It looks like the iPhone 6 Plus has been a huge hit in the U.S., where the device has single-handedly captured an impressive 41% of the phablet sales, according to three months of data ending on October 2014.
Old classic videogames may not be as fun as when they first came out, given the advancements that have been made in all those years, but what can really be exciting is that rush of nostalgia as we experience the games we once fervently played as kids. Enter - Tomb Raider II for iPhone and iPad, where you can once more gawk at the 90's Lara Croft and understand just how far she has actually come by now.
Because the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, Apple's two flagship smartphones, have both offered a considerable level of changes inside and out, it's largely suspected that next year will see more of a refresh, adding a better camera, processor, and other mainly internal upgrades. Meanwhile, the cycle of rumors pertaining to what's next from the Cupertino giant has thrown up the interesting story that the iPhone 5c will be dropped in 2015, and in the second half of the year, an all-new 4-inch model will materialize.
In the modern world, we all seem to be constantly working in various different currencies, whether that be the U.S. Dollar, British Pound or the Euro, not to mention the countless other currencies that make the world go round. Converting currencies is the kind of thing that has been made nice and easy thanks to the App Store and the plethora of apps that allow the conversion of a wide range of things, often not just currencies.
Christmas preparations are in full swing, and given the time when the spirit has everyone working on decorations - be it outside or on that evergreen conifer - lighting as always remains an integral part of the planning. Apple has recently started stocking these new Christmas lights from Lumenplay that are smart in nature and can be controlled via an app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
The jailbreak scene is always an interesting one to watch when a new version of iOS arrives. It gets truly interesting though when someone releases a new jailbreak and, for whatever reason, nobody really knows whether they should trust it.
Sales data for three months ending on October 2014 has been released, something analysts have awaited for a while after the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices in September. It looks like Apple’s sales have risen dramatically across major offshore markets, with the iPhone 6 being the chief reason.
So what do you do when your favorite IM app decides to pull the 'Read Receipts' feature on you? If you're a security researcher, you figure out how to crash it for others. WhatsApp may have added the ability to turn that feature off, but a group of security research students in India have demonstrated how a simple text message can be used to crash the app at the receiver’s end, pretty much ending the "message seen" dramas.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak may not be as publicly prominent on the technology scene as many would like, but he still manages to appear in the most random of places. "The Woz" can often be found travelling, waxing lyrical about emerging technologies at conferences in every continent as well as talking fondly about his days in Silicon Valley with his beloved Apple. In his latest appearance, albeit an unexpected and non-commercial one, takes place at the W Hollywood Hotel where he quickly slips into demonstration mode to show off the hotel chains' new SPG Keyless entry system.
It seems that the team behind the popular Web browser Firefox may be working on an iOS version of the app according to new reports.
