One of the most acclaimed news readers for the iPad was updated yesterday, and not only did it get some awesome new features, but it finally got iPhone support as well. The latest version of Flipboard is so great, in fact, that Apple’s Phil Schiller personally recommends it.
Apple have rolled out an update to its iBooks app which should improve the reading experience on all iOS devices. The update, which takes iBooks to version 1.5, includes an all new theme for nighttime reading, a full-screen layout which cuts out distractions, and a greater selection of fonts.
The Computer History Museum have this week launched a new online exhibition looking at the life of Steve Jobs. Titled ‘Steve Jobs… First, NeXT, One more thing…’ the exhibition includes an essay about the Apple co-founder, archival photographs and a 20 minute video from 1980.
Apple is famous for sticking to simplistic product names for all of its devices, and the same can be said for its software. While Google has names like Gingerbread, Honeycomb, and Ice Cream Sandwich to distinguish between different versions of Android, Apple simply uses numbers, like iOS 4.3.3, or iOS 5.
Have you ever wondered what your favourite iOS games might look like in real life? Australian supergroup Hey Geronimo have, and the music video for their single ‘Why Don’t We Do Something?’ is the result. Featuring recreations of Angry Birds, Cut The Rope, Flight Control, Fruit Ninja and Plants vs Zombies, the video is a must-watch!
While the majority of iPhone 4S adopters have been delighted with the new device, there are a growing number of users who have been plagued by poor battery life. Apple has already issued a minor software update – iOS 5.0.1 – in an attempt to fix the issue, but those affected are reporting little success.
Infinity Blade set the standard for iOS gaming when it first hit the App Store last year. It was the first game built on the Unreal Engine 3, and it really pushed the boundaries of mobile gaming to provide a true console-like experience.
While I’ve seen obsolete Macs put to novel uses before, It’s been a while since I’ve seen one as clever or quirky as this eMac based cat bed. Created by Samuel Cox, ‘eSleeper’ lights up and plays the Macintosh chime when his cat enters, and tweets how long the cat spent inside, after it leaves.
In an attempt to show iPhone and Android users exactly what they are missing out on, Microsoft have created an interactive HTML5 based demo which replicates the look & feel of the latest version of their smartphone OS – Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango).