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Jony Ive's new look for iOS 7: black, white, and flat all over
— With the grand unveiling of Apple's next operating system for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch approaching, sources have provided detailed descriptions of what users and developers alike could expect from the software's fresh look.
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Rhapsody releases completely redesigned iPhone app with new UI, full-screen player, much more
— Rhapsody is rolling out an all new iPhone app today following some big updates to competitive music services earlier this week including Pandora and Rdio. Rhapsody is calling this app update …
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Jon Stewart rubs Tim Cook's Senate testimony the wrong way [Video]
— You can't help but laugh at Stewart's ribbing of the senators' questioning, but it is pretty clear Apple is pushing for simplicity and is only jumping through the loopholes because they are there.
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Flickr, Vimeo integration likely to bolster social ties in iOS 7
— In the upcoming overhaul of its iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch operating system, iOS 7, Apple plans to include an increased presence of third-party social networks, including Flickr and Vimeo, according to a person familiar with the software.
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Apple's lax iTunes streaming security gives out a free copy of Daft Punk's Random Access Memories
— Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Justin Timberlake are just a few of the artists over the past year to offer full-length, high quality streams of their newest albums on iTunes in the days before release.
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Apple's two-step verification rolling out to additional countries
: Canada, Argentina, Netherlands, Russia, Mexico, Poland, Brazil, more — Update: Mexico, Germany Netherlands, Russia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium, Portugal, Italy & Poland too. Let us know in the comments if the feature is now available in your country.
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Apple counts down to 50 billion app downloads with all-time best sellers, $10,000 gift card
— Apple's doing another iTunes countdown, this time to the 50 billionth app downloaded. Along with the chance to win a $10,000 iTunes gift card, Apple also greets you with the all time most downloaded free and paid apps.
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Apple releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5 with updated speakerphone profile
— Apple has just released a new iOS .1.4 software update for the iPhone 5 that includes an updated speakerphone profile. That's really it as far as public updates but Apple often updates some stuff behind the scenes including some bug fixes and security updates.
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Blockbuster On Demand app finally launches on iPhone & iPad
— Earlier this year Blockbuster relaunched its digital video rental service dubbed “Blockbuster on Demand” by releasing apps for Android, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, PC & Mac and introducing new features such as 1080p HD streaming and 5.1-channel surround sound.
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Belkin finally announces availability of Thunderbolt Express Dock, now shipping for $299
— Back in February, Belkin finally started accepting preorders for its much anticipated Thunderbolt Express Dock that was originally supposed to ship last September. Reports earlier this month noted …
Windows Store Weekly — This week we take a look at: Star Trek App, Box, Fling Theory, StumbleUpon, and wordBrush.
Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry — In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
An Army Is Forming To Battle Patent Trolls — For the past several months, we've exposed the flaws in the patent system and how they're being exploited by opportunistic patent trolls looking to extort a quick buck …
Mobile Telco Dials In and Harnesses Big Data with Hadoop — Smartphones have transformed our daily lives. A key indicator of this trend is our increased spend on data plans versus voice.
“Yammer sucks” — Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).