Dropbox For iOS Updated To v1.5, Features Automatic Photo Uploads, Free 3GB Of Storage

The guys over at the Dropbox development team have been working hard on pushing out version 1.5 of their iOS app, which now has been given the green light by the Apple review team and released into the App Store for download. If you head on over to the Updates section of the store, the latest version should be showing up for immediate download. Although Apple and Dropbox have had their differences in recent times, this latest release has obviously done nothing to rub Cupertino up the wrong way.

Rather than just containing the obligatory minor improvements and bug fixes, v1.5 of Dropbox is actually an update one should pay attention to and brings significant improvements and feature updates, which in turn offers users a greatly increased mobile experience.

Q&A on plans to expand the Internet address system

Rod Beckstrom, CEO of ICANN, speaks …

Here are some questions and answers regarding plans to expand the Internet address system:

Q. What are domain names?

A. Think of them as shortcuts for navigating the Internet. Just as it's easier to find the Empire State Building at 350 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan rather than through its GPS coordinates, it's easier to type in "ap.org" rather than remember "165.1.59.220." Google and other search engines have reduced the need for domain names. But these search engines are essentially catalogs of the Internet, and they depend on the domain name to take you to what you're looking for. Also, domain names aren't used only for websites. The part after the "at" symbol in email addresses is the domain name.

Microsoft to take on Apple with own Windows 8 tablet?

Tech titan is doing something highly unusual -- making its own device. And thereby taking on Apple directly, according to reports.

Microsoft will announce its own tablet next week at an event in Los Angeles, according to reports, taking a page from Apple's playbook.

Vizio Debuts All-in-One Desktops, Ultrabooks

Vizio, a company long known for its HDTVs, is hoping to make an equally big splash in the PC market. Today in New York, the company finally launched the all-in-one desktops and laptops it announced at CES earlier this year.

Seven Things You're Never Going To See On The iPhone 5

I’m amazed how many people approach me with their wish lists for what they’d like to see on the next iPhone. Well, I hate to break it to you folks, but I’m not in charge of the iPhone 5 at Apple — wouldn’t that be fun — and I’m not a wishing well. However, it is interesting to read what people would like to see in their next iDevice.

Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Yammer Social Network

Microsoft Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Yammer Social Network

Microsoft Corp. is in discussions to acquire Yammer Inc., operator of a social network for businesses, said two people familiar with the matter.

HTC Wildfire Unboxing video

Hidden feature in iPhone 4S

iOS 6: App Store

iOS 6: Maps

iPhone 4S Video Quality Test (1080p)

OS X Mountain Lion preview

MacBook Pro Retina Display test

MacBook Pro Retina Display test 

World's first 'tax' on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7

According to Ruslan Kogan this is the world's first Internet Explorer 7 "tax".

The Australian online retailer Kogan.com has introduced the world's first "tax" on Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) browser.

Facebook consultant argues that website's ads work

Marketing on Facebook influences consumer behavior and leads to increased purchases for the brands that leverage the social-networking site, consulting company comScore said in a report released Tuesday.

Zynga launched hot Draw Something game in China

Zynga on Tuesday launched "Draw Something" in China as it moved to get non-English speakers caught up in the craze for the mobile phone game based on representing words with pictures.

iPhone 5

Everything you need to know about Apple's upcoming 6th generation iPhone 5, including a rumored 4-inch screen, Apple A6 chipset, 4G LTE connectivity, and more

Apple's sixth generation iPhone 5 (or whatever Apple ends up calling it) is nothing but an assumption right now but if it release schedules hold to pattern, we should see it either in June, or more likely fall of 2012. Rumors and feature wish-lists include a 4-inch screen, a faster Apple A6 chipset -- though whether or not it's quad-core is up for grabs. Real 4G LTE networking could be possible, depending on battery life and whether Apple feels carriers have rolled out enough LTE in enough places to make it worthwhile. Thinner, lighter, more storage, and pricing and availability are all uncertain right now, but bookmark this page and we'll let you know the moment we do.

