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A “bionic man” was the idea behind 1970s science fiction television show “The Six Million Dollar Man“. The show followed the adventures of a character named Steve Austin, a former astronaut whose body was rebuilt using synthetic parts after he nearly died. Forty years later and Science fiction has... Read more
Apple’s iPhone 5C Struggling As Shipments Cut
Mobile October 19, 2013
According to reports Apple has told its Taiwanese suppliers that it is cutting shipments of the plasic-clad iPhone 5C, sparking rumours that the handset is not as popular as expected. When the iphone 5C was launched in September it was supposed to be the affordable model. It went on... Read more
Apple’s very own Jony Ive came together with his longtime friend and fellow designer, Marc Newson to create the one of a kind, Leica M Camera for charity. Although the two designers have known each other for years and are both incredibly successful designers, their preferred styles are quite... Read more
Microsoft Working On Technology To Replace Cookies
Internet October 18, 2013
Microsoft is developing a new technology to replace cookies. This work is similar to projects being undertaken by Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Tracking cookies have come under scrutiny recently from regulators by many concerned about privacy. Certain types of cookies (Third party tracking cookies) are now easily blocked through... Read more
Make sure that you clear your schedule for Tuesday, October 22; especially if you are an Apple fan. Word from AllThingsD sources is that is the date Apple will hold an invitation-only event to announce new products, specifically the latest updates to the iPad family. We expect the iPad 5 and iPad mini... Read more
Narrate Your Photo Stream With Shadow Puppet App
MobilePhoto and ImageSoftware Reviews October 11, 2013
Carl Sojgreen and Adrian Graham built the Shadow Puppet application back in April 2013 but it launched at the same time as the iOS 7 update. The ex Google and Facebook executives who are used to building winning apps have created an application for people to turn their photos... Read more
Google’s Eric Schmidt, who is known for his controversial proclamations, has declared that Android has a security advantage over its rival, Apple’s iPhone. It was during the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo that the company chairman answered questions from Gartner analyst David Willis. The conversation went like this: Willis: “If you polled... Read more
Apple has launched a set of new guides called Tips and Tricks in a bid to help users discover all the lesser known new features that are packed into iOS7 and the new iPhones 5S and 5C. The pages inform users about the models that are currently available, so... Read more
Apple iPad Mini Retina Unlikely To Arrive This Year
Mobile October 8, 2013
If you’re an iPad owner, and weight matters a lot to you, then you have probably been waiting for the official announcement about the new iPad Mini. We are already hearing rumors about the “iPad Mini 2“, especially since we know that some new pieces of hardware will be... Read more
iPad Mini 2 Rumours
Mobile October 7, 2013
As always there are numerous rumors doing the rounds about Apple’s next update for one of its iOS products the iPad mini 2. Over the past few months, there have been various leaks, speculations and reports which have all added to the mystery around the next generation of iPad... Read more
Improved Camera For The iPad 5 & iPad Mini 2
Mobile October 7, 2013
According to the KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi-Kuo, we could see the iPad 5 and second-generation iPad Mini with far better cameras when they are unveiled. Kuo, whos predictions aren’t always correct, thinks that both of Apple’s new tablets will be launched in the fourth quarter of this year and... Read more
European Union Calls for micro USB Charging to be Mandatory in all Mobile Devices
Mobile October 4, 2013
The European Union is stirring towards a requirement for micro USB to be mandatory in all mobile devices going forward, thus clearly gunning for technology giant Apple. While nearly ever mobile company has adopted micro USB as the default charging option on devices, this was not done without some... Read more
Apple Releases New iMac With Iris Pro
Mobile September 26, 2013
Following the release of the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, Apple has given its iMac a small revamp. The new release brings Haswell cores from Intel, new NVIDIA Corp. GPUs, improved Fusion drives and more ports. Last October Apple made major changes to the iMac line, which included... Read more
Blackberry To Cut 4,500 Jobs
Mobile September 21, 2013
Blackberry has announced that after huge losses, it plans to cut 4,500 jobs or 40 percent of its worldwide workforce. In a statement on Friday, Blackberry’s chief executive Thorstein Heins said, “We are implementing the difficult, but necessary operational changes announced today to address our position in a maturing... Read more
Google Working On Cookie Alternative
Internet September 19, 2013
Google is working on an alternative ad tracking system that could potentially replace cookies. Cookies are used by advertisers and web sites to track your web history, so that they can tailor adverts based on your possible shopping interests. Google is working on a system called “AdID”, which would... Read more
iPhone 5s Stocks Said To Be Low, Get In The Queue Now If You Want One
Mobile September 18, 2013
News has surfaced that supplies of the iPhone 5s are considerably lower than past releases. Carriers and Apple stores alike have both reported that there will be fewer phones available than usual. AllThingsD has reported that its sources at carrier level have expressed concerns over phones supplies, with one... Read more
We have waited long enough and now the moment has passed. Apple have given us more than enough products over the years to make our mouths water with anticipation and grin with happiness at using their shiny technological breakthroughs and with yesterday’s product reveal, the Cupertino company has, yet... Read more
The Android sphere recently was packed with leaks and news pointing to an imminent release of the long-awaited BlackBerry Messenger app, but it appears that the iOS version has noiselessly been progressing also. BlackBerry has confirmed that the iPhone BBM app has been submitted for consideration and is now awaiting approval. BBM has... Read more