2011 June | iPhonefreak

iOS 5 Demo Video Shows Off New Features, Makes Us Want it Now!

7. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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iOS 5 Demo Video Shows Off New Features, Makes Us Want it Now!

Thanks to the lack of live stream from Apple’s WWDC keynote yesterday, all most people have been able to learn about iOS 5 so far has come from live blogs or from post-event articles such as ours; but there’s nothing quite like seeing it in action to really understand how your phone will look by [...]

Apple Wants Us to Live in the Cloud, the iCloud!

6. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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Apple Wants Us to Live in the Cloud, the iCloud!

The final piece of software unveiled at WWDC today was iCloud, an exciting remix of MobileMe with a ton of new features and one very important change. But what exactly is it? Apple CEO Steve Jobs summed it up perfectly – as usual – in one of his trademark soundbites, describing iCloud as ’storing your [...]

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Coming in July, Will Cost Just $29

6. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Coming in July, Will Cost Just $29

The first piece of software to be demonstrated at WWDC today was Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, the latest desktop operating system last seen during 2010’s Back to the Mac event. Today was it’s official unveiling and several of the new features – along with some we’d seen before – were demonstrated. Multitouch will be implemented [...]

iOS 5 Official, Hundreds of New Features, Out Fall 2011

6. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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iOS 5 Official, Hundreds of New Features, Out Fall 2011

Apple has announced iOS 5 today, a major revision of the company’s mobile operating system. With 1500 new APIs and 200 new features, iOS 5 has a lot of changes inside and of course, Apple couldn’t demonstrate all of them during the WWDC keynote, so they chose ten of the most exciting. Here’s what we [...]

iOS 5 Preview: It’s Really Magic!

6. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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If you’re desperate for some details about iOS 5 ahead of today’s WWDC unveiling, then take a look at the video below, which previews some of the more unusual new features Apple has in store for us! OK, it’s all a bit of fun, but it’s exactly the sort of fun we need amidst all the [...]

Your Last Minute Preditions: WWDC 2011

6. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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The keynote speech opening the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference starts in less than 12 hours, and unlike most previous years we’ve got a good idea about what Steve Jobs will be unveiling. The official press release told us that software would be the focus, with two new OS versions and the mysterious iCloud; but will [...]

Top New iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

3. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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Top New iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Browsing the App Store this weekend? If so, here are ten applications released recently. Fusioncam. A toy camera app, where double exposures can be captured in a single shot. This app has a really fantastic looking interface! $0.99/£0.59. Mecapix. A retro pixel shooter with three worlds, 27 levels and an Endurance mode. The app has Game Center support, and [...]

Mobile Game Classic Snake Gets a TRON Makeover in Hard Lines Updated with Release Date

3. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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Mobile Game Classic Snake Gets a TRON Makeover in Hard Lines *Updated with Release Date*

*UPDATE* Hard Lines’ release date has been announced as the 9th June, at a price of $0.99/£0.59. I’ve only ever owned one Nokia phone and although Snake was there, I never really got addicted. The concept of Snake was similar to the Light Cycles in TRON, which also had its own arcade game featuring four mini-games [...]

Snow Peak Titanium iPhone 4 Cover Looks Sexy, Has Problems

3. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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Snow Peak Titanium iPhone 4 Cover Looks Sexy, Has Problems

Yesterday we reviewed the Gorilla Tube, a carbon fiber case for the iPhone 4, and have in the past reviewed the monCarbone Hovercoats, also made from carbon fiber. Now it’s time for another super-tough material to make an appearance as an iPhone 4 case – titanium. The Snow Peak Titanium Cover has a very similar design [...]

Pulse News Reader Updated, Pulse.me Introduced

2. June 2011 | by Andy Boxall

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Pulse News Reader Updated, Pulse.me Introduced

Pulse News Reader, our favorite app for reading news on the iPad, has been updated to version 2.3, where it has introduced Pulse.me. The app remains essentially the same on the surface, as Pulse.me takes a step forward in sharing content between different copies of Pulse, rather than a flashy redesign. You sign-up to the service [...]