The Apple iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 is due to be released this year and if reports are to be believed, it could be announced next month in June.

With what seems such a little amount of time to cover iPhone rumours we have been compiling a list of the very best 2012 and 2013 design renders of what the iPhone 5S / 6 could look like.

During our search we have found some very wacky stuff and some very professional stuff. It was only the other day that we covered this iPhone 5S / 6 design render, which makes it in to this list.

Apple’s iPhone since its launch in 2007 has followed the same basic design platform; all glass screen, home button, and with the iPhone 4 and iPhone’s after that, a flat design with subtly rounded corners. Could the iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 change some of these iPhone design basics consumers have come to love?

Let’s take a look.

iPhone 6 to feature no home button and edgeless display

This iPhone 6 render comes courtesy of this blog post on nowhereelse.fr. The renders include a 4-inch iPhone 5S and a larger screened iPhone 6. They are very good renders, and the original post has tons of great images to check out. There would be a black and silver iPhone 6 to choose from if the designer got his way.

iPhone 6 to feature home buttons on the side

This render is a little wilder than the one above. Designed by Peter Zigich, the iPhone 6 would feature home buttons on either side of it instead of a single home button on the front of the handset. This would mean going home without using thumbs, but fingers, and it would also be good for left handed users.

 iPhone 6 to be released in 3 sizes

Following on from the render above on this website, designer Peter Zigich also made renders for 3 sizes of iPhone 6. There is an iPhone Mini, regular iPhone and iPhone XL. The most obvious of these is the iPhone XL, where there is definitely a demand for a larger screened Apple smartphone.

iPhone 6 to feature projector built in

Youtube user Sonitdac created this video of the iPhone 6, which curiously includes a rather cool built in projector. The video, which has received over 5 million views so far, shows off the iPhone 6 concept in all its glory and even boasts a rather captivating tune to go along with. This is the most far-fetched iPhone 6 concept we have ever seen, but undoubtedly the coolest.

Apple rumours simply aren’t as good as they used to be – what with there being no obvious industry to revolutionize with a product anymore – but that does not mean that we can’t get excited about product updates, such as this years iPhone 5S or, as some would call it, the iPhone 6.

I’ve been browsing around online tonight and just as I was about to call it a day I found this wonderful blog post on nowhereelse.fr (translate to English to read the story).

The post includes renders by Martin Hajek based on an iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 concept by Steve Hemmerstoffer. The renders, which depict an iPhone 5S / iPhone 6 without a home button, are incredibly well done and so much so that you could be forgiven for thinking they are the real deal at first glance.

With no home button, the iPhone 6 features a visibly larger display than the iPhone 5 and it is also edgeless, creating a futuristic look. Alongside an iPhone 5 above is a smaller iPod Touch like iPhone, possibly a cheaper iPhone or simply a new 4-inch iPhone to please the 4-inch market.

Also rendered is a silver iPhone 6, which arguably looks better than the black one. The front of the silver iPhone 6 looks A LOT like a HTC One, minus the speaker holes, yet from the render it looks as though the bottom and top pieces are not aluminium like the back plate, but silver coloured glass.

Head on over to our source (linked, above) in order to view the full photo gallery of iPhone 6 renders. I’m sure you will be as impressed as I am!

Polaroid has launched the XS80, a fully waterproof camcorder.

Polaroid is a struggling company, and despite their most recent product efforts – such as the rather cool Polaroid z2300 Instant Digital Camera – they simply can’t seem to capture the imagination of the average consumer. Their latest product, the Polaroid XS80, hopes to change that.

Fully waterproof with the ability to shoot in 1080p at 30 fps, the XS80 is aimed at those who need a camcorder which is a little bit more rugged than your usual options. The camcorder is priced at around £99.99 online (Google Polaroid XS80, Amazon have it on sale), the camcorder is fairly cheap too, with its other features being a Micro SD card slot taking capacities up to 32GB, auto rotation, anti-shake, and the ability to cope with high impact situations thanks to inner shock absorption.

Although it was not entirely clear at launch whether this camera would be available to buy in the UK, it is, at Amazon for £99.99.

Overall the Polaroid XS80 looks to be a fairly neat little gadget and with the British summer fast approaching, possibly an essential for your swimming pool filled holiday.

