Step forward Sir Jonathan Ive. That is how Apple's head of design will now be able to officially introduce himself after being made a knight commander of the British empire in the new years honours list. Jonathan is famous around the world as the man who led the design teams who came up with the aesthetics and form factor behind the iMac, Powerbook G4, G4 Cube, MacBook, unibody MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iPod, iPhone and the iPad.
Fruit Ninja, for those uninitiated, is one of those oh-so simple yet extremely addictive games which involves using your finger to slice an assortment of flying fruit whilst meticulously avoiding the game-ending bombs.
While iOS offers a far superior user-experience than mobile operating systems like Android, it does have some pretty annoying limitations. One of these limitations is its issues with handling compressed file-types like .zip, .rar etc. There are plenty of third-party solutions to this, and Zip Browser is one of the best. The app has gone free for a limited period and we’ve discussed its amazing features after the jump!
Apple's launch of Siri certainly made people sit up and take notice. There had been voice recognition and dictation apps before, even Siri in its earliest incarnation was a standalone app that offered some of the features we all now take for granted from our iPhone 4S devices.
The Android versus iOS debate will never end. The two operating systems have their die hard fans who will argue until they are blue in the face about why their chosen OS is better than its rivals. No matter which side of the fence you sit on, I'm sure any reasonable person can concede that each operating system has its plus points.
We’ve seen facial recognition technology before as an optional tweak for the jailbroken iPhone. It never really took off; the interface was clunky and it was hit or miss. According to a patent filed by Apple, it may now be an official feature for the next lineup of iPhones and iPads.
Since the public release of iOS 5 in October, a number of tweaks have appeared on Cydia which offer the ability to hook into iOS 5-only functions, with the most popular by far being the the new Notification Center. I can only assume most developers have been literally chomping at the bit to put their skills to the test in order to see what they can do with the new Siri technology.
For those who are familiar with the inner workings of the iOS jailbreaking scene, you will be more than aware of the existence of the developer chpwn. We have had numerous posts over the years about his work, with the most recent coming only a couple of days with the release of his Siri based tweak called Spire.
With the untethered jailbreak now available to iOS 5 users, Cydia enthusiasts will now be frantically clogging their devices with various tweaks from Saurik’s App Store alternative.
Keeping your hands on the steering wheel is undoubtedly a good idea, and here is a handy way of charging your iPhone with the minimum of fuss when driving.
