The current spat between Google and Oracle has already thrown up one or two interesting tidbits, and we are all beginning to get a little insight into both the early days of Android and indeed the process which was followed in order to bring it to market. Just how Google sees Android within its larger business model has also been under scrutiny of late, with its profitability coming into question.
Having seen just how quickly an app like Instagram can become a billion dollar success story, it figures other developers would want to try their hand at building competitive image-sharing apps.
With the introduction of iOS 4.0, Apple brought the current native multitasking system to us that allows users to quickly switch back and forth between apps that have been recently used and currently reside in the switcher tray. Those said apps can be accessed by double pressing the Home button on the device. Developers who cater for jailbroken users through the release of Cydia-based packages have been coming up with and launching tweaks that investigate additional ways to switch between apps.
If Apple gave every individual the chance to design their own hardware that catered for their own needs perfectly and fulfilled their aesthetic desires, then I am pretty sure we would see a collection of weird and wonderfully bizarre Macs knocking around the world. Fortunately for our sanity, they don't offer such a bespoke design service, meaning we will just have to live with the excellence that they currently provide, but that doesn't stop designers from producing their own unique concept designs.
According to a report by DigiTimes, Facebook and HTC will once again collaborate to bring a new handset to the market later this year. Unsurprisingly, it will be mainly focused around the world's foremost social network, although further details are somewhat scarce.
It's certainly been a busy last few days for Microsoft. After showcasing the impressive cloud service SkyDrive, as well as announcing the Release Preview of the Windows 8 OS, Microsoft's Security Essentials package has been updated to version 4.0, and is now ready for download.
Tying in with rumors surfacing last month, the Worldwide Developer Conference will indeed begin on the week beginning June 11th, it has been confirmed by Apple itself. The conference, held during the middle of each year, is one of the fruit company's main events, and in the past, has launched some of Apple's most successful products to date. This year, as you'd expect, the main focal point will be the upcoming Mountain Lion OS for Mac, but workshops will focus on both iOS and OS X Mountain Lion, offering attendees guidance on how to enhance apps in terms of performance, quality, functionality and design.
It seems that all things relating to Microsoft's Skype service has been top of the gossip over the last couple of days, with the company releasing an additional mobile version of the app for Windows Phone, as well as bringing the Skype experience for the first time to a portable gaming device with their free of charge PlayStation Vita app.
With all eyes and ears waiting eagerly for Apple to announce their earnings for the second financial quarter of 2012, we are all wondering whether or not the company would continue to rack up record sales and profits. The information has filtered through from California, only moments before they officially held their earnings call with company investors.
Jailbroken iPhone users happen to be benefitting from the luxuries which the Cydia store provides, one of them is using facial recognition to unlock their device. The RecognizeMe tweak has been available for jailbroken iPhones for quite some time through Cydia and even Android users hold bragging rights over iOS when it comes to this kind of biometric recognition.
