Isn't it annoying when you go to watch a video on Hulu, YouTube, or GrooveShark, only to realize that video has been blocked because you don't reside in a supported region? It's a pet peeve of many a streaming content fan, although that nagging issue may be no more, thanks to a browser extension by the name of ProxMate.
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.
Although not everybody is a keen adopter, many a smartphone and tablet user nowadays loves the idea of sharing images socially. You only have to take a one look at the likes of Instagram to see just how fond mobile device users are of allowing others to comment and like images - no matter how significant or seemingly pointless said image may be, really.
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.
With WWDC just two days away, you could be forgiven for thinking the end of the world was nigh considering the non-stop coverage throughout the tech world. Despite no promise of an iPad or iPhone - the two main instigators of rampant Cupertino commentary, there's still plenty to look forward to, and with so much having been mentioned over the past few days/weeks/months, we take a more classified look at what we're expecting to see.
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.
Having a cursory glance through my RSS reader today has led to even more confusion than usual. In the midst of more WWDC talk than I care to read, and more speculation about iOS 6 than any sane person can truly follow, I found one story that piqued my interest. The title suggested that Samsung, the Korean firm behind umpteen Android smartphones, is in talks to buy Nokia. The same Nokia that can't catch a break right now, and is apparently hemorrhaging money.
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.
The closer we draw to WWDC and the imminent announcement of the eagerly-awaited iOS 6, the more rampant and seemingly audacious the rumors are getting. From what we've gathered so far, the sixth edition of Apple's iconic mobile operating system will feature a brand new, Cupertino-inspired Maps app, Facebook integration, Baidu Search, and a whole host of other delicious features.
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.
