Probably one of the most talked about features on the latest iteration of the Android operating system is the facial recognition unlock software that comes bundled with it. The ability to use your own face to unlock your mobile telephone or tablet is one of the coolest new updates we have seen implemented into a mobile operating system in recent times, but questions will always surround how secure this actually is.
In the November of last year, Apple seeded the initial beta release of iOS 5.1, which as usual was available to registered members of the iOS developer program. The first beta build of 5.1 (9B5117b) was available as download for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPad, iPad 2 and the third and fourth generations of iPod touch.
We opened the door to 2012 just over a week ago, and already we have been treated to some tantalizing technology goodness in the form of rumors, announcements of future releases and also some official press releases about delicious new products. One such delicious product was announced two days ago by Tokyo based Nikon, who have officially introduced the world to their new Digital-SLR camera, the D4.
It seems like a technological version of Top Trumps, with the two biggest mobile operating systems going head to head, battling each other on a topic which is of the utmost important in this day and age when we all consume and handle so much sensitive data - security! When new Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage in October of last year for iPhone 4S keynote, he took the opportunity to slip in a few statistics relating to the worldwide adoption of iOS devices.
Samsung's instant messaging app, ChatON, is now available for download via Apple's App Store, and it goes straight into competition with Apple's own iMessage.
Evolution will always bring about change. On some occasions, the change isn't always considered a move for the better, as some people actually get used to a product the way it is and prefer it to remain. But when talking about consumer technology, and in particular cell phones and tablets, change is inevitable, it is purely a matter of when, not if. If the interpretations of recent findings are to be believed, then Apple's 'when' moment seems like it could be coming soon.
The philosophical question which has plagued us all at one point - where does space begin? Don't try and hide it, that is the question that you have all been asking yourself today. Well, this happens to be your lucky day so prepare to be enlightened.
We’re getting awfully close to that time of the year whereby Apple upgrades it iPad device, and with rumors aplenty, the buzz around the supposedly Retina-packing third installment continues to grow.
It was only a matter of time until rumors relating to the iPhone 5 started, after all, we have had the iPhone 4S now for nearly three months. Speculation has been rife recently about the potential features and specification of the proposed iPad 3, set to be launch toward to end of the first quarter of 2012.
The release of the Apple iPad in April 2010 brought about a major change in the way consumers went about their computing business. We started off with personal computers, laptops and netbooks. We even had personal digital assistants which came with a big ugly stylus and made us look like a bit of a snob when using them in public. All of these came with distinct advantages, but none of them quite fulfilled the need of people who wanted to do a bit of everything on the go.
