Even though we're still a good five months away from the projected release of Apple's next smartphone, this fact hasn't halted the continued wave of rumors, leaks and speculation regarding the iPhone 6. One area in which Apple always improves its famed handset is the rear-facing camera, and according to reports out of China, Apple has some very big plans to enhance the snapper of its forthcoming flagship.
From what we've managed to glean so far, the next-gen iPhone will be both larger and thinner than the current iPhone 5s, offering a substantially increased 4.7-inch display that goes edge-to-edge. But how much slimmer will the next model be than the current flagship? Well, according to a case mold of the so-called "iPhone 6," it will be around the same depth as the latest iPod touch, which, if you've held the device alongside an iPhone 5s, is quite a significant drop.
The Facebook Messenger app for iPhone has just been updated, adding a myriad of exciting new chat-related features. Those with an account on the world's foremost social network can now enjoy video sharing - a feature that has been eagerly-awaited by Facebookers far and wide. As well as that, photos and stickers will now load more quickly, and the company's development team has clearly been on its game to bring this version 5.0 update so soon after version 4.1's arrival only a couple of weeks back.
The App Store has been inundated with photo and video-related apps over the past couple of years, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise given the significant advances that have been made with regards to smartphone camera tech. But it's a fair assessment to make that a large portion of said apps seem to wallow in the pool of mediocrity, and only every now and then do we catch a real gem. Snapseed was a prime example of an image editor with a truly professional edge, and now, the app widely regarded as the best in show for videographers has just gone free!
Some jailbreak tweaks like to scrape the surface, offering minor alterations to a certain function or UI element. Others, however, seek to rebuild a part of iOS from the ground up, and Convergance, a new entry to the ModMyi repository, completely re-imagines your iPhone's lock screen.
Apple has just released iOS 7.1.1 download links for compatible iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Therein, you'll find minor bug fixes and performance enhancements, and below, you can check all of the details including a full change log.
App Store pricing is often referred to as a race to the bottom, but that doesn't mean that every app has to be free. Some developers, usually the ones with quality apps, dare to charge a fair price for their wares, and that's the way it should be. That being said, there's no better way to get some attention for your paid-for app than to make it free for a limited time. Free downloads count towards an app's App Store chart ranking even when it moves back into the 'Paid' chart, which should in turn mean more sales. It's genius really, when you think about it.
At the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Apple is expected to take the wraps off iOS 8, and in the last couple of months, we've been hearing all sorts of rumors with regards to what features and improvements will be added. A new concept, as well as a rather dubious leak, have almost simultaneously emerged in the wild, and with just over a month left until the grand unveiling, these new developments may offer even more of an insight into what the Cupertino has up its sleeve.
When a company as secretive as Apple has some significant new products in the pipeline, it's only natural that we tech enthusiasts should get a little carried away, and in our insatiable pursuit of the iPhone 6, we appear to have a leak that - in a turn up for the books - doesn't appear to have been faked. New renders, which may well have been intended for case makers, show detailed clues of the handset's curved form factor, as well as revealing that the forthcoming Apple smartphone could be just 6mm thick, 33% thinner than the design of iPhone 5s.
If there was ever any doubt that we're now firmly in the midst of an iPhone rumor storm, then it's fairly safe to say that the events of the last few days should put to rest any lingering wonderments.
