Gestures make the world of touch-based devices just that little bit nicer. In fact, gestures not only promote better functionality and generally enable us to get done things quicker, but also, they're pretty cool with it too. On no occasion has the cool factor of gestures been better exemplified than with SmartTap, a new tweak authored by seasoned developer Elias Limneos that allows you to perform gestures even when your display is turned off and in sleep mode.
Just when you think you've heard it all, a company comes with through with a new mobile case that helps to deal with the issue of "selfie arm." If you've never heard of this recently-coined phrase, it's used to describe the visible arm in self-shots, or selfies, taken with a mobile device, and the Selfy case looks to, ahem, arm you against this unsightly intruder with the assistance of a remote Bluetooth shutter control.
If you've been skeptical of the iPhone 6 leaks and information that has surfaced so far, perhaps today's very plausible leaked mockup of the forthcoming handset in silver will pique your interest. Sure, with so many months to go until the purported release of the handset, we cannot be entirely sure of what's in store, but given how lifelike this particular leak appears to be, it's also hard to ignore the fact that we may already know what Apple has its up its sleeve.
Panoramic, 360-degree photo and video has become increasingly popular as both the hardware and software of our mobile devices has continued to evolve, and although it's still rather difficult to perfectly capture the moment from all angles, many of us continue to enjoy the process of creating these kinds of images and clips. Now, though, a new product by the name of the CENTR Panoramic Video Camera, developed by ex-iPhone engineers, has sought to take this segment of the point-and-shoot market to the next level, having just thrown up a Kickstarter campaign for the compact, feature-rich gadget that touts a high-quality 360-degree video experience.
The Beats brand, which started out as a line of headphones dreamed up by hip-hop mogul Andre "Dr. Dre" Young and fellow producer / entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine, now spawns several product categories, and more recently, evolved into a music subscription service by the name of Beats Music. Now, the Beats Music app for iOS has just been bumped to version 2.0, offering native support for the iPad. Check it out after the fold.
Social apps often overlap each other. It's the nature of the beast that if one service implements a useful new feature, several others will follow suit. On a day that has already seen Snapchat go all instant-messaging on us, Foursquare has announced Swarm, an app that helps you find close-by friends and discover things to do. The app represents a departure from the company's check-in ways, and also throws down the gauntlet to a neat little feature that Facebook added to Paper only a week or so ago.
The iOS App Store isn't short of a note-taking app or two, but even though the list runs well into the thousands, we still have our stand-out favorites here. Notability is among the most celebrated and revered note-takers in the business, offering a clean interface, robust features, and incredible ease-of-use, and for the first time ever, has gone absolutely free. Details, as well as that download link, can be found after the break.
Following a leak yesterday that offered a very refined look at what the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 might look like from the rear, another plausible video has emerged showcasing a full-on mock-up of the forthcoming handset. Based upon design schematics revealed back in March, it gives us yet another glimpse of what the handset may look like to hold in real life, and given that it incorporates design features that have each been reported multiple times, this is perhaps the most accurate illustration of the upcoming handset that we've seen so far.
We've been getting a lot of questions on whether it is possible to downgrade iOS 7.1 / 7.1.1 to 7.0.6 or earlier, and rather than try and respond to everybody, we thought it is better instead to consolidate everything we know about the state of downgrading into one, clarifying article. So if you're interested in reverting to an earlier firmware, please check the information below.
Often, we like to present you with reviews and coverage of protective cases for your mobile devices, and for the most part, our primary intention is to help you source the strongest shell for the lowest cost. But sometimes, we can't help but get suckered in by a case that's just too cool for school, and while this Sand Art Case may well be strong enough to repel those pesky scratches and scuffs, we're far too mesmerized by the glow in the dark sand art to pay much attention to its credentials!
