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What’s Wrong With The iOS 7 Icons?

“It looks childish.” That was the first reaction I heard to iOS 7. I’m not going to lie — when I saw it for the first time, I freaked out a little too. Like any good simplicity-loving designer, I was eagerly waiting for Jonathan Ive to reveal a fresh, clean take on iOS.


What iOS 7 Looks Like On Your iPad

There’s no tablet flavour of the iOS 7 beta, but using a simulator feature on Apple’s XCode developer platform, German site Apfelpage has given us a look at what the next-gen operating system will look like on the iPad. Aside from a few changes, it’s pretty consistent with what we’ve already seen from iOS 7.


iOS 7 And iTunes iRadio: The Complete Video Walkthrough And Hands On

It’s hard not to get excited about iOS 7. As Tim Cook said on stage during the keynote at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday, the update re-imagines virtually the entire iPhone experience. And when it’s released to the public later this year, iOS 7 will wow your pants off. In the meantime, here’s a closer look at what it’s capable of.


Apple Is Already Fixing Its Awful iOS 7 App Icons

Coming as a welcome reminder that iOS 7 is still very much in beta, subject to change, and everyone needs to take a few deep breaths, Apple’s website is currently showing off a few much-needed updates to its less-than-lauded icon designs. The new set was first stumbled upon by 9to5Mac, who presumed that their sudden appearance on Apple’s site was the result of an oversight.


Why 3.5% Of Android Clocks Are An Hour Off

At OpenSignal, each datapoint we collect has two timestamps: the time the reading was taken and the time the reading was inserted into our server. Because we make extensive use of SQLite cacheing on devices, these times can be far apart – sometimes up to the order of weeks.


How To Migrate Contacts And Music From iOS To Android

If you’ve recently made (or are about to make) the move from iOS to Android, you might be wondering how you’re going to get your music and contacts moving from platform to platform. Here’s how.


Why The iOS 7 App Icons Are So Ugly

iOS 7 is beautiful. It’s exciting. It feels like a completely different phone — vibrant, alive and a design refresh in the truest sense of the world. But, um, what about them app icons? Some are nice, but most are bizarre-looking and possibly even ugly. How can something look so good inside but so weird on the face?


The Prettiest Way To Find Out What iOS 7 Features Your iPhone Won’t Get

iOS 7 looks lovely, but it’s not all about appearances; the new operating system is bringing some nice new features as well. But even if you get the upgrade, you might not get all the fun stuff that comes with it.


One Of The Most Underrated Features Of iOS 7

In previous versions of iOS, you had to slide to unlock in one very specific location. Now? Oh man.


Symbian Will Officially Die Later This Year

The Financial Times is reporting that Nokia will finally kill off Symbian once and for all in the third quarter of 2013. So long, underpowered Nokia smartphones.


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