Apple.com
When Apple’s iMessage/FaceTime service went down today, I learned that Apple has a “Services Status” page. How did I not know about this? I feel so out-of-the-loop.
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Apple Has a Page Where You Can Check the Status of Their Online Services
Feature
This Summer or Fall, Apple is dropping a new version of iOS on us, and this one won’t be business as usual. This time, Jony Ive’s minimalist design sensibilities are at the helm, and that changes everything. Here are 10 innovative features we’re desperately hoping will show up in iOS 7.
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Our 10 Most Wanted iOS 7 Features
Apple Maps
It’s the update our readers have been waiting for: we’ve overhauled our popular List of 3D Cities in Apple Maps to include major suburbs.
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3D Maps Go To the ‘Burbs
iCloud
There’s been a lot of talk around the Web this week about the deficiencies of iCloud. As anyone who uses it likely knows, it never “just works” the way it’s supposed to. It’s buggy and confusing and unreliable, and several app developers have been griping about its woes lately.
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Why You Need an iCloud Alternative
Apps
Flipboard has announced a major upgrade to its popular magazine-style news reader app. Now anyone can create their own magazines using content from the Web. Check out these Flipboard magazines we’ve put together, collecting our best and most popular features.
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Try Our New Flipboard Magazines
Apps
You have two days to get yourself over to MacUpdate and download nine highly useful apps being offered in this terrific freebie bundle.
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$131 Mac App Bundle Offered for Free
Apple Culture
You may have heard of one or two of Apple’s spinoff companies. But can you name all six? That’s right, there are six companies Apple has spun-off from Apple Inc. And in chronological order, here they are.
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Apple’s Spinoff Companies
Feature
Seems like everyone’s got an opinion on the rate of innovation of smartphones these days. Samsung’s just announced its next Galaxy S phone, which comes with several new features. But for many users, the feature that trumps them all is the Galaxy S’ huge screen. It begs the question: Is screen size really that important?
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Does (Screen) Size Matter?
Apps
Need some extra cash? Or how about gift cards to your favorite stores? Here’s a comparison of 15 free apps that reward you for checking in, performing simple tasks, or taking surveys.
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15 Fun Apps for Earning Real-World Rewards
iOS
I use Firefox on my Mac. Sometimes I use Chrome. I never use Safari. When it comes to my iPad, I’d much rather use Firefox. But that’s not happening anytime soon. Here’s why.
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Mozilla Won’t Bring Firefox to iOS Because Apple’s Acting Like a Jerk
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