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Live video from Apple event in progress — Apple Special Event. October 22, 2013 — Watch streaming video from this special event and learn more about our exciting announcements. Live Streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later.
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Live from Apple's iPad 5 and iPad mini event — Apple says that it has “a lot more to cover” at this year's fall event. That surely means new iPads are coming, but what else does the company have in store? It's officially packed here, by the way. Tim Cook is apparently partying backstage:| Aaron Souppouris / The Verge: |
OS X Mavericks will be available today as a free download — Apple has just announced the latest version of OS X, 10.9 Mavericks, will be available as a free download today. In addition to the usual promise of increased speed and efficiency, the update has a number of improvements over 10.8 Mountain Lion …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Apple unveils Haswell-based MacBook Pros with Retina display, starting at $1,299 — If you've been waiting for the MacBook Pro with Retina display to get a big processor upgrade, today's your lucky day. Apple has just refreshed its high-end portable line with Intel's Haswell chips …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
iOS 7 By The Numbers: 200 Million Downloads In 5 Days, 64% Adoption Rate, 20 Million iTunes Radio Listeners — In San Francisco today, Apple shared some numbers during its keynote. Only five days after the iOS 7 release, 200 million devices ran the new operating system. It represents a 64 percent adoption rate.
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| Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
You'll be able to buy Apple's redesigned Mac Pro for $2,999 before the end of the year — Apple's redesigned, cylindrical Mac Pro will be available to order before the end of the year for $2,999 , the company announced today. — The new Mac Pro is a dramatic departure from the lumbering …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia Lumia 2520: a closer look at Nokia's first Windows tablet — The moment has finally come, Nokia's first Windows tablet. While its been rumored for what feels like years, Nokia's Lumia 2520 is the Finnish smartphone maker's answer to a Lumia-style tablet.
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
Nokia Lumia 1520: Windows Phone with 6-inch 1080p display and 20MP camera for $750 — Is this the Windows Phone you've been waiting for? If you've been holding out for a flagship with a 6-inch 1080p display, high-resolution PureView camera and the top-of-the-line processor, we'd suspect the answer is probably yes.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Official Instagram Windows Phone app arriving in the ‘coming weeks’ — Windows Phone is finally getting an official Instagram client. After months of pressure from Nokia, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom confirmed today that an official client will be made available to Windows Phone users shortly.
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| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
| Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft Tests Eyewear to Rival Google Glass — Software Giant Taps Asian Suppliers for Prototype Components — Microsoft Corp. is testing prototypes for Web-connected eyewear similar to Google Glass, people familiar with the matter said, potentially pushing the company into the much hyped …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Amazon increases free shipping minimum to $35 — Amazon has offered free shipping to US customers for over a decade now on all eligible orders above $25, but that's changing today as the online retailer bumps up its minimum order requirement to $35. Amazon notes that this is the first time it's increased …
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| Tim Culpan / Bloomberg: |
HTC Said to Plan Android Smartwatch With Camera for Next Year — HTC Corp. (2498) is developing a smartwatch that uses Google Inc. (GOOG)'s Android software and can take pictures, according to a person familiar with the matter. — The watch's price, full functions and sales strategy still must …
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| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
Websites Begin Supporting Safari Push Notifications Ahead of Mavericks Launch — Ahead of the final unveiling of OS X Mavericks at tomorrow's media event and an expected public launch soon after, several high-profile websites including The New York Times and NBA.com have begun supporting …
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| Ki Mae Heussner / GigaOM: |
eBay acquires Shutl, plans to expand same-day delivery to 25 cities — In an effort to expand its same-day delivery service to cities across the country (and across the pond), e-commerce giant eBay has snapped up London-based startup Shutl. — At a New York press conference on Tuesday …
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| Henry Blodget / Business Insider: |
In Case You Don't Realize How Fast Apple's iPad Business Has Gone Down The Tubes ... On October 22nd, Apple is finally launching new iPads. — This launch can't come soon enough. — It wasn't long ago that Apple fans were slapping each other on the back and crowing about how, one day, Apple would be known as “the iPad company.”
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| Stuart Dredge / Guardian: |
Apple pulls HMV iOS app from App Store after music downloads row — Retailer criticises Apple for demanding changes in a day, despite having approved the app last month — Apple has removed HMV's new iOS app from its App Store for enabling people to buy music downloads, despite approving the feature last month before it launched.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
How Apple's Address Book app could allow the NSA to harvest your contacts — Overlooked in last week's revelation that the National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of e-mail address books around the world was this surprising factoid: Apple makes this mass collection easier …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft WebApps: Mobile Web sites in Windows Phone app's clothing — Summary: Microsoft is packaging up some popular mobile Web sites and making them available as downloadable Windows Phone apps. — There are some interesting new “apps” published by Microsoft showing up in the Windows Phone store, as of late.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Watch Apple's slick video that helped convince Cupertino to approve its new HQ — Lead architect Norman Foster and Apple design chief Jonathan Ive look over a model of Apple's new headquarters. — (Credit: City of Cupertino video/Screenshot by CNET) Last week, Apple all but got the green light … Thanks:@richardjnieva
| MIT Technology Review: |
Million-Year Data Storage Disk Unveiled — Magnetic hard discs can store data for little more than a decade. But nanotechnologists have now designed and built a disk that can store data for a million years or more — Back in 1956, IBM introduced the world's first commercial computer capable … | Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Google brings mouse and trackpad handwriting support to Gmail in over 50 languages and Docs in over 20 languages — Google today launched handwriting support for Gmail in over 50 languages and Google Docs in over 20 languages. The feature lets you insert words directly into both products with your mouse or trackpad.
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