Microsoft has been making a lot of smart moves lately, but this is a blunder that brings back grim memories of the Clippy era. TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington has posted an email that he received from a Microsoft PR person asking if he’d want to take part in a new “sponsored post opportunity” regarding Internet Explorer. What it boils down to is that Microsoft told Arrington that they’d pay him to write nice things about their web browser.
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After starring in leaked images, the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 phablet dummy unit has appeared in its first videos, with TechSmartt having taken a look at the iPhone mockup and compared it with the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 dummy unit, but also with actual handsets including the iPhone 5s, the Galaxy Note 3 and the LG G3.
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Dozens of paid apps are made available for free for a limited time each day as developers fight for exposure, but only a small handful — if that — are worthy of your attention. Sometimes it’s because they offer great functionality, sometimes it’s because they feature beautiful designs, and sometimes it’s because they offer tremendous value.
Today, we have three paid apps to tell you about that each hit one or more of these important points, and they’re all available to download for free right now. As is always the case, however, these sales are only available for a limited time. If you see something you like, be sure to download it right away.
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Apple on Tuesday released iOS 8 beta 2, which is available to any iOS user who has a compatible device and access to a developer account. However, people with devices that aren’t enlisted in Apple’s developer program can still install iOS 8 beta 2 thanks to a trick, though it’s definitely not a hassle-free process.
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Another day, another handful of next-generation iPhone 6 leaks. This time around, Taiwanese actor and pop star Jimmy Lin is back with new photos of a model believed to accurately represent Apple’s upcoming 5.5-inch iPhone phablet, which is reportedly set to be unveiled this October.
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Kanye West is known for saying and doing some silly things so it shouldn’t surprise us that his take on why Apple “really” decided to buy Beats for $3 billion is less than astute. Per AppleInsider, Yeezy thinks that Apple needed to buy Beats because it couldn’t let Samsung hog all of the “cultural credibility” in the hip-hop world after Samsung got Jay-Z to promote its phones.
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One major problem for BlackBerry over the past several years has been the huge app gap that its own BlackBerry World app store faces with Google Play and the iTunes App Store. Although some BlackBerry diehards have bravely insisted that BlackBerry World’s app selection is just fine to fit their needs, in the real world people want to have a big range of quality applications to choose from.
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The cheaper iMac that was mentioned in various reports in preceding weeks is now listed on Apple’s online store, a 21.5-inch model priced at $1,099. The entry-level iMac joins the existing 21.5-inch and 27-inch versions, being $200 cheaper than the 21.5-inch model that sells for $1,299. However, because it’s cheaper, the new iMac also has less impressive hardware, packing a 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor – all other iMacs have quad-core CPUs – and an Intel HD Graphics 5000. Other specs include 8GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive. The new iMac can be purchased immediately and will ship in 24 hours.
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An LG G3-based Nexus 6 would be a dream phone for many Android enthusiasts, but LG says Google has not contacted it with Nexus 6 plans just yet, Dutch publication Draad Breuk reports.
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Samsung on Wednesday quietly launched a better Galaxy S5 version, and while it’s a beast in terms of specs, it’s likely this phone will be restricted to South Korea for the time being. Furthermore, the phone seems to lack one important feature that was rumored for this “Prime” version of the handset.
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