Although developers and engineers from the micro-blogging service Twitter will be present at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference this month, it looks as though it will be the social networking behemoth Facebook that will ultimately steal the conference’s limelight. After a long period of uncertainty, it seems as if the integration of Facebook into Apple's next major release of iOS will be made official at WWDC, reports TechCrunch.
So, the eagle has landed, and Samsung's long-awaited Galaxy S III powerhouse is finally available to purchase; well, at least for a few countries. Those in North America will have to wait a couple of weeks to get their hands on the device, but at least - after the near month-long wait from the announcement, some consumers can enjoy S Voice and quad core prowess of the Super AMOLED HD-toting smartphone.
Ever since Google launched its own social network in the form of Google+, comparisons have been made left and right with the current king of the space, Facebook. Now that the search giant has announced that its fledgling network has reached the 100 million user milestone, those comparisons are once again being made.
The eyes of the smartphone adoring world may all be focusing on Samsung's new and shiny Galaxy S III handset, but that hasn't stopped the original Galaxy S model and its successor the S II flying off the shelves quietly in the background. There is no doubt that the Galaxy S III will prove to be an extremely popular device, it has even knocked the iPhone 4S off the most popular spot in Britain only two days after being launched, but the figures released by Samsung show that their earlier models are also producing good numbers.
One of the most popular features of the PS Vita is that, although it is a powerful portable gaming device, it also brings additional abilities with itself, such as the ability to efficiently access the web and use apps such as Skype and Facebook. That powerful experience is about to get a little better for Vita owners, with Sony announcing that an official YouTube app will available for the handheld gaming device at the end of June.
If you are a fan of mobile-based gaming and happen to have taste for the previous N.O.V.A. releases then you are not going to want to miss this latest release by Gameloft. The mobile gaming company managed to make sure that thousands of Android device owners were already planning on purchasing this game when they released a truly mouth watering gameplay trailer at the beginning of May, and it looks like the actual game doesn't disappoint.
With Microsoft pushing the Release Preview of Windows 8 and a Release Candidate build of Windows Server 2012 today, it seems that the download fun doesn't end there, with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 RC also being available for users to download. Users can now start preparing for what Microsoft call the "next generation of development", claiming that developers can't predict the future, but they can get there first.
With just less than two weeks to go until Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, it seems that people are expecting Apple to announce more than just some information pertaining to iOS 6. It isn't unordinary for this time of year to bring an influx of leaked parts and components that are speculated to be part of the purported next-generation iPhone. It is pretty much accepted that WWDC will bring some kind of iOS 6 announcement, paying particular attention to Apple's expected 3D maps application, but could we also see some hardware related announcements?
Although this week was meant to be all about Samsung with the release of the long-awaited Galaxy S III powerhouse, Apple - as it does - has unwittingly spoiled the party as the tech world becomes engrossed by leaks of the upcoming iPhone device.
Well, it's officially here: The last pre-release build drop before Windows 8 is released to manufacturing has arrived. Dubbed the Release Preview, the build sports quite a few noteworthy changes and improvements over the Consumer Preview.
