If iMessage has changed the way SMS is handled by both customers and carriers, what would happen if Apple did the same thing to the voice calling system?
Although many of those downloading games from the App and Google Play Stores are considered to be "casual games," there still remains a considerable number of "hardcore gamers," constantly seeking remakes of the classic beat-em-up's, RPG's and first-person shooters seen throughout many generations of console gaming.
Although the tech world is getting more and more frustrated with its inability garner a shred of insight regarding Apple's purported connected TV ventures, analyst Peter Misek of Jefferies - a global securities and investment banking group - has increased his price target for AAPL to $800, on the basis that a TV set from Apple is to materialize in the fourth quarter of this year.
Apple and it's new iPad have been in for a bit of a kicking since the launch of the device last month. While most owners of the latest and greatest tablet seem happy, with no faults to report, message boards and technology blogs have been full of issues.
At one point in time not so long ago, Dropbox was the definitive chosen method for users who required some kind of cloud-based storage for their documents, files or any sort of information. The Dropbox service gives away 2GB of free of charge cloud storage with the option to increase that said storage if required through the purchase of premium accounts, but it also has powerful native Mac, iOS and Android apps which make things a lot easier for users of the service.
The official Madonna app for iPad is now available for download, giving fans of the songstress unlimited, 24/7 access to everything they could ever want. With music snippets, videos and interviews, the "Madonna" app has a little of something for any self-respecting fan of the woman that launched a thousand copycats.
File this one under the 'unlikely' category. Apple has done a pretty darned good job in transforming gaming from the traditional action and d-pad controllers, but, according to rumors, could be working on a physical controller to supplement the ever-increasing library of App Store games.
According to a report, Ashton Kutcher is set to play Steve Jobs in an Indie film about the highly influential technology entrepreneur. Directed by Joshua Michael Stern - with a script authored by Matt Whiteley - the film will depict Jobs throughout his life as he rapidly ascended from just another 60's 'hippie' participating in the counterculture movement to one of the biggest figures in technology and country's greatest creative minds.
Despite boasting several hundred thousand apps, there are still a few areas within Apple's App Store that one could point to as lacking somewhat in really groundbreaking apps.
Most of you following the news here at Redmond Pie will own a smartphone. In fact, I'd guess that all of you own a device boasting features qualifying your cell for the "smart" moniker.
