Grand Theft Auto is a classic title, and when Rockstar Games released a 10th Anniversary Edition of GTA III for iOS (and subsequently Android), mobile games far and wide felt the nostalgia crawling back. The title, which has taken a great amount of flak over the years for its often unnecessary degrees of violence, has enjoyed a warm welcome into the mobile arena, and the port, which is almost identical to the PC version from over a decade ago, plays rather nicely with the touch controls.
In fast-paced world of tech we all know and love, we're forever looking for those killer apps that make everything just that little bit simpler. Some would consider their smartphone to be as important as a limb, thus when we stumble across apps which enhance its functionality more than just a notch or two, it's only right that we pay it some homage.
Originally announced back in October of 2011 and released in December of the same year, Infinity Blade II has set a benchmark in iOS gaming, thanks to its breathtaking graphics and solid storyline. To take the fun even further, Epic Games have pushed out an update for said title dubbed as “Vault of Tears”.
In terms of technology giants and famous names from the web of old, they don't really come any bigger or more well-known that Yahoo!. Once upon a time, the company was pretty much at the forefront of everything that happened, and at that time when the internet was growing and becoming an emerging tool. However, in more recent times, the company has fallen behind its competitors such as Google and has been plagued by behind the scenes corporate issues.
When asked to look something up online, more often then not, you'll be told to "Google it," such is the prowess of the web company in the search department. Although Bing has a stronghold over in China, the Big G's search engine is the one consulted by most when the power of the internet's sparse knowledge comes to call.
Beginning with mere text chat back in the days of IRC, communicating online via voice and video has now become commonplace, and thanks to the likes of Skype and FaceTime, it's never been so easy to have a face-to-face conversation with friends and relatives across the world from many different devices.
The speed at which iOS developers within the jailbreak community seem to act on an idea and turn it into a fully functional reality never ceases to amaze me. It was only a matter of days ago when we brought you the beautiful fold-to-unlock iOS concept which Dribbble member Anton Kudin released, something that prompted Jonas Gessner to spring into action and produce a working variant of the idea.
Although a large portion of us carry around more than one mobile device that is always beeping, ringing or displaying a notification informing you that someone has just poked you on Facebook, and there are a lot of moments when you just wish your device could just keep quite. With every installed app seeming to have some kind of notification ability built into it, it can sometimes be tough to just relax without the iPhone or iPad prompting you to read something.
Panoramic photography has experienced a rather staggered start in the mobile spectrum, and although Apple toyed with the idea of implementing a panorama mode as a native feature to iOS 5, it never made the final cut. Much like 3DTV in a way, it yields some awesome results, but the jury remains out as to whether it has a large-scale future.
While Apple has single-handedly brought legal digital music downloads to the masses with the iTunes Store, plenty of rivals have tried to get in on the act. None have come closer than Spotify, and while its monthly subscription-based, music "rental" service may not be suited to some, it has enjoyed a great deal of success across much of Europe, recently earning it a launch throughout America.
