Tag: ios
Siri staying exclusive to Iphone 4S
Apple have confirmed that the iPhone voice assistant, Siri, will remain exclusive to the iPhone 4S. An enquiry by developer Michael Steeber about the possibility of an IOS for iPod touch and iPhone 4 that would be siri enabled…
Gmail app for iOS released and pulled within a day
Google's long awaited Gmail app for iOS devices has been released, and subsequently pulled from the Apple App Store, all within a single day. Users who downloaded the app complained of bugs and broken features, causing the new iOS 5…
Steve Jobs vowed to destroy Android with "last dying breath"
Steve Jobs' competitive drive is well known, but today his disgust towards the Android operating system has been fully revealed by his official biographer, Walter Isaacson. Seeing Android as a "grand theft" of ideas pioneered by Apple's own iOS mobile…
44% of new UK smartphone sales are Android
All eyes may be on the impending iPhone 5 launch next week, but at the end of the day sales speak louder than an updated spec sheet. So what have the UK smartphone-buying public been spending their hard-earned dosh on?…
Google buy Motorola Mobility: How fighting the patent war could damage Android
Google, in something of a shock move, revealed today that they had bought Motorola Mobility, manufacturer Motorola's mobile arm, for a reported $12.5 billion. For years Google have been rumoured to be entering the hardware manufacturing game, testing the…
Apple encouraging premium priced apps?
It's arguable that the Apple App Store's key to success was its rock-bottom pricing of quality content. It's become a bit of a stickler within the games industry in particular, with Nintendo executives criticising Apple for "weakening the value" of…
Forget tablets: Amazon pushing forward with browser-based Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon have launched a new browser-based web app called the Kindle Cloud Reader, using HTML5 tech to offer up their e-book reading experience. While many are expecting Amazon to launch two of their own tablet devices later this year,…
APP OF THE DAY: Time to Call (iPhone)
Unless you're on a tariff dedicated to making international calls, even the shortest of long-distance chats costs an arm and a leg. iPhone users looking to make regular calls abroad, or even just the odd ring to a long…
iPhone 4 price cuts hint at imminent iPhone 5 reveal
They're dropping like flies! The prices of iPhone 4 handsets that is, which can mean only one thing; the iPhone 5 launch is just around the corner. Though Apple have yet to reveal details on the iPhone 5, let alone…
TuneWiki music app hits iOS devices
TuneWiki has made a bit of a name for itself as a leading music app on Android and Symbian phones, and today it tries its luck in the more crowded waters of the Apple App Store for iPhones and…
