Even though Google's Android is a fierce rival to Apple's iOS, the search giant recognizes the value of its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch-owning user base, and as such, most of its broad range of apps and services can be found over at the iTunes Store. Today, the Play Movies & TV app has been given quite a significant update, adding a handy offline mode allowing users to download videos and play them even when a connection is not present.
We may be completely swamped what with Apple's big iPhone 6 launch event close by, but nevertheless, there's always time to check out some of the latest deals gracing the company's App Store. Once again, we've got a nice selection of paid apps gone free for a limited time, and even if you feel like your device is a bit of a relic given all of the new devices on the way, these freebies should bring a smile to your face.
Logitech is one of Apple's official accessory partners, and invests a great amount of its developmental man-power in creating some exciting new products. But aside from dreaming up some wondrous gadgets for devices bearing the Apple logo, it also caters to the wider market in general, allowing those on Android and Windows Phone to reap the benefits of its creations. In the latest, it has unleashed a quirky new keyboard capable of docking a smartphone and tablet at the same time, and with a very agreeable price tag to boot, it's the perfect all-in-one solution for traditional typists.
It's the weekend once more, and after a busy week, we've some welcome respite in the form of five apps gone free over at the App Store. The value of today's haul is just a few cents shy of $22, so check out the details below if you want to make some very tidy savings!
The security of Apple's iCloud servers has had some considerable focus of late after a host of celebrities had their accounts raided and personal, intimate photos of them distributed online. After initially appearing to have been hacked, iCloud suffered quite the bloody nose over the incident.
One of the great features of Apple's iOS 8 update is the relaxing of the ecosystem allowing third parties to flourish. The keyboard, which has been a pet peeve of iOS users for seven years now, will finally be swappable, and a number of famed Android developers including SwiftKey, Swype and Fleksy have already jumped on board. But while those aforementioned will no doubt enhance functionality, one group is focusing its efforts on customization, and the upcoming Ginger Keyboard for iOS 8 hopes to dazzle users with a seemingly endless inventory of skins and themes.
KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo is one of a cluster of analysts frequently in the midst of Apple's big product launches, and with the Cupertino company having already sent out invitations for a special keynote next week on Tuesday, he has once again delivered some interesting info regarding the day's events. As well as suggesting that both configurations of the iPhone 6 will offer a 128GB model, he has also indicated that the second-gen iPad Air will be announced on September 9th, which hints that an iPad mini refresh - if any - will be as part of a quieter roll-out.
This week's headlines have been dominated by yet another incident regarding the compromising of mobile devices, with several celebrities and news outlets having outlined Apple's iCloud as the wrongdoer in this particular sequence of events. But while, after an internal investigation, the Cupertino company has since stepped out and inferred that private photos wouldn't have leaked out if two-step verification were present, one reporter has done a little digging of his own, and found that in certain pockets of the Web, folks are using law enforcement tools to snatch iCloud backups of unwitting victims.
It's widely accepted that while Sony's unveiling of the QX lens camera attachments for smartphones last year was a novel idea, the execution was far from ideal. Poor, sluggish functionality were the general quibbles with what might have been a game-changer, but to its credit, the company is back with a couple of new ideas and new products that encompass said ideas.
An integrated extension for Things, the neat, revered to-do app from Cultured Code, brings a significant overhaul to the overall experience in time for iOS 8, and although the improvements have been a long time in the works - the Things UI has yet to be tweaked in line with iOS 7 - it appears as though the wait has been well worth it.
















