As those of you well-travelled will be more than aware, the business of checking in, collecting luggage, waiting around and dealing with cancellations, gate changes and unforeseen delays tends to be part and parcel of the whole experience of catching a flight. To make things easier, there are an abundance of helpful apps purporting to keep us as informed as we need to be, and one of the most popular - FlightBoard - has just gone free for a very limited time only.
As well as creating exciting new titles for gaming fans on smartphones and tablets to enjoy, developers and publishers are seeing more and more value in simply porting old classics through to mobile devices. Not only does a re-release / port press on the nostalgic buttons of those who previously enjoyed said title, but it also forges an all-new army of fans, and the news of Final Fantasy IV arriving soon on iOS and Android will do exactly that once more.
The smartphone and tablet boom has truly revolutionized the way we take, view and share our photos, and thanks to the iPad's gorgeous Retina display, it's one of the best devices out there for viewing your high-res images. Not only that, but with up to 64GB of storage on the table (it's a hefty $100 per storage bump, but that's another matter of another time), you can store thousands upon thousands of high-resolution images for your effortless viewing pleasure.
It's coming up to that time of year again, and to spread a little festive cheer, Apple has updated its 12 Days of Christmas app internationally for 2012. The app, which works on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, will kick into action from December 26th, delivering a new gift every day until the twelfth day - January 8th.
Call Of Duty may hold the crown when it comes to those war-themed first-person shooters on the consoles, but on mobile devices, there are several contenders vying for that spot as the go-to warfare battle title. Modern Combat has established itself as a fine example of how one can enjoy precision combat without a physical controller, and today, Gameloft's eagerly-awaited Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour has released over at the iTunes Store.
Whenever consumers are considering to purchase a new piece of kit like a smartphone or a tablet, there are always important questions to be asked about whether or not that device meets their specific requirements and whether or not it is fit for their overall intended purchase. One of the most important aspects of any mobile device is the battery life, and although each manufacturer gives an indicator on how long it should last for before requiring a charge, we should know by now that this information is based on perfect factory conditions without any load being applied to the device. An independent consumer group has taken the chance to look at the main players in the tablet game and pit their batteries against one another with some rather expected results.
The Apple iPad is so popular right now, that the word "iPad" is often used synonymously with the word "tablet." Although tablets already existed in various forms prior to the 2010 release of the first-generation iPad, Apple really forged a competitive market, and nearly three years and four generations later, the iPad is still by far the most popular slate of them all.
Apple may have been keen to remove any remnants of Google from its iOS ecosystem with iOS 6, but even though the removal of the Big G's Maps service turned out to be a great mistake. However, ditching the YouTube app - which had remained basically untouched since the introduction of the iPhone back in 2007 - was more of a case of good riddance to bad rubbish. The stock app had become severely antiquated, but while native support scrapped, a revamped, smooth iteration was released to the App Store, and today, said app has been given a generous update.
Android users welcomed an unexpected update to the Gmail app yesterday that added a number of critical and much requested features to the software. And although, the version of said app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch was fairly accomplished to begin with, Google has added some great features as well as an aesthetic overhaul.
Rockstar Games' iconic Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is ten years old would you believe, and to commemorate the release, the game developer is pushing a reworked version out to those wielding the popular mobile devices. Both iOS and Android will be getting a taste of Vice City on their smartphones and tablets this holiday, and with the release date just days away now, Rockstar has done what it so frequently does, and released some screenshots.
