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iCloud Photo Stream Gaining Steam, Accounts for More Upload Traffic Than Dropbox

Stephen Hall — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:14:32 +0000

Photo Stream is a pretty big feature apart of Apple’s iCloud. Assuming you have the service turned on, every single photo you take with an iOS device paired with your Apple account is sent to the cloud. This, of course, makes sharing and moving photos between your devices a breeze. But how big is this [...]

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Galaxy S 4 Sales Approach 10 Million

Jonathan Kizer — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:07:23 +0000

The Galaxy S 4 may not have been quite as well received as HTC’s venerable One for various issues, but that hasn’t stopped sales. The device, which is now available in almost all regions of the world, is quickly approaching 10 million sales. Pushed by a tidal wave of both good press, carrier backing, and [...]

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Which iOS App Needs the Biggest iOS 7 Overhaul?

Stephen Hall — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:39:40 +0000

There is a profusion of built-in iOS apps, but I think there are some that need an overhaul more than others. The next iteration of iOS is expected to ship with a general redesign system-wide, but let’s take a look deeper in to each app’s core functionality. A fresh and “flat” look will be great, [...]

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Review: Harman Kardon BT

Marcus Nguyen — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:00:07 +0000

Harman Kardon | Over-Ear BlueTooth Headphones | $ 249.95 Harman Kardon may not be too well known in the headphone business, but its branches are: JBL, AKG, etc. They are legendary when it comes to speaker systems, but never really entered the headphone business too much themselves. Recently, they broke through offering a line of [...]

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iTunes Gets a New MiniPlayer

Joe Rossignol — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:20:48 +0000

iTunes Gets a New MiniPlayer Federico Viticci for MacStories writes: Released in late November 2012, Apple today updated iTunes to version 11.0.3. The new version, available through the Mac’s Software Update panel, brings a redesigned MiniPlayer, an improved songs view, support for multi-disc albums, and performance improvements. The new MiniPlayer looks sleek. iTunes 11.0.3 also packs [...]

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Report: Next-Generation MacBooks Could Have High-Resolution IGZO Displays

Joe Rossignol — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:05:05 +0000

Sharp, a leading display maker and Apple supplier, will soon begin the production of new IGZO displays with the “highest pixel density” yet, and those high-resolution screens could make their way to the next-generation MacBook Pro with Retina display. The displays will range in size between 11.6 inches and 15.6 inches, as reported by 9to5Mac. [...]

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Bill Gates is Again the World’s Richest Man

Joe Rossignol — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:17 +0000

Microsoft co-founder and leading philanthropist Bill Gates has reclaimed his position as the world’s richest man, despite having donated over $28 billion to charities through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resurgence of Gates as the world’s richest individual is the result of Microsoft shares posting gains of 28 percent on the stock market [...]

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Windows Phone Leapfrogs BlackBerry for Third Place in Mobile Space

Joe Rossignol — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:26:44 +0000

Windows Phone is now the third-largest mobile platform worldwide, gaining more than triple its market share year-over-year and leapfrogging the recovering BlackBerry in the midst. According to the latest numbers from IDC, a leading market research firm, 7 million Windows Phone units were shipped in the first quarter for 3.2 percent market share. BlackBerry moved [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Note III to Launch at IFA 2013

Joe Rossignol — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:06 +0000

According to The Korea Times, which cites officials, the next-generation Samsung Galaxy Note III will launch at the IFA 2013 consumer electronics show in Berlin next September 6th to 11th. It is unknown if these officials are executives within Samsung or external sources. A recent rumor calls for the smartphone to have a mammoth 5.99-inch [...]

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Samsung May Issue Galaxy S 4 Update to Free Up Storage Space

Jonathan Kizer — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:28:01 +0000

Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 was well-received by reviewers and consumers alike, although a common issue is with the included internal storage space. Users found that Samsung’s TouchWiz customizations took up roughly half of the built-in storage. For example, the Galaxy S 4 16 GB version has roughly 8 GB free for users to install applications, [...]

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Macs Get Bugs Too: New OS X Spyware Found

Stephen Hall — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:39:08 +0000

Macs Get Bugs Too: New OS X Spyware Found What is known so far about the spyware is that it will add itself to the list of applications that are launched when the user logs in, ensuring it runs every time the victim logs in to their computer. While running, the spyware takes periodic screenshots [...]

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Review: I-Mego Ztone

Marcus Nguyen — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:00:17 +0000

I-Mego | In-Ear Monitors | $ 99.99 To be honest, I never saw I-Mego as a company that could appeal to the audiophile masses with neutral, accurate reproduction. That opinion has since changed as the Ztone proved to be able to deliver this type of sound, but also give the bass-heads exactly what they want [...]

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iPhone 5S Will Reportedly Have ‘Significant Internal Redesign’

Joe Rossignol — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:19:57 +0000

While the next-generation iPhone is expected to retain the same exterior design as the iPhone 5, a new report claims that the handset is in store for a “significant internal redesign” when it launches later this year. High-resolution photos obtained by BGR, from an anonymous source, reveal redesigned hardware that may improve various iPhone features [...]

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Google Hangouts Will Gain SMS in Future

Joe Rossignol — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:16:37 +0000

Google consolidated its messaging services yesterday with the release of its new cross-platform Hangouts app, although one major feature is lacking: SMS support. Fortunately, it appears that el Goog isn’t sitting back on the situation, as Google Community Manager Dori Storbeck confirmed yesterday that SMS integration is coming soon. Storbeck shared the news on Google+ [...]

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Apple Announces Winner of 50 Billionth App Download

Joe Rossignol — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:06:52 +0000

Apple announced on Thursday that total App Store downloads have eclipsed the 50 billion mark, an achievement set just fourteen months after the 25 billionth app was downloaded. iOS users are downloading 800 apps per second, resulting in over 2 billion apps downloaded per month. A new word game Say the Same Thing by Space [...]

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