British Airways, the UK's biggest airline, has just added boarding pass support to Apple's native Passbook app for iOS. Considering Passbook first arrived back in September along with iOS 6, it has been a long time in coming, and you can catch all of the details after the break along with the download link to the app!
Apple has just updated its iTunes app with a couple of rudimentary improvements and bug fixes. Notably, the bug that would previously cause iTunes to quit unexpectedly when syncing switched from wired and wireless has now been plugged, and a further issue which meant users would need to sign in repeatedly to the iTunes Store has also been sorted out. More details after the break.
Thunderbolt 2, which has hitherto been recognized only under its code name "Falcon Ridge," is real, and Intel is planning on launching it later on in 2013. Most notably, Thunderbolt 2 offer bandwidth of up to 20 Gbps, which would not only facilitate simultaneous high-speed transfers, but also be capable of transferring and displaying 4K video.
Microsoft recently revealed all of the key details pertaining to the forthcoming Windows 8.1, but aside from a few screenshots, we haven't yet been dealt a proper, close-up insight of what the newly updated OS will look like when in action. Today, however, the Redmond dropped a short video clip offering the world its first significant look at Windows 8.1, and although the numbering suggests the update is actually minor, together, these rather small little tweaks make for a wholly rather significant change from the Windows 8 platform preceding it.
We initially had the Samsung Galaxy S4. Then came the more compact and sleek Galaxy S4 mini. They say that good things always come in threes and that certainly seems to be the case as Samsung has today announced the Galaxy S4 Active smartphone to accompany the previous two releases of the S4. The Galaxy S4 Active is described as being the "perfect companion for exploration, activity and adventure" and will offer all of the technical power of the flagship Galaxy S4 but packed into a robust and ingress protected case for outdoor use.
In a legal battle which doesn’t seem to have any sort of end whatsoever, Apple and Samsung’s brawl for supremacy in the courtroom has taken a new turn as the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that Apple infringes on Samsung’s patents.
All the focus from much of the tech world may be on Apple's mobile devices, but that doesn't mean that the folks in Cupertino aren't beavering away, trying to make the Mac as bug free as possible. That's when they're not adding entirely new features, of course.
The original Halo title really help to put the original Xbox firmly on the map, and with Windows Phone 8 having really struggled to establish itself in its first seven or eight months in circulation, a new Halo title would certainly help to boost approval ratings. Microsoft, in collaboration with 343 Studios, has done exactly that in announcing Halo: Spartan Assault, which will not only be available for the fledgling mobile ecosystem, but also the main versions of Windows 8. More details after the break.
The Windows desktop operating system is the most widely-used in the world by some distance, and throughout the years, has seen many changes from the original Windows 1.0 to today's Windows 8. If you've more than an hour to kill, and would like to check out the installation process of each version of Windows in a chronological, timeline-like fashion, you're in luck, because that's exactly what YouTuber ZlotyObin has done in a clip posted to the viral video site a couple of days ago.
Earlier on in the year, Intel announced its new wave of processors for 2013, with the promise that its fourth-gen Intel Core chips would deliver better efficiency and in turn allow for noticeable improvements in battery retention. Today, the new processors have been launched, and will, among other things, facilitate "new wave of 2-in-1 devices." More details after the break.
