Productivity apps are aplenty on the iOS App Store, with new apps being added daily to allow users to squeeze the most out of their days. Some of us are able to knuckle down and whizz through growing workloads while others need a more structured layout with the required tasks and chores being clearly defined for the day ahead. There are many different time management philosophies, but there is only one of which I'm aware of, and it is based on the methodologies of a former U.S. President.
It has been said numerous times in the past, but the best mobile software available on the App Store generally tends to be the creations that are simple to use, beautiful to look at and offer a solution to problem that has been faced by real device owners and users. Typic for iPhone and iPod touch has all three of those bases covered, and although it may not be a must-have app for every iOS device owner, it is definitely something which photography fans and those who love to edit photographs will want to have in their arsenal.
The launch of the Windows 8 operating system from Microsoft, along with all the associated devices, has always been at the back of the mind of the tech enthusiast. In the height of a summer which has seen the release of many fantastic products, October 26th has always seemed like such a long way away, but halfway through the first week of this monumentally-significant month for the software maker and tech as a whole, everything has started to become just that little bit more real.
Mozilla has released a preview copy of their Firefox Metro browser for Microsoft's new desktop operating system. The future of Firefox has been announced via the official Mozilla blog, with the release of the browser that is intended for users and the Mozilla community to put through its paces to see if it lives up to expectations. The preview release of Firefox has been built from the ground up to offer a classic browsing mode as well as having a Metro-based look and feel to it.
Although there's little doubt Apple has delivered the goods on countless occasions with regards to its product ranges, it's fair to say that at times, the Apple brand / logo has carried a sizeable chunk of total sales. Brand power is certainly not infallible, but it is a real reflection on a company's marketing ability, and although Steve Jobs - one of the best sellers / marketers of Apple-branded products - unfortunately passed away an year ago, the brand of the company he left behind is as strong as ever, with an estimated value now eclipsing that of every other company in the world bar Coca-Cola.
With the Galaxy Nexus being over a year old now, rumors for the next device in the Nexus series of Android Experience smartphones are getting stronger and stronger by the day. Back in August, details regarding the specifications of the next Galaxy Nexus smartphone emerged online. Last month, we heard more news about the next Galaxy Nexus’ specifications and then, after a week, we saw an alleged photo taken using a Galaxy Nexus II.
The advances in technology mean the boundaries of what we can expect to achieve are constantly being tested, and while our smartphones and tablets are already capable of things we could only have dreamed of five or six years ago, it seems the creative folk among us aren't content to rest on their laurels.
Google is the undisputed champion of mapping solutions today. MapQuest, Nokia, Bing, Waze and all these other map services are good, but only in limited regions; Google Maps covers more area and in greater detail.
Memes, can entertain even the fustiest, uptight of folk when utilized in the appropriate context, and the point-and-shoot community certainly seems to agree. There's been a marked rise in meme-based apps thanks to the increased popularity of 9GAG, and most of those apps allow you to add one of an assortment of meme faces to images in your camera roll.
If you're a fan of comic books, specifically those of the Marvel variety, 2012 has been a pretty fruitful year in terms of solid app and movie releases. Every month seems to have brought a new movie and / or mobile app, and with The Amazing Spider-Man now showing at all good cinemas, The Amazing Spider-Man Second Screen app has just been released for Apple's iPad.
