The iPhone, Apple's smartphone device, has been a company-defining gadget, helping the Cupertino outfit reach the dizzy heights of one of the world's most valuable companies.
In a month many had predicted to be dominated by news about the iPhone 5 and OS X Lion, Apple's board of directors has unexpectedly announced that Steve Jobs has stepped down from Apple as CEO and will be replaced by Tim Cook, Apple's current COO. Meanwhile, Jobs will be the chairman of the board.
Windows Phone Mango has been finalized and is all ready to be implemented by smartphone manufacturers on new devices. Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile is the first manufacturer to step up to the plate by launching the first ever Mango-powered smartphone to Japanese customers, and perhaps soon in other countries all across the world.
Some of the most talented creators and designers around the world regularly throw up concepts of our technology, many of which we can only dream of ever materializing.
It is quite a popular question: “Why is the stock browser on Android called “Internet” instead of Chrome?”. While there is a logical answer to that, it appears that Google is now finally taking steps which may eventually lead to the Google Chrome branding being incorporated into Google Android.
Currently, moving files around using Windows can be a rather painful experience, especially when merging folders or handling duplicates. Microsoft is working hard to fix all of that with Windows 8, at least according to a blog post on the company's brand-new Building Windows 8 blog.
The developers behind the Cydia Store have certainly upped the ante in the last couple of months. With Comex's JailbreakMe exploit bringing thousands more to the jailbreak community, the supply has certainly increased with the demand.
With Mango already completed and a few months away from landing on smartphones later this year, Microsoft has already unveiled plans for two releases in the future for Windows Phone, codenamed Tango and Apollo.
It seems as though Apple is declaring all-out war in a bid to grab a majority share of the smartphone market. As the Wall Street Journal reports, the Cupertino outfit will also launch the upcoming iPhone 5 on Sprint Nextel in October.
It wasn't long ago that we reported of the iPhone 5 silicone cases which had begun selling on the internet - sourced mainly from China. It seems that wholesaler TruSupplier is very confident on the outcome of the final design, and has subsequently added hard-shell cases to the roster in anticipation of the launch, expected to be early October.
