The Uber luxury travel services has created a bit of furore among regular taxi drivers, with many, quite understandably, up in arms about the ominous threat to their livelihoods. Now, cabbies in New York City have even more reason to be worried, with the new UberX service actually coming in cheaper than your everyday NYC taxi.
Wireless charging is the kind of thing that has been around in various guises for a good while now, and with many Android phones featuring the technology as standard, Apple's iPhone has lagged behind the times somewhat, with the company refusing to add wireless charging technology to any of its devices. From what we've heard about the iPhone 6, that's not likely to change any time soon, either.
If you've been on an airplane in the last ten years, then the chances are you're already well aware of some of the rather overzealous restrictions that are being enforced upon air travellers. Mothers forced to prove that baby milk is indeed just that by drinking it is a story we've all heard before, but now it seems that the US Transportation Security Administration isn't content with just making sure liquids are as they appear, anymore.
Apple's announcement of iOS 8 brought with it plenty of new features, and one of those new additions was the ability to quickly reply to messages without having to stop what you're doing. Something that has arguably been forgotten in the tidal wave of other new features, quick replies are something that have been on everyone's wishlist for quite some time.
Having visually compared Android L with KitKat, we found out that Google is pushing hard to take Android one step further from where it stands right now. But how does it compare to its fiercest upcoming rival, iOS 8? That’s exactly what we’re going to find out, by comparing Android L preview with iOS 8 beta, visually.
For our readers celebrating the long weekend from their hectic work routines, we have something that will make your time off even more enjoyable, courtesy of our today’s collection of apps going free over at the iTunes App Store for iPhone and iPad. Even if you don’t hail from any such region, the sale applies to you as well, and you can enjoy these 6 interesting iOS apps completely free while the offer lasts. So, without further ado, let’s see what you can get your hands on today without spending a buck.
The Nokia Lumia 830 may have only made its first appearance in a spy shot that popped up a few days ago, but it's already making headlines once again after new renders were leaked which appear to show the unannounced smartphone with some rather new branding.
For a lot of jailbreak fans out there, one of the most important aspects attached to liberating a device is the ability to efficiently access the internal file system. This access could be required for a number of reasons which are beyond the scope of this article, but suffice to say it's undoubtedly an important part of jailbreaking.
Imagine the joy and unlimited amount of fun that comes attached to working for a company with the resources to not only research, but to design and develop pretty much whatever it wants? Apple, Google and Microsoft, amongst others, find themselves in that privileged position within the consumer technology industry, but it appears that Nissan is also living that dream if the recent Goodwood Festival of Speed showcase is anything to go by. Rather than go through the usual processes of designing and building a concept vehicle, Nissan has used the Gran Turismo 6 video game to tease petrol-heads with a new downloadable GT-R prototype, and then built it in real life.
Google's Android Wear platform is nearing maturity, and following the I/O developers conference, devices are already beginning to ship. Thus, it should come as little surprise to see the Play Store stocking up with content related to the wrist-based OS, and having already seen a few standalone apps, custom watch faces have also started popping up.
