Anyone who keeps an eye on the smartphone industry is aware of the iPhone’s dominance, but the latest comScore report shows that Apple’s market share has continued to grow throughout 2015. According to the data, Apple’s percentage of the U.S. smartphone market grew from 43.1% to 44.2% between April and July of this year.
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Google just released a brand “new” app for Android devices that should further improve your navigation and directions Google Maps experience. The feature is hardly new, though, and you’ve been using it all this time on both mobile and desktop — the difference is that Google has now turned it into a standalone application that’s already available for download from the Play Store.
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Apple’s next iPhone will likely be named iPhone 6s. The company is expected to launch an “S” generation of iPhones every two years, following a major redesign, and that seems to be the case for 2015. The upcoming iPhone 6s might offer a bigger “S” upgrade than any previous such model, but that might not be enough for Apple to call it the iPhone 7 all of a sudden.
However, one company is deeply affected by the iPhone 6s name choice and is urging Apple to go with iPhone 7 on September 9th as the official name of the 2015 iPhone – just check the image above, taken in New York’s Times Square.
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Steven Spielberg, acclaimed by many as the greatest director of our time, apparently isn’t as big a fan of superhero movies as most. In a recent interview relayed by Entertainment Weekly, the man responsible for iconic hits like Jaws and Jurassic Park effectively said that current age of the superhero movie is nothing more than a passing fad destined to go away of the Western. Which is to say, it’s a niche genre without much staying power.
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Outspoken Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Wednesday to drop a few nuggets of information about the highly anticipated Model 3 and the soon-to-be-released Model X.
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What you’re about to watch is one of the most beautiful videos of people on surfboards ever recorded. Filmed by Eric Sterman & Brent Bielmann for SURFING Magazine, “Teahupo’o, Du Ciel” was chosen as a Staff Pick on Vimeo this week, and within seconds of pressing play, you’ll see why.
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Think you’ve ridden on intimidating roller coasters before? That’s because you haven’t yet ridden on Total Mayhem, a scary new roller coaster that’ll be available to people who got to the Six Flags amusement park next summer. The company calls it a “4D” roller coaster and it features some intense characteristics, including 90-degree hills and 12-story drops.
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Just weeks ago, Samsung launched two stellar flagship phones: the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+. Although neither phone is likely to improve Samsung’s sinking profit margins, they’re both worthwhile options for any Android fan in the market for a new phablet, perhaps most notably for their incredible cameras.
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Apple over the past few years has devoted a ton of engineering resources towards ensuring that the iPhone camera remains best in class. Through a combination of subtle hardware improvements and clever software advances, each successive iPhone model has brought with it huge improvements in camera quality. With the iPhone 6s release just around the corner, camera quality on Apple’s iconic smartphone is about to take another huge leap forward.
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Whether you’re just starting your IT career or gearing up to ask for a promotion, the right certification can boost your resume and make you an indispensable asset to the company of your dreams. Make it happen with the Microsoft Certified Solutions Engineer Server Infrastructure bundle for $59.99—plus two more great bundles—at the BGR Store.
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