Angry Birds Added 15 New Levels For iOS Users

New version of Angry Birds 2.2 hit on the market recently with additional 15 new levels for iPhone & iPad users causing propelling challenges for the game lovers. This newly included section is comprised of 15 surf & turf levels where you are required to sling shot angry birds at the miserable pigges. These newly added levels of version 2.2 are easy in initial levels then become difficult as you move on with your game.

  

However, the catch of the game is power-ups that Rovio has engrossed into the new levels i.e “Birdquake”, ‘Sling Scope’ & ‘King Sling’, to name a few. Moreover Rovio has also promised to provide its iOS users with free power-ups everyday if they will upgrade their game on the new version of 2.2 which is available for the users at the meager cost of $0.99 for iPhone and $2.99 for the iPad users. In addition, this newly introduced HD version 2.2 of angry birds is not only loaded with more fun but also supports retina display of new iPad. Lastly, bare in mind, these updates and upgrades are for iOS users only but Android users would also get their hands on the latest surf & turf levels in real time soon.

Google Owns SPARROW

Google has recently acquired Apple’s iOS and OS X email client Sparrow which is considered to be a big news from Google’s perspective as its own email client g-mail had performed roughly on mobile devices compared to Apples Sparrow. Now after this acquisition, how Google will play around this utility is yet to be seen.

 

On the other end, Sparrows CEO Dom Leca says, “We will be joining Google’s Gmail team “to accomplish a bigger vision – one that we think we can better achieve with Google.” This seems both the respective companies are cranked up about this merger as Sparrow team further affirmed that its app will continue to be available on apple devices for time being only and would be without any further updates or version advancement as they said, “However, as we’ll be busy with new projects at Google, we do not plan to release new features for the Sparrow apps. Sparrow will, however, continue to provide support and critical updates to [its] users. Moreover, we do not plan to release new features for the Sparrow apps.”

iPhone 5 Production kicked off in ASIA

After getting the clump of news about iPhone 5, Taipei based reports affirmed another flash which states that iPhone 5 production has initiated by Pegatron in their factory located at shanghai Asia.  This indicates that the market is going to be bombarded by new iPhone in real time soon as Pegatron is one of the major manufacturers of iPhone.

  

This update is preceding the similar updates that broke up on surface early last week. In contrast, the previous updates were bit specific about the iPhone 5 by gallantly reporting about the back design of it whilst saying, back of the new iPhone has both glass and aluminum. Moreover, it has also been highlighted that the iPhone 5‘s most anticipated feature is a larger 4-inch class Retina display with a 16:9 aspect ratio. Previous iPhones have had a 3.5-inch display with a 3:2 aspect ratio. Lastly, murmuring anything about iPhone 5 beforehand is more like playing with the mystery balls however, commencement of iPhone 5 production is definitely a good news to be rejoiced over at a jiffy.

iOS 6 Does’nt Require Keying Password For Downloading Free Apps

As the release date of iOS 6 is approaching near, surfeit of updates are cropping up with each passing jiffy. To commemorate further, this time it has been pointed out by MAC Cult when peeking at the third beta iOS 6 that the new version will not demand passwords while downloading free apps from the app store.

  

This stance from Apple seems to ebb off the contention between user convenience and security or should it be said that Apple is trying to draw a fine line between gray areas of both the dimensions. Whatever the reason is, users must be elated over the inclusion of this defiant attribute. However, Users will have to input a password whilst downloading paid apps unlike the downloading of free apps which has been emancipated by Apple from the peeve of keying-in-password-everytime-you-trigger-a-download.

Free Upgrade To MOUNTAIN LION OS X For Post 10 June Buyers Of MAC

A definite felicitation to those who purchased a MAC after 10 June 2012 as they have qualified to upgrade their OS to new Mountain Lion OS X which is dated  to release later this month. Ain’t it a blazing news, well it’s not a stroke of serendipity rather a promotional plan by Apple. Mac Rumors further elaborated about the upgrade that qualified candidates would be able to directly download new Mountain Lion OS X from the app store. However, they have to claim the opportunity within 30 days of Mountain Lion release.

To claim the free upgrade to Mountain Lion, qualified candidates have to adhere by the following steps;
Launch the Up-to-Date Program page (An online form asks to enter contact information, date and location of purchase, and the serial number of the Mac)

• Having done with this, you will receive a redemption code via e-mail
• Go to Mac app store
• Submit the code at the Mac App Store to download the update.

