When it comes to connecting to the world wide web, regardless of whether it is through a desktop computer or a mobile device like a smartphone or tablet, faster is always better. For those iPhone owners who are jealous of the 4G data speeds which Apple's latest iPad brings, then the period of worrying may be over as a new external sleeve is being made available that offers free of charge 4G internet after an initial one-off fee.
For those anxious to own an iPad but put off somewhat by it's sky-high price tag, your luck might well be in, because the rumor mill is currently in overdrive with the news that Apple is to release a smaller iPad in October starting at as little as $200.
Once upon a time, an alarm clock was a simple, sharp sound played in a loop at a given time in order to wake one up. In the days of Android and iOS, however, the process of rising from sleep is something many developers are trying to nail down to a fine art, and as such, there are bunch of apps purporting to help you feel fresher, more alert, and less cranky when morning comes.
It was only a few days ago when i0n1c tweeted to the world that he had jailbroken the new 3rd-iPad running on the latest firmware. And now, famous iOS security researcher Pod2g has revealed to the world via Twitter that he has managed to jailbreak the new iPad – fully untethered.
Google's Android has constantly come under fire from Apple for ripping off elements of iOS, with former Apple CEO Steve Jobs famously vowing to go "thermonuclear" and "destroy" what he deemed to be a "stolen product," and one suspects the Cupertino outfit won't be best pleased to hear that the Big G has, according to rumor, decided to develop its own Game Center-like infrastructure for Android.
With Piictu having just brought filters to its image-sharing app, and Facebook also following the trend of its recent acquisition Instagram and allowing users to add filter effects before sharing, it's fairly likely that every semi-popular socio-snap application will be getting a similar dose of the treatment.
When talking about popular social networking-based tweaks, TwitkaFly is the one which pops into our minds at first, designed and developed by iOS developer Moeseth. The basis of the extension is quite simple when installed, it allows jailbroken users to invoke a modal pop-up window to quickly send out a tweet to the Twitter network.
Smartphones have great range of uses - a range which is increasing all the time, but occasionally, an unexpected use crops up, and Metal Sniffer - a utility allowing you to locate scraps of metal using just your Android device - certainly falls under that umbrella.
If you check out any technology lover’s arsenal of gadgets, I am pretty sure it will contain pieces of kit that cover all aspects of the consumer electronics spectrum. In today’s day and age it isn't uncommon to walk into a home office and see a desktop computer as well as a laptop or notebook, also accompanied by a smart mobile device such as Apple's 'Post-PC' iPad tablet as well as the a smartphone like the iPhone.
Sony has announced today that it plans to partner with Activison to introduce yet another gaming bundle to the market, this time based off of the highly popular - practically a household name - first-person shooter, Modern Warfare 3. The bundle will include a 320GB PS3, and of course, a copy of MW3 for the decent cost of $299.
