It doesn’t happen very often that we actually take a step back and take a look at the way we go about doing our business on the move in the modern computing age compared to not so long ago. The emergence of powerful smartphones like the iPhone or Galaxy S III, as well as mobile tablets like the iPad or the poor old HP TouchPad have dramatically increased productivity by allowing us to be connected to our information no matter where we are. The hardware which we use on a daily basis is all well and good, but on some occasions, it is actually the available software that really push us forward.
Whenever we talk about and discuss tablets, we only refer to Apple's iPad, the Nexus 7 from Google and ASUS, as well as the Kindle Fire and Samsung's Galaxy Tab range of devices. While they may be the most popular and relevant devices in that category at the current time, we mustn't forget the tablets which at one time looked like they would make a great impact on the industry.
Although we love the iOS jailbreaking community and regularly cover the latest and greatest tweaks and enhancements that land on Cydia, you will notice that we don't often pay much attention to themes that are released to drastically change the overall look of iOS. One of the reasons for this is; the theming packages that are released daily make it pretty much a full-time job to interrogate them all and pick out the decent ones. Another, and possibly the main reason, is the fact that we think iOS is a pretty beautiful looking operating system out of the box, and in all honesty, most of the themes released butcher it to the artist’s personal taste, moving away from the underlying simplicity that should live within a mobile interface.
Android Jelly Bean (4.1) represents a landmark release in Google's market-leading mobile operating system. Hitherto, Android has always lagged behind iOS in terms of smoothness and general usability, but thanks to Project Butter, Jelly Bean is much closer to the slick experience offered by its counterpart.
The Apple vs. Samsung case in San Jose is really heating up right now, and after hearing Phil Schiller's piece yesterday on the evolution of the iPhone and iPad, Apple has pulled the proverbial cat out of the bag by revealing internal Samsung documents in court. Said documents are significant to the case because they offer side-by-side comparisons of the iPhone the Korean company's Galaxy S smartphone.
If you have been paying any kind of attention to the technology industry over the last week or so then you should be well aware about what is going on right now in the state of California. Two of the world’s largest technology companies, and the world's largest smartphone vendors, are involved in a legal wrangle that involves the alleged infringement of certain design patents, though which Apple is attempting to prove that they are due more than $2 billion in damages.
One of the many things you can do with your smartphone - besides using it as a camera, portable gaming console, and, you know, a phone - is use it as a very well-featured, flexible alarm clock. Thanks to the plethora of alarm apps available on both iOS and Android, there has to be at least one that meets your exact requirements. Whether it’s an alarm clock that wakes up you up when you’re in the lightest stage of sleep or an alarm clock that will send out embarrassing tweets until you turn it off, there is something for everyone!
It doesn't matter which mobile device you own or use, or what mobile operating system it is powered by, the relevant app marketplace for that platform will be packed full of social networking applications. Staying in touch with friends and family via social networking sites such as Facebook, Google+ and Twitter is definitely the new big thing, but sometimes having to sift through all of the available software to find which one is best can be nothing short of a nightmare, dramatically removing the enjoyment of being social.
The Call Of Duty franchise is one of the most popular of all time, and having dominated the console market with its war-time first-person shooter, the mobile market has been on the agenda for quite a while. Call Of Duty: Black Ops Zombies has been around for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users for quite a while, and typically late, Google's Android platform has now received its own iteration.
Now that we are officially into the month of August and are pretty much certain that Apple is planning on holding a media event during the first two weeks of September, I think we can officially start looking forward to what they might have in store for us. The event is looking like it will take place on September 12th with speculation centered around the possibilities of Tim Cook and his team introducing us to the new iPhone as well as a couple of new iPods and the much talked about iPad Mini. The jury is still out on whether the sixth-generation iPhone will make an appearance, but the rest seems a distinct possibility.
