Facebook has updated their official app for Android today. The updated app brings much-needed features like being able to control privacy settings while posting, tag friends and places in posts and improvements like a refined UI and better-working Messages and notifications.
WhatsApp is a vastly popular cross-platform instant messaging app, used by many to replace SMS, yeonly t it supports the iPhone by default, leaving iPad and iPod touch users out in the cold. A few months ago, we reported on a method that forces WhatsApp to run on the iPad, yet we found that the exact same method can be used to install and use WhatsApp on the iPod touch.
Love or hate MacBooks, I'm sure most can agree that - cosmetically at least - they do make a statement. Apple has always strived to keep its notebook range as thin, light, and fresh as possible, and that unmistakable glowing Apple situated behind the screen finishes off the MacBook range nicely.
A couple of weeks back, we featured Dolphin Browser, which aimed to take the surfing experience on the iPhone to a new level with gestures, webzine, as well as a whole host of other nifty features in one free app.
Over the last few months, Microsoft has been slowly and gradually disclosing features of Windows 8, the next major Windows release that's often touted as Microsoft's riskiest bet yet. The Redmond company will finally take the wraps off Windows 8 at its BUILD conference, which will take place this week.
Folks interested in trying out Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread on the discontinued HP TouchPad are in luck, as a couple of days ago developers working on the TouchDroid project uploaded a comprehensive walkthrough detailing some of the many steps required to install Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread on the HP TouchPad. If you’re interested, you can follow the guide after the break.
Today, Apple's financial and commercial position is the envy of all other computer companies, yet that was not always so. Throughout its history, the company has suffered some serious mishaps when it tried to bite off more than it could chew. In order to prepare for what will likely be a busy news week, let's take a deep breath and look back at 8 of Apple's strangest products in its history.
Another week, another release of OS X Lion 10.7.2, the next iteration of the operating system after it was officially released to the public in July. Indeed, Apple has seeded yet another build of OS X 10.7.2 to its registered developers as an attempt to squash some last-minute bugs before the final version of the update is released, which will hopefully happen soon.
For the last decade, we've gotten used to unlocking our phones just for safety's sake, but if you think about it, this process doesn't do enough of a job to protect you against thieves or unwanted users. If you're running Android, however, there's an app for you: it's known as Hidden Lock and it will greatly enhance your smartphone lock screen's security.
If we brought 100 iPhone owners into a room and asked them how satisfied they were with their device, we're pretty sure that the vast majority of them would answer positively. According to an accredited market researcher, that would indeed likely be the case.
