The Halo franchise has been key to Microsoft's successes in the console market, with the Xbox exclusivity of the famed first-person shooter helping the Xbox 360 to fend off the PlayStation 3 in the battle of the previous-gen machines. After a slow start this time around, it's fair to say that the software giant needs a boost in order to make the ground up on the PlayStation 4, and today's announcement of Halo 5: Guardians will surely have fans of the popular franchise salivating in anticipation.
Just when you thought it was safe once more, it seems the Internet is again awash with news of Flappy Bird or, at least, its creator.
You could be forgiven for thinking that there's nothing but iPhone 6 and iOS 8 news going on right now, what with the leaks, guessing games and varied opinions that are all flying around on a daily basis. In fact, it's probably safe to say that if you're not of the Apple persuasion, then you're probably sick and tired of hearing about everything iOS. That's why we hope you like this new Android theme we're sharing with you today.
While us tech fans are closely following the updates of forthcoming Apple products on the basis that we're interested in what new technologies the company may be including, others are digging around for clues on the design so they can continue coming through with cheaper, knockoff options. Xiaomi, a Chinese outfit famed for continually churning out somewhat plausible iPhone replicas, has just launched its first tablet, and unsurprisingly, it's a dead ringer for Apple's iPad mini.
Apple today released OS X Maverick 10.9.3, after a considerable amount of developer testing. Having been given the build number 13D61, it is now ready to download from the Mac App Store, and you can catch all of the key details on this release right after the break.
Earlier this month, Foursquare announced that it would be venturing away from its very check-in-centric format by offering a new, alternative social app in the form of Swarm. The idea, it seems, is to help users locate nearby friends and subsequently find interesting things to do, and today, the Swarm app has been released for those on iOS and Android.
Facebook is at it again. The latest version 10 update, that we told you about earlier, has managed to cause quite a bit of confusion amongst users attempting to view their Most Recent news feed.
When it comes to having a good time and enjoying a challenging quiz game, which company do you immediately think of? Google? Apple? Adobe? Of course not, you immediately produce visions of Microsoft. Well, maybe not. However, in all seriousness, the software maker has shown its intentions to have a little fun by following up its recent release of a real-time quiz app for Android by pushing out QuizToWin on the iOS App Store.
Flappy Bird, the famously frustrating title that was previously available on iOS and Android until its creator decided to take it down, is set for a dramatic return, with the dev stepping out and confirming that it will re-emerge on the scene this coming August.
Facebook is always looking for ways to tailor the social experience to the everyday user, and has just begun trickling out a new card-based system that offers content and information based on your check-ins and status updates. The idea is to help you find things / people you might be interested in or close to, without you having to go looking yourself, and appears to be something of a response to Foursquare's recently-announced Swarm app.
