iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users stroll through the App Store on a weekly basis to see what creation has been chosen to be Apple's "App of the week". As you might expect, there's been some truly fantastic and innovative offerings that have managed to grab the title. There's also been some truly lackluster creations that have made us all scratch our heads in amazement. This week however, it's hard to imagine anyone arguing with the decision, especially if you are a child of the 80s, as Apple's App Store team has chosen to select Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run as the app of the week.
The latest rumor related to the ever intriguing world of Apple hardware is suggesting that the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will be the only new device ready for launch this September. The Cupertino giant is expected to announce a media event to take place in September, with the intention being to launch new mobile hardware later on in the month. If the latest leaks coming out of the Far East turn out to be true, then production of the larger 5.5-inch iPhone and all new iPad hardware could be delayed until September at the earliest.
Although our mobile devices seem to offer an endless list of great features and perks that, even some five or so years ago, we could only have dreamed about, there remains a great deal that our much-lauded smartphones and tablets simply aren't capable of. Now thermal imaging isn't something that consumers are necessarily crying out for, but as anybody else who played Splinter Cell will be able to vouch, having such abilities in real life would be pretty darned cool. Thanks to one company, iPhone users will soon be able to experience thermal imaging by attaching a contraption known as a FLIR, or forward-looking infra-red device, to the back, and on first glance, we're certainly impressed.
It's the end of the week, and what better way to cap it off than with a bunch of apps just gone free over at the App Store? Below, we've a list of 8 in total, so fire up your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch device and let's get up and running.
Android 4.4 harbors a neat little feature within its make-up that allows you to speed your device up in just a couple of small steps. It works for the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 and the brand new LG G3, as well as the Galaxy Note 3, Nexus 5 and essentially any other handset or tablet running on the latest major release of Google's software. Below, we've got the step-by-step tutorial, so be sure to join us right after the fold for the low-down.
We see all manner of video clips whereby some of our favorite gadgets are destroyed or otherwise irreparably harmed. Sometimes, there's a practical reason for the destructive behavior, such as to test the robustness of a particular product in a given situation. However, it's frequently the case that these coveted devices are trashed purely for entertainment, and the perverse pleasure of the on-looking tech world. Case in point, a new video demonstrating what happened when an iPhone 5s was run over by a train. Yes, you read that right - a train. Below, you can catch the video, and we're pretty sure that you won't want to miss this one.
As time chugs along and we get ever nearer to the expected September announcement and, hopefully, release of at least one new iPhone, the leaks are still gathering quite the pace. With Apple believed to be working on not just one new iPhone, but two, all the leaks so far have been based on the smaller 4.7-inch device on Apple's roadmap. Its 5.5-inch brother has been surprisingly absent in the leak stakes, which has led many to the conclusion that it will launch some time after the smaller variant.
We're as eager to get our hands on a watch made by Apple as anyone else, but it seems that some are just a little too eager for their own good after a new Jimmy Kimmel Live spot took to the streets in order to see if it could fool people into thinking they were being shown the as-yet unannounced iWatch.
If you're of the generation that used MSN Messenger through your teenage years, then you'll no doubt be familiar with the various fanciful, often hideous emoticons and images that came as a standard part of the conversation. Nowadays, things have been tidied up somewhat when it comes to instant messaging, although numerous app makers have tried to revert us to the glory days of endless possibilities in this regard, and at a time when many of us have become a little tired by the overuse of emojis at seemingly every opportunity, one app lets you turn any image into a conversation prop.
Some good things in life are truly free, or, at least, they tend to become free from time to time. From the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection to paid iPhone and iPad apps that go free, we’re always on the lookout for such deals. And bringing you paid apps that don’t cost a dime has become our pretty much the most regular feature, and today’s no exception either. Our findings today include 7 apps for the iOS platform, and you can catch them all right after the jump.
















