New iPhone 4S Campaign Featuring Samuel L. Jackson And Zooey Deschanel

Using celebrity endorsements in marketing campaigns is somewhat unusual for Apple ads, as historically all of its TV commercials have had a tendency to to put the product front and center. With Siri,

How To Set / Change CPU And GPU Frequency On Galaxy S II For Extra Performance

Whenever we discuss the advantages of rooting, the term "kernel" is often thrown around at will. The fact of the matter is, many of those with rooted devices don’t even know what a kernel is, so in an attempt to clear the haze, a kernel is simply layer of code allowing your Android OS (and apps therein) to interact with your device’s hardware.

Pod2g Gives Us Another Status Update On iOS 5.1 Untethered Jailbreak

A tweet today by a prominent iOS security researcher has led to speculation that a new jailbreak for iOS 5.1 is on the horizon, though there has yet to be any news as to when the release may take place.
The jailbreak scene never sits still, and with master of the art Pod2g now back in the frame, things are moving along nicely with regards to the iOS 5.1 jailbreak.

SnapNPlay For Android Plays Back Snapped Music Sheets Using The Device’s Camera

Some interesting ideas and apps have been created using smartphone cameras – some more creative and intriguing than others. Ranking up there with those utilities which allow words and sentences captured via the camera lens to be translated on-the-fly, SnapNPlay for Android allows you to take pictures of sheet music, and then plays that piece back to you.

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 On Android 4.0.3 ICS

A short while ago, we covered the steps for those looking to install Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich on their UK and Australia Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 devices. Well now, we’re also going to describe how you can quickly root your device with its updated software. More details after the jump!

Download OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview 3

Just one month after Apple released the first revision to its Developer Preview of the upcoming OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) OS, the third Developer Preview has just been seeded, and as the title reveals, it’s only for those paying subscribers of Apple’s Developer program.

Message Transformer For iPhone Lets You Transform Text Into Different Styles To Be Used In Other Apps

The Cydia Store is crammed full of tweaks, and Message Transformer by developer Netter is certainly one of the more unusual ones we’ve stumbled across.

So strange and unique, in fact, that we decided to give it a mention.

How to Improve The Camera / Video Quality On Your HTC One X With This Mod

While the HTC One X boasts a pretty impressive camera, not every shot is perfection. Given the optimum lighting conditions and angle, the snapper can take some crystal-clear stills and videos, but, in many cases, it delivers pretty average photos.

How To Enable Automatic Camera Uploads From Windows Phone To Dropbox

Dropbox, and similar services such as iCloud, offer users of mobile devices a great safety net through which to backup and restore, sync, share and access files from anywhere, and at any time.

Last Alert Pro Lets You Find Your iPhone Even If The Battery Has Died Out

As we all know, the loss of a smartphone can feel like the loss of a limb at times. One minute, we’re connected with the entire world, the next, we can’t update our status on Facebook, Tweet, call our friends or family, download games or apps, listen to music, watch video, browse the web, read books, or tell the time.

Windows 8 Editions Announced: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Windows RT

Following much rumor and speculation, Microsoft has just announced the final Windows 8 SKUs, as well as reaffirm that Windows 8 is the official, final name of the upcoming OS. Prior to clicking on the link to the announcement post on the Windows Team Blog, I was slightly nervous; Microsoft is notorious among the tech community for their unnecessarily complicated product branding. Expecting the worst, I was actually quite delighted to see that Microsoft… actually simplified the number of editions in Windows 8!

Google Drive Will Offer Users 5GB Of Free Cloud Storage, Launching Next Week

As of late, cloud storage services have been gaining significantly in popularity. Both Microsoft and Apple are involved in the space in some form, on top of highly successful startups entirely dedicated to providing such services (i.e. Dropbox).

Notification Toggle For Android Lets You Add System Toggles And App Shortcuts In The Pull-Down Notifications Bar

Android users are very proud of their notification area. It is one of the features that they have long lauded over iPhone owners as the biggest advantage of Google’s smartphone OS over that of Apple’s. iOS 5′s Notification Center has gone some way towards redressing the balance somewhat, but one thing is still missing.

Samsung Sends Out Press Invite For Samsung Galaxy S III, Will Be Unveiled On May 3rd In London

After months of speculation as to when Samsung would unveil its much sought-after Galaxy S III smartphone, press invites have now been sent out for the May 3 event in London, UK.

A bulletproof iPhone case

We all like to protect our iPhones and iPads as much as possible, which explains why the case making business is such a lucrative one.

RPon Morning Routine For Android Offers Lazy-Proof Wake-Up Mechanisms To Ensure You Wake Up On Time

There are many scientific theory behind the perfect wake-up call  – elements of which have trickled into many of the Google Play Store’s alarm-based titles.
Despite Google’s recently re-branded app farm already housing many different wake-up utilities all boasting a certain quirk or element of uniqueness,

Proxy Browser For Android Lets You Browse Blocked Sites Abroad

Proxy Browser is a new third party browsing app for Android that makes it easier for people on restrictive Wi-Fi networks to access the data and services they want, right from their smartphone or Android tablet device.
Blocked websites on public networks can often be an irritating problem.

Apple Will Replace Your Faulty White iPhone 4 With An iPhone 4S, If You’re Lucky Enough

According to 9to5Mac, Apple has notified those behind its iconic Genius Bars that, due to a current shortage in numbers of the older device, customers requiring a replacement or hardware upgrade of their white, 16GB iPhone 4 are to – until further notice – be issued an iPhone 4S instead.

How To Add A Date And Time Widget To iOS 5 Notification Center On iPhone

One of the beautiful things about Apple’s addition of the Notification Center section to iOS 5 is the ability to quickly get access to certain information, which as we all know is generally notification based. The beauty of being jailbroken is that Notification Center

How To Install/Flash Windows Phone Custom ROM With Interop Unlock On Nokia Lumia 800 And 710

Given that Windows Phone is still in relative infancy, the activity regarding customization and modding devices running Microsoft’s mobile OS has yet to really get out of first gear. The guys over at XDA Developers have once again delivered a treat to mobile enthusiasts, though, with the first custom ROM for both the Lumia 800 and 710.

Nokia claims to have fixed Lumia 900 bug

Nokia said on Saturday it has fixed a software bug in its Lumia 900 smartphones which went on sale a week ago in the United States, its answer to Apple's iPhone.

Earlier this week Nokia said its first 4G phone, which it markets with the strapline "an amazingly fast way to connect", can occasionally lose its data connection due to the bug. It promised to fix the problem around April 16.

Samsung ChatON App Now Available For BlackBerry, Android Version Updated For Tablets

Samsung’s entry into the mobile chat arena, ChatON is now available on all BlackBerry devices. To add to its Android compatibility, Samsung has also brought a tablet optimized version to the Google Play market

Acer Apollo windows phone 8 ready for a big launch?

Acer plans to release at least one device with the new version of the operating system. The company decided to continue to support Microsoft' mobile platform, Windows Phone, as rumor stated.

BitTorrent Client For iOS 5

For those jailbroken iOS users who are regular downloaders of files through torrent sites, you will no doubt remember that the tried and tested method of downloading these files was through the iTransmission tweak in Cydia that was developed by Mike Chen.