Apple wouldn't be Apple if it wasn't to try adding something cool and exciting to its new mobile operating system, and with iOS 7, the new animations - notably the parallax effect - have certainly added a new dimension to the very new-look user interface. It's the kind of look jailbreakers have been shooting at for years with tweaks like 3D Board, and although it's rather unnecessary up against the large collection of useful implementations, it does bring that nice touch of finesse. If you were wondering how you could get this rather neat look with your own wallpaper, well, read on, and we'll outline the steps!
The announcement of Steve Ballmer's retirement and the multi-billion dollar acquisition of Nokia has managed to keep the roller-coaster ride - that is modern Microsoft - ticking along nicely. Today brings some fresh and positive news regarding the Windows operating system. Microsoft's latest iteration of Windows will be officially launching around the world on October 18th, but customers can make sure they get Windows 8.1 at the earliest opportunity with pre-orders of the OS now available.
We've known for quite a while that along with all of the other bells and whistles, Apple would finally be bringing official support for game controllers with iOS 7. As such, we've also seen a number of leaks from a plethora of well respected third-party vendors, and not for the first time, Logitech's inaugural gamepad for the iPhone has been leaked. Catch the snap of the peripheral as spilled by Evleaks, as well as all of the information, right after the break.
U.S. president Barack Obama has, in a live address discussing the shutting down of the government, compared downtime and site issues with Obamacare and healthcare.gov to the launch of a new Apple product. Whenever the fruit company does release a new gadget - particularly when said gadget just so happens to be an iPhone - the Apple site tends to grind to a halt, with the frenzy of shoppers flocking to stores causing all manner of disturbance besides.
As soon as a new mobile device hits the market and even before, statisticians keenly run the hardware through a series of benchmark tests, which offer a fairly accurate idea of the general overall performance. In the past, we've seen evidence of Samsung rigging the International Galaxy S4's GPU to perform better when running these apps, and now, the folks of Ars Technica have concluded beyond doubt that the Korean company has been up to its tricks again with the Galaxy Note 3.
Our mobile devices enable to complete all manner of tasks we'd never have even dreamt possible just a few years back, and although we're not quite at the stage where our smartphones can drive our cars for us, a new app called TireCheck allows you to gauge the pressure of your car's tires in a convenient fashion. With a ready estimate of how much money you're throwing away by rolling around with under-inflated tires, the app will compel you to take the appropriate action while also saving you a pretty penny in the process.
Grand Theft Auto 5 has taken the gaming world by storm, and although we've seen Call of Duty break records on an annual basis in what was becoming a one-horse race, Take Two/ Rockstar's long-awaited title has eclipsed the opening numbers of any previous CoD release. As stores continue to replenish their supplies, the game's creators have begun rolling out the online multiplayer functionality. As you might expect given the scale of the operation, there seem to be a few glitches with the service, but the take-home is that GTA Online is now in motion for both Xbox Live and Sony's PlayStation Network.
If you're an Android fan who is eagerly awaiting the release of the next-generation Nexus smartphone, then prepare yourself to feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The latest image that we are seeing flying around the web could potentially be the clearest and best quality leak of the device that we have seen to date and pretty much shows us exactly what's in store for the Nexus 5 - at least aesthetically.
Here are a few workarounds to fix iMessage not working issue in Apple’s iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Emoji emoticons can, so long as they're not used to excess, be an enhancing feature of a text-based conversation, and although Android's open-source nature means it's rather easy to add third-party emoji packs at the drop of a hat, things aren't so straightforward on iOS. Luckily, as with previous iterations, there's a hidden emoji feature within iOS 7, and while most obscured treasures tend to require a jailbreak before they can be used by the masses, this one takes seconds to uncover on a stock device.
