Software

In Depth: Beyond the touchscreen: interfaces of the future

We're living in interesting times. Tech firms want to take over our TVs, our phones are more powerful than some recent PCs, and we can control games consoles through the medium of dance. New interfaces are all around... Read More

Udpated: iOS 4.3: what you need to know

The iOS 4.3 release date has arrived, and once again the update brings some new goodies to your iPad, iPad 2, iPhone and iPod touch. But not the old ones, because the iOS 4.3 specs only support the iPhone 3GS and third-gen... Read More

Microsoft ‘working on’ a music/video service named Ventura

Microsoft could be working on a music and video discovery and download service codenamed 'Ventura'. The tip comes from ZDNet, whose contacts have confirmed the existence of the project, as well as saying that the new... Read More

IE9 release date outed as 14 March

Microsoft has announced the official Internet Explorer 9 release date, revealing that the final version of the browser will be available for download on 14 March. However, downloads will not begin until 9pm PT, so technically... Read More

Updated: Android 3.0: all the latest updates

Information about Android 3.0 - Android Honeycomb - is coming thick and fast now as a raft of Android 3.0 tablets are lined up for release this year. Here's what we know about Android 3.0 so far. On 20 October, we reported... Read More

Competition: Turn your app dream into reality

There are already hundreds of thousands of apps in the Apple App Store, but that doesn't mean there isn't room for one more. If you've had a sparkling idea for the next Angry Birds or Flick Football , it might just be... Read More

Updated: The best media player for performance 2011

Our best media player article has been fully updated for 2011. Some media players are bloated monsters, packed with unnecessary features. You've seen the results: open an HD video and they'll keep you waiting while your... Read More

Interview: Facebook and open source: ‘we’ve come a long way’

With over 500 million users, Facebook is by far the world's biggest social networking site - and has also been making important contributions to the open source community. David Recordon, the site's head of open source,... Read More

Rumour: BlackBerry Messenger app coming to Android and iOS

The jewel in RIM's crown, BlackBerry Messenger, may be making its way to multiple mobile phone platforms, including Android and iOS. The rumour comes via BGR , which reports that multiple trusted sources have told it... Read More

Amazon Appstore will go cross-platform

Amazon's yet to launch third-party app store, known as the Amazon Appstore , will not be limited to the Android OS, a spokesperson has confirmed. Speaking to Mobile-Device.biz , Aaron Rubenson, leader of the Appstore... Read More

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