Although iOS 6 has generally been classed as a triumph and definitely represents evolution of the software, there are still some users who feel that Apple has regressed with certain aspects of the firmware. Long time iOS device owners are used to firing up the Maps app and getting information fed back from the trusted Google Maps service, something that is non-existent in a stock installation of iOS 6 thanks to the inclusion of Apple's own vector-based mapping app. Some people just don't like change, and if you happen to be one of those people then the ClassicMap app on the App Store might be what you need.
Fresh reports from this morning are suggesting that consumers in the United States may not need to wait that long to get their hands on a fabulous new Windows Phone 8 powered smartphone, with pre-orders for the first wave of handsets looking likely to begin in the next couple of weeks starting on October 21st.
We’ve been hearing this rumor for a long time now, that LG is working on a super high-end smartphone in collaboration with Google. After consistent rumors, we are finally seeing first leaks of the actual device out in the wild. Thankfully, the photos aren’t blurry. Check them out after the jump.
When Tim Cook took to the stage on September 12th in San Francisco to introduce the iPhone 5, they unveiled what was essentially the worst kept secret in smartphone history. Although, we all pretty much knew what was coming with the elongated display of the sixth-generation iPhone, it didn't reduce the excitement that was associated with seeing how Apple would handle the differences in display size between previous iPhone iterations and the new device.
With their $199 7-inch Nexus 7 tablet successfully launched in the market and successfully received by critics, Google may be eyeing the high end tablet market to take on the 9.7-inch iPad and upcoming Windows 8-based tablets directly. This comes by way of a new report which we have discussed after the break.
Customers of T-Mobile in the United States have some good news to get excited about, with the official announcement that the network and Nokia have formed a partnership that will see them introduce and offer the Nokia Lumia 810 exclusively to T-Mobile customers.
Facebook may be the world's largest social network with over one billion monthly active members, but Mark Zuckerberg's attention towards mobile users has been somewhat lacking, until now. The official Facebook app for mobile devices is generally one of the most downloaded apps available, regardless of the platform, the company's decision to produce their mobile software using HTML5 is one that dramatically backfired and resulted in the the founder himself admitting that it was a fairly large and costly mistake.
Although, the sweet taste of victory is still in the air in California where Apple was awarded more than $1 billion in damages as a result of the Samsung patent infringement case, it doesn't wipe out the bitter memories which the company has related to patents in the past. A number of corners have often been critical about Apple's approach to submitting patents for pretty much anything and everything, but there is a method behind what may seem like madness, and it apparently stems from a $100 million iPod related loss back in 2006.
We're getting mightily close to the purported launch bracket of the rumored "iPad Mini," and although Apple has been familiarly tight-lipped about everything, the tech world seems dead-set on what the Cupertino has up its sleeve. So confident, in fact, that a mock-up of the device has been doing the rounds for some time, and even though we've seen shots of it on numerous occasions, Chinese tech blog Wretch.cc has delivered some close-up shots.
If you ever played on SEGA's cult-favorite Dreamcast console, there's little chance you'd have been able to dodge the Crazy Taxi, and if you always enjoyed tooling around as B.D. Joe (who subsequently made an appearance in Sonic All-Star Racing), then you'll be ecstatic to learn that it's coming to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch at some point this month!