Screenshot of Office 2013 to come bundled with Windows RT tablets emerges

Rumors are that Microsoft is charging Windows RT tablet OEMs a pretty healthy $80-$95 licence for a brand new OS experience without that many apps behind it, but it has an ace up its sleeve because Win 8 tablets running on ARM processors will eventually come bundled with full-fledged Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps.

Straight from Microsoft's TechEd 2012 conference now comes a screenshot the folks from Redmond showed, which is what the Office 2013 edition for tablets is looking like.

Gone or hidden are the numerous perplexing options, and the interface seems pretty straightforward, optimized for all the meaty digits that might be thrown at it. In the Office 15 Technical Preview there is the possibility to permanently "pin" the Ribbon to stay expanded, which in Office 2013 RT for tablets seems to be missing or tucked away, perhaps with consideration of the lower resolutions.

There is also a different New Worksheet icon and swapped color hue for the scrollbar. The whole set is still a work in progress, but we are curious how Microsoft has implemented one of its bestsellers - Office - for the Windows RT tablets reality.

British Officials Try Again on Google Data Collection

British privacy officials may have finally decided to get to the bottom of how and why Google secretly collected personal data from potentially millions of the nation’s citizens. This week, the Information Commissioner’s Office reopened its investigation. There is a big problem, however; the I.C.O. permitted Google to destroy the controversial data two years ago.

“It is rather difficult for the I.C.O. to now turn the clock back or indeed prove anything,” Chris Pounder, a data protection expert with the training firm Amberhawk, was quoted as saying in The Telegraph.

Time Inc. to Sell Its Magazines on Apple’s Newsstand

Time Inc., once the magazine industry’s most ardent opponent of selling subscriptions through Apple, will make all of its magazines available via Apple’s newsstand, the two companies said Wednesday.

Laura Lang, Time Inc.’s chief executive, and Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president for Internet software and services, said in a phone interview that they had reached an agreement that would allow readers to subscribe to 20 Time Inc. magazines, including People, Sports Illustrated, InStyle and Entertainment Weekly, through the newsstand section of Apple’s App Store.

Apple hits new high, launches iToke

If you thought Apple’s customers were smiling before, wait till you see them now.

Siri learns new tricks in iOS 6 and comes to the new iPad, will launch apps and tell you that LeBron is taller than Kobe

Apple's voice-controlled assistant Siri might be still in beta, but that's the best time to learn, and it has been taught new tricks for iOS 6. It can now launch apps, which has been a highly requested feature from day one, so you just need to say "Play Temple Run', and it will launch the game, for example.

The Mobile Contrarian: iOS 6 and its disappointing "new" features

In case you missed yesterday's news from pretty much every tech source around, iOS 6 was announced, and Apple finally showed us all of the upgrades and features that will be available when it launches in the fall. Now, before we even start, we'd like to remind you out there, especially those of you who are already diving towards the comment section, that offering a critique, especially one that you don't agree with, is not bias. It's our job to look past the marketing and hype, and get down to the real information that has been presented, and as far as Apple's iOS 6 announcement, once you get bast the marketing and hype, it was a pretty disappointing reveal.

Here is how iOS evolved over the past 6 years

The year is 2007. Steve Jobs is on stage unveiling a new, revolutionary product with a name we are all so familiar with today – the iPhone. It looks nothing like a smartphone, or at least not like the smartphones we knew back then, for it had no hardware keyboard, a spacious, touch-sensitive screen, and ran a software platform that was sleek and highly simplified.

We surely recall that day as if it was yesterday, just like some of you do as well. And since iOS 6.0 was unveiled yesterday, what better moment to go back in time and see how it all began? Today we present you with a brief retrospection of iOS and the way it evolved over the years. Yup, we are calling it iOS, even though the platform was not referred to by that name until its fourth major release.

