Apple is notoriously secretive when it comes to preparing for a major product launch, but despite the company's best efforts, we've an ever-growing dossier of information on what's next out of the smartphone department at Cupertino HQ. New snaps have emerged showing more mockups of the Space Gray variant of the "iPhone 6" in all of its glory, with one comparing the handset to both the current flagship iPhone 5s and the HTC One (M8).
In another attempt to try and neutralize the Snapchat threat, Facebook has today launched a new standalone app that it hopes will keep people away from the competition and firmly ensconced in its own ecosystem.
As a company, Parallels has been responsible for breaking down a number of barriers in its fourteen years of existence. Company’s impressive software has managed to bridge the gap between the world's two most popular desktop operating systems by allowing Windows applications to run almost seamlessly on computers running Apple's OS X. Its Parallels Access for iPad app released last year took things a little further by allowing Windows and Mac apps to run on an Apple iPad. Not wanting to rest on that success, the company has raised the bar again by extending the Parallels Access functionality to grant virtual access to a remote PC or Mac directly from an iPhone or an Android device.
Sometimes a company buys another and it makes perfect sense. Other times, it takes a little while for the obviousness of the partnership to sink in, but once it does, you can't help but wonder why you hadn't thought of it before. We're going to put Google's somewhat stealthy acquisition of Skybox into that second category.
Facebook's Paper app for iOS has just been treated to a healthy bump, with the social network having added a bunch of new features in bringing the version number up to 1.2. Details, as ever, can be seen after the fold.
If you like to watch movies and TV shows on your iPhone or iPad, then you're going to want to know about an app that's normally paid-for but now free for a short time.
The iPhone 6 rumor mill is showing no signs of slowing down, and even though we're fairly sure that Apple is plotting two new iPhones with considerably larger displays than the current 4-inch panel of the iPhone 5s, it is now being offered that the resolution will clock in at a whopping 2560 x 1440.
The evolution of the brilliant Pebble wrist wear has been nothing short of remarkable since its hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. Companies like LG and Samsung have also taken the time to try and take advantage of the flourishing industry by showing off their own products before the much-speculated "iWatch" from Apple hits the shelves. These intelligent time pieces are all well and good, but can sometimes be a little bit overkill for the needs of some users. If that is the situation you find yourself in then the Glance Kickstarter campaign by Kiwi Wearables is definitely worth a look.
It's the weekend again, and even though many of you will be too wrapped up in the goings on with the World Cup to worry too much about great apps and games gone free for iOS, we thought we'd throw out a selection of our favorite deals for those who aren't completely glued to their TV sets. There are five in all, and as ever, the range is fairly broad, so check out he list and hopefully, you'll stumble across something you like!
The photography industry has been turned completely on its head by the emergence of smartphones packing genuinely decent shooters, and while your old, pro camera may boast plenty of features and lenses that the modern-day point-and-shoot experience simply cannot cater to, it's fair to say that there are many distinct advantages that a smartphone can laud over a standalone. Connectivity, for example, is something that cameras have only recently gotten to grips with, and as well as ease-of-sharing, owners of today's popular handsets can geo-tag every picture they take with ease. With a little bit of fiddling around, though, iPhone and iPad users can bring this useful feature to any camera, and if you'd like to turn your dumb camera into a smart one, it's actually quite easy to set up.
