Apple's iOS 8 is out into the wild, and many of you will have already picked up the update, but while some of the new features are fairly obvious, you mightn't have picked up on some of the neat quirks that are concealed beneath the surface. Thus, we've compiled a list of a few great hidden iOS 8 features, and if you want to make the most out of your iOS device's latest update, be sure to join us after the leap.
Investing an an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus will be an expensive gig, whether you decide to pay for the handset fully up front, or split the cost over a contract with one of the many carriers that offer them. With the price of a 128GB iPhone 6 Plus running up a bill of almost $1,000 unlocked, it's reasonable to suggest that a sizeable portion of iPhone 6 buyers will want to keep their device beyond the one-year shelf life, which also coincides with the duration of the manufacturer warranty. After that year is up, there's a good chance that you might have to pay for repairs, and now, Apple has divulged the price list for out-of-warranty iPhone 6 and 6 Plus repairs.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have finally been released, but while the rush of sales may greatly increase Apple's bank balance, market share and ecosystem, there are also some benefits to be had by those rivaling the Cupertino company. Given Apple's plans to roll out iCloud Drive completely along with OS X 10.10 Yosemite in the near future, the battle of the cloud storage services has well and truly commenced, and as new iPhone owners await iCloud Drive's big launch, fierce rival Microsoft has sniffed an opportunity to point consumers in the direction of OneDrive. In what the Xbox maker describes as "a limited time offer" - one that will end before October's iCloud Drive formal rollout - iPhone users can enjoy 30GB of storage for free, with 15GB of basic space allied to 15 GB "camera roll bonus."
We've already seen how Android can be run on a PC or Mac via the BlueStacks app, and with the official App Runtime for Chrome extension having recently brought this power to Chrome OS, we got a glimpse into a future where the search giant's mobile and desktop operating systems join forces. The fact that it was limited to Chrome OS and only worked with certain apps was a bit of a bummer, mind, and so it has taken the dogged work of a hacker to give App Runtime for Chrome its customary license to roam. Thanks to the endeavors of this one individual, Android can now essentially be run on any desktop OS where the Chrome browser is present, and although it's a little rough around the edges, it's nonetheless very exciting.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are officially here, and to mark this occasion, we've yet another selection of paid apps gone free for iOS. There are five in total worth $9, so if you want to save yourself a few bucks and grab yourself some great apps in the process, then do join us after the break!
Battery retention is a crucially important factor in owning a mobile device, and although the capacity of a battery plays a significant role in determining how long your smartphone or tablet will be able to play games, surf the Web or make calls, it's not the only consideration that should be made. As well as the efficiency of the processor, software can also be optimized for better battery performance, and given that Apple has just bumped its software version from iOS 7.1.2, we'd expect that battery has also improved, right?
The world of wearables is currently amid something of a boom, and with Google Glass having recently arrived at the Play Store, head-mounted gadgets continue to arouse interest. Several other big-name vendors in the tech game have also sought to get in on the act, and among them, Japanese outfit Sony has been working on some eyewear of its own. The SmartEyeglass, as it is named, will be heading to market in March of 2015, and today, the PlayStation maker has released the SDK.
Although the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are fairly similar for the most part, there are a number of subtle differences. The display size discrepancy is the most obvious, but it's hard to base a purchasing decision on this factor alone given the number of perks iPhone 6 Plus owners will be able to laud over their iPhone 6-wielding buddies. The rear-facing cameras of each boast 8-megapixel sensors, but critically, the 6 Plus offers optical image stabilization, or OIS, and with both handsets having just gone on sale, we can now get our first proper look at the point-and-shoot experiences of each.
It was offered by a number of analysts even prior to the iPhone 6's release that Apple's decision to enlarge the display would not only prompt a record number of upgrades - which pre-order numbers appear to back up - but that also, Android users would switch in their droves. Given that the general sale has yet to commence throughout the world as yet, it's hard to make any definitive judgments, but according to one report, quite a few Droidsters have ditched Google's platform for the iPhone 6 / 6 Plus on iOS 8.
With the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus now beginning to go on sale around the world, eager buyers are lining up in order to try and make sure they're amongst the first to walk away with Apple's latest wares. But what do you do when you've lined up for hours in the cold in order to spend a small fortune on a new smartphone?
















