Pokemon Go getting new pokemons but with a twist

Pikachu special Christmas edition (Niantic)

The highly anticipated Christmas update is rolling out to Niantic's famed Pokémon Go games as we speak. The update, added some Generation 2 Pokémon in the mixed as rumoured but it seems that these new Pokémon can only be catch thru eggs

Dual camera history from mobile phone perspective

Dual camera might be something new to some and might be just another old technology for others but it is sure making a big splash nowadays. We think its now the best time for us to write about the illustrious history of it since more and more manufacturer are implementing it.

We have looked at what Huawei P9 dual camera is and how it is implemented in the earlier post and now we will look at how others was implementing it before and guess how apple would later with their latest iPhone.

Apple release iOS 9.0.2 quietly to all supported devices

After barrages of white screen complaints and some even say the worst even update experience on iOS, Apple has release iOS 9.0.2 with some bug fixes. This update, reportedly doesn't resolved all the known issue but brings together a nasty surprise as reported by Forbes. For users who installed this 9.0.2 update, you guys are stuck with either 9.0.1 or 9.0.2 as the latest version remove the ability to restore to iOS 8 where most users are reportedly escaping to now.

Iphone 6s and 6s plus - 3d touch really make a difference (video)

Force touch might not be apple exclusive technology but Apple have made it their own with a very beautifully design UI. While other Android vendor such as Huawei still trying to find ways to use the technology, apple seems to hit it on the first try thanks to the implementation of "right click" with 3D touch. With easy access and multi option integrated to the way force are applied to the screen, apple have made a new way of interacting with your mobile devices.

Apple ios 8.3 update - The biggest update for ios 8 until now

For users of Iphone and Ipad, a new ios 8 update is now available that actually bring a host of enhancement and patches. The long list of change log show that this update is currently the biggest yet to date. The security patch alone is more than the whole security patch for both ios 7 to ios 8.2 and that would means bad news for those jail breakers. It will be a while before any Jail break would be available for this version.

Biggest change in place is the new racially diverse emoji available now giving more segments of users their own more personalized emoji icon. There is even a secret emoji that give homage to the late Leonard Nimroy that passed away earlier this year. This is a great tribute to the original Mr. Spock where almost every person in the world can now share the "Vulcan salute"

IOS 8.1.3 - Apple releases new update to tackle storage and security issues

The latest incremental update for IOS 8 is now available is the latest IOS 8.1.3 version. The version availability to global user mark another incremental update to the latest IOS 8.0 that was plague with user complaints since its inception. This update focus on the required free space for later updates where it would "reduces the amount of storage required to perform a software update" that was it the high Gigabytes previously and would be a scares commodity for some 16GB devices.

There is also a host of security patches and updates within the latest release in addition to the listed fixes on Messages, Facetime, Spotlight, multitasking gesture and a new configuration option for education standardized testing. We hope this update would be better for user experience as we also faces most of the issue listed in the fixes. The most notable is the multitasking gesture on iPad where sometimes apps did not closed by using five fingers gesture and left with only using the home button to properly close an app.

IOS 8.1.2 update available for download

Apple have released the latest update for iOS in version 8.1.2 and would be available for users globally. This may not be the update many iOS user are waiting for as the update size, 25 MB is to small and would be consider as only a minor update. iOS 8 has been the major source of issues in apple devices where scores of user have reported multiple problems since the ios 8 update arrived.

The change log on this update show that this update targeted specifically on the itunes store issue, where purchased ringtone went missing from owner devices. Apple also made a dedicated website for the restore of purchase ringtones at itunes.com/restore-tones . There is no list of "bugs fix" released for this update and that show that this update is mainly for the itunes ringtone missing issue.

IOS 8.1.1 update available - Performance improvememt for older device

Cheer up all iPhone 4s and ipad 2 owner, Apple has released the latest update 8.1.1 to help make our old device better again.

The update size varies from device from as low as 60+ MB on iPhone 4s to 360+ MB on ipad mini retina. On ipad 2 the size is around 130 MB.

Apple has been on the news for some bad reason relating to their previous update (8.0.1) that somehow making iPhones unusable, Apple dimisses the report saying that the issue only affected a few percent of the overall global user.

US Gov issue security alert for iOS - "Masque Attack" Technique

US Government Department of Homeland security through its US-CERT (Computer emergency readiness team) issue a warning on 13th November regarding a technique labeled "Masque Attack" that allow an attacker to substitute malware for a legitimate iOS app under a limited set of circumstances.

This technique can be applied and affected systems running iOS 7.11, 7.12, 8.0, 8.1 and 8.1.1 Beta and that would actually means almost the majority of currently running iphones and ipads.