Maybe Microsoft DOES listen to their customers, and maybe miracles do happen. As many of you know, Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One has been the center of controversy since Microsoft announced their DRM policies on it. The news first came from several unofficial sources stating that Xbox would do a U-turn on it's DRM policies, and make an announcement later today. And now, news.xbox.com has been updated to confirm the rumors. Look just past the fold for more information...
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Facebook to hold event on June 20
It’s just June now, and the Facebook team has already had a big year. It’s launched majornew search tool, rolled out a completely revamped version of its Timeline feature, and oh yeah, it developed its own Android launcher.
But apparently it’s not finished yet. The social networking giant just sent out invitations to a media event scheduled for June 20th. Facebook’s invite doesn’t offer many details, but it does say that it’s been working on big ideas…
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
iOS 7 Beta Tidbits
Cellular Data Tracking by App - In Settings / Cellular, users can track cellular data usage on a per-app basis. Apps can have their cellular data access disabled individually as well.
Update Apps Manually - The App Store now updates apps automatically, but for users who prefer to handle things themselves, automatic updates can be disabled via a slider in Settings / iTunes & App Stores.
How to Get to Spotlight - Spotlight is now accessible from the home screen by swiping down from the middle of the screen. Additionally, in Settings / General / Spotlight Search, users can manually turn search result categories on and off, as well as change the order results are presented in.
Live Clock Icon - The clock icon provides the correct time, including a live second hand. The weather app does not update -- it is always partly cloudy.
Newsstand Has Permanent Icon - Newsstand's icon remains the same regardless of what publications are inside it. The app itself works similarly, though the design is substantially different. Newsstand can now be put inside a folder as well.
App Permission for Microphone Access - Apps are now required to ask permission to access the microphone, similar to how apps currently ask to access location data or the camera.
Multitasking Switcher Works in Landscape - The app switcher works in landscape mode. Double-tap the home button to access. Control Center can also be used in landscape. Apps can also be manually quit by swiping up, and multiple apps can be closedat the same time.
Skips in iTunes Radio - iTunes Radio listeners get 6 skips per station, regardless of if they are on the ad-supported or ad-free versions of the service. It is believed that the skips reset each hour.
Parallax Everywhere - As part of the new 'layers' user interface that Jony Ive has built, nearly everything in the interface subtly shifts to give the UI depth when the phone is moved -- wallpaper, pop-up alerts, notification bubbles and more.
Dynamic Wallpaper - Apple includes two 'dynamic' wallpaper images by default. These images have subtle animated bubble shapes floating around the background. We'll likely hear more about these going forward.
Panoramic Wallpaper - In addition to the dynamic wallpaper, users can also setpanoramic images as wallpaper -- instead of the subtle parallax image shift shown in the keynote, tilting the phone pans around the image.
iPhone 4 is Responsive - One forum member who installed iOS 7 on the iPhone 4 said the device was as responsive as under iOS 6, though many of the UI graphics trickery is disabled.
'Mark All' in Mail.app - Users can now mark all messages as read in Mail.app.
Share Passes - Passbook passes can be shared via iMessage or email.
Navigation has Automatic Day/Night Mode - When viewing turn-by-turn directions, Maps automatically switches from day to night mode using both the current time and ambient light sensor to judge which is more appropriate.
Dynamic Font Size - Users can select a system-wide font size for apps that support 'Dynamic Type' in Settings / General / Text Size.
FaceTime Gets Own App - FaceTime has been spun out into its own app on the iPhone. Previously, it was built into the Phone app.
Reminder Alerts Have More Options - Pop-up alerts from the Reminders app now offer options to 'Remind me in 15 minutes', 'Mark as Completed', 'View Reminder', or to simply close the notification.
Update Apps Manually - The App Store now updates apps automatically, but for users who prefer to handle things themselves, automatic updates can be disabled via a slider in Settings / iTunes & App Stores.
How to Get to Spotlight - Spotlight is now accessible from the home screen by swiping down from the middle of the screen. Additionally, in Settings / General / Spotlight Search, users can manually turn search result categories on and off, as well as change the order results are presented in.
Live Clock Icon - The clock icon provides the correct time, including a live second hand. The weather app does not update -- it is always partly cloudy.
Newsstand Has Permanent Icon - Newsstand's icon remains the same regardless of what publications are inside it. The app itself works similarly, though the design is substantially different. Newsstand can now be put inside a folder as well.
App Permission for Microphone Access - Apps are now required to ask permission to access the microphone, similar to how apps currently ask to access location data or the camera.
Multitasking Switcher Works in Landscape - The app switcher works in landscape mode. Double-tap the home button to access. Control Center can also be used in landscape. Apps can also be manually quit by swiping up, and multiple apps can be closedat the same time.
Skips in iTunes Radio - iTunes Radio listeners get 6 skips per station, regardless of if they are on the ad-supported or ad-free versions of the service. It is believed that the skips reset each hour.
Parallax Everywhere - As part of the new 'layers' user interface that Jony Ive has built, nearly everything in the interface subtly shifts to give the UI depth when the phone is moved -- wallpaper, pop-up alerts, notification bubbles and more.
Dynamic Wallpaper - Apple includes two 'dynamic' wallpaper images by default. These images have subtle animated bubble shapes floating around the background. We'll likely hear more about these going forward.
Panoramic Wallpaper - In addition to the dynamic wallpaper, users can also setpanoramic images as wallpaper -- instead of the subtle parallax image shift shown in the keynote, tilting the phone pans around the image.
iPhone 4 is Responsive - One forum member who installed iOS 7 on the iPhone 4 said the device was as responsive as under iOS 6, though many of the UI graphics trickery is disabled.
'Mark All' in Mail.app - Users can now mark all messages as read in Mail.app.
Share Passes - Passbook passes can be shared via iMessage or email.
Navigation has Automatic Day/Night Mode - When viewing turn-by-turn directions, Maps automatically switches from day to night mode using both the current time and ambient light sensor to judge which is more appropriate.
Dynamic Font Size - Users can select a system-wide font size for apps that support 'Dynamic Type' in Settings / General / Text Size.
FaceTime Gets Own App - FaceTime has been spun out into its own app on the iPhone. Previously, it was built into the Phone app.
Reminder Alerts Have More Options - Pop-up alerts from the Reminders app now offer options to 'Remind me in 15 minutes', 'Mark as Completed', 'View Reminder', or to simply close the notification.
Weather App Shows Sunrise-
The weather app now displays what time the sun will rise in the hour by hour forecast. 
There are many more changes that will likely be discovered over the next few months as the iOS 7 beta continues, and there is a growing thread on the MacRumors Forums detailing them.
There are many more changes that will likely be discovered over the next few months as the iOS 7 beta continues, and there is a growing thread on the MacRumors Forums detailing them.
Comparing iOS 6 icons to iOS 7
Love it or hate it, iOS' major redesign has gotten Apple a lot of attention in the past day. With Jony Ive in charge of redesigning iOS, all the icons look different. Look just past the fold for a comparison of iOS 6's icons to iOS 7's...
Monday, June 10, 2013
PS4 hardware (finally) revealed
Well, I guess the PS4 actually does exist! I was starting to think Sony didn't actual male it! Finally, tonight at E3, we got a look at the actual hardware. Look just past the break for a picture...
It looks a lot like the PS2 with a blue line on it. On the left we see the console, middle controller, and right the eye. The PS4 will start at $399, $100 cheaper than the Xbox One.
Live WWDC updates!
WWDC is upon us. Set to unveil OSX, iOS 7, and more, look just past the fold for live WWDC updates!
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