For most Android owners, transferring data the old-fashioned way is fairly easy. The majority of devices are equipped with microSD card slots, and data can easily be moved to and from a smartphone or tablet. iPhone users don't have this luxury, but we have, in recent times, seen a marked increase in the number of removable storage peripherals available from third parties. Now Hyper - a revered maker of iAccessories - has come through with the iStick, a MFi (Made for iPhone) gadget that features in-built USB and Lightning connectors.
Gaming on iOS is no longer a mere novelty, but serious business, with the processing power and GPUs of the iPad, iPod touch and iPhone capable of pumping out some impressive graphics and performance. But in order to truly test the mettle of these modern-day gaming maestros, you must play a title that really showcases their strengths, and Infinity Blade II is perhaps the best example of just how near console-quality entertainment can be enjoyed on-the-fly. Usually priced at $6.99, it's now dropped to just 99 cents, so whether you're partial to a sword fight or just want to see how pretty this awesome title looks, check the details after the jump.
Saving offline maps using Google's famed Maps app has always been slightly tricky and tedious for those on iOS and Android, but thanks to a recent update, things just got a whole lot easier. Below, we'll take you through each of the steps required for you to save offline maps using the freshly-bumped Google Maps 3.0 for iOS and 8.0 for Android.
While other large corporations involved in the gaming world have openly embraced the world of mobile, Nintendo has used all of its internal grit and determination to stay away from the small screen. The Japanese based company has internally opposed building games and software for smartphones and tablets, choosing instead to focus on its own console hardware like the Wii U. An acknowledgement toward the end of last year seemed to indicate that things could be about to change with the company today announcing that it will launch its first mobile smartphone service alongside the release of Mario Kart 8 later this month.
A week rarely passes by at the moment without someone managing to find a security or privacy vulnerability within Apple’s mobile operating system. The latest bug, discovered last week by security research specialist Andreas Kurtz, leaves email attachments without any encryption being applied to them. Apple has already been informed that the bug exists and apparently is working to resolve with a future iOS update. Until then, Ryan Petrich of the jailbreak fame has come to the rescue by offering a free-to-download tweak that resolves the issue for jailbroken users.
As far as free iOS goodies go, this week has offered quite a few treats, and undoubtedly trumping every app to have shaken off its price tag in the past few days comes the news that TuneIn Radio is now also free. For the uninitiated, TuneIn is among the most celebrated radio apps of its kind, offering access to thousands of streaming radio shows from across the globe, and with seamless recording functionality to boot, it offers everything you could want of a radio app and more.
Photo-centric apps for mobile devices are ubiquitous, and if you're an iPhone user, you'll likely have noticed that the App Store is packed to the rafters with utilities touting superior editing and tweaking functions. Adding a it of blur, black-and-white overlay or a vintage frame are all fairly solid ways of rolling back the years, bringing a traditional feel to our photos, and Pocketbooth, which stylizes snaps in the traditional photo booth manner, has just gone free!
Google Maps is widely regarded as the authority in its field, even compared with the navigational prowess of TomTom, Garmin and the like. When the iOS 6 fiasco went down with Apple Maps, for for example, scores of ardent Apple fans were only too relieved to see the search giant's famed utility re-enter as a third-party App Store app. Today, said app has been treated to a healthy update for both iOS and Android, and you can catch the full details and download info right after the break!
Before Flappy Bird, it was all about Rovio's Angry Birds, and now, the Finnish entertainment company has come through with a new title that offers similarly challenging physics to the recent cult mobile hit. Called RETRY, it requires you to intricately direct a small plane through a set of obstacles, and in checking out the 50-second launch trailer below, you'll see precisely where its gets its name from.
It has recently become apparent that Apple plans to make a concerted push into the health and fitness market this year, with reports suggesting that the Cupertino company will introduce a "Healthbook" suite with iOS 8. This feature is set to tie in closely with the company's inaugural smartwatch effort that we've also heard a great deal about, and as per a report from Reuters, the fruit company may be planning to build a dedicated, third-party-supported, App Store-like hub for fitness-related services.
