Apple may have brought some animated wallpapers to the iPhone thanks to last year's iOS 7 update, but that doesn't mean that owners of the popular smartphone can just go setting things as their home or lock screen wallpapers willy-nilly. Apple still tightly controls what people can make their iPhones and iPads look like, and while the unannounced iOS 8 may signal a relaxing of such restrictions, the best way to untether your iOS device from Jonny Ive is still to jailbreak it.
The Oxford Dictionary has not only recognized selfie as an official word, but also went as far as making the abbreviation for capturing a self-portrait its word of the year in 2013. If further proof was needed that we aren't getting away from the phenomenon anytime soon then it's surely provided by fact that there is also a song titled #SELFIE that has manage to hang around the most popular charts with its accompanying music video. So, if the relatively recent trend of capturing a selfie isn't going to subside, we may as well embrace it by using an app like oSnap to simplify the whole process.
After releasing iTunes 11.2 and OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 update only yesterday, Apple has now released iTunes 11.2.1 update to quickly address /Users folder missing bug that plagued those running the latest OS X 10.9.3 release.
We love it when apps go free, and we especially appreciate the fact when they're awesome apps that were bargainous even at their original price. If there's one thing the App Store's race to the bottom has done, it is to make it possible to get some truly awesome apps for next to nothing, if not nothing at all.
Apple's iPhone has made its way into all kinds of weird and wonderful places, as has its larger brother, the iPad. With accessories that help turn the iPhone and iPad into anything from a professional video tool to a high-grade medical devices, there's little that Apple's devices can't do.
OS X 10.9.3 Mavericks is out already to public after several developer-only betas, but like most new pieces of software, some early adopters have encountered one or two issues along the way. Notably, there’s a problem with the ‘/Users’ folder being grayed-out or hidden inaccessibly, but while this little caveat has left some folks positively stumped, there is, thankfully, a quick, effective and permanent solution. Below, we’ll run through the remedial steps, so if you’ve run into this roadblock, join us after the fold.
Apple's CarPlay, first announced as iOS in the Car, finally rolled out with iOS 7.1, but until the supported cars begin rolling out later on in the year, we can't really get up close and personal with the new interface. Pioneer, as we heard a short while ago, will be offering an aftermarket option for those who don't wish to go out and buy a whole new car, and today, the audio specialist has given us a taster in the form of a demo clip.
One of the ongoing battles we face as smartphone owners is in retaining enough power to keep us going throughout an entire day, and for mobile users - particularly those on iPhone - there are quite literally hundreds of products out there that can help to keep our devices sufficiently juiced up. But a new Kickstarter campaign offers a solution quite unique to our eye, with a lightweight frame enveloping the device to support the clip-on, modular battery pack.
HTC has today confirmed what the Internet already knew, that the HTC One M8 will shortly be released in red. Unofficial pictures and leaks of the speculated device have been doing the rounds on the Internet for the last few days, but until now there had been no official word from the parent company of the flagship Android smartphone. It's currently unknown if HTC have reacted to the Internet chatter and announced the device early, or if this announcement was part of its roadmap, but the confirmation has come in the form of a 3D rendering that we can interact with and praise in all its glory.
Samsung is well-known for its extravagantly-dealt marketing budget, and the company's ubiquitous logo is fairly hard to avoid no matter where you go. With the flagship Galaxy S5 having just been released, Sammy is naturally trying to push its latest humdinger into everybody's faces, and as a part of this concerted push, London's Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 will be renamed "Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5" for two whole weeks. Yes, really.
