In an interview with CNET, Imagination Technologies VP Tony King-Smith has alluded to potential for a major update in the next iPad. King-Smith refused to give away any specific details, but he did give away enough to wet our appetite for the next iPad. First, King-Smith confirmed the Imagination graphics core in the iPad and iPhone, the PowerVR…
In the wake of news that Samsung and Blackberry have both been approved for use by the Department of Defence, iOS 6 has finally been approved for use on U.S. military networks. With a number of U.S. agencies switching from Blackberrys to iPhones in recent months, the US Department of Defence announced in Februrary plans to enable 100,000 Apple, and…
Amidst rumors of an Apple music streaming service, Google recently announced its own streaming service, Google Play Music All Access. The Verge has recently posted an interesting article examining why Google has been able to launch its own music streaming service ahead of Apple, which may not even be able to finalize a deal in time for a WWDC release…
iOS game developer Gameloft has today made two of its big name titles, Gangster Rio and N.O.V.A. 3 free for a limited time on the App Store. The two titles normally retail at $4.99 and $6.99 respectively, so these are some pretty cool savings. In Gangster Rio: City of Saints, players take on 60 missions in 5 3D environments in a Grand Theft Auto-esque…
Nokia has recently pitted the cameras of the 5 most prominent smartphones out there right now in a lowlight camera test. Nokia pitted the iPhone 5 against the Galaxy S4, the Xperia Z, the HTC One, and its very own Nokia Lumia 925. Using the same shot each time with the same lighting and each phones automatic settings, the results are clear. The Nokia…
An update to the Pebble smartwatch has today enabled two-way communication between the device and smartphone apps. Following the massive success of the device on Kickstarter, Pebble is trying to encourage developers to create “watchapps”, which can both send and receive data from smartphone apps. Such a feature would greatly increase the capabilities…
Apple has just released the latest version of iTunes for Mac OS X and Windows. The release follows the very drastic changes of iTunes 11.0.2, which brought improved searching, a brand new store and a redefined interface. 11.0.3 brings a new MiniPlayer, and support for Multi-Disc Albums, as well as performance updates in searching and sorting…
When it comes to photography, lighting is everything. A patent published today shows an Apple initiative that involves using multiple iPhones, and their flashes to illuminate a dark scene. The patent, named “Illumination system”, would involve remotely controlling several iPhones, tablets, or device with a flash, built-in or otherwise. The primary…
It has today emerged that Apple plans to replace its flagship San Francisco Apple Store in Stockton and Ellis with a brand new store in Union Square. Reports are suggesting that officials are working alongside Apple on plans for the new location, which would bring 50 jobs to the area. Officials are said to looking for “green measures” and “energy…
BGR has today published pictures of what it claims are parts of the iPhone 5S. Be warned, these aren’t significant parts, and they don’t really show any huge changes, but take a look anyway. The first part is definitely a nano-SIM tray. BGR claims it is slightly thinner than that of the iPhone 5, and the different colouring could suggest a variance in…
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