We are fast approaching that time of year again when Mac and iOS developers and enthusiasts descend on the Moscone Center in San Francisco to take part in Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference. The annual conference, famed throughout the technology world is one of the biggest and most popular of its kind, attracting delegates from all over the globe paying thousands of dollars each for the privilege to be in attendance.
Even by Apple's impeccably-high standards, the launch of the new iPad over the past seven days has gone exceptionally well. The usual congregation of devotees could be found outside any given Apple Store last Friday morning, waiting to get their hands on the Retina-toting, 5 megapixel-snapping, LTE compliant device.
They may be the world's largest social network with over half a billion active users, accounting for approximately one in thirteen on earth, half of which log in to the service on any given day, but that doesn't seem to stop Facebook from making continuing changes and improvements to their site with the intention of benefitting those users. Over the last few months; Facebook has undergone a number of notable aesthetic changes that affects the way a user’s data is displayed on their profile, with that change set to filter across to all business and fan pages by the end of March.
HTC's "Sense" is one of the top manufacturer skins on Android and for good reason: while some call it bloated, it is undoubtedly one of the most powerful skins of the bunch. Rooting and flashing different tweaks enhances Sense but no tweak enhances HTC Sense like developers j4n87's (co-developed by richmondo & m0narx) "LeeDroid Tweaks".
Even though the iPhone 4S only arrived some five months ago, the talk of its successor has been as rampant as if it were releasing at the end of the week.
Microsoft has begun to unveil plans of how its tiled Windows 8 operating system will be scaled to fit different tablet screens and resolutions across the board, revealing that there will be support for Retina-Like displays.
With Apple bringing forth a 4G LTE-compliant iPad last week, most of the on looking tech world saw such an implementation in the next iPhone as something of a foregone conclusion.
With Ice Cream Sandwich being introduced to the world during the Google I/O event in may 2011, then officially launched in October, it seems like we really haven't had enough time to get to know the 4.0 version of the OS. Although Android 4.0 has officially been available for over five months, statistics show that not even two percent of Android devices in existence are running Ice Cream Sandwich. The latest data released by Google shows that a meager 1.6% of devices have ICS installed, with those users becoming fragmented due to the varying point releases of version 4.0 they are running.
Smartphones of today are the ultimate example of the convergence of technology. These devices act as a camera, music player, video player, internet communications device, a phone and, in relation to this post, a powerful torch.
You only need to stop for a second and have a look at the number of smartphone devices and tablets available in the marketplace to understand just how popular mobile devices are becoming in our everyday lives. For seasoned users of these devices, the ownership decision generally isn't a difficult one as they tend to have their preferred manufacturers and preferred OSes and will only deviate if something exceptional enters the public domain. However, for those who may be new to the smartphone or tablet ownership, the decision about what device or OS to opt for can be somewhat overwhelming.
