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iOS 6: All the improvements you actually care about
There wasn’t much in the way of interesting new toys at Apple’s big press event…but there were a lot of software overhauls. Here’s the stuff you actually care about.
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Here’s why iOS 6 Facebook integration is a bad idea
As I expected, the WWDC was mostly pretty boring: Apple is putting new processors in its computers, woo hoo. But there was one pretty interesting bit in there: with iOS 6, you sign into Facebook once and you’re off and running.
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Sphero, the iPad-controlled rolling ball, actually gets some use
Sphero is pretty neat, for roughly five minutes. It’s a toy that pairs to your iPad or Android tablet or handset via Bluetooth. Then, you use an app to tell it what to do.
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Dropbox gets more useful, now streams video
Dropbox is cloud storage for your files, any files. It’s incredibly useful and flexible, and it actually just got a lot more useful if you like to watch movies on the road. Although there is an important catch.
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The new Foursquare app is actually…useful?
Recently we told you about Blindsquare, an app that takes the data collected from the vanity of Foursquare users and combines it with other information to make a useful app for the blind.
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Google Maps getting 3D, more detail, and off-line maps
We’ve all experienced it: being stuck in the middle of nowhere, hopelessly lost, and with no cell signal to get a map up and figure out where the hell we are. Google, however, just solved that problem.
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New startup allows you all the joys of going to a nightclub without actually going
Meet Shaker, a new startup that raised $20 million from top investment firm Menlo Ventures and celebrities like Lady Gaga. And it also sounds like the least appealing thing to ever exist.
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You might want to delete your LinkedIn app and change your password
Boy, it has been a crappy day for LinkedIn, and I’m writing this at 9:30am in the morning, so there’s a whole day for it to get even worse.
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Blindsquare makes Foursquare actually useful
Some people love Foursquare, some people hate it, but it’s pretty hard to argue that it has any genuine use, unless you’re involved in law enforcement or want to track somebody in order to break into their house.
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Instapaper for Android: Another iOS exclusive bites the dust
If you’re not familiar with Instapaper, it’s a fairly ingenious app for iOS. It started back in 2008: you buy the app, and then you simply save articles to read for later.
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The latest tech company to protect your data is…Microsoft?
Wait. Microsoft is pretty much pure evil. Well, it was pure evil, when it was making more money than anybody else. Now that Apple and Google have beaten it, it’s just dorky.