What’s your favourite superhero gadget? What is the best superhero gadget of all time? Would Batman’s Batarang pierce Captain America’s shield? These are burning questions we want to know, and in this post, we are asking those questions plus showcasing our favourite superhero gadgets.

The Iron Man franchise has seen enormous success in cinemas worldwide, with Iron Man 3 across its opening weekend taking a massive £112.5 million. Reports suggest that soon the box office favourite could hit the $1 billion dollar mark, making it the most successful super hero film of all time.

With such fantastic news, we got thinking about superhero gadgets. Every superhero has at least one, and I recently stumbled upon a blog post from Vue Cinemas detailing the 10 superhero gadgets they’d like to own.

Inspired, I thought I’d ask you my dear readers which your favourite superhero gadgets are.

Here’s a list of my personal favourites.

1. Iron Suit, Iron Man. As seen in the latest films.

Not so much a gadget but more of what makes Iron Man, well, Iron Man. Without his suit Tony Stark is just a genius. A very talented genius, of course. Iron Man’s suit can fly to the edge of the earth, fire plasma at bad guys, fire rockets that destroy tanks, withstand direct fighter plane fire, and reach supersonic speeds. It is also completely remote controlled, should Tony Stark want to fly a mission and complete it without leaving the comfort of his own bed. Of all superhero costumes, this is the one.

2. The Batarang, Batman. As seen in comics, films, everywhere!

Batman is my favourite superhero. Why? Because he is completely human, and because he can mix it with Superman, the Green Lantern and others in the JLA, he’s super to me. The Batarang is Batman’s main gadget and accessory in the fight against crime. Batarangs first appeared in Detective Comics #31 (Sept. 1939) and have stood the test of time as a faithful gadget in Batman’s arsenal. The Batarang is simple in design and is essentially a super sharp metal throwing star only crafted in the shape of a bat.

3. Power Ring, The Green Lantern. As seen in DC comics, films.

The Green Lantern is a very cool superhero, although probably not as portrayed by Ryan Reynolds (sorry, lad). The Power Ring is the bread and butter of The Green Lantern, and is often referred to as the most powerful weapon in the universe. Powered by the Green Flame, this ring can generate green solid light constructions. These can be used to protect people, encase yourself within a life supporting force field for outer space, or to create a hammer and smash somebody over the head. Overall, this is a cool gadget. Imaged above is John Stewart, a Green Lantern who first appeared in the 1970′s.

4. Captain America’s Shield, Captain America. As seen everywhere!

The shield used by Captain America is one mighty fine piece of equipment. It is used as Captain America’s main weapon and defense and is able to withstand huge force and inflict serious damage to his opponents. In the recent Marvel film, Captain America, the shield is said to be made of an adamantium steel-vibranium alloy. This would make the shield immensely strong, with any armour piercing bullets easily flung away. The shield is used across the Captain America comic books.

5. Mjölnir, Thor. As seen in every single Thor comic and film.

Thor is a god, literally. His main weapon and tool of choice is the Mjölnir, his hammer. This monster of a weapon can not be lifted or wielded by any mere mortal and in the JLA vs Avengers comic book of the 2000′s, it was shown that not even Superman could wield it. The powers of his hammer are seemingly unlimited, and during Thor’s first fight with the Absorbing Man, Thor was able to whirl his hammer at amazing speed, turning the Absorbing Man to helium.

And, one for the gamers…

Freeze Blasts, Batman. As seen in Batman: Arkham City

The latest Batman video game to hit consoles was Batman: Arkham City. We love this game, and actually reviewed it. Freeze Blasts (or grenades) are developed off technology by Mr. Freeze, and when tossed, instantly encase the poor soul near the explosion in ice. They are also used to freeze water to walk on, or slow down bosses. Although these never made it in to any film, they are one cool superhero gadget and in Arkham City at least a vital tool in the fight against crime.

Mobile website design is now more important than ever for businesses operating online.

Whilst responsive website design is a great way to satisfy most mobile website visitors, for some niches they are not entirely practical. Commerce websites, for example, are hard to get right with responsive design and likewise even for blogs they are not always perfect for mobile web visitors.

