has been very kind to Transformer Prime owners and enthusiasts: ASUS released its bootloader-unlocking tool, the device was permanently rooted and, earlier today, received ClockworkMod Recovery. Now, we have come across the first ever custom ROM for the ASUS Transformer Prime. It’s called Virtuous Prime and it is basically a stock build of Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with a bunch of tweaks that make the device feel faster and more “usable”. For folks interested in trying the ROM out, we’ve got an easy-to-follow step-by-step guide ready after the jump!
Speaker quality on smartphones isn’t ever anything to write home about, but they need to be loud enough so one can easily hear ringtones, alarms, person on the other side of the call, etc. While the Galaxy Nexus has received universal critical acclaim, it does have its fair share of shortcomings on the hardware side. A relatively lackluster camera, weak GPS and, one of the bigger sources of complaints, is its particularly tinny speaker.
