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Get a sneak peek into the future of iPhone OS — On April 8, Apple unveiled plans for the biggest and most exciting iPhone software update yet. iPhone OS 4 will include over 100 new user features for iPhone and iPod touch owners to enjoy. And for developers, a new software development kit …
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Paul Miller / Engadget:
iPhone OS 4 unveiled, adds multitasking, shipping this summer — Just a bit more than a year after we first laid eyes on iPhone OS 3.0, Apple is back with the latest big revision of the OS that powers the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. iPhone OS 4 is shipping this summer (iPad in the fall) …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
New iPhone Developer Agreement Bans the Use of Adobe's Flash-to-iPhone Compiler — Prior to today's release of the iPhone OS 4 SDK, section 3.3.1 of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement read, in its entirety: … In the new version of the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement released …
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Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
Apple Announces iAd Mobile Advertising Platform — Today during its iPhone 4.0 developer preview, Steve Jobs announced Apple's much-anticipated mobile advertising platform, iAd. This has been expected since Apple acquired mobile ad platform Quattro Wireless, after having AdMob snatched away by Google …
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Ryan Block / gdgt live:
Live iPhone OS 4.0 event coverage — Automatic refreshing, no need for F5. 8:55AM - Alright, we've arrived on campus! We"re still a bit early though, so there will be a bit of loitering before things get going. 7:45AM - You know, while you're at it, might as well go check out iPhone OS 4.0 on gdgt, too.
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Kasper Jade / AppleInsider:
Apple's iPhone Software 4.0 suggests next-gen iPhone will have camera flash — Apple's plans for its forth-generation iPhone, due this summer, appear to include the addition of a camera flash that will improve the quality of snapshots and videos taken in dark scenarios or dimly-lit venues, AppleInsider has learned.
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Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Apple previews Game Center social gaming platform for iPhone OS — Apple just announced Game Center, which is a social gaming network for the iPhone — it sounds a lot like Xbox Live, actually. It's has a friend system, leaderboards, and achievements — and we're guessing it'll blow up out of the gate …
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Joel Johnson / Gizmodo:
Original iPhones, 3G Can't Fully Upgrade to iPhone OS 4 — To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Remember these words as you accept that your first-gen iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touches will not get the full Touch OS4 upgrade.
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
Steve Jobs: ‘we tried to buy a company called AdMob’ — We'd previously heard rumors that Quattro Wireless was Apple's consolation prize after a deal with bigger mobile advertising rival AdMob fell through, and Steve Jobs confirmed it on no uncertain terms at the Q&A session following today's …
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Apple has sold more than 450,000 iPads, with 3.5M downloads — Apple announced that it has sold more than 450,000 iPads as of today since the tablet computer went on sale on Saturday. — Apple chief executive Steve Jobs made the announcement at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. …
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DigiTimes:
Apple reportedly planning a smaller-size iPad for 1Q11, says Digitimes Research — Apple is reportedly scheduling a smaller 5- to 7-inch version of the iPad that is expected to launch as soon as the first quarter of 2011, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo.
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Adam Lashinsky / Brainstorm Tech:
Palm CEO puts his cards on the table — Former Apple exec Jon Rubinstein remains committed to Palm's success, even as takeover rumors swirl. — Palm CEO Jon Rubinstein … The conventional wisdom is that Palm has blown it and either is going to run out of money or get sold or both.
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Barnes & Noble Nook arriving at Best Buy, will go on sale April 18 — Looks like the e-reader wars are heating up, retail-style: we just found out that Target will be selling the Kindle later this month, and now multiple sources are telling us that Best Buy will start selling the Barnes …
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Nicholas Carlson / Silicon Alley Insider:
Twitter Employees Cheerlead Top Investor's Bombshell Post, Developers Freak Out — Fred Wilson, a Twitter board member and the startup's most important investor, dropped a bombshell on Twitter's third-party developers yesterday, telling them to stop “filling holes in the Twitter product,” …
New York Times:
China's Censorship Machine Takes On the Internet — An Internet cafe in Beijing. Some Internet cafes and schools use filtering software, and a version for cellphones is in development. — BEIJING — Type the Chinese characters for “carrot” into Google's search engine here in mainland China …
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Cecilia Kang / Post Tech:
FCC rolls out broadband proposals, weighing response to court — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it would pursue 60 regulatory efforts to bring affordable high-speed Internet connections across the country, even as its ability to regulate Internet access hangs in limbo.
Slash Lane / AppleInsider:
Rumor suggests Apple could release new MacBook Pros April 13 — As the wait for new MacBook Pro notebooks from Apple continues to grow, yet another rumor suggests their release is imminent, with a new report claiming a refresh is set for next Tuesday. — Thursday's article …
Rob Jackson / Android Phone Fans:
HTC Incredible User Guide Leaks [EXCLUSIVE]! — Are you ready for 205-pages of Incredible glory? HTC Incredible glory, that is - we've just gotten our hands on an exclusive copy of the HTC Incredible User's Guide! — The Incredible User Guide was brought to you courtesy of AndroidForums Member and Forum Phone Guide - Anonimac.
Matt Cherette / Gawker.TV:
South Park Explains Everything That Is Annoying About Facebook — Tonight, South Park made comment on Facebook and its obsessives by brilliantly taking every ridiculous thing about what the social network has become and explaining it with hilariously awkward (and eerily accurate) “IRL” interactions.
Emil Protalinski / Ars Technica:
Add-ons responsible for 70 percent of IE8 crashes — In a recently published whitepaper titled “Enhancing the performance of Windows Internet Explorer 8,” Microsoft detailed browser add-ons, toolbars, malware, restricted sites, plus more advanced topics such as User Agent String and concurrent download settings.
Matt Sanford / Twitter Blog:
Growing Around the World — Hi, my name is Matt Sanford and I'm the lead engineer for Twitter's International team. I spend a great deal of time thinking about Twitter's users outside of the US. Twitter's first users were the early employees and their friends, largely based around our offices in San Francisco.
Seth Weintraub / 9 to 5 Mac:
Mac (not Pro) desktop with USB 3.0-Mini DisplayPort combo detailed in patent — Before you get all emotional, remember that this is just part of a patent application: — This looks like a paired down Pro workstation with some of the same characteristics, but with notable exceptions:
Noel Randewich / Reuters:
Mexico may cut millions of cellphones to fight crime — (Reuters) - Tens of millions of Mexicans could find their cellphones disconnected this weekend if the government goes ahead with a new law meant to fight crime by forcing people to register their identities.
Gavin Clarke / The Register:
Microsoft media server beams direct to iPad — Silverlight clients hunted — Flash is blocked from Apple's iPad and iPhones, but Adobe rival Microsoft is getting a foot in the door of sorts, with a media server used to stream content for its Silverlight player.
Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld:
Microsoft's cloud-enabled Office 2010 set to join battle with Google — Contract terms, not features, may have major role in Google Apps vs. Office cloud decisions — Computerworld - SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Next month, Microsoft Corp. will release Office 2010 into an IT world that Google Inc …
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MacDailyNews:
Justin Long: Apple's ‘Get a Mac’ commercials ‘might be done’ — “For a decade, Justin Long has acted in commercials, TV shows, studio features, and independents, many comedies and a few dramas. He's also done more than his share of voice work for animated fare... Long recently spoke …
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