Every year, a new product would surface, probably a new iteration of an existing line up, that would force you to either make an upgrade to the newer model, or at least have you drool all over looking at it. Tech giants use this technique a lot to ensure that their newer products remain in demand, and the biggest example that I would say for this is the 4th generation iPad. Honestly, there’s hardly anything different in the third iteration of the iPad from the Retina display one, but still it was reason enough for a lot of people to upgrade.
As soon as I am done getting this news to you, I am heading out to the nearest Staples store. Oh wait – that’s not really needed until July 14, because that’s when the pricing for all Surface RT models is being cut by $150.
It's been a big day for Microsoft and its Windows Phone platform. With Nokia releasing a major new handset, and the pair having what can only be called a 'special relationship' at this point, both parties will have been at full tilt throughout the day.
Owners of smartphones powered by Google's Android have not had a great time of it of late, especially if they're the kind of users that worry about security. First, news came that a potentially major Android security flaw had been unearthed, leaving the vast majority of Android devices vulnerable. Good news followed in that Google was aware of the issue and had even managed to get a patch out to carriers and OEMs. Great stuff.
Not only are our mobile devices great for playing back our favorite songs, but they're also pretty useful for the production of music as well. djay has long since been a popular choice for those looking to create their own beats and melodies, and now, djay 2 is on the horizon. Today, aptly-named developer algoriddim has teased the follow-up release of djay 2, which builds upon the success of its predecessor with some potentially new and exciting features.
As Snapchat has shown over the past few months, there's a pretty huge market for self-destructing photo sharing, and looking to integrate this model into Facebook comes an app called Secret.li. Newly released over at the iOS App Store, borrows from the idea of Snapchat in that it allows you to upload images that, in turn will delete themselves after a set amount of time.
A new study by Internet auction house eBay has drawn perhaps the least surprising conclusion on our mobile usage habits, discovering that we are, collectively, addicted to apps. Having challenged 200 iPhone users to go four whole days without their favorite mobile apps, eBay found that a whopping third of participants could not go the distance, while more than half were less happy without streamlined access to their content.
If you are a regular user of the internet, and have a hidden passion for efficiency and being as productive as possible during your daily life, then the chances are that you will have encountered IFTTT in the last three years. The If This Then That service allows users to connect their individual channels to custom created recipes in order to bring a certain level of automation to what used to be fairly repetitive tasks. The service has been growing in popularity with internet users over the years due to its ease of use and ability to interact with various social channels, but the launch of the official IFTTT iPhone app is sure to propel the service's popularity to new levels.
It's been a time for Android users and OEMs alike of late, specifically with the news that Google's mobile operating system has had a major security flaw ever since the Android 1.6 days. Considering that's quite some time now, it has left many feeling somewhat uneasy about the state of security on the platform, and rightly so.
When it comes to Android smartphones, only the Samsung Galaxy S range can stake a claim to being more keenly sought than a new Nexus handset, and while talk of an LG-manufactured Nexus 5 has been rife for a good while now, a Korean site claims the device will arrive in October. Notably, the Nexus 5 will run on Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, and with a high-end spec list to match, could be a killer device to challenge the collaborative effort from Motorola and Google.
