Facebook's IPO just a week ago has been surrounded by controversy ever since, with the consensus being that the social network was grossly over-valued, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg has also been accused of not being wholly transparent with the numbers.
Although Apple's iPad appears to have the untouchable magic formula that Android vendors have thus far failed miserably to replicate, there's certainly a feeling of optimism regarding future Windows 8 tablets. Given that the Metro interface of Microsoft's much-lauded universal OS seems to be the perfect suitor to the post-PC devices, the Redmond-based software outfit is regarded by many as a major threat to Apple's dominance in the market it started only two years back.
In Google's Project Glass augmented reality technology, we're seeing things only usually showcased conceptually, and having recently made its first television appearance, our inner geek is captivated by this project, which the Google Glass team reckons to be the natural progression of today's technologies.
Whenever we talk about the jailbreaking of Apple devices, we're invariably referring to the portable iOS gadgets, i.e. the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. However, Apple TV - the Cupertino company's little black box of streaming media - can also be jailbroken, and Seas0nPass has now been updated to offer an untethered jailbreak on the latest firmware.
We are once again sitting right in the middle of that beautiful time period when updated jailbreaking tools are available, which allow us to free our iOS devices from their technical shackles. For those who have been sitting with an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad running Apple's iOS 5.1.1 firmware, you will no doubt be aware that after weeks of hard work and research, Pod2g and his team have released an untethered jailbreak for all existing iOS devices, excluding the third-generation Apple TV.
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls, we have hit that time once again in the jailbreak cycle when we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief and raise a glass to the jailbreak producers while we overload their servers attempting to download the new and shiny utility that will provide our devices with freedom. Yes, that is right, I am indeed talking about downloading Absinthe 2.0, the latest version of the Chronic Dev Team tool that brings an untethered jailbreak to the majority of our iOS 5.1.1 devices.
In what comes off as a rather unusual and quirky move, Facebook has just released Facebook Camera for iOS. Aptly named, the app is essentially a standalone app that lets you manage and post photos on the social networking service. There's more to it than that, though; the service also offers 14 filters for you to "decorate" your photos with. In many ways, the app offers functionality that's very similar to that one prominent photo-sharing company they acquired last month for $1 billion. Now, I proceed, I just want to give Facebook credit for creating such a pleasantly-designed app; coming from a company that's notorious for terrible mobile apps, this is quite something.
Most of you looking to get your hands on Samsung's latest Galaxy S III smartphone will still be waiting, but courtesy of the intuitive folks over at XDA, it's already been rooted. As was the case with the Galaxy S, S II and the larger-than-life Galaxy Note, it doesn't have a locked bootloader, so the task of acquiring root was automatically that tidbit easier.
In fast-paced world of tech we all know and love, we're forever looking for those killer apps that make everything just that little bit simpler. Some would consider their smartphone to be as important as a limb, thus when we stumble across apps which enhance its functionality more than just a notch or two, it's only right that we pay it some homage.
While the blogosphere remains preoccupied with iOS and Android - the two titans of the mobile device industry at this point in time, Windows Phone is looking more and more like it has the potential to be something of a dark horse. For those already won over by Microsoft's ecosystem, you'll no doubt be pleased to learn the official Facebook app has now been updated to version 2.5.
