Monthly Archives: March 2012

Dodgy Girls Around Me app gets pulled, blocked by Foursquare

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

A controversial iOS app has promptly been pulled and blocked over major legal and privacy concerns. Girls Around Me (App Store, no longer active) had advertised itself as using Foursquare check-ins and a Facebook sign-in to find nearby women who had recently checked in with publicly visible Facebook profiles. The app not only showed how to find them on Google Maps but encouraged the presumably male users to message and otherwise get in touch with these girls without their knowledge or consent…. Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap: iPads new and old, Foxconn, and Mac tips

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Get the 411 on what happened this past week in the latest edition of Macworld’s Weekly Wrap. Continue reading →

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Google kicks off April Fool’s with working ‘NES’ Google Maps

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

While Electronista and MacNN intend to keep April Fools’ reporting to a minimum, Google has offered a rarity by making one of the first gags for the year and also making it truly interactive and accessible. A one-off Quest mode in Google Maps turns the navigation tool into its “NES” version. Most features continue to work, but it now has a Legend of Zelda-style overhead map and renders Street View in an 8-bit color palette like the now 27-year-old Nintendo console…. Continue reading →

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Gartenberg: The key to Apple’s future is in the clouds

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Analyst Michael Gartenberg argues that iCloud isn’t just a feature for Apple devices and platforms, but the key that will determine the company’s future success. Continue reading →

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Smoked By Windows Phone extends, sees caps due to demand

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Microsoft has extended its in-store Smoked By Windows Phone contest several more days in what may be one of the first real signs of sustained demand for its mobile platform. Originally due to end March 29, it will now last until April 5. The daily free prizes for losing the device test have been capped to prevent stock-outs, however and will now see only the first 100 visitors who take the test get a phone for free…. Continue reading →

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The Macalope Weekly: Outlandish claims

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

The more outlandisher the better according to these three pundits! Continue reading →

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TweetDeck comes back, Twitter says it was random

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Twitter late at night restored TweetDeck’s access after pulling it down over a serious bug. In a statement given to The Verge, Twitter said that there had been a bug that led to a “very small number” of users getting control of others’ accounts, up to the hundreds in at least one case. The flaw had been random and didn’t see anyone’s passwords compromised…. Continue reading →

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Third-generation iPad passes Taiwan certification, could see May debut

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Apple’s new LTE-equipped iPad has reportedly passed governmental certification in Taiwan and could be hitting shelves as soon as May. Continue reading →

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Liquidmetal Technologies filing outlines its $20 million agreement with Apple

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

In its 10-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Liquid Metal outlined the details of its $20 million licensing program with Apple, which began in 2010. Continue reading →

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Apple, others challenged to make digital textbooks a reality in five years

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

Apple. along with a number of tech industry leaders, took part in a discussion on Thursday to explore how a joint effort backed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and Department of Education can implement digital textbooks in the nation’s K-12 public schools. Continue reading →

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