There have been rumors around for a long time that the infamous BlackBerry Messenger, better known as BBM, would be going cross platform and becoming available for iPhone and Android. While it was almost entirely certain, now we even have a date to look forward to. Dedicated BBM apps for iOS and Android would be making way to their respective app stores starting September 21, according the official BlackBerry blog.
Apple certainly knows how to make a good ad, there's never been any doubt of that. Starting back with the original iPod ads, the Cupertino outfit has made a stellar job of not only capturing the attention of the public, but also its imagination with the often super-colorful ads that it creates.
After months of teasing, iOS 7 download links are now live for iPhone 5, 4s, 4, iPad mini, iPad, and iPod touch. We have been closely monitoring the progress that iOS 7 has been making throughout its beta stages, and most of us at Redmond Pie have mixed opinions about Apple's new shiny mobile software. A few things are for certain, however, iOS 7 has improved hugely since the first beta, and it will be a incredibly huge change for those updating from iOS 6 unaware of what is about to land on their device.
Although us geeks (yes, I'm dragging you in, too) will be more than familiar with iOS 7 and its features and characteristics, most of the general population will be in for a shock when they begin to update their devices to the fruit company's latest and greatest firmware. Aesthetically, the differences is like day and night, and with this in mind, it stands to reason that many might feel a little bamboozled upon applying the update. As such, Apple has added the iOS 7 user guide to the iBookstore, which can be downloaded right now free of charge.
Infinity Blade, when first launched, defined and shaped the scenario of iOS gaming, and established Apple’s portable devices as having true gaming potential. Even today, it is hailed as a benchmark for quality gaming experience on the iPhone and the iPad. And now, the third installment in the Infinity Blade series, Infinity Blade III, which was showcased on the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c unveiling event, is now finally available on the iTunes App Store.
One of the great things about the annual iPhone hardware and software releases is that most of things usually take a back seat for a while. The jailbreak loving community are usually renowned for staying away from major iOS updates until one of the respected community members says it's ok to install pending a new jailbreak release, but iOS 7 is such a vast change that it may prove difficult this time around. If jailbreaking is your thing then amid all of Apple’s iOS 7 madness today, there has also been an important update regarding the iOS 6.1.3 / 6.1.4 untethered jailbreak that we know has been worked on since weeks.
If there's one thing that a big new release of iOS guarantees, it's more app updates in the space of a week than we usually see in a couple of months. If our iPhones are anything to go by tonight, then the chances are you're all seeing a lot of developers have had their updates approved today, ready for iOS 7 shipping on the 18th.
A smartphone’s camera is guaranteed to be upgraded every year. Apple spent a large amount of time discussing the improved camera module on the iPhone 5s as part of last week's dedicated event, clearly an indication that they are extremely proud of its capabilities. Almost immediately after that event, the Cupertino company announced that fashion giant Burberry would be using an iPhone 5s to capture all of the glitz and glamour of their London fashion show, a video which has now been made available by the fashion house.
We at Redmond Pie have been seeing iOS 7.0.1 and .1 in the logs for weeks now, with the volume of hits growing as the time has passed, as can be seen in the screenshots below.
Although Apple currently have their hands full for the next few days as they roll out the public release of iOS 7, it seems that they still have the manpower to make some important changes to how application distribution works with the App Store. The much anticipated iOS 7 will go live tomorrow with literally millions of devices all hitting Apple's servers to get the biggest change to the OS yet, but behind-the-scenes they have made some changes to the App Store that will allow users to download legacy version of the apps compatible with older firmware running on the device