Technology Blogged, for example, has a full mobile website for smartphones.

With the above in mind, it can be hard to get a mobile website, that is unless you know where to look. We have scoured the internet for solutions to building a mobile website easily and efficiently, and have found three excellent options. Here they are:

Mob.is.it

Url: Mob.is.it

This is perhaps my favourite mobile website builder. It’s simple, packed full of features, and promises to allow even the most basic of web users to get started.

It’s good for resellers too or designers of mobile websites, who can use Mob.is.it’s platform for their own clients. Specifically, resellers can start up their own mobile business by creating and selling sites using an automated solution.

The biggest selling point to this service is that there are no coding skills required to get started. It really is that simple!

MobiCMS

URL: MobiCMS.co.uk

MobiCMS is another mobile website builder that you should consider. It is a fully featured mobile website builder which, looking at their examples, works well for business.

Unlike Mob.is.it mentioned above, MobiCMS do not display their prices online. This is unfortunate, and definitely a plus for Mob.is.it. Also, this service does not look as simple to use as Mob.is.it, and MobiCMS also makes no promise of being as easy to use with no coding experience.

Social media integration and QR code support come as standard.

GoMobi

URL: GoMobi.info

GoMobi is the biggest name in mobile website builders, and ranks first in Google for ‘mobile website builder’. It looks to be a huge success, and boasts hundreds of resellers.

GoMobi’s platform works on all smartphone platforms, and it boats the ability to automatically convert video as well as easily display reviews, making it good for Ecommerce. It is a very feature packed option, although it does not look as easy to use or get your head around than Mob.is.it.

GoMobi has a lot of really good reviews online from business owners happy with the end result.

We will update this list of the best mobile website builders in 2013 over the course of the next few months. If you have your own personal favourite, be sure to let us know by commenting below.

Nokia recently unveiled their latest smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 925, to much fanfare.

This new handset from Nokia is the latest addition to their flagship Lumia line, and recently, Pocket Now got their hands on one and compared it side by side with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One.

The Nokia Lumia 925 features a 4.5-inch 1280 x 768 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5Ghz processor and all of the usual connection specs.

From the video, it’s plain to see that the HTC One and Lumia 925 outperform the Galaxy S4 for design. But what about other features?

Check out the embedded video below for more.

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One of the biggest debates regarding the war between smartphone platforms iOS and Android are the selection of apps available from their respective marketplaces.

Currently, both the iTunes App Store and Android’s Google Play boast more than 700,000 apps. At one point, iOS was ahead by at least a good 50,000, but Android managed to play catch up in record time. However, with that being said, it is important to note the advantages and disadvantages of each to determine which platform’s apps reign supreme.

In Comparison

Apple has long been at the top of the heap in terms of quality apps. What’s more, the Cupertino, California tech giant has also offered many of the top apps in their App Store for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad considerably earlier than Android.

There are a number of categories the above apps fall under, from games, entertainment, social, music, productivity, utilities and more. Generally speaking, a good deal of Apple’s iOS apps are available for free, but most started carrying a price tag and many still have a cost. Many are 99 cents to $2.99, although there are certain apps that are considerably pricier.

One of the key advantages Android apps have against Apple’s is that the majority of them are free. Additionally, Android carriers offer plenty of great selections of recommended apps on smartphones that include apps for screens that are much larger than that of the iPhone, including the latest generation, the iPhone 5, which has only a four inch display. Apps tend to appear better visually on Android powered phones with larger screens as many of the devices today have higher screen resolutions to accommodate better graphics.

At the same time, iOS apps tend to be better overall in terms of quality. The platform is also closed, which means that every app introduced to the App Store must go through a series of filtering tests to determine whether it is free of malware. Android’s Google Play, on the other hand, is far less diligent in that regard, and just a few short months ago in February 2013, approximately 60,000 apps were removed from the marketplace. These apps are believed to simply be low in quality, and it appears that Google is focusing more on quality as opposed to quantity.

In addition, because Android is an open platform, it is possible to download third party apps that do not appear on Google Play. Of course, the iPhone is also capable of accepting third party apps, although it must be jailbroken to do so. This may not necessarily be a good thing, however, as third party apps do not go through the filtering process and you are taking a risk in getting malware on your phone.

