Taking time out from readying the eagerly-awaited Ivy Bridge chips for the latest spate of MacBooks, Intel showed off its new inductive charging solution at the Computex event. Smarphones gobble up an unholy amount of battery, and those low juice warnings are a constant bane of the lives of most mobile device users. Finding a charging cable is often a scramble, and the whole process in general is just inconvenient. It would be nice if all you had to do was plonk your device next to your notebook for the charging process to commence in an unattended fashion, wouldn't it?
I have never been personally fascinated with any kind of extensive use of the Japanese Emoji art, but that might be because I don't feel the need to express myself in text and email messages through the use of different emoticons. Thankfully, I don't represent the majority of the user-base and the cute little Emoji icons always seem to be extremely popular.
In terms of Microsoft's market-leading Windows operating system, this year has rightly been dominated by Windows 8. The Metro-smothered interface of the upcoming OS has proved to be a huge hit among early samplers of the Consumer Preview released in February, and with Windows 8 tablets expected soon after the imminent launch, there's plenty to be excited about if you're a PC user.
Although the rear-facing camera of Apple's iPhone has improved significantly over the past few years, the front camera has remained pretty basic. Ideal for FaceTime and other third-party video calling apps, it has taken a firm backseat as the main snapper has evolved to the super-sharp, 8-megapixel offering it is today.
With Apple's WWDC for 2012 set to kick off in just a few short days, anticipation is already growing to what we can only describe as fever pitch. Monday is the day that all the madness really gets into full swing, and with Apple's custom opening conference comes all the hype of an iPhone or iPad announcement. Except it isn't.
All the smart money is on Apple announcing iOS 6 at the upcoming WWDC, and we don't see any reason to believe otherwise. We're even rather hopeful that the Cupertino firm will let developers give the new version of iOS a try, with the first beta being made available to iPhone and iPad developers after the initial announcement. If that is indeed the case, we'll be telling you all about it.
Apple's famous hobby, the Apple TV, has today received a stealth software update, though Apple is so far keeping quiet about what it has added to its little black box this time around.
When it comes to chopping up fruit, a simple kitchen knife will usually do the trick, and although some fruits have particularly tough skin, the Samurai sword is seldom necessary. Luckily, nobody told that to Halfbrick Studios, who, two years ago, created the immensely-addictive iOS marvel that is Fruit Ninja.
You Will Soon Be Able To Enjoy Console Quality Games On Your Smart TV Thanks To Samsung Cloud Gaming
If you are the kind of person who looks on in envy, but can't join in the fun as your friends flip the switch on their PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 to engross themselves in a fictional world comprising of hugely gory battles against invading advanced alien life forms, then fear not as a new venture between Korean electronic giants Samsung and cloud-based company Gaikai will soon be delivering high-quality video games directly to Samsung Smart TV owners.
Although Facebook has been a web success story surpassed only by Google, its shortcomings in the mobile space have been plain for all to see. The Facebook mobile app is below par on every ecosystem and device going, and the inability to monetize the growing mobile market has been the elephant in the room for a good few years now.
