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A new game has shot to the top of the App Store, and it will make you throw your phone. The game, called Flappy Bird, is an arcade style game in which you must tap the screen to make a little bird fly higher. The aim is to get through as many obstacles as possible but it's insanely frustrating and will probably end in you throwing your phone at a wall.
Flappy Birds is available now on iOS and Android.
All the latest news and product launches from what is set-to-be a frantic September in the smartphone world.
Wednesday 18th
Apple's new mobile operating - iOS 7 became available for customers to download. The new operating system has had a major overhaul with an all new design and a host of new features.
Tuesday 10th
Apple launch two smartphones - the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. The 5c replaces the iPhone 5 and features an all new, and cheaper, plastic body in a range of colours. Meanwhile, the 5s has the body as the 5 but features a fingerprint scanner and 64-bit architecture.
Wednesday 4th
Sony launch the Xperia Z1. It's waterproof, features a 20.7 megapixel camera (that's a lot of pixels), has a 5-inch HD display, can stream video live to Facebook, has an all aluminium shell and is available next month. There is also the ability to attach QX10 and QX100 camera lenses to the phone - looks fantastic.
Samsung launch the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA in Berlin. The 4G device promises to be slimmer, lighter and have a longer battery life than its predecessors.
Samsung also launch the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch. It has a 1.63" Super AMOLED display and allows you to read messages and accept calls from your wrist. There's currently 70 apps available with more being added. It also features a camera and uses S Voice.
Tuesday 3rd
Google reveal that the next version of Android will be named KitKat after a non-monetary deal was made with Nestle.
Apple send press invites for a 10th September event at their Cupertino headquarters, likely to announce a new iPhone(s) and the launch of iOS7.
Microsoft announce a deal to purchase Nokia's mobile division including Nokia maps and a range of patents for £4.6 billion.
Google and Nestle have announced a strange partnership today (Tuesday) which sees the next version of Google's Android operating system being named KitKat after the popular chocolatey wafer snack. It's been confirmed that there's no money involved in this deal but both companies will be advertising eachother.
Today's event by Facebook was to introduce a new feature to Instagram - Video. Users will now be able to record 15 seconds of video from with in the Instagram app, in a similar fashion to Vine.
The new feature is slightly more fiddly as you have to press the video icon to then switch to video rather than doing it the snapchat way where you simply hold down the photo button. Each segment that's recorded can be individually deleted and there is a great stabilisation feature.
In true Instagram fashion you can add filters to your finished video to give it a different look. Videos can be viewed on Instagram web too.
During the event Kevin Systrom, the co-founder of Instagram announced that there are now 130 million active users of the photo sharing network with 16 billion photos uploaded in the two and half years since it's launch.
Instagram video is available now on iOS and Android. Simply update the Instagram app.
Twitter have been busy working away on a new profile design and their creation was released today. They're given everybodies Twitter profiles a new look where users can set a header image - much like Facebook's cover photo. It should be interesting to see how creative people get with this new space, there were some excellent Facebook cover photos doing the rounds soon after that launched. They not only updated twitter.com but also their Android and iOS apps, bringing them all in line with a similar look and feel. The new header images also show on the apps as well as an enhanced image feed.
So far the reaction to these updates has been extremely positive. I personally think they're brilliant. What are your views?
Have you seen any cool header images? Comment with a link.
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