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The Next Xbox: Everything We Think We Know

We’re finding out about the new Xbox in just a few hours. But that doesn’t mean we have no idea what’s coming. Here’s a rundown of everything we know, or think we know, about the next Xbox.


Eight iOS 7 Flat UI Mockups: Is This What Your Next iPhone Will Look Like?

With Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference just a month a way, rumours continue to surface that iOS 7 could see a major UI overhaul. Word on the street is that Jony Ive and his team at Apple are going for a very “flat” look. Since then, many designers have put together some interesting mockups and concepts together speculating on how a flat iOS 7 might look. Some are a bit radical, others seem more realistic. Here are a few of our favourites.


Report: Google’s Unified Chat Hub Will Be Called Google Hangouts

Word on the street is that Google’s incoming unified messaging service has ditched its Babel moniker. According to a source talking to TechRadar it will hit our handsets simply called Google Hangouts, which already exists, so isn’t really new, then?


WSJ: Amazon Is Working On A Smartphone With A Crazy 3D Display

The WSJ reports that Amazon is devloping a battery of new devices including a smartphone that would use a crazy-sounding glasses-free 3D technology. If it’s true… what?


Financial Times: Microsoft Pulls Windows 8 U-Turn

The Financial Times is reporting that Microsoft plans to “reverse course over key elements of its Windows 8 operating system”. It’s apparently set to happen when Windows Blue, a so-called iterative update, rolls out later this year.


Report: The Next Xbox Will Let You Play Games Offline

Here’s a promising development in the ever-confusing drama surrounding Microsoft’s next gaming console: a new report suggests that you will indeed be able to play Durango games offline.


Bloomberg: Jony Ive iOS 7 Changes Are So Major They’re Causing Delays

We’re already confident that the next release of iOS will be full of Jony Ive, but now Bloomberg is reporting that his software overhaul is so massive it could cause iOS 7 delays. Citing sources “with knowledge of the matter”, Bloomberg suggests that Ive’s demands could see the software “at risk of falling behind” as he pushes to scrub all traces of Forstall.


HTC Reportedly Working On A Smaller Version Of The One

Evleaks is reporting that HTC is planning to release a trimmed-down version of its current flagship phone, the One, which will pack a 4.3-inch screen. The rumours suggest that HTC has been working on a miniaturised version — codenamed M4 — which it plans to announce before the end of June.


Is Nokia Investing In Lytro-Style Camera Tech For Phones?

Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia is planning to invest in a Californian startup that creates Lytro-style camera technology slim enough to squeeze into a mobile phone. The company in question is Pelican Imaging, which produces a complex sensor array and combines it with algorithmic processing to allow users to adjust an image’s focus after it has been captured.


Report: There’s Going To Be A Lot Of Jony Ive In iOS 7

With Jony Ive in the driver’s seat for iOS 7, the scent of change is on the breeze. Change itself is inevitable, it’s just a question of how much. According to 9to5Mac’s sources, the answer to that question is “a lot”.


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