While us tech fans are closely following the updates of forthcoming Apple products on the basis that we're interested in what new technologies the company may be including, others are digging around for clues on the design so they can continue coming through with cheaper, knockoff options. Xiaomi, a Chinese outfit famed for continually churning out somewhat plausible iPhone replicas, has just launched its first tablet, and unsurprisingly, it's a dead ringer for Apple's iPad mini.
Richard Ryan, the self-proclaimed "Tech Assassin," regularly delights us with some epic footage captured while shooting up some of the technology industry's most revered and celebrated gadgets. One of his more recent clips sees an Apple iMac come face to face with an anti-tank rifle, and even though the result is somewhat predictable, it's easily the most epic way to finish off an unwanted machine.
A new study has gathered an intriguing insight into to the differential habits of iPhone and Android users. Notably, it suggests that while iPhone owners are more likely to have taken a recent flight, work a white collar job or drink wine when it comes to choosing an alcoholic beverage, blue collar Android owners are more likely to chug beer and ride the bus.
Just like a résumé or a bad suit, a business card can reveal a great deal about a person in a matter of seconds, and when it comes to making first impressions count, this little piece of literature must be instantly engaging. Without a touch of edginess to distinguish it from the crowd, it's likely to end up in the waste-paper basket, but for one Apple engineer - whose b-card is made from a real iPhone screen - his important contact info is unlikely to be squirrelled away among the stash of generic efforts.
The iPhone 5s and 5c have managed to capture the attention and affection of millions of users since launch in the third quarter of last year. However, while both models are powerful devices in their own right, they both represent only slight evolutionary improvements over the previous iPhone 5. The iPhone 6 is Apple's chance to change things. To once again try and invigorate and pump some innovation into the smartphone industry. As expected, interest in the purported iPhone 6 is extremely high, with a number of designers putting together the obligatory concept designs of what we could be about to receive.
Microsoft's internal Research division has been operating behind the public eye for the last 23 years. In that time we have seen the department demonstrate some utterly insane projects as well as some innovative pieces of technology that have progressed to form the basis of a number of popular products and software solutions in existence today. Microsoft has been a little preoccupied recently with the acquisition of Finnish smartphone maker Nokia, but it seems its research team has still been beavering away and have now presented a new type of augmented mechanical keyboard.
It's a well-known fact that no fewer than 99 percent of the Web's video content consists of pets doing crazy things, and an interesting new compilation sees some of our favorite animals showcase their skills on the Apple iPad.
It is strongly suspected that the next-generation iPhone, unofficially dubbed the "iPhone 6" for obvious reasons, will sport a larger, 4.7-inch display. Various case leaks, analyst reports and concept designs have turned this notion into mainstream consensus, and with a fairly solid idea of what a display increase may do to the form factor of the Apple smartphone, how does it stand up against some of the more sizeable flagship Android handsets currently available?
Scarcely a day goes by without some kind of update on the state of the so-called iPhone 6, and one of our favorite designers has come through with an interesting concept that, based on various leaked info, shows how an "iPhone 6s" might stand up against an "iPhone 6c" if both current devices were upgraded.
The Apple iWatch has been rumored year-in, year-out, but with rumors suggesting that the Cupertino's inaugural smartwatch effort has its own dedicated development team echoing the sentiments of analysts that the device will finally manifest in 2014, we're very much hoping that the announcement of the elusive gadget is imminent. Hitherto, there's been a distinct lack of hard evidence with regards to the device, with only tidbits of speculation allied to numerous concepts, but today's render of a curved iWatch design is one of the better ones we've stumbled across so far.
