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.
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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.
Along with the release of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3, Apple has also updated the iTunes app to version 11.2. The download is only available to those running 64-bit Windows and Mac OS X, so if you're rocking either platform, check the important details below.
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.
Even with Google Glass suffering something of a PR crisis over the last few months, there's little doubt that the technology is still some of the coolest around. While we have to admit to not being sure where the idea of wearable technology will take us in the coming years, Google should be given credit for being at the forefront of what is possible today.
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.
HTC may only recently have taken the wraps off the new flagship One M8, but has wasted no time in announcing a slightly more compact, cheaper option for those not seeking anything too grandiose. With that said, the HTC One mini 2 is certainly no walkover, offering a 4.5-inch HD Display, Snapdragon 400 SoC and a 13-megapixel rear-facing shooter, amongst several other treats. Full details, as ever, can be seen after the break.
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.
Rockstar Games has indicated that its flagship Grand Theft Auto 5 title could be in line for its next-gen makeover before the end of the company's fiscal year, which is March 2015. Although he didn't explicitly mention an updated GTA 5 at any point during a keynote at a financial call, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Rockstar's parent company Take-Two, revealed that his company is "excited about what [Rockstar] has in store for the new generation of systems this fiscal year," which is a not-so-subtle hint that the record-busting title could hit the PS4 and Xbox One within the next ten months.