Lastly, as an add on, the new version of OS X is expected to launch this week probably by tomorrow. However, those who do not qualify to avail the spunky opportunity can purchase the Mountain Lion for meager cost of $19.9 from the app store.
For more details, follow the link: http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/

Things-To-Do Before Upgrading Your MAC To New OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Apple is going to release its next Mountain Lion OS which is said to be available by early this week as speculated by many. This means, all the Mac holders have to wait a bit more before getting their hands on the new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. However, in meantime, its encouragingly recommended to first check whether your device is able to be upgraded to new OS without any harm or not and to help you in that, we bring a few things-to-do that you should adhere to, before upgrading your MACto the new OS.

Does Your MAC Meet The Requirements Of New OS??
In the first place, you should check the requirements of the new OS and compare them with your owned device. As the new OS upgrade would contain some advancement that have the probability of leaving out few of the Mac hardwares. In this case, the requirements primarily revolve around graphics capabilities and support for the system’s 64-bit kernel. As there’s an official list of hardwares that apple supports, you can compare your model with that list to see if your device is eligible for upgrade or not. However, if you own following models then you would not be able to avail this mountain lion OS X upgrade.

• iMac6,1 or earlier (polycarbonate cases)
• MacBook4,2 or earlier
• MacBookPro2,2 or earlier
• MacBookAir1,1 or earlier
• MacMini2,1 or earlier
• MacPro2,1 or earlier
• XServe2,1 or earlier

Now to look up for your model no. follow these steps;

• Go to the Apple menu and choose About this Mac
• Click the More Information button (If you are already running Lion, then the system should show you the model’s time frame that you can compare to Apple’s official list)

However, if you are not running Lion already, then;

• Click System Report (you will see the system information tool open)
• In the Hardware section of the tool, check the Model Identifier and compare it to the list given above

Secondly, to avail this up-gradation you will have to access Mac App store which requires at least OS X 10.6 to be installed and upgraded to its latest version. If you currently have OS X 10.5 on your system, then you will need to purchase & install Snow Leopard before the up-gradation takes place. Moreover Apple also has an Up-To-Date Program for those who have purchased new Mac hardware. They can get help from there.
Lastly, the final hardware requirement you should check for is RAM. Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 requires at minimum 2GB of RAM but the more RAM you would have in your system the more better it would be. Preferably you should have 8GB or more RAM so things could workout smoothly under the new OS.
Does Your System Ensure Routine Backup?
Once you are done checking your hardware requirements, next check is for backing up ways of your system. If you do not have back up system enables in your system then get an extra hard drive and enable Apple’s Time Machine backup routine to keep restorable backup of your system on routine basis. Moreover, you can also opt for system cloning tools for keeping backup of your boot volume i.e. SupreDuper & Carbon Copy Cloner.


Does Your System Contain Any Resolvable Issues?
If yes then you have to get rid of them before getting your hands on the new OS. Before upgrading to Mountain Lion OS X 10.8 try to clear up as much of the issues like slowdowns, application freezes and crashes, or other unwanted behaviors and for that, you should run general maintenance routine on your system. Moreover, you should also go to software updates and install any update for your version of OS X as well as do update your third part softwares as they will be releasing Mountain Lion specific updates in meantime. Lastly if you could not get rid of these problems despite trying everything then go for the upgrade and if any problem occurs during that, you can restore back your system due to the backup system.
How To Create Mountain Lion Installation Drive?
To create the Mountain Lion installation drive optionally, follow these steps;

• Purchase and download Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store.
• Quit the installer when it automatically launches.
• Locate the installer in your Applications folder.
• Right-click the installer and choose “Show Package Contents.”
• Go to the Contents > Shared Support folder (In the Shared Support folder you will see a disk image called “InstallESD.dmg,” which contains all the files to boot to the OS X installer and upgrade your system)
• Use Disk Utility to restore this image to an external drive (However, in doing so you may run into a couple of differences. First, you will likely need a drive that is larger than most standard 4GB USB drives, and second, you might get an error when restoring the disk image file directly to the external drive. If you get an error, then first mount the image by double-clicking it, and then drag the mounted “Mac OS X Install ESD” volume to the “Source” field when restoring it to the destination drive of choice)

Having answered all the above-mentioned question by your system, now your MAC is prepared for the upgrade to new Mountain OS X 10.8. As a suggestion, instead of upgrading the system on first day of release, you should wait to see if any problem arises on the devices of those who have downloaded it already. However, Apple undertakes rigorous testing of OS but still this suggestion could save you from many hidden and unforeseen anomalies.
Source:
Cnet.com

RIM’s Blackberry 10 Vs. Apple iPhone 4S

Blackberry 10 Smart Phone – Launch of this new weapon from RIM has delayed until 1^st quarter of 2013 in order to achieve perfections after witnessing the drop of 33% sales in 2012. The Much awaited smartphone by RIM has already caused a great amount of stir among the smart phone lovers, who must be disappointed at the delay. But on the other end, speculations about Blackberry 10 are also mounting rapidly. It will not be difficult to say that RIM is planning to counter the entrenched euphoria of IPHONE, under the new CEO, who has been busy in restructuring and reorganizing the company in order to inflict a new life into “About-to-Die” Blackberry brand through Blackberry 10 smart phone.


