Today, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, has just kicked off, and Microsoft has gotten us under way by announcing the release dates of some big titles headed to the Xbox later on this year. The keynote confirmed the retail market date of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Forza Horizon 2 1080p, as well as demoing the likes of Evolve, Assassin's Creed Unity, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Sunset Overdrive, and of course, Halo 5, so if you've been waiting for any of these epic titles to land, check the low-down after the jump!
With iOS 8, Apple has introduced quite a few good new features to the table. Some are related to functionality, like the third-party keyboard support, while others, such as those we outlined in a detail article, are less obvious but nonetheless important. One particular quirk, as just discovered by one eagle-eyed beta user, definitely advocates user privacy in that in randomizes your device's MAC address before you connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot, which also serves as a kick in the teeth for companies whose entire business is based on logging and tracking this information.
At last week's Worldwide Developers Conference, we half expected Apple to take the wraps off a fourth-gen Apple TV device. It would, according to reports and rumors, pack improved hardware and gaming support, but like the teased prospect of other new hardware being announced at WWDC, it did not materialize.
We're still a good few months from finding out precisely what Apple has planned for the iPhone 6, but with such a high volume of leaks and reports having surfaced over the past couple of months, we have a fairly good idea of its form factor and features. As well as once again underlining the notion that the device will be considerably larger than any smartphone Apple has released until now, a new report notes that the handset will finally delve into the uncharted realms of NFC, as well as offering wireless charging and improved LTE.
Now that WWDC is over, we can get back to wondering what hardware Apple will announce this year. It's a given than the iPhone 6 will be brought to market towards the last quarter of 2014, but what it will contain and how it will look is still up for debate.
If you're a Mac owner, there's a good chance you'll be interested in downloading and installing the Developer Preview of OS X 10.10 Yosemite, which Apple took the wraps off only last week. But if you don't want to overwrite your current set-up and would prefer to install the unfinished build separately, we're now going to show you how this dual-boot alternative can be achieved by creating a separate partition on your OS X machine's main storage device.
Apple's latest iOS software update has been well received by users, pundits and commentators, and one of the main reasons why it has been so heavily lauded can be attributed to the broader set of customization tools. Everywhere you look throughout iOS 8 beta 1 - if you've had the chance - you'll notice the increased scope for tailoring the experience beyond anything seen before with Apple's mobile software, and according to some murmurings on Twitter, Apple could be planning to offer users more jurisdiction over the Control Center.
Apple finally unveiled OS X 10.10 Yosemite earlier on this week at its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote speech, and although we knew the UI would be overhauled in-keeping with the look of iOS 7, it was nice to check out the upcoming software in all of its glory. If you're on a Mac, there's a good chance you've already grabbed the Developer Preview for a first-hand look at what's new, but if you're on Windows, things are a great deal trickier. There are numerous ways to install OS X on a PC, of course, but if you're merely a fan of the aesthetics, then you might want to check the just-released OS X 10.10 Yosemite Transformation Pack for Windows 7/8.x.
If we can ask you to ignore this year's WWDC for just a moment, and kindly request that you cast your minds back to last year's event, you may remember that one of the least celebrated additions that iOS 7 was touted to bring was iBeacon. Technology that would allow iOS devices to essentially sense their surroundings, iBeacon has since been adopted by retail outlets and Major League Baseball alike.
It's the weekend again, and arguably, the best time of the week to settle down and look for some great new apps and games. Of course, there are definitely more enjoyable things in life than downloading ordinarily paid apps for free - but not many - so join us after the break where we'll be running you through a cluster of great Android and iOS apps that have just hit that magical zero-dollar price tag.
