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Apple is giving its iPhone and iPads a new breath of life with its latest iOS 7 operating system. After launching several mobile devices since 2007, the iOS platform has been pretty much the same with minute changes here and there. With the competition stepping up from the Android, BlackBerry and even Windows Phone camp, a change is needed by Apple to keep its mobile devices on par with today’s growing need. Without a doubt, the iOS platform is one of the easiest to use mobile OS out there. Simplicity has always been a key which allows users from either young or old to pick up an iPhone or iPad and start using it with rather minimal learning curve. For power users particularly those who have been comfortable with other flexible mobile platforms, would be harder to please on iOS. Biggest challenge is how could Apple offer more control and features but yet maintain the simplicity that it is has been famous for?

New 7mm 2.5-inch WD Blue 1TB Hard Drive now on sale in Malaysia for RM 449 t the recently concluded Computex Taipei 2013 , Western Digital or better known as WD, has announced that the hard drive maker is shipping the world’s thinnest terabyte hard drive. The new 2.5-inch WD Blue 1TB mobile hard drive is measured at only 7mm thick. The good news is the hard drive is now on sale in Malaysia for retail price of RM 449. Some of the features of WD Blue 7mm hard drives include shock tolerance, quiet performance (thanks to WD’s exclusive WhisperDrive technology), improved long term reliability (due to less head wear and improved non-operational shock tolerance) and more.  

After the announcement of its high end BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10 models, we’ve seen BlackBerry rolling out cheaper alternatives such as the BlackBerry Q5. The above image is apparently the purported entry level version of a BlackBerry 10 device with a full touch screen experience, in other words, a cheaper Z10. Currently it is dubbed as the BlackBerry Z5 and currently there’s no details of its internal specs but it shouldn’t be far off from what the Q5 is offering. The BlackBerry 10 OS is definitely a refreshing and from our hands-on experience, the gestures are pretty easy to get used to and feels natural in single hand use. At the moment, the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10 are priced the same range, if not higher than its Android and iPhone rivals. The challenge would be to bring the experience to the masses, and having an affordable offering is crucial for BlackBerry.