According to the leaked specifications, the new Blackberry 10 phone would be launched in L-series touch phones and N-series QWERTY keypad phones respectively which would have the capacity to outdo IPhone 4S. L-series is said to be having the higher resolution than the Iphone 4S, it is expected to measure 55mm in width along with the screen resolution of 768 x 1280 which would be OLED or an LCD display with 356 ppi pixel density while IPhone 4S, in comparison, can measure 58.6 mm in width along with 640 x 960 pixels resolution screen with 330 ppi pixel density.
Further, the QWERTY based Blackberry N-series would measure 52 – 53mm in width, support 720 x 720 resolution display with 330 ppi pixel density. When it comes on display Blackberry 10 seems to outdo Apple IPhone retina display.


The Leaked images of Blackberry 10 suggested that it would be thinner than iPhone 4S and would be equivalent to Samsung galaxy. Rumors reported that RIM has also been testing TI OMAP5 and Qualcomm processors, both of these would come along with 1.5GHz dual-core processors. Apart from that, this new smart phone may also include 1GB RAM, Internal storage expandable to 32 GB via micro SD card, an 8 Mega Pixel camera with 1080p HD video recording and Wi-Fi range of 2.4 GHZ b/g/n – 5GHz a/n. All the other internet and browsing feature would also be the part of it like other smart phones.
This shows that RIM has been taking this new product as a savior. That is why they have delayed the launch of it from Q4 of 2012 to Q1 in 2013. Though the Blackberry 10 has developed the desirable get up and go among public but would it be able to out perform iPhone supremacy?  Well this is yet to be seen.

Pros & Cons Of Google Chrome Version For iOS

A few days back at the I/O conference in San Francisco, Google introduced its web browser Google Chrome version for iOS (An operating system that runs on Apple devices) which is now available for free at the app stores. The launch was so jubilant for the apple users that the newly launched iOS version of Chrome instantly sky rocketed straight to the top at the free apps chart in US.

When it comes on web browsing on APPLE’s iOS based devices, the mainly used browsers are very few consisting of Safari by Apple & Opera Mini by Opera but the launch of Google Chrome version of iOS has inflicted new life into this skewed browsing competition.  The alternative browser by Chrome has come up with many features but to name best of all,

1. It lets you synchronize your Google Chrome Bookmarks, Open Tabs, Passwords and Browsing history between your Apple device and other devices. This synchronization would take place automatically. I.e. if you are signed in to your Google account than you would be able to see and easily access all the other tabs opened in Chrome browser on other devices, at your Apple device.
2. Instead of opting for standard version of Chrome browser, a separate more protected version can also be used to overcome your privacy concerns. While in Safari you have to enable the privacy browsing option manually
3.  You can open up unlimited tabs on Chrome browser compared to Safari where the number is limited to 9 only
4. You can also request for a full desktop version of a website being opened up through your Chrome version of Apple devices
5. You can also search through Google Chrome browser by using your VOICE. All you need to do just tap on the little micro phone logo in the URL bar

Apart from these astounding features, Google Chrome version of iOS is not without few demerits,

1. Chrome version for iOS is not as quick as the native Safari browser. When you will try to open up sites that contain Ajax, Ads, Web 2.0 style content or
   even try to load Java Script then you can feel the performance difference
2. You can not change your default browser from Safari to Chrome in Apple devices unless you feel like jail-breaking it

These were the pros and cons of Google Chrome version of iOS based Apple devices. Though Google version has promising features along with few glitches but despite that we have to say, Google attempt to creep into Apple territory has succeeded at the moment.

TomTom confirmed as official partner for iOS 6 Maps

TomTom has announced it is providing the mapping data for Apple's new operating system, which was unveiled at WWDC this week.
Apple has shunned Google in its next iteration of its mobile platform, with a brand new mapping solution coming with iOS 6.
Engadget initially reported the possible partnership between Apple and TomTom, before receiving the following statement from the sat nav manufacturer: "TomTom has signed a global agreement with Apple for maps and related information."

The end of in-car sat navs?

The move by Apple to provide its own mapping software, along with turn-by-turn navigation, sees it follow in the footsteps of Google's successful offering on Android handsets.
However with more and more people now getting free access to navigation software on their phones, has TomTom seen the opportunity to ditch dedicated devices in favour of handset based solutions?
We've contacted TomTom to see where they expect the business to go, and we'll update this article once we hear back.