Tagged: IPhone & News
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Weekend news round-up: Not such an appy economy, the death of the password News
19.11.2012 In our gathering of some of the top tech stories from the weekend, the quick buck that app developers thought they'd make from the apps economy is proving elusive; Twitter's...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Security, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Apps -
Naas Credit Union pioneers new smartphone same-day money transfer system News
16.11.2012 Naas Credit Union has rolled out a new range of smartphone apps that allow users to send cash via iPhone and Android mobile devices or via their web browsers anywhere in the world.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Financial Services, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Sharing is caring – Twitter and Facebook revamp ‘share’ options for users News
16.11.2012 Sharing is the rail track on which the great wheels of social media turn and the big news is that two of the biggest engine drivers, Twitter and Facebook, have added new... -
Updated Sky+ app transforms your iPhone into a remote controller News
13.11.2012 An update to the Sky+ app for iPhone lets users use their app to change the channels on their Sky+ box, as well as pause, play and rewind TV with a swipe or tap of their fingers.Categories: Consumer Tech, Computers, Apps, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Wireless Communications -
Samsung slaps Apple with a 20pc price hike on chips and components News
12.11.2012 Korean electronics giant Samsung is understood to be increasing the price of key components, such as the A5 and A6X SOCs used by Apple in iconic devices like the iPhone and...Categories: Development, Design, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Computers, Digital Business, Hardware, Mobile, Mobility, Phones, Wireless Communications -
The week in gadgets: a universal keyboard, Apple’s fall from the top, and a battery-saving update News
12.11.2012 A look at gadget happenings, including a portable universal keyboard for tablets and smartphones, Chrome’s battery-saving browser update, and the iPhone’s fall from the top of...Tags: Accessories, Keyboard, Peripherals, Bluetooth, Gadgets, Galaxy S III, Android, Google, Chrome, Energy, Samsung, iPhone, Apple -
Weekend news-round up: Romney's Orca the killer fail; is Apple past its peak? News
12.11.2012 In our trawl through the world's top tech coverage from the weekend, we discover that former US presidential candidate Mitt Romney's secret tech weapon code-named Orca lies...Categories: Web, R&D, Phones, Internet, Intellectual Property, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Computers, Business Intelligence -
Apple vs Android: History and user info (infographic) News
11.11.2012 A brief history of iPhone, with its iOS operating system, and Android, and the differences between users of both are the subjects of a new infographic. -
New Shatoetry app lets William Shatner do the talking News
08.11.2012 While William Shatner is perhaps best known for his role as Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, he’s also a spoken word performer and has released three albums of his work. Now, though,...Categories: Apps -
Foxconn chair says supplier is falling short of meeting demand for iPhones News
07.11.2012 Terry Gou, chairperson and president of Foxconn, has said the complicated assembly of iPhones is causing the Chinese manufacturing giant to struggle to meet consumer demand. -
Apple to pay out US$368.2m to VirnetX in VPN FaceTime patent trial News
07.11.2012 A federal jury in Texas has ruled that Apple’s FaceTime function infringed four patents belonging to a company called VirnetX. As a result Apple will have to pay US$368.2m in...Categories: Unified Communications, R&D, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
Microsoft Xbox SmartGlass app now available in iOS App Store News
07.11.2012 Microsoft’s second screen experience SmartGlass app, which gives users the ability to control their Xbox via their iPhone or iPad, has just popped up in the iOS App Store.Categories: Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps Zone, Apps, Mobility, Multimedia, Wireless Communications -
Google Maps for iOS 6 expected by end of year News
06.11.2012 iPhone users operating on the iOS 6 platform may be receiving the gift of Google Maps soon enough. The app, which was removed from Apple’s latest operating system in favour of... -
Instagram reveals new web profiles in a bid to make photos even more shareable News
06.11.2012 In a move that not only enhances Instagram’s existence as a social network in its own right but that should also send out a warning shot to services like Flickr, Facebook-owned...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Three out of every four smartphones shipped worldwide in Q3 was an Android News
05.11.2012 Google’s Android operating system dominates the global smartphone market with 75pc of phones shipped in the third quarter carrying the operating system, according to IDC....Tags: IDC, Operating Systems, Firefox, Sony, Sharp, Fujitsu , Samsung, Siri, iPhone, Smartphones, Symbian, BlackBerry, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, iOS -
iPhone loyalty drops for the first time in Western Europe News
05.11.2012 The number of iPhone users who will buy the same brand again when choosing their next smartphone has declined for the first time in Western Europe, Strategy Analytics claims. -
The presidential battle in the mobile app world (infographic) News
02.11.2012 Americans will be voting for their new president on Tuesday, and a new infographic looks at how voters are consuming and sharing information on their mobile phones that pertains... -
UK teenager’s iOS app Summly goes into top 10 in US App Store overnight News
02.11.2012 Summly, a news reading app created by 17-year-old Londoner Nick D’Aloisio, has gone to No 9 in the US App Store just hours after being released. -
Weekend news round-up: Ethiopian kids teach themselves via computers; Google's next big thing News
30.10.2012 In our trawl through some of the tech news from the weekend, we discover how an experiment whereby illiterate kids in Ethiopia are using tablet computers to teach themselves is...Categories: Search, Legal, Internet, Hardware, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: Steve Ballmer, Eric Schmidt, Surface, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, RIM, Android, Search, Tablet Computers, MIT, Google -
Apple management reorganisation is an attempt to stave off threat of an innovation vacuum News
30.10.2012 Changes at the top at Apple ostensibly to increase collaboration across the technology giant’s hardware, software and services divisions are really the answer to an awkward...