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Yelp fires back at critics claiming review manipulation by sales staff

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Crowdsourced review service Yelp has come under attack again over reports of business owners complaints that reviews are “too self-centered and not trustworthy” and that the company hides reviews to its own benefit. A blog post by Yelp’s Vice President of Communications Vince Sollitto refutes the claims which have been reported to the media, and hopes to clear up the service’s reputation….         Continue reading →

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New Windows 8 ad lampoons iPad’s price, missing features

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Microsoft is airing a new TV ad for Windows 8 tablets targeting their main competition, the Apple iPad. The spot points out that the iPad is missing equivalents to Windows 8 features like Live Tiles and true multitasking, and that at $449, a 64GB ASUS VivoTab Smart tablet is far cheaper than a comparable 64GB iPad, which is $699. Narrating everything is a Siri-like voice trying to defend Apple….         Continue reading →

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Google starts deprecating downloads for projects on Google Code

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Google has announced plans to start deprecating most download options for projects hosted on Google Code. Beginning today, both existing and new projects without any downloads will lose the ability to create them. Existing projects that do have downloads will no longer be able to create additional ones as of January 15th. “All existing downloads in these projects will continue to be accessible for the foreseeable future,” Google adds….         Continue reading →

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Twitter for Mac gets Notification Center ties; Rdio updates iOS app

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

Twitter has released a new version of its free Mac client, v2.2.1. While mostly a maintenance update, it also adds OS X Notification Center integration, pushing alerts whenever a mention or direct message is received. Some of the update’s fixes solve broken Growl notifications, the account switcher going missing in the composer window, and a bug that prevented un-favoriting tweets….         Continue reading →

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New Microsoft Windows 8 ad turns Apple’s Siri against her maker

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

A recently aired Microsoft ad pits a tablet running the company’s Windows 8 against the iPad, with the spot featuring an unlikely narrator: Apple’s Siri virtual assistant. Continue reading →

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Corning touts Gorilla Glass 3′s advantages over sapphire in side-by-side tests

Posted on May 23, 2013 by admin

In what seems to be a response directed at rumors saying upcoming smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, will switch from Gorilla Glass to sapphire as a cover material, Corning put its latest generation product to the test in a bid to show the material is comparatively superior. Continue reading →

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Congressional leaders remind ITC of standards-essential patents value

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

An an unusual show of solidarity, leaders of the US Congress intellectual property and antitrust subcommittees submitted a letter to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) reiterating the prior request that “the Commission carefully assess the substantial public interest considerations that exist with regards to this and other cases at the ITC in which SEPs are at issue.”…         Continue reading →

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Remains of the Day: Holey wholesale holograms!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

A longtime industry watcher moves to Cupertino, Steve Jobs’s email to James Murdoch is marked as read, and Tim Cook dodges an inane “rumor.” The remainders for Wednesday, May 22, 2013 are live, in the flesh. Longtime Tech Industry Analyst Michael Gartenberg Joins Apple ( Forbes ) Occasional Macworld contributor Michael Gartenberg—who has served as an analyst at Gartner, Jupiter Research, Altimeter Group, and Interpret, in addition to a brief stint at Microsoft—has joined Apple in a role that reports to Apple senior vice president of marketing Phil Schiller. Let the iBagel rumors begin! Here’s That Steve Jobs ebook Email to James Murdoch (AllThingsD) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading →

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Casemaker OtterBox buys out rival LifeProof

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

At an event today at this week’s CTIA conference, major casemaker OtterBox announced the acquisition of one of its chief rivals, LifeProof. The former says it will keep LifeProof’s San Diego location, and that workers will remain in their current place. “Over the next 30 days, OtterBox will begin incorporating the LifeProof brand into the OtterBox family,” an OtterBox statement reads. “More information about product availability and alignment will be determined at the completion of the integration.”…         Continue reading →

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Clear Updated with List Emailing Functionality, iPad Version Coming Soon [iOS Blog]

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

Realmac ‘s gesture-based list making iPhone app Clear has been updated to version 1.2.2, adding a feature that allows users to email their lists to other people. When viewing a list, Clear users can shake their phones to bring up the new emailing option. Emails sent from Clear contain the app’s lists plus a link that provides the option to open the sent lists within the app. The Clear update also provides additional secret themes and comes with an announcement that an iPad version of the app is currently in the works. One of the biggest feature requests we’ve had has been the ability email lists. So we added it to our Clear list, and here it is! Shake-to-Email: just shake your phone to bring up the all-new-super-handy email option. Emails contain your lists (of course) as well as a file that whoever receives the email can open in Clear. We probably shouldn’t tell you this, but there’s a couple of secret new themes. Enjoy :) If you’ve read this far, we’ll reward you with the news that Clear will be coming to the iPad. More news soon! Clear for the iPhone can be downloaded from the App Store for $1.99. [ Direct Link ] The new list emailing feature has also been added to the Mac version of Clear , which is available from the Mac App Store for $9.99. [ Direct Link ]         Continue reading →

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