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∞ RIM sued over BlackBerry outages

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BGR.com: It specifically focuses on “RIM’s failure to take action to either directly compensate BlackBerry users or to indirectly compensate BlackBerry users by arranging for wireless service providers to refunds their customers and to take full responsibility for these damages.” … Continued

∞ Cards

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Neil Hughes: Cards is a free application available on the App Store, and it works as promised. I tried building a card with the software while on the go, over a 3G connection on an iPhone 4. The process is … Continued

∞ Trading in iCloud photo stream

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Dave Caolo:

iCloud’s Photo Stream feature is handy, in that it pushes photos shot with a compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to Apple’s servers and then back to other authorized devices. It’s a hindrance for the same reason, in that my iPhone, iPad and Mac are now cluttered with space-hogging one-offs I shot for the sake of a tweet or a Facebook update.

I haven’t noticed this myself, but perhaps I just don’t take enough pictures for it to be a problem.

∞ Glenn Fleishman reviews AirPort Utility for iOS

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AirPort Utility for iOS is the perfect tool for configuring and troubleshooting Apple’s gear without having to lug a laptop around, but it needs to improve its handling of password storage. When it comes to networking, Glenn is the man.

∞ Siri co-founder leaves Apple

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Kara Swisher:

There were several reasons for the departure, which was amicable and has been planned for a while, sources said. They included Kittlaus’s family being in Chicago, a desire to take time off and an interest in brainstorming new entrepreneurial ideas.

∞ Moron

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Sascha Vongehr:

Now it is not exactly news that Apple products are overpriced and of relatively low quality…

To prove his point he shows an iPhone 4S being dropped from shoulder height. I think the writer must have been dropped on his head from shoulder height.

Talking about Siri, Vongehr again shows how moronic he can be.

∞ NYCTruckFood

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Our state-of-the-art interactive map allows you to see which trucks are in your area RIGHT NOW. You can also search for your favorite trucks by cuisine, and hear about new trucks.

One of the best things about New York City is the food…

∞ Siri's female voice raises questions

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CNN: People describe the app using female pronouns. Her gender has even prompted some users to flood blogs and online forums with sexually suggestive questions for Siri such as “What are you wearing?” (Siri’s baffled response: “Why do people keep … Continued

∞ iOS 5 Newsstand's impact is significant

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Jeff Sonderman for Poynter:

Since Apple launched it last week in the latest version of its iOS operating system, its impact has been immediate and significant. Many Newsstand apps now rank among the top free apps overall, and magazine and newspaper apps are benefiting from a surge of downloads and subscribers.

And some people said the App Store wouldn’t impact magazine and newspaper subscriptions at all.

∞ Apps should seem almost magical

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I’m asked to test quite a bit of software and give feedback to the developers. Sometimes that goes well, others times, not so well.

To me, making an app simple to use — whether on the iPhone, iPad or Mac — doesn’t mean stripping out all of the features. All that does is make the app less useful for the user.

∞ MobileMount for iPhone 4S

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The MobileMount is a universal mount/kickstand for virtually any hand held device with a flat surface, like smartphones and tablets. Comprised of two twist-to-lock suction cups and one ball joint, this device’s unique design allows for superior suction and durability. The “Patent Pending” Twist-to-Lock suction cups can hold devices for weeks at a time rather than simply a few hours like other competing mounts. Additionally, the universal design allows for users to mount their phone without removing the case.

This is the best looking idea for a mount I’ve seen. Support the project if you can.

∞ Specific words

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Shadoe Huard: I thought it would be interesting to compare Android and iOS not by a checklist of features, but rather by a checklist of the words their developers choose to use on their presentation slides. From that alone so … Continued

∞ iOS 5 Weather app includes hourly forecast

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I’ve been using iOS 5 for a few months and I never noticed a change to Apple’s built-in Weather app. A friend sent me an iMessage this morning and asked if the hourly was new. Sure enough, there it is. … Continued

∞ Get Siri to pronounce your name correctly

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Leanna Lofte at TiPb: However, many of us have names that Siri does not how to pronounce correctly. Or perhaps you don’t even want to be called by your real name. Great tip to get Siri to either pronounce your … Continued

∞ Big bad iMessage

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Stephen Shankland for CNET: Here’s what I don’t like about iMessage, though: it’s yet another proprietary service. But when it comes to sending tidbits of text here and there, I don’t want lock-in. I want a standard. I’ve been spoiled … Continued

∞ Study: 1 in 6 cell phones contaminated with poo

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Time.com: Researchers analyzed 780 swab samples — 390 from mobile phones and 390 from the hands that used them — in 12 U.K. cities. They found that 16% of both hands and phones were contaminated with E. coli, potentially illness-causing … Continued

∞ RIM is the Boston Red Sox of technology

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I was reading an article this morning by industry analyst Ross Rubin about how RIM needs something with the impact of Apple’s voice assistant technology, Siri. Of course, Ross is correct, RIM definitely needs a big win like Siri. However, … Continued