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UK watchdog finalizes rules for free-to-play games, requires compliance by...
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has today published its final “principles” for free-to-play games, after starting an investigation back in April last year. Publishers have until April 1st to comply to...
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SwiftKey keyboard arrives on iOS as Evernote-infused app, third-party...
SwiftKey, a popular Android keyboard option, has arrived on iOS. No, not as a keyboard that you can install to replace Apple’s iOS touchscreen keyboard, but in the form of a free App Store...
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Tony Fadell and his largely ex-Apple team to become Google’s core hardware...
Google CEO Larry Page (centre) with Nest co-founders Matt Rogers amd Tony Fadell (photo: technologyreview.com) ‘Father of the iPod’ Tony Fadell (right) and the rest of the Nest team will become...
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CARROT Fit arrives on the App Store, threatens to destroy your body fat… and...
Meatbags beware: the App Store’s most popular sadistic artificial intelligence is back. CARROT Fit, a brand new app from the creator of the to-do and alarm clock apps in the CARROT family, was...
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Launch Center Pro lands on the iPad
Last October I reviewed Launch Center Pro for iOS 7 and shared a few actions and shortcuts I found useful. Today Contrast is out with Launch Center Pro for iPad, and it’s just as neat for anyone...
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PayPal feels the threat from Apple’s mobile payment plans, says it ‘wants to...
PayPal is clearly feeling the threat posed by Apple’s plans to use Touch ID to facilitate payment for physical goods from other retailers: re/code is reporting that the company has offered to help....
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Apple regains lead over Samsung in US smartphone market thanks to new iPhones
If you jump back to calendar Q3 2013, Apple was falling behind Samsung in US smartphone marketshare with just 34% of the market compared to Samsung’s 38%. The theory at the time was that US buyers...
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Evernote iOS apps get new customizable home screen w/ three color themes &...
Evernote pushed out a nice update to its iOS app today that brings a new customizable homescreen that will offer a few ways for users to personalize their experience. First off, the new home screen...
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9to5Toys Last Call: AirPort Extreme $169, JBL/Bose/Denon headphone deals,...
Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature. Today’s can’t miss deals:...
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How to change OS X banner notification duration using Terminal
I’ve recently found myself wishing there was a space between banners and alerts with OS X’s notification system. Alert style notifications that require manually dismissing can be rather annoying, but...
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Don’t worry, Apple’s not killing off the iPod yet
When Apple reported its Q1 2014 earnings results this week, it couldn’t deny the fact that, as Tim Cook put it, “iPod is a declining business.” That’s because Apple’s results showed it only sold a...
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Lenovo on Moto aquisition: Our mission is to surpass Apple and Samsung
Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang spoke to CNNMoney about his company’s recent acquisition of Motorola from Google today. In the interview, Yang was asked if his goal for Lenovo was to eventually catch up with...
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MLB begins rollout of iBeacon technology in baseball stadiums for next season
Last year it was reported that Major League Baseball fans would soon be able to take advantage of iOS 7′s iBeacon support inside professional baseball stadiums. The technology would be utilized in the...
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Apple hired medical expert Michael O’Reilly last summer, not working solely...
After noting my past three reports regarding Apple’s work on a sensor-packed iWatch, along with reports noting Apple hires from both the fitness and medical industries, MobiHealthNews reported that it...
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Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 beta build 13C48 to developers
A week following the previous seed, Apple has provided build 13C48 of OS X 10.9.2 beta to registered developers. The new beta has yet to appear on the Apple online developer portal, but it is...
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Jobs biographer Isaacson back-pedals on innovation comments, says ‘execution...
A couple of weeks after describing Google as more innovative than Apple, and suggesting that Tim Cook was vulnerable to a shareholder revolt if he didn’t quickly release disruptive new products, Steve...
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Adobe VideoBite, a bite-sized video editor for iPhone, now allows titles,...
Adobe VideoBite, an iOS app designed to make video editing as quick and easy as possible, has been updated to allow titles, photos and music to be added, turning it into a fully-fledged editor while...
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Tired of waiting for Apple to upgrade the Mac mini to Haswell? Make your own …
If you’ve decided you’ve waited long enough for Apple to update the Mac mini with a Haswell processor, you can always create a Hac mini. A user posting on the Hacintosh site tonymacx86.com has...
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How to live stream NFL Super Bowl XLVIII on your iPhone or iPad
Was Apple’s long time advertising partner Lee Clow— the guy behind Apple’s 1984 Super Bowl ad, PC vs Mac, and many others— really hinting at an Apple Super Bowl ad for this Sunday? Would you like to...
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Steve Jobs was almost Clippy and other things learned from prototype Twiggy Macs
Just months before the original Mac debuted 30 years ago, it was deeply troubled by an in-house 5.25″ flimsy floppy-disk drive it relied on called the Twiggy (you know, for it’s flimsiness). This was...
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