So let's go back in time and see how limited iOS was at first, and yet how it stood out from the rest with its smooth performance, intuitiveness, and attention to detail. Just flick through the slideshow below, and do not hesitate to share with us which major release you think was most significant.

The iOS evolution

1. iPhone OS 1.0

Technically, the very first iPhone OS release was inferior to the competition in many aspects. There was no support for native third-party applications, no multitasking, no access to the file system, and not even a copy/paste feature. Yet for many users, that did not matter a single bit. The platform was radically different from the rest – elegant, fluid, incredibly user-friendly, with a great media player, and probably the best browser one could find on a hand-held device at the time. In a nutshell, Apple showed everyone how a real smartphone platform should look and behave.

iTunes Match can now stream music directly, without having to download

After iOS 6 hit the Developer Center on Monday afternoon, the new iOS’ features have begun to come out.  Today, Apple n Apps has found a new feature that has yet to been uncovered. It involves Apple’s iTunes Match, which was launched last November as a way to scan and match tracks in users’ iTunes library to all of their devices. One of the downfalls of iTunes Match was its absence of streaming music — songs had to be downloaded and couldn’t be played from the cloud. However with iOS 6, songs that are stored on iTunes Match can be streamed, leaving out any need to download songs to your device. Seeing as iTunes Match is $24.99 a year, this is a feature that Apple should have always had around, if you ask me. Perhaps this will encourage some to ditch Spotify and others, which cost roughly $10 a month. However don’t be mistaken, you still have to purchase the music to stream it.

Apple's Siri is becoming a better conversationalist

Actor John Malkovich talks to his iPhone 4S in a current TV ad for Apple.

You've probably seen the new Apple TV ads with actor John Malkovich having what looks like the most charming chat of his life with Siri, the voice-activated "personal assistant" on the iPhone 4S.

Top must-have action games for iOS

Bangalore, India: “iOS”, the magical word cheers up people and brings liveliness. iOS is also the hot topic of discussion in recent times. The magical term ( operating system) got a huge boost in the form of the new iPad that was released by Apple worldwide about three months ago.

Since iOS generates happiness and cheers you up, we give you a list of iOS games that will not only cheer you up, but will also make you ecstatic. These games belong to the “action” genre and are sure to thrill you.

The new A Google a Day on Google+ is here

The new A Google a Day on Google+ is here

Trivia with a twist. Search for answers, then challenge friends and climb the Google+ leaderboard. A Google A Day is the trivia game where searching for the answer on Google is not only allowed but encouraged. Play A Google a Day on Google+ by finding us in the Games section or by following the link from the original A Google a Day website.

Introducing Nokia Reaction Bluetooth Headset

Introducing Nokia Reaction Bluetooth Headset

Nokia Reaction Bluetooth Headset http://nokia.ly/LYY0RS is a high quality headset with truly intuitive user experience. It features the further improved version of Nokia's innovative AlwaysReady technology that allows automatic audio transfer between phone and headset.

Now with ear detection, user can answer calls simply placing headset on ear. The headset is extremely easy to pair with NFC and it has automatic volume control that adjusts the volume based on surrounding noise. This is complemented by easy to use touch sensor for volume control and battery display.

In addition to intuitiveness, Nokia Reaction Bluetooth Headset features excellent voice quality: it has three microphones with background noise reduction and special acoustic design. It is a pleasure to both carry and charge.

Apple to Retire Ping With the Next iTunes [REPORT]

Apple’s social network Ping will be gone in the next release of iTunes, All Things Digital reports citing sources close to the company.

Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that Apple has all but given up on Ping in May, though he didn’t precisely say whether Apple will kill the service.

“We tried Ping and I think the customer voted and said this isn’t something I want to put a lot of energy into,” said Cook.

Unlike Apple’s hardware and software products, most of which have been tremendously successful in the last couple of years, the company’s social network has been poorly received from the very beginning.

Besides the fact it was available only to a limited subset of iTunes users, it also had issues with spam and a serious lack of artist profiles.