Overall, given Google’s recent stance on removing low quality apps from the Play Store, Android apps may in the near future match Apple’s App Store for quality. Both have around the same quantity, but whilst Apple may have 650,000 high quality apps out of 700,000, Google has just half of that (figuratively speaking, of course).

This Technology Blogged guest post was submitted by Jayla Barnsen, writing on behalf of Bell.ca Android Canada.

For more super awesome Apple related blog posts, be sure to hit up our Apple category, which is full of news and how to guides.

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Decide what you want to sell / write about

This is easy enough if you are currently operating a physical business, however if you fall in to the category of new found internet entrepreneur looking to make money online from blogging, deciding on a topic can be hard. For the new guy, I recommend always that you focus on a topic you are genuinely interested in or know a fair bit about. This is because in order for a blog to genuinely succeed online, you need to be able to portray that you are an expert on a certain subject. You need to have credibility.

Look up domain names

Looking up domain names is easy. I always just go to 123-reg and use the Google Keyword Tool to find solid domain names which will rank quickly and garner traffic without promotion, however sometimes a catchy, short and brandable name is best. I chose Technology Blogged because it says exactly what we are about. The best domain extensions are .com, .co.uk, .org and .net. Here is a good write up from seomoz.org on how to choose the right domain name

Seek a hosting provider

Ahh, the hosting provider. I always say that for the best hosting for a website, you should check out reviews and make a personal decision as to where your website should live. A good bet for anybody looking for a host is to run a web hosting comparison. If you have a friend with a server though, you are quids in. We use Heart Internet for our hosting and so far their support has been very good indeed.

Look for the ideal website CMS

A lot of hosting providers now allow you to build your own website using their own system, and they will show you how to create a website. There are quite a few companies offering decent third party website systems, too, such as WebEden.

For others, though, this quick set up isn’t ideal and for blogs I always recommend the WordPress script, which is easily integrated through the majority of host providers control panels.

Design your website, and always consider the mobile version

If you are new to website design then taking a look at your competition is always a good place to get inspiration. If you are building your website on WordPress, there are tens of online WordPress theme stores which allow you to view demos. This is a great way to figure out what design you may like.

If the WordPress theme you like is not built for mobile, or your existing website is not built for mobile, services such as Mob.is.it can help you solve this problem. Mob.is.it is a fantastic mobile website design builder, and allows anybody to create their very own mobile website. For resellers, it also allows you to use their platform and design sites  for other people.

Mob.is.it is a very good service which I can vouch for, having used their platform for my own business websites in the past.

Write your website content

Your on-page content is vital to capturing leads for your business or getting people to read your blog. Without content that directly speaks to your visitor, you will not succeed online as well as you could. The static website content of your website is very important as this is non dynamic, and thus must feature correct grammar and punctuation. For blog posts you can let you hair down a little, however for a business, always remember that your blog is a potential platform for sales.

Put your website live

Once you have followed the above, you should put your website live. Now if this were me, the website would already be ‘on the internet’ but invisible to the search engines, so putting it live simply means flicking a switch to make your blog do follow.

Now comes the marketing bit, and SEO

In order to gain traffic to a website, I always make sure that my websites are fully optimized for the keywords I am going to be targeting in the search engines. This means that page titles need to be completed, all meta descriptions filled in, and all meta keywords filled out just to be consistent. Other things to do include having a robots.txt file and an XML sitemap submitted to Google webmaster tools. So, just to clarify:

- Get your website fully optimized; page titles, meta descriptions, meta keywords, robots.txt and XML sitemap all need to be done.

- Submit your XML sitemap to Google through Google Webmaster Tools

For keyword targeting and potential link building to your website, here are some tools you should check out:

- Fast Directory Submitter (free until you upgrade, but there is no obligation)

- Synnd (the debate is still out on this web-based social bookmarking automating software, but I like it a lot. Also handles Facebook likes and Google+)

Pro Blogger Tips have a great blog post on 2013 on-page optimization strategies in order to rank for difficult keywords.

And the most effective link building tool….

Create solid, link worthy content. If your content is good enough you shouldn’t have to worry about building links yourself.

Anyway, this is just a little section added as per a suggestion from user comments below. Enjoy!