With Apple having brought Control Center - a toggle system à la SBSettings - as well as the Notification Center to the lock screen with iOS 7 beta, many have indicated that they will perhaps not be jailbreaking when the forthcoming version of Apple's iconic mobile OS hits the end user this fall. Apple has worked hard to bring in quite a few features that jailbreak fans have long since craved for, but despite this, the closed nature of iOS will mean the jailbreak system continues to thrive, and one designer has come up with a screenshot of what Cydia may look like if it ever did grace iOS 7. It’s awesome, and we want you to definitely check it out!
Samsung's J.K. Shin, one of several of the company's CEOs, has confirmed in an interview Reuters that his company is preparing a faster variant of its Galaxy S4 in the near future, featuring support for LTE Advanced. What's more, the new model could become available to some markets next month, and while the currently available versions of the S4 aren't renowned for their lack of speed, it's good to see Samsung continually looking to improve things.
Since the launch of iOS 7 beta 1 last Monday following its announcement at WWDC, it's fair to say that not everybody has been won over. The Cupertino's decision to make some, quite frankly, dramatic changes has left even long-time iOS users bemused, and one in particular, jailbreak legend Pod2g, has taken to Twitter to voice his displeasure.
It has been public knowledge for quite a while now that Microsoft is switching its Windows release cycle from a major overhaul every five or so years to annual, modest upgrades. With Windows 8 having only been made available toward the tail end of last year, the Redmond outfit has already showcased Windows 8.1, with quite a few key changes aimed at making the OS more user friendly overall. An update to those running the leaked early builds of Windows 8.1 shows a whole host of alterations, including Xbox Music and Movie Moments. Details after the break.
According to a new report, Instagram will be launching video sharing later on this week. Facebook is holding a big idea event on Thursday, June 20th, and with Facebook having been reportedly testing a Vine-esque feature for Instagram not so long ago, it would appear as though those plans are now being put into action.
One of the angles of iOS 7 that seems to be forgotten amongst all the noise about icons and translucency is the renewed focus on Game Center and official support for third party game controller under ‘Made for iPhone’ branding. After what felt like a half-hearted attempt in the recent past, Apple now appears to be on the verge of embracing the huge number of games in the App Store.
The release of Grand Theft Auto 5, at least in gaming terms, is not too far away, and Rockstar Games has been doing everything it can to get fans excited for its September release. As has been the case for the best part of a year now, the publisher of the famed series has recently dropped a few more GTA 5 screenshots to whet the appetite, with more insight into the vehicles, weaponry and action. Check below for more details, as well as those all-important screenshots!
Designer Antonio De Rosa regularly churns out some fantastic concepts pertaining to numerous Apple products. Adding to his growing list of great designs comes an all-new iPhone 6 mockup, which looks simply stunning with its large, edge-to-edge display and touch-based home button, and it runs Apple’s iOS 7 beta. Check it out after the break, you’ll definitely love it!
The news may be dominated by the hardware coming out of Apple, Microsoft and Sony right now but that doesn't mean that we can't get excited by software anymore, and that includes websites, social networking websites to be more precise.
With the release of iOS 7 beta 1 having just occurred, the question that was posed to a huge number of iOS device owners was whether or not they should upgrade, and lose their jailbreak just to try the first beta of iOS 7. For those not aware, many of the features found in iOS 7 are accessible already via jailbreak, thus it seems almost foolish to update. For those people that rely on a jailbreak too much however, like myself, I have some good news! A few packages and tweaks have hit Cydia in the last few days which do a great job of emulating iOS 7 on a jailbroken device.
