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Dan Moren / Macworld:
iOS 5 Review: Ambitious update rings in the changes — It seems like every time a major software revision comes along, it's described as the “biggest ever.” In the case of iOS 5, though, that might not be hyperbole—there's hardly a part of Apple's mobile operating system that isn't altered in some way by the latest update.
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Matt Brian / The Next Web:
Apple releases iOS 5, go update your iPhone, iPad and iPod right now! — The day has come, millions of iPhone, iPad and iPod owners finally have the chance to experience the new iOS 5 software from Apple, bringing a large number of new features, services and bug fixes.
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Dylan Love / Business Insider:
Updating To iOS 5 Has Been A Massive Headache — Ever since iOS 5 was made available to the public around 1 PM ET or so, we've been attempting to update in vain. — The download goes through, but an error message keeps popping up when people try to install iOS 5.
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AppleInsider:
Apple updates iWork, iMovie, Remote & Find My iPhone, adds Cards & iTunes trailers apps
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Arnold Kim / MacRumors:
iCloud.com Website Updated, No Longer in “Beta”
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Jonathan Seff / Macworld:
Apple TV 4.4 update adds Photo Stream, NHL, and more
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Christian Zibreg / 9to5Mac:
Apple releases AirPort Utility for iOS
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Christian Zibreg / 9to5Mac:
Find My Friends app goes live ahead of iOS 5 release
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Frederic Lardinois / SiliconFilter:
Google Engineer: “Google+ is a Prime Example of Our Complete Failure to Understand Platforms” — Last night, high-profile Google engineer Steve Yegge mistakenly posted a long rant about working at Amazon and Google's own issues with creating platforms on Google+.
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Ed Bott / The Ed Bott Report Blog:
Google engineer calls Google+ a “pathetic afterthought” and “knee-jerk reaction” — Summary: A Google software engineer who accidentally broadcast a 4,578-word rant about the company's failings saved his toughest criticism for the Google+ service. A list of features can't make up for a complete lack …
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
RIM Still Doesn't Know When BlackBerry Service Will Be Restored — Research In Motion held a conference call on Wednesday afternoon to talk about its ongoing spate of outages. Disruptions that began earlier this week have now spread to North America. — On the call, RIM CTO …
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Euan Rocha / Reuters:
RIM tells BlackBerry users of outage in Americas
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
The iPhone 4S — This is the easiest product review I've ever written. The iPhone 4S is exactly what Apple says it is: just like the iPhone 4, but noticeably faster, with a significantly improved camera, and an impressive new voice-driven feature called Siri. — Siri — Siri feels like old-school Apple.
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Joshua Topolsky / This is my next:
iPhone 4S review
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Walter S. Mossberg / AllThingsD:
The iPhone Finds Its Voice
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Foursquare Blog:
The real world, now in real-time! Say hi to foursquare Radar! — [The new version should be available in the App Store soon! Thanks for your patience] — The initial vision for foursquare centered around one question: can we build something to help make the world easier to use.
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Casey Johnston / Ars Technica:
Sprint won't sell iPhone 4S with unlocked micro-SIM card slot — Sprint customers who buy the iPhone 4S will be able to roam internationally on GSM networks, but will not find themselves with unlocked microSIM slots, a Sprint representative tells Ars. While some initial reports suggested …
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Ben Grubb / Sydney Morning Herald:
Samsung ambushes Apple's iPhone 4S launch in Sydney — Apple fans queue outside Sydney's Apple store for Friday's delivery of the new iPhone 4S as bargain-hunters queue for the $2 Samsung Galaxy S II, just one shop away. — Samsung has ambushed the launch of the iPhone 4S by offering $2 smartphones …
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Eric Slivka / MacRumors:
Apple Releases OS X 10.7.2 with iCloud Support — As part of Apple's rollout of its iCloud service today, Apple has just released OS X 10.7.2. The new update includes support for iCloud and will ensure that users have full access to their iCloud-hosted data across all of their devices.
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Matt Mullenweg:
What's Next for Apple — I have no inside information or insight, but historically Apple's product improvements have strongly broadcasted where they're going in the future. Here are six things I think are inevitable for Apple to do over the next decade, from most to least obvious: maps, iCloud, payments, TVs, search, and cars.
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Philip Reitinger / PlayStation Blog:
An Important Message From Sony's Chief Information Security Officer — We want to let you know that we have detected attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment ("Networks") services to test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against our network database.
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CNET News:
How Gizmodo escaped indictment in iPhone prototype deal — The great iPhone prototype caper of 2010 has finally ended, with the two men accused of shopping the device to gadget blogs sentenced to probation yesterday. — Last year's investigation began with a raid on Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's Fremont …
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Vic Gundotra / Google+:
Real-time search and improved hashtag support — Today we're rolling out two new features: 1) real-time search results; and 2) improved hashtag support. Together, we're trying to make it easier to follow and contribute to live events on Google+, including breaking news, sporting events, and many others.
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Peter Kafka / AllThingsD:
Universal Dumps $60 Home Video Rental Plan — It's a week for home video about-faces. Universal has dumped plans to let some home viewers rent an Eddie Murphy/Ben Stiller comedy for $60 while it was still in theaters. Comcast's movie studio reversed course just days after news of its “Tower Heist” plan surfaced.
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