There can be no denying the fact that the Instagram app has been insanely successful since its launch onto the iOS platform. What started out as a simple service allowing users to take a photograph, apply some filters and upload it to the Instagram network ultimately ended up with the social networks’ biggest player, Facebook, stepping in and slapping $1 billion in cash and stocks on the table to buy it.
For all of its strengths, one drawback of owning an Android device is the increasing number of threats from malware. While Windows Phone and iOS are largely considered to be safe from attack, there are scores of fake .apk files and other non-niceties lurking about aimed at those using Google's market-leading mobile operating system.
Here at Redmond Pie, many apps are brought to our attention on a daily basis, and while most are what we'd consider clones of an already established (and often, much better) offering, sometimes a new one arrives with its own unique twist.
Smartphones and tablets are already extremely popular, and with the percentage of people owning one of these devices rising rapidly across the world, it is worth while considering how long we actually spend looking at our phones and tablets on a daily basis. In work places and offices, the use of visual display units generally needs to be monitored so surely users should be able to achieve a certain level of visual comfort when it comes to using mobile devices?
Although Android is renowned for being the most customizable and moddable mobile ecosystem, gaining root access still adds an extra dimension, allowing you to get even deeper into your device's inner working for much more full-on customization.
There are many apps over at the iTunes App Store which purport to over the very best assistance to those leading busy, productive lives. Unfortunately, many don't just don’t live up to our expectation, but OmniPlan for iPad is a truly wonderful, near-flawless example of an app for those constantly juggling several tasks or projects at any given time.
For all of Facebook's great work on conquering the web, Mark Zuckerberg's company has struggled spectacularly to make any sort of impact in the mobile sphere. With 900 million users and counting - many of which regularly check status updates and news feeds from their mobile device - the recently-inducted stock market outfit simply has not monetized he smartphone and tablet market.
If ever confirmation was needed that iOS 6 will be showcased at this year's WWDC event - set to kick off on Monday - then one Instagram member has removed any lingering doubt. Brought to our attention by 9to5Mac, Zac Altman, member of the popular social image-sharing app recently acquired by Facebook, has upped a photo showing a new banner being readied over at the Moscone West convention center, confirming beyond dispute that the sixth iteration of Apple's mobile operating system will be a huge significant talking point from Monday.
With every launch of a new a new iOS device and every major Apple conference or media event, there is inevitably going to be a seemingly never-ending string of rumors flying around the world wide web. In the past, we have seen some pretty far fetched and out-there speculation, as well as some conjecture that resonates and turns out to be true.
Our iOS devices offer a variety of services, and when it comes to watching viral videos, few do it better than Google-owned YouTube. Sure, the iOS stock YouTube app is woeful and dated, but thankfully, there are plenty of alternatives out there offering a fuller, altogether more feature-rich YouTubing experience.