With the announced Facebook integration with iOS 6, which is now almost an integral part of the OS (just like Twitter), it makes sense that Apple is no longer interested in maintaining Ping.

Siri meets Siri

Siri meets Siri

Siri Humor - Having Fun With Siri

Siri Humor - Having Fun With Siri

MacBook Pro Retina 2012 unboxing

MacBook Pro Retina 2012 unboxing

The best smartphones to buy right now (that aren't the iPhone)

Cape Town - The Samsung Galaxy SIII is touted as an iPhone killer and Samsung is unapologetic about its desire to take on the California company for the global smartphone crown.

Samsung Galaxy SIII, iPhone killer - review

The Samsung Galaxy SIII has made its bid for the smartphone crown. (Samsung)

Cape Town - The Samsung Galaxy SIII is touted as an iPhone killer and Samsung is unapologetic about its desire to take on the California company for the global smartphone crown.

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Bags Award For Best Platform Experience By Parsons

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Bags Award For Best Platform Experience By Parsons

The latest version of Google’s Android operating system, Ice Cream Sandwich, has been on the receiving end of an award for its user experience, something that we would not have put any money on happening just a year or so ago.

Whether you’re a big fan of Android or not, there is no arguing against the fact that Google’s mobile phone operating system has come on leaps and bounds since it first made an appearance on the original T-Mobile G1. Originally more utilitarian than beautiful, Android’s first incarnation certainly did not have the design chops to get the pulse racing.

Redesigned iMac And Mac Pro Coming In 2013, Says Apple Exec

Redesigned iMac And Mac Pro Coming In 2013, Says Apple Exec

The limelight during yesterday’s WWDC keynote was hogged almost entirely by the MacBook range, in particular, the brand-new, Retina display MacBook Pro. With the four-year wait for Mac Pro enhancements bringing only incremental improvements at best, you could have been forgiven that Apple was distancing itself from the desktop in favor of the notebook.

Indeed, given the incredible power of the next-gen MacBook Pro, which is now on general sale, it would certainly seem as though the need for a desktop – famously allowing for better performance due to the relaxed form factor constraints – is disappearing quicker than MySpace did.

How To Create An ‘iMessage Me’ Link For Your Personal Website

How To Create An ‘iMessage Me’ Link For Your Personal Website

One of the most popular aspects of any current day website or news-type blog is the inclusion of social sharing options and buttons that allow readers and visitors to share the website content through social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Although most websites and an increasing number of mobile apps make use of some form of social sharing, it is relatively new on the grand scale of things and will only increase with time.

When visiting such sites, we are used to seeing the familiar Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and email sharing buttons and other widgets for that matter, but what about giving visitors the option of clicking a link to directly send you an iMessage? The iMessage technology popped onto the scene when Apple released iOS 5 and has only grown in prominence with the release of Messages for Mac which will be an integral part of OS X Mountain Lion. The iChat replacement for Mac basically means that we now have a truly cross-device messaging system, which users can take advantage of from an iPod touch, iPhone and an iPad as well as an OS X powered Mac.

Dev Gets iOS Apps Up And Running On A BlackBerry PlayBook [VIDEO]

Dev Gets iOS Apps Up And Running On A BlackBerry PlayBook [VIDEO]

Research In Motion’s once-mighty BlackBerry brand is fast losing all relevance in the market. Stifled out by the likes of iOS and Android, it seems to have plummeted down to a level from which even BlackBerry Messenger cannot dredge it from. But just when you might have thought that was it, one particular developer has created a mod which allows iOS apps to run on the almost-forgotten PlayBook tablet.

The dev, operating under the pseudonym “Businesscat2000,” shared videos of his inroads on the aptly named CrackBerry forums. The iPad-intended apps seem to be running rather smoothly, and although there were some initial doubts when the clips first surfaced last weekend as to whether the hack was genuine or not,  CrackBerry’s Kevin Michaluk insisted Businescat2000 perform a couple of tests, such as writing “Hi CrackBerry”, to prove it was the real deal.