We may be only a couple of months beyond this year's WWDC, but even as the Apple developer community is working its way towards a big iOS 8 release, attentions are beginning to turn towards next year's event.
Google's Android L, which the search giant took the unprecedented step of launching at I/O this time around, offers a bunch of improvements over KitKat. Notably, it's laden with an all-new "Material Design,” but aside from tweaking the aesthetics, there are plenty of enhancements on the functionality side of things. As it has just emerged, multi-user support is also in the offing for smartphones, and given how families and groups like to share devices, seems a natural progression that perhaps should have arrived much earlier.
There's no doubting the popularity of the Game of Thrones series. Be it the hugely popular books or the equally well viewed TV series, the Game of Thrones franchise is one that must be raking in a pretty penny for its creator, George R.R. Martin.
There seems to be a real glut of paid-for apps going free of late, and that's no bad thing as far as we're concerned. Here we have a range of new titles to add to that list, and some are great examples of titles that are normally a bargain even at their usual price. Make them free, and they really are apps that you should be trying out.
Quite how well Microsoft's third attempt at the Surface is doing still remains a bit of a mystery, but with the Surface Pro 3 it's believed that the company may actually be onto something this time around. Already available in the United States, Canada and Japan, Microsoft is set to bring its latest tablet to a further 25 markets at the end of this month, making it available to pre-order right now.
Even though Uber had its fair share of naysayers from the get-go, it has established itself as a genuine threat to the ordinary cab, with folks happy to pay for the efficient, smart, high-end travel. Only what started out as a plush experience has become gradually more affordable, and today, Uber has launched UberPool, a service that connects strangers riding similar routes and allowing them to share the fare.
Apple's iPhone 6 is easily the most eagerly-anticipated handset of the year, and while most smartphones get their fair share of leaks and such, the forthcoming iPhone has been speculated on for the best part of six months. In the past couple of weeks, we've seen parts leaks aplenty as the manufacturing process commences, and now, one of our favorite designers has utilized his skills to present us with an all-singing, inside-and-out look at the iPhone 6. Below, you can check it out for yourself.
Like most of the changes that have been made to the iPhone through the generations, the improvement in the battery capacity of Apple's smartphone has been meager at best. Sure, tweaks to the processor and other optimizations have allowed the battery retention to improve, but given that the next-gen handset looks set to include a larger display, NFC and other improvements, there's no doubt that the battery's capacity must also increase to cope with the workload. We've heard reports that the 4.7-inch model will include a battery of around the 1,900mAh mark, with that number changing dependent on the source, but with around one month to go until the purported announcement, it would appear that the figure may be as high as 2,100mAh.
In what can only be described as a shock, Apple and Samsung have both announced that they will drop all litigation against each other outside the United States, thought the pair will continue to duke it out in Apple's homeland.
Microsoft's Windows 8.1 release has been held in much higher regard than the preceding Windows 8, largely due to the fact that it plays more nicely with those rocking a more traditional keyboard-and-mouse rig. Despite the reservations that some users have in relation to functionality and ease-of-use, though, the user interface has seldom offended, and today, the software giant has added 11 new themes to its flagship OS.
