Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics certainly came out of the blue, but the company does have some notable history. Along with the revelation that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a long-time fan of Jimmy Iovine - the guy who has manned Beats since its inception along with Dr. Dre - a conference call between Dre and Jobs has recently come to light where the two men discuss Apple's iTunes music service.
The Facebook app for Android has just been updated, with the most noteworthy new feature being support for offline post creation. Aside from that, there's not much else to report, although we suspect that - as ever - a few bug fixes and performance enhancements will have been included as a part of the deal. We've got all of the details on the big new feature, as well as the all-important download link for the app, coming up right after the break!
Only yesterday, we caught a glimpse of Motorola's upcoming budget Moto E smartphone, which is expected to be showcased at a special event on 13th May. Now, we can take an even closer gander at the handset thank to a leaked press image, and having been impressed by what we saw a short while ago, our opinion on this forthcoming release hasn't changed a jot.
Everyone loves a bargain, and we're no different here. That's why when we find out about games and apps that are free for a limited time, we just can't help but share that fact with your good selves. Think of it as a civic duty, if you will.
The Apple iPhone hasn't changed a great deal through the past few generations in terms of overall design, but given the recent spate of leaks, it does appear as though Tim Cook's company will repent for this with the iPhone 6. With a curved rear chassis, it's somewhat remnant of both the iPad Air and iPod touch, and for a comparative angle, new images have emerged showing a supposed dummy of the forthcoming handset alongside the iPod touch 5th-gen.
Executives constantly jump ship between some of the biggest names in tech, and today, Nokia's former photography lead Ari Partinen has joined Apple in a move that will doubtlessly help to improve the point-and-shoot credentials of the iPhone and iOS device range in general. Given the reverence of the Lumia camera range, this is a massive coup for Apple, and Partinen will officially begin his work in Cupertino from June.
Motorola’s media event, which is expected to give the world the first glimpse of the company’s Moto E smartphone, might still be a few days away, but it seems we can get a look at the new budget phone even earlier, thanks to a user who posted an alleged picture of the to-be-announced device on Motorola Mexico’s Facebook page. In a nutshell, we like what we see!
We've seen plenty of dummy leaks regarding the iPhone 6 of late, and today, we've finally got a side-by-side of each purported color configuration. The authenticity of this particular leak is some what questionable, and given that each variant has the same gold trim around the Home button, it's almost certainly not indicative of the finished article. Nevertheless, for a here-and-now take on how the iPhone 6 may look in Space Gray, Silver and Gold, check out these new snaps after the fold!
Just yesterday we had inklings that the rumor circling the Internet concerning Apple’s potential acquisition of the Beats Electronics might actually be true, and even then, we told you to stay tuned as the story kept developing. Well, although it’s still not strictly official yet, but if today’s happenings are to indicate anything, Dr. Dre has all but confirmed the deal between the audio giant and the fruit company that hails out of Cupertino. Details just past the break.
Given that the iPhone 5s and 5c launched in early September of last year before releasing later on in the month, it has been widely presumed that the next flagship - dubbed the "iPhone 6" for obvious reasons - will follow suit. However, new information has come to light indicating that Apple's next major smartphone release could arrive slightly earlier, with a new, August release bracket having been offered.
