Everyone is a big fan of Instagram here at Redmond Pie. We're not happy unless we are posting photos of our cats on the social network that was built to enable sharing of photos. Now that the company has shared an Android version with us after a long wait, then there really is no reason for anyone not to be as enthralled as we are.
When first cameras were first introduced to cellular mobile phones just over a decade ago, it was perceived as a novelty to own a device which, as well as making calls and sending SMS, could also take a snap.
The tech world seems pretty assured as to what the next iPhone will look like, and based on leaked parts, many mock-ups have been created by the talented designers out there. One point said designers have neglected to heed, however, is that the iPhone comes in two colors, and while we've seen numerous realistic shots of how the black "iPhone 5" could look like, we can now reveal how that design might turn out in white, thanks to these simply wonderful renders created by a Gizmodo reader.
Many people point to Android's ability to be ripped apart and generally messed with as its biggest feature. Whether phone carriers and indeed phone makers like it or not, Android handsets are often flashed with new ROMs that not only remove all the carrier bloat that none of us want, but also add features and simply make the handset feel smoother and quicker to use.
After including major missing features in iOS 3, 4 and 5, iOS 6 has turned out to be more of an incremental update than anything else. Other than Maps, there are no downright mind-blowing features. Everything iOS 6-related announced by Forstall at WWDC 2012, we’ve seen in one form or another whether as a Cydia tweak or a minor feature on other platforms.
It really isn’t a secret that Microsoft has grand plans to roll out a next-generation gaming console, thanks to a number of technical and aesthetic specifications spreading across the world wide web in the last few months. The video game industry is staggeringly large and generates billions of dollars in revenue on an annual basis for the top players in the game, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Redmond based company have their Xbox department busy producing something remarkable to capitalize on the hype.
While many consumers are still waiting for their MacBook Pro with Retina display to ship, the folks over at AnandTech have been among the first to get their hands on the coveted device. Having already given the new pixel-dense display, SSD and USB 3.0 some brief comparison tests, the tech blog has now managed to test out just how Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS might look on the marvel that is the 2880 x 1800 LCD.
Much like the manner in which the iPhone arrived and changed the face of the smartphone market, the developments of Apple's MacBook range has left notebook manufacturers chasing shadows. In answer to the MacBook Air (and as of Monday, the next-gen MacBook Pro), Windows OEMs have basically attempted to copy the thin, light and powerful trident by creating ultrabooks.
On Monday, the world got its first look at iOS 6 after it was officially announced by Apple at this year's WWDC event, and of all the features anticipated and discovered, the replacement of Google Maps with the new, Cupertino-engineered offering was easily one of the most exciting.
We get through many impressive iPhone concepts here at Redmond Pie, and the most recent has already gained a significant amount of views on viral video hunt YouTube. Elegant and perfectly polished, it offers essentially everything one could require from a smartphone, and although it's most certainly not real, it makes the preexisting iPhone range look comparatively bland.
