Apple has just seeded the first beta of OS X 10.10.2 to developers. As you can probably tell by the version number, it's a fairly innocuous bump inclusive of bug fixes and other such performance enhancements, but if you're a registered dev, check the details after the break.
Here's a complete step by step tutorial on how to root Nexus 6 running Android 5.0 Lollipop using Chainfire's CF-Auto-Root package.
One feature conspicuous by its absence in the lead-up to iOS 8 was the ability to smoothly reply to messages without having to move away from the task in hand. With the new software update, that all changed, with Messages now offering a quick reply functioning in a vaguely similar fashion to how jailbreak tweak BiteSMS has done for many a year now, and if you're in the market for something like-minded for third-party apps, well, there's yet another tweak for that.
Black Friday is almost upon us, and it's a time that us geeks savor with some great deals on some even greater gadgets. Best Buy, in its continued effort to live up to its name, has kicked off its pre-Black Friday sales, and we’ve rounded up all the best deals in one place.
The problem with having a portable charger is that you may forget to carry one along at times, but what you won't forget is the belt that helps keep your trousers up. Well, now it will charge your smartphone too, and keep your trousers up. Enter - XOO Belt from Nifty - the belt with concealed, flexible battery packs.
As you know by now, iOS 8, iOS 8.1 and iOS 8.1.1 download links for final version are live for iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, 5c, 5, 4S, iPad 2 and over, including the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, iPod touch 5G. iOS 8 brings a ton of new features to supported devices. More information on the features new in iOS 8 can be found here.
Corning has unveiled Gorilla Glass 4 and understandably claims it to be stronger and more resistant than its predecessors. Drops that shattered your device's glass on rough surfaces - or at least scar the screen with some pretty deep scratches - should now face tougher challenges with Gorilla Glass 4.
What came close to the awesomeness that Rocket Raccoon was with his British Cockney accent and wits in Guardians of the Galaxy was the chart busting soundtrack of the movie, with one song in particular - "Hooked on a Feeling" - totaling over 16 million counts of streaming. As part of a run up to the holiday festivities, Google is offering the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack album entitled 'Awesome Mix Vol. 1' for free on Google Play (U.S. only), and the offer is supposedly just for a day.
The late Steve Jobs, possibly one of the most iconic individuals and inspirational company founders of our time, suffered numerous setbacks in his career before eventually returning to Cupertino to inject life back into his beloved Apple in a true phoenix from the flames fairytale story. The proposed movie of his life, as scripted by Oscar winner Aaron Sorkin and rumored to be directed by Danny Boyle of Slumdog Millionaire fame, seems set to face a journey of similar obstacles after a surprising turnaround by Sony Pictures.
Apple has long received flak for not giving people the widgets that they seem to so desperately want. The addition of widgets to Notification Center may have gone some way to keeping those people happy, but if you're the kind of person that has always wanted the big HTC weather widget on your iPhone's home screen, then Apple isn't likely to give you what you want any time soon.
















