The HTC One M8 today joins the might of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2 in the mobile market, with each set to do battle and attempt to cement its place as 2014's most popular high-end handset. Here, we take a closer at the Big Three, including specs and form factor, in order to try and determine which of these humdingers will emerge victorious once the retail battle commences.
Even though many Android users have accustomed themselves to using Google Now as a way of readily finding information and performing searches through voice interaction, that hasn't prevented Samsung from implementing its own, similar feature for its Galaxy range. S Voice, which is perhaps the foremost of an abundance of 'S' apps found on the higher-end releases, has been afforded a pretty decent update for the Galaxy S5, and with the APK file having leaked into the wild, you can now download the new-and-improved S Voice app to your Android device.
In a move to inspire a new generation of coders and young software engineering enthusiasts, Microsoft has joined forces with the Computer History Museum to release the source code for the iconic MS-DOS, as well as Word for Windows. Full details of this deal, as well as what it could potentially mean for the technologists of tomorrow, can be found found after the fold.
Last week, Twitter celebrated its eighth birthday, and to mark the occasion, introduced a new tool that allowed its 350 million+ users to revisit the very first tweet they ever made. Now, another tool called First Follower offers a similar feature, although, as the name implies, will instead help you to track down the first account to follow you on the social network.
When Samsung announced its Galaxy S5 hero phone we were more than a little skeptical. Not because we doubt that it will sell like crazy worldwide, nor because we think that Samsung's continued reliance on plastic will see existing Galaxy S fans switch allegiances elsewhere. What we really weren't too sure about was the claim that the Galaxy S5 will feature an IP67 rating for both dust and water resistance.
Today is, as many of you will know, the day of the announcement of the new HTC flagship, which we now know to be called the HTC One (M8). As well as taking the wraps off the device itself, the Taiwanese company has also shared some of the official accessories it plans to launch alongside the device, and we've got all of the details right here.
Last week, Google announced Android Wear, a tailored version of its popular firmware built specifically for the emerging smartwatch market. Following the announcement, which was accompanied by the release of the Android Wear SDK Developer Preview, both Motorola and LG swiftly announced their forthcoming devices to the on-looking tech world. Since then, we've seen much of the former Google-owned Motorola's Moto 360, but haven't been treated to nearly as much coverage of the Korean company's G Watch, and so to stem the tide, LG's UK Twitter page has just shared a new pic of its wrist-worn gadget, as well as a reminder that the device is "coming soon."
The next-gen HTC One is scheduled to be announced by the Taiwanese company later on today, and in anticipation of the launch, some of the new Sense 6 apps have just been released to the Google Play Store. Further details can be seen right after the break!
We're about two-thirds of the way through our countdown of the Samsung Galaxy S5 from announcement to release, and even though we've had plenty of opportunity to see and read of what's in store, we're now starting to get leaks of the official software to try out for ourselves. Samsung may have pushed the Galaxy S5 Experience app over to the Google Play Store last week, but while this demo is insightful, there's nothing quite experiencing the device and its features first-hand. If you're not among the lucky few to have gotten hold of the device earlier than billed, then an official ROM leak, intended for the Chinese version of the SM-G9009D, has to be the next best thing.
Apple made a bunch of improvements with iOS 7, many of which were aesthetic. But as well as performing some housekeeping on several pre-existing features and apps, the company also introduced one or two new faces. Among them was AirDrop, a convenient file transfer system taken from OS X, but like most new Cupertino implementations, it didn't arrive without limitations on what it was capable of. If you're jailbroken, though, you'll know that the proverbial ball and chain Apple puts on certain aspects of its mobile OS are being removed on a daily basis, and as its name implies, AnyDrop turns AirDrop into the feature it was always supposed to be.
