If you've been following the story of MEGA and Kim Dotcom, you'll know just how much of an advocate this guy is for digital freedom. His Megaupload site may have been shut down some time ago, but his desire to fight the powers that be in the name of protecting the liberties of Web users deserves great admiration. MEGA has been operating for a while now with the .co.nz domain as a convenient, noob-proof cloud storage service, and today, the MEGA app has been made available for those on iOS. Details after the break.
If you like your news to be of the anecdotal variety then you're in for a treat, because that's exactly what we've got. If you're also a bit keen on the iPhone 5c, then you might want to sit down, because this one's going make you weak at the knees. According to, yes, anecdotal reports in India, Apple's somewhat underwhelming iPhone 5c might be outselling the Samsung's flagship Galaxy S4 device.
It's been available to buy for a couple of months now, but getting your hands on a new iPhone 5s still isn't the easiest thing in the world. Things are starting to get better though, as Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster points out while pointing at a nice colorful graph that backs up his claim. It's a shame it's not the same graph that says when the Apple television well be released, eh Gene?
If you've be the owner of an iPhone for any length of time, the chances are you've had that heart-stopping moment when said iPhone has slipped from your grasp, or been knocked off a table. Cue that anguished look on your face as you gaze helplessly at your expensive smartphone as it tumbles towards, invariably, the world's hardest flooring. Why is it never nice thick carpet, anyway?
Well things are never dull when a post has the former Apple’s board of directors member’s name in the title, and this latest offering is no different. Now executive chairman over at 'the Plex,' Eric Schmidt is never shy about making his thoughts clear, and he's got Apple, iOS and the iPhone in his sights right now, as shown by a rather thinly veiled jibe courtesy of his Google+ account.
The folks of Square Enix are back with another App Store installment of Final Fantasy for fans of the series to enjoy. The long-running series, which has been around for well over a decade now, has already seen a number of releases on Apple's iOS - some notably more successful than others - and after Final Fantasy IV seemed to finally get things right, its sequel has just arrived for iOS and Android. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is now ready to download worldwide, and you can check out the 2-minute trailer after the break.
The iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c may only have been available for two months, but that's not going to stop us looking ahead to what Apple might have up its sleeve for next year. We've already been treated to a bunch of iPhone 6 concepts to accompany the early rumors pertaining the next Cupertino smartphone, and a series of renders recently offered by designer Iskander Utebayev feature an interesting three-sided display. Check it out after the break!
Like most other social networks, a high percentage of Google+ users will invariably access their accounts from a smartphone or tablet bringing a truly mobile experience to the network. To enhance that experience, Google+ for the iPhone and iPad has been updated with a number of significant improvements as well as obligatory bug fixes and stability enhancements.
Although the iPhone 5s has now been around for two months, those looking to grab the SIM-free GSM smartphone online in the US haven't been able to. But now, the official online Apple Store is playing ball, with shipping in the United States currently showing at 1-2 weeks from the point of sale, so realistically, you could have yours by the end of the month.
Apple's Touch ID had been rumored to be on its way to devices for some time, and when it was finally unveiled as part of the iPhone 5s we all marveled at how Apple managed to take a fingerprint sensor and build it right into the Home button to the extent that you wouldn't know it was there. These things always seem even more impressive when shown as part of an exploded diagram, which is why everyone should take notice of the fact that Apple's Touch ID is now part of a patent application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office.
