Concepts of unreleased and unannounced smartphones are always popular, and contrary to popular belief not just when they're for iPhones. Flagship handsets from the likes of Samsung and HTC are great concept fodder, and it's the latter that is the subject of one of the latest to pop up on our radar.
We already knew that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus packed quite the computational punch, but new testing by the developers of Mac app WALTR has found that both devices are actually capable of playing 4K video.
There are some features that sound absolutely awesome but you just know that they will never see the light of day on iOS. Android can be argued as having some of the cooler, more geek-friendly features when compared to iOS, and if there's a little bit of the tinkerer inside you then that probably grates your gears.
The consumer facing Web version of iCloud has just gained support for uploading images to the iCloud Photo Library, a feature which was previously limited to the beta site.
When assessing whether to go ahead and jailbreak or not, we normally weigh up the pros and cons. One of the main drawbacks of taking the plunge is that stability issues tend to be more frequent where Cydia is present, but on the flip side, the considerable functionality enhancements should not be underestimated. One of the other key issues with past jailbreaks was the inability to restore to default settings on the device, something that most of us carry out every once in a while as a matter of protocol. But thanks to the Semi-Restore tool, you can revert to factory settings (almost) while leaving your jailbreak completely unaffected.
Need for Speed: No Limits is the latest in the NFS lineup for mobile devices, and has been revealed by EA to be hitting your iOS and Android device by next year.
Augmented reality took smartphones by storm when the genre first started out, and was then followed by apps that can be classified as hybrids of augmented reality and barcode scanners. Next Glass is one such app for iOS that is built to help people with their selection of beer or wine, by answering the question that a consumer would have trouble answering himself; "Will I enjoy this bottler of beer or wine I'm looking at?"
China is an economic superpower that continues to grow at an incredible rate, and consumer electronics firm Xiaomi perfectly encapsulates this climate. But while often dubbed the "Apple of China," it's not just its monumental rise to prominence that has resulted in this label, but also the notion that it copies many of the Cupertino's designs with many of its own products. In news that will certainly irk the Mac maker, Xiaomi's chief has set his sights on overtaking Apple and Korean competitor Samsung to become the dominant force of the smartphone industry in the next 5-10 years, and while the Chinese firm hasn't much of a presence in the United States as yet, its Asian market dominance suggests that these claims cannot be taken lightly.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has taken a rather surprising step with the launch of a website called WhereToWatch. The MPAA is apparently dialing it down a bit as far as online streaming of movies and TV shows is concerned. WhereToWatch lets you search for your favorite movie or TV show and points you to where you can legally stream it from, or rent it or buy it.
It's not often that you get to make your own design and have it printed onto a pair of shoes, but that's exactly what Adidas is making possible with the miZX Flux service. Originally announced earlier this year, the service is now live in the United States with select other countries set to also join in the fun at a later date including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
















