Google's I/O would seem as fitting a venue as any for the company to take the wraps off a significant new piece of software, and the consensus is that the search giant will do exactly that by announcing Android 4.3 at the developers conference later on this month. Hitherto, little has been established regarding Android 4.3's key implementations and enhancements, but thanks to meet-up info leaked by HTC, we now have a decent idea of what the upcoming software may feature.
Google certainly made waves in the tech world when it chose to spend a whopping $12.5 billion to acquire Motorola Mobility, but it's fair to say that the Big G has yet to really utilize this most sizable of purchases. Much speculation has pertained to a so-called "X Phone," perhaps accompanied by an "X Tablet" to match, but as yet, these reports have remained decidedly inconsequential. Shots of the X Phone enveloped in a squared-off case were leaked by evleaks a couple of days ago, and as it transpires, high-res images had already been leaked earlier this year depicting the device in all its glory.
Mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad - and to some extent the iPod touch - have made us all more socially aware and allow us to interact with people around the world with ease. It's human nature to interact with others and express our social sides, which is one of the reasons why social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Path have managed to ingrain themselves in our lives. But what about those social beavers who either happen to travel a lot and want to see what's going on around them or just want to discover new and topical events going on in their hometown? CalendApp could be the perfect tool.
Every now and then a new app or tweak comes along that can genuinely be thought of as a game changer. Tweaks like Zephyr and Auxo have changed the way users interact with their hardware and it seems that it's now the turn of Apex Dev Team to grab some praise with the official release of the highly anticipated Velox that breathes new life into app icons on the home screen.
Being both an Android and iOS user, I would count myself among the apparent few that actually enjoys both platforms in almost equal measure. One of the great advantages of Google's mobile OS over Apple's is the ability to download and install widgets, and Beautiful Widgets for Android, which has just got a free version over at the Play Store, stays true to its name in offering a deluge of delicious widgets for you to choose from.
It’s becoming a case of another day, another iOS 7 concept as we close in on this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and with the Cupertino company said to be drafting in OS X developers to help ensure the company’s forthcoming mobile OS version is ready on time, the tech world is busy dreaming up new ideas of what could and should be included in the update, commonly known as iOS 7, which is highly expected to debut at WWDC 2013. Today, yet another concept has been brought to our attentions, and offers an intuitive design taking into consideration the new flat surfaces said to be replacing the omni-present skeuomorphism throughout iOS. We’ve got full details, as well as a demonstration video of this rather tasty concept, coming up right after the leap.
There's no getting away from the fact that mobile devices like the iPhone and iPod touch are all about convenience and being able to do what we want to do with our connected lives. Whether it be accessing Facebook on the move, downloading the latest music track from a favorite artist or reading what's going on in the world from a cherished news app; the power of mobile is in plain view. It's for that exact reason why iOS device owners love to jailbreak their devices, and it doesn't come anymore convenient that the new LockscreenToggles tweak when it comes to getting almost immediate access to an array of system settings.
College Humor likes to focus much of its comedy on the world of tech, and a rather entertaining new clip draws comparisons between girlfriends and iPhones. Like the video showing how a typical guy would use Google Glass, it brings modern technology into the crosshairs of common relationship issues, and the video, which is very funny indeed, can be seen after the break!
According to a new report that emerged a while back, it may not be too long before Google Glass supports users of the iPhone to the degree it currently integrates features with the company's own Android platform, allowing those in ownership of the Apple smartphone to access pivotal functions such as SMS and navigation. Having gone to pick up a pair of Glass spectacles from the search giant's New York offices, TechCrunch's Frederic Lardonois was told by company representatives that Glass will soon be able to process these features "independent of the device the user has paired it to," meaning iPhone users will also be able to get in on the act.
Let's be honest here; if you are a proud owner of the fantastic HTC One smartphone then the chances are that you have it in your life because you not only love what the technical features that it offers, but also appreciate how beautiful and sleek the Taiwanese company have made the One. Mophie - the company behind the extremely popular Juice Pack accessory - have clearly understood the appeal with the HTC One and have brought their usual battery extending excellence to the device with the release of the HTC One compatible Juice Pack.
