In a recent interview with the Daily Telegraph, Sir Jonathan Ive, the man accredited with the iconic design of the iPhone, revealed that there were “multiple times” when the creation of the iPhone was almost scrapped due to problematic design flaws and how Apple almost said goodbye to the formation of the iPhone. This was due to a number of [...]
A Reuters report has revealed Apple will acquire a fingerprint sensor technology developer, AuthenTec Inc for an estimated price of $356 million. AuthenTec describes the technology they have developed on their own website: AuthenTec’s award-winning smart fingerprint sensors provide multiple touch-powered features that extend beyond user authentication to include convenience, personalization and touch control. The Company’s TouchChip area fingerprint sensors and modules [...]
ADR Studio have produced a mock-up for an iPhone concept named the iPhone Plus. The iPhone Plus features a rumoured liquidmetal body with a 4.3inch retina display and an A6 quad-core processor. The iPhone Plus uses recent rumours about the iPhone 5 such as a slimmer dock connector and a larger display and rolls them into a fantastic set of [...]
Make sure you take a look at this funny, cleverly constructed iPhone 5 self-destruction video. If you enter in your passcode incorrectly three times, Siri will initiate the implosion process, backing up your data to iTunes or iCloud and then will crack the iPhone. There are many new innovations being drafted for protecting your iPhone, such as a pattern lock [...]
Make sure you have a look at a multi-iPhone music video, created by MysteryGuitarMan on YouTube. The video clip features a music video being played across 4 iPhones. It is a great clip and it is definitely worth a watch! What do you think?
A long awaited reminder application developed by Realmac Software, Clear has been updated for the first time since launching in January 2012. The to-do list application sets itself apart from the rest with a unique, minimalistic UI. The application was originally released with key features missing such as an iPad version, syncing and a harsh 30 character limit to write [...]
There are over 500,000 applications in the App Store and more than 25 billion apps have been downloaded to date. However Apple’s App Store doesn’t offer the greatest way of browsing apps which prevents many new, good quality games from being noticed and recognised in the App Store. Here are TechTardis’ top iPhone games – Spring 2012 edition. If you are [...]
Droplr is a very useful app for sharing multi-media quickly and easily. Droplr can manage photos, videos and notes as well providing a service to shorten links. There is also a website you can use, once you have created a free account, to manage everything you have uploaded. After you have uploaded your photo or note, you are given a [...]
Apple’s iOS UI is very intuitive and is easy to use. However, in Apple’s attempt to make everything simple, some functionality is hidden. This applies when you receive an incoming call. When your phone is unlocked or in the home screen and you receive a phone call, you are given the option to accept or decline. However when your [...]
tipSkip is an application built for iPhone and iPad which allows you to control your music without the need to touch the device. All you have to do is play your music, open the tipSkip application and place it on a surface or in your pocket. You can change tracks, play/pause and much more just by knocking on a surface [...]
