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| Dan Moren / Macworld: |
Review: Refined iOS 6 highlighted by stunning Maps overhaul — Every iOS release has its marquee feature, and with iOS 6 it's unquestionably Maps. The app has gotten a in-depth makeover, perhaps the most thorough ever to be applied to one of iOS's built-in applications.| Anil Dash: |
Who benefits from iOS6's crappy maps? — The classic criticism that thoughtless Apple haters use against the company is that it makes products that are pretty but dumb. Usually those criticisms are by people who don't understand the value of a comprehensible user experience … | Kevin Smith / Business Insider: |
Apple's New iPhone Software, iOS 6, Is Available Now! — Apple's new operating system for iPhones and iPads, iOS 6 is out now. — The update is rolling out slowly, probably to save Apple's servers from going down. So if you don't see it right away, keep checking.| Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
As Google Maps Disappears In iOS 6, Google Remains Cagey About Releasing Its Own App — The latest version of Apple's operating system for iPhones and iPads, iOS 6, is now out. As people upgrade, the Maps application previously powered by Google is now being replaced by Apple's own homegrown one.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
How To Undo Facebook Hiding Your Email Address Before Your Friends Use iOS 6 Contact Sync — Millions of people are downloading iOS 6 right now, and many will use the Facebook contact sync feature to pull in photos and current phone numbers of friends. But rather than your real email address … | Jordan Golson / MacRumors: |
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia slams HTC's Windows Phone 8 announcement, calls it a ‘tactical re-branding’ — HTC has just unveiled two new Windows Phone 8 devices today, making them the signature phones for Microsoft. We asked Nokia about today's announcements and the company's head of marketing, Chris Weber … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Windows Phone 8X by HTC has a 4.3-inch display and Beats, launches early November — HTC is unveiling its flagship Windows Phone 8 handset today, the Windows Phone 8X. The branding might sound Microsoft-like, but there's a good reason for that — the two companies have joined forces … | Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech: |
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| Aaron Greenspan: |
The Lost Chapter — 2003: Cambridge, Massachusetts — In college, my computer's filing system was relatively straightforward: I had a folder for each year of school, and within each of those folders there were additional folders for each course I was taking.
| David Talbot / San Francisco magazine: |
How Much Tech Can One City Take? — Shaken by the latest digital gold rush, San Francisco struggles for its soul. — Last year, when Mayor Ed Lee heard that Twitter was planning to move its headquarters out of San Francisco and down to the peninsula, he quickly consulted with his digital experts … | Ryan Naraine / ZDNet: |
Mobile Pwn2Own: iPhone 4S hacked by Dutch team — Summary: How long would it take a determined attacker to hack into Apple's iPhone 4S from scratch? A Dutch research team uses the Pwn2Own contest to provide the answer. — Ryan Naraine — AMSTERDAM — How long would it take a determined attacker …
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| Claire Cain Miller / NYT Bits: |
Google Updates Android Maps App as Apple Moves On — The fight over mobile maps is on. — Google plans to add new features to its Google Maps app for Android phones on Wednesday. Conveniently, it is the same day that Apple's latest mobile operating system is due to be released …
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| Gideon Spanier / London News: |
Sir Jonathan Ive and entire Apple design team fly to London to collect prestigious D&AD awards — Apple has been named the best brand and the best design studio of the last 50 years at the D&AD Awards, one of the world's most prestigious prizes for advertising and design.| Spencer E. Ante / Digits: |
Former TechCrunch Editor Erick Schonfeld To Run DEMO — The technology conference wars just got a bit more dramatic. Former TechCrunch editor Erick Schonfeld is taking over the management of DEMO from VentureBeat editor in chief Matt Marshall, who is returning to the tech blog exclusively … | Colleen Taylor / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Zynga Chief Security Officer Nils Puhlmann Has Resigned From Company — We're hearing that Nils Puhlmann, the cloud security expert who has worked as Zynga's Chief Security Officer since 2009, resigned from the company yesterday, according to several sources familiar with the matter.
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| Terrence O'Brien / Engadget: |
MakerBot unveils Replicator 2, 2X and launches retail store, we go eyes-on — The Replicator may have just been pushed off this writer's Christmas list. (Note to self: send updated letter to Santa.) But, this isn't a loss for MakerBot Industries, because it's being replaced by the Replicator 2 …
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| Brad McCarty / The Next Web: |
Apple releases OS X 10.8.2 with single sign on for Facebook, iMessage number merging and more — Hot on the heels of the release of iOS 6 (catch our full review here) Apple has just pushed out the update for OS X 10.8.2 which gives a huge set of new features.
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| T.C. Sottek / The Verge: |
True to form, Samsung mocks iPhone 5 buyers in latest commercial — We caught Samsung preparing its latest salvo against Apple last week, and now the company's next big attack ad is finally here. Staying true to the theme of its earlier commercials, Samsung's new ad mocks those waiting early …
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| Mihir / Groublogpon: |
Introducing Groupon Payments — In the past, our merchant partners have often told us that their traditional payment systems are expensive and cumbersome-so we stepped up to the plate and developed our own payments service guaranteed to be the simplest and lowest cost option for Groupon merchants to accept credit cards.
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| Dana Wollman / Engadget: |
Microsoft intros Sculpt Comfort Keyboard, left end of the space bar can be used as a backspace key — Over the summer, Microsoft took a break from showing off Windows 8 hybrids and turned its attention to unleashing a bunch of portable mice and keyboards. Turns out, Redmond …
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John Legere Named as Chief Executive Officer of T-Mobile USA — Deutsche Telekom (OTCQX: DTEGY), one of Europe's leading telecommunications and information technology service companies and the parent company of T-Mobile USA, today announced that John Legere, a 32-year veteran of the U.S … | Robin Wauters / The Next Web: |
Here's what the new gaming experience on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets will look like — Two weeks ago, Amazon introduced its latest tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, which comes in two screen sizes, 7 inches and 8.9 inches. The new Kindle Fire tablets will offer players a revamped gaming experience … | Elinor Mills / CNET: |
Bromium secures computers by holding apps in isolation — New security software separates apps and their processes from the operating system to keep attacks at bay. — Some of the minds behind virtualization technology used by Amazon Web Services are launching new security software today called Bromium …
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Trulia Prices I.P.O. at $17 a Share, Above Expected Range — Trulia priced its initial public offering at $17 a share on Wednesday, surpassing expectations as the real estate search site raised $102 million. — Earlier this month, the company set its expected price range at $14 to $16 a share.
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| Ben Gilbert / Engadget: |
Valve's first hardware beta starting by next year, wearable computing still far off — Valve Software's hardware division is still in its infancy. Despite having existed for over a year, recruitment is still its primary concern — “prototyping is almost secondary,” longtime inventor/hacker … Sponsor Posts
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