BBM For iPhone Update Fixes IOS 7.0.3 Issues

Earlier today we heard that BlackBerry is working on a fix for BBM for iPhone, that will fix the issues users have been experiencing on iOS 7.0.3. It looks like BlackBerry has now released an update for BBM for iPhone, which is designed to fix the issue in iOS 7.0.3, the udpate also fixes some other bugs on Apple’s iOs device. Also included in the update is the addition of contact categories, plus the ability to list sort and filter in BBM groups, the update also features a number of other performance improvements. You can download the latest version of BBM for iPhone over at the iTunes store, the app is also available on Google’s Android platform. The new BBM for Android and iOS, brings cross platform messaging to three...

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Watch Dogs And Assassin’s Creed 4 DLC Exclusive To PlayStation 4 For 6 Months

If you are still undecided which next-generation games console you are going to opt for this holiday season, you might be interested to learn that today it has been reported that the PlayStation 4 will offer gamers exclusive DLC content for 6 months for two major games to be released. The PlayStation 4 games that will be benefiting from this exclusive content will be the new Assassins’s Creed 4 which will be launching alongside the new next-generation PlayStation 4 console. Together with the recently delayed Watch Dogs game which is now expected to launch in the first quarter of 2014. Unfortunately anybody looking forward to playing the highly anticipated Watch Dogs game on a next-generation console will be disappointed to hear that...

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Apple Logic Pro X Receives Support For GarageBand 10 Project Files

Adding to the already long list of updates, hardware, and software which Apple have already launched and released this week. Is a new update for their Apple Logic Pro X music software which brings with it support for the new GarageBand 10 project files. Apple launched their latest version of Logic Pro X back in July of this year and it was the first major update Apple and released for the software since way back in 2009. Earlier this week Apple announced that their new GarageBand 10 iOS 7 application would be made free for users and now includes a wealth of new features and updates making it even easier to create your very own tunes and loops. The last Garageband iOS application has been rebuilt from the ground up by Apple and now...

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PlayStation 4 Real Name Online Profiles Feature Will Be Available From Launch

Sony has this week confirmed via the gaming website Kotaku that its new next-generation PlayStation 4 console will allow real name online profiles from launch. Something that Microsoft’s new Xbox One games console will not be allowing gamers to enjoy until sometime next year. Sony confirmed that the new feature would be available from November 15, 2013 when their PlayStation 4 console launches worldwide. But don’t worry too much if you prefer to play anonymously as you will still be able to use gametags rather than your real name if preferred. Sony and Microsoft are pushing the new real name identification system onto their next-generation games consoles to make online gaming more social and bring it in line with social networks such...

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OS X Mavericks Adding Up To 30 Percent Improved Battery Life On MacBooks

OS X Mavericks was released on Tuesday after the Apple iPad event, one of the features that Apple have been touting is that it will improve battery life on MacBooks. John Siracusa from Ars Technica has published an in depth review of OS X Mavericks, and also revealed some details on battery improvements that the update brought to some MacBooks. On a 2007 MacBook Pro there was an improvement in battery life of around 20 percent, and on a 2013 MacBook Air there was an improvement of around 30 percent. I suspect the aggressiveness of the auto-playing Flash ads that happen to be on specific websites on a particular day may partly explain the huge variability in Mountain Lion’s numbers. Some of the lower-scoring Mountain...

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BBC iPlayer App Passes 20 Million Downloads

The BBC has today announced that its popular iPlayer application has now passed the 20 million download mark across iOS and Android mobile devices. The BBC also explains that smartphone and tablet TV viewing has overtaken TV viewing via computer and the most popular days for downloading the BBC iPlayer application have been Christmas day during both 2011 and 2012. So it goes without saying that the BBC should expect another large surge of downloads during this year’s holiday season. Since its release the BBC iPlayer has help TV viewing on mobile devices rocket with more and more people using the BBC iPlayer whilst on the move. Using their mobile devices to catch up on the latest TV programs and series. The BBC reports that in September...

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Giant Microsoft Surface 2 Tablet Lands In London

Microsoft recently launched their new Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 tablets, and the company is obviously hoping to have a big impact with these new tablets in the UK. Microsoft has put up a giant Microsoft Surface 2 tablet in London, the tablet was snapped by The Verge and it features a massive 383 inch display. The giant Microsoft Surface 2 tablet has been put up in Trafalgar Square in London, the tablet is 27 feet wide and 17 feet high, and the device actually works. Microsoft has been letting some school kids in London play with the tablet, you can jump on the giant keys to control the giant Microsoft Surface 2 tablet. We wonder if this will help Microsoft increase sales of their new Surface 2 tablets in the UK, both versions of...

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Dead Trigger 2 Launches On Android And IOS With Global Player Missions And Realtime Story (video)

Gamers with Android devices running Ice Cream Sandwich or higher or iOS smartphone and tablets, might enjoy the new and highly anticipated first-person shooter (FPS) video game sequel Dead Trigger 2 which is now available from the Google Play Store. If you thought Dead Trigger 2 was another run of the mill FPS game you would be wrong, as the game story has been designed to include “real time story development” which is effected by every Dead Trigger 2 player engaged in the zombie-themed shooter. The game enables all players worldwide to partake in global missions that run along side the regular storyline gameplay and missions adding extra involvement and excitement to the games mechanics. “Find a safe place to hide-out, get equipped,...

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Apple iPad Air TV Ad Released (Video)

The Apple iPad Air was announced at Apple’s iPad event earlier in the week, and at the event they showed a new TV advert for the iPad Air, which they have now released and you can see in the video below. The iPad Air comes with a new design, it is thinner and lighter than the previous iPad, and it also comes with some new hardware, including Apple’s latest mobile processor. The new iPad Air features a 9.7 inch Retina display that has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the device is powered by Apple’s new 64-bit A7 processor, it also features Apple’s new M7 motion processor. Other specifications on the tablet include a front facing FaceTime HD camera, which can take 1.2 megapixel cameras and is capable of 720p HD video. On...

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Oppo N1 Expected to Launch Globally in November

Oppo N1 was officially unveiled last month with a rotatable 13MP camera that can be used as a front-facing camera as well as the main camera. Oppo N1 is expected to launch in China by the end of this month, but if the latest information is to believed, the handset will make a global appearance by the end of November. Oppo didn’t make any official announcement, but the information came from the CynogenMOD team who revealed in their presentation that it will launch by the end of November. You can view the complete CynogenMOD presentation here. Oppo N1 features a 5.9-inch full HD display sporting a resolution of 1920 x 1080p with 377 ppi, a quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipset with a clock speed of 1.7GHz with Adreno 320...

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