The ability to change the way a device looks and works gives consumers the ability to add a personal stamp, as well as improve general functionality. This can be achieved in a variety of ways through official as well as unofficial mediums across the board.
It's always exciting when a company holds a keynote presentation and demoes new gadgets hands-on, and as Microsoft's BUILD conference is now underway, the Redmond-based software and computing giant has already shown off a few of its upcoming products.
We have been hearing a lot about Windows 8 recently. From its all-new Metro-inspired looks to its Ribbon-based Explorer, nearly everything about the next big version of Windows has been covered. This coverage was mostly from unofficial sources, but today at BUILD, Microsoft officially, extensively demoed Windows 8 from which we have learned quite a lot of interesting things about it which has us excited for late 2012.
According to a new report, Apple is preparing the final beta seed of iOS 5, which is beta 8, before the Golden Master Candidate eventually drops for developers. This is the eighth developer-only release of iOS 5, which will likely be used to squash a few last-minute bugs before Golden Master is released.
For years, the easiest way to set up an AirPort network and streaming media through AirPlay has been by using Apple's AirPort Express base station. If you're thinking of picking one up, you might be out of luck since some retailers’ stocks are dwindling, suggesting an imminent refresh.
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.
For those unfamiliar, CyanogenMod is an aftermarket custom firmware for Android which allows for many of the features not available in the actual firmware releases. These features include FLAC playback, theming, and incognito (or private) browsing.
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.
Ever since Windows Phone 7.5 was finalized back in July, we've all been wondering when the system would finally find its way onto consumer smartphones in an official capacity. According to a new report, that might be just a few days away, on September 15th.
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.
