Samsung will unveil its latest and much hyped Galaxy S5 on Monday i.e., 24th Feb 2014 at an event scheduled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
The market is brimming with loads of innovative gadgets that make our lives comfortable and our job much easier to perform. In the exclusive range of advanced handheld gadgets, tablets come as the most entertaining and efficient devices replete with many useful functions.
Android is among the most dominant operating systems, but continues to maintain a blooming lead in the smartphone market in US according to comScore's report.
In the first edition of iOS 8 beta,
that was announced a couple of days ago, allows split screen
multitasking on iPad, Earlier reported by 9to5mac, now he has hacked
the iOS 8 code to work on the functionality, but only partially.
Recently, Troughton-Smith has released
a video demonstrating how the iPad split screen functions on iOS 8
showing the simulation working on the iPad's split screen.
Check-out This Video for More Information on Split-Screen Feature of iOS 8
As you can see in the video, there are
two panels in the screen, one screen has Safari running on it, and
other panel is blank. The blank panel is likely for other app to be
loaded, but the simulator is still functioning to enable two panels
working side-by-side on a single screen.
Another feature that you can see in the
video is two finger swipe functionality to control the visible size
of either apps in the split screen mode and that can also be adjusted
according to the screen.
This split-screen feature for iPad was
rumored one month ago, and it was also much expected to be an
attraction at WWDC, a few days ago. The feature is still in progress,
and thus it was not previewed by Apple in the developers conference.
About Anna Harris:
Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.
Apple announced some latest products
and updates at World
Wide Developer Conference 2014 in San Francisco, most of which
will be available before the end of this year.
Controlling Gadgets & Home
Appliances:
This time Apple has introduced a new
"Smart
Home" technology that allow users to control gadgets or any
electronic appliances from a single device. Various products that
will work with it has been listed on CNET,
products such as Philips Hue lighting system, a weather station, door
locks and baby monitors.
Another remarkable feature is Apple
Health, as it will integrate data from fitness related firms such
as Nike. Apple executive Craig Federighi said that it will be a
beginning in health and wellness technology.
What's New in the Software Update:
Apple also updated its Mac
operating system OSX, also named as Yosemite and new iOS for
iPhone and iPad with new feature to exchange files with-an-ease.
Now sharing would be a lot easier as
you can share songs, videos, books and other important files between
you mac and other iOS devices within a blink of an eye.
Developer's Delight:
At the end, when Apple announced the
new way of programming platform, it received great laud of applause
from the audience of software developers.
"We have a new programming
language. The language is called Swift and it totally rules,"
said Federigh.
This programming
platform is designed to make programming faster and more secure
for developers. There is also a guide available in iBooks for
developers to assist them in developing iOS apps with much accuracy.
Mesmerizing Mac Design:
The new Mac operating system "Yosemite"
will have a translucent design and that will showcase complete new
look at your calender, weather and other information.
Apple has also expanded and its cloud
storage, to provide users to store and sync any type of file, not the
ones that are designed specifically for iCloud. Mail Drop facility
will allow users to send large files. Instead of sending entire file
via email and overloading the mail servers, simply click the link and
open the whole file.
The default web browser for Mac
"Safari", will have more privacy controls and easy ways to
share links.
Yosemite will be available freely for
user at the end of this year. A version is also available for
developers to download, and a different version is also available for
selected users for testing purpose.
iPhones and iPads:
This new iOS
8 software will feature interactive notifications, that will
allow users to instantly check the incoming messages without leaving
another app.
There will be new amazing gestures,
just double tap the screen and chat with the people with whom you
communicate the most.
Another "Quick Type" feature
provides various suggestions. If type "I want to go to",
then it suggests you words such "dinner" or "movie"
or any other proper phrases.
A "do not disturb" swipe
feature will stop displaying any notification, and other feature
"tap-to-talk" will record and send the audio messages to
the desired recipient and you don't need to type.
The new iOS update will arrive in the
market with launch of new devices, most probably in the second week
of September 2014.
Watch The Full Coverage of World Wide Developer Conference 2014
About Anna Harris:
Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.
Apple will most likely announce its
latest operating system iOS 8 in its upcoming worldwide developers
conference (WWDC) in San Francisco.
Last year, iOS 7 was launched at the
same event packed with striking features and several functional
changes. iOS 7 was the first operating system by Apple's lead
designer, Sir Jony Ive, who took over Apple's "human interface"
duties in late 2012.
What You Can Expect in iOS 8? Check-Out This Video
Compared to iOS 7 in the previous year,
iOS 8 is expected to come-up with some polished apps and new exciting
features.
About Anna Harris:
Anna Harris working as web content writer and a strategist for a major IT firm specialized in various mobile application development services for iOS, Android, Windows Phone and other operating systems.
The sale of iPhone 5C & iPhone 5S will start commencing from
20th September 2013, but you don't need to buy these to
download the latest version of iOS i.e., iOS 7. iOS 7 will be
compatible with older iPhones dating back from iPhone 4, iPad 2 or
later versions. Let's see what are the brand new features iOS 7 will
offer.
Camera App
This time you will get two other options beyond still or video,
you can shoot the photo as a square or panorama view and can also
edit them just like the Instagram app.
Find My iPhone Lock
A new "Activation Lock" feature is provided alongwith
Find My iPhone app, that requires Apple Id and password before you
can turn off the app, obstructing the thieves.
AirDrop
This app allows iOS users to directly share files with other iOS
users without using any text message or email.
Itunes Radio
Similar to the Pandora radio, Now iPhone will have its own iTunes
Radio with the new operating system. This app will have
pre-programmed radio stations and users can also create their own
custom station based on their favorite artists.
Introducing iOS 7: Official Video
Control Center
It helps in shifting from one app to another immediately like
swiping from the main screen to any app or settings, bluetooth,
utility, etc.
Multi-Tasking
By pressing the home button twice you can see all the apps running
within your phone, you can easily switch from one process to another
and even shut the app off by swiping it down.
Siri
Now there will two voices integrated within the app, one male and
other of female. There is also a twitter integration which allows
user to know what people are chatting on Twitter. Siri will also
consider Wikipedia for gathering resources.
Safari
The new enhanced Safari browser will now let you see more content
as it comes with a full-screen browsing feature. An other feature
called "Smart Search" provide you a seperate search
functionality and new improved tab view to move from one page to
another.
Photo app
This amazing Photo app will help users to organize their photos like where and when they were shot and also to organize them into memorable moments.