We've been hearing a great deal over the past few months about Apple's supposed plans to bring forth a budget "iPhone 5C" and more recently, various leaks and sightings have put a face to the name. Today, even more, higher-resolution images of the device's shell have emerged, as well as something of an insight into just how "budget" the low-cost iPhone may eventually be when it hits the market.
Some iOS users are immediately ready to embrace the new look and feel of iOS 7, whereas others are vocally not that keen on the new direction that Sir Jony Ive and his team have taken. Still, public opinion will always be split over things like this, so the best we can do is extract the positives that the majority of us can agree on. When it comes to the changes, it seems pretty universally agreed that Apple has a winner with their new native Weather app, with iPhone and iPod touch users running iOS 6.0+ now able to enjoy a similar experience thanks to Aero by Robert Paul Neagru.
The PS Vita, despite being a relatively powerful device, has continued to struggle in a market where mobile devices are making it easier for consumers to enjoy good standards of gaming on their smartphones and tablets. Despite this, Sony remains determined to plug its handheld marvel, and today, a new firmware iteration brings some much-needed updates. As well as enhanced streaming support, version 2.60 brings some slick alterations to the user interface. Details after the break.
As many a hardcore gamer will tell you, no endless kill-streak on Call of Duty, perfect goal on FIFA, or snipe on Halo is worthwhile if it cannot be recorded, shared and relived time and again. The Xbox Game DVR allows users to do just this, but according to Xbox LIVE's Marc Whitten, the resolution will be restricted to just 720p/30p, irrespective of the resolution of the game.
In its efforts to remain relevant in light of Google Chrome's emergence over the past couple of years, Mozilla has continued to pump out the updates to its famed Firefox browser. Today brings another fleet of new features and improvements to the major desktop platforms as well as Android, capped off with an ever-so-slight alteration to the logo. Details after the break.
Enjoying video games was once something we actually had to factor into our lives. Sitting down in the lounge, firing up our consoles and switching on our televisions before sitting through cumbersome loading times before we could finally enjoy a bit of Tekken, Lemmings or Super Mario. But in today's world of the App Store and Google Play, gaming can be done pretty much anywhere, and despite this new-found freedom to play at any moment, an infographic compiled by Talk Mobile reveals that we actually like to play in the bathroom.
When it comes to customization, iOS is one of the least compliant mobile ecosystems. In fact, the only way to apply any kind of theme or aesthetic alteration is usually by means of a jailbreak, so if you can't, or simply don't want to step into the world of Cydia and its many thousands of tweaks and themes, you're pretty much stuck with what Apple has given you. Well, that needn't necessarily be the case with a new app called Iconical, which lets you alter the appearance of your home screen icons without the need to apply any sort of jailbreak.
iOS 7 download of beta 5 seed has just been released for iPhone 5, 4S, 4, iPad and iPod touch. Changes, include the usual array of bug fixes and performance enhancements. We've got the full details coming up right after the break!
Philips has already shown that they are a committed player in the smartphone controlled home automation world with their recent updates to the Hue mobile app for iOS and Android. The introduction of geofencing capabilities, synchronous light changing within scenes and notable improvements to alarm functionality shows that Philips think the Hue product is here to stay. However, if you need something more to be convinced, then the extension of the Philips Hue range with LightStrips and Bloom feature bulbs should do the job nicely.
Good news is amongst us all you game-loving, Mac owning folks. It may be well overdue and a long time coming, but EA has today officially announced that SimCity will be coming to the Mac platform on August 29th, as opposed to the previous SimCity release date. The open-ended, city building game has been an extremely popular addition to a gamer’s arsenal since its original launch, and although the latest version of the series was launched for Windows back in March, it has yet to make an appearance on the Mac App Store. With August 29th only just over three weeks away the time has nearly come.
