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Tweetbot 2.0 Review
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How do you improve something that’s already great? You keep working on it, trying to look at your product from as many perspectives as possible. If you believe in it, you can make something great an even greater product. Last year, I reviewed Tweetbot 1.0 for iPhone, the Twitter client...
Google gives Go 1 the green light, maintains 'experimental status'
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Ready to get your Go on? Google Programming Language, or Go for short, just added a number 1 to its moniker, representing the first official release. Go 1 includes some bug fixes, but it's not a major redesign, though added support for the Windows opens the language up to...
New iPhone, iPad and Android Apps for January 2012
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2012 started with a flourish of new apps across iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The holiday season is the busiest time of year for app publishers but the follow up in January was equally impressive. That is a testament to the growing app ecosystem and the amount of developers starting...
Google Maps for Android gets updated, improves battery life for Latitude, location history users
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Okay, this may not bring the most sweeping changes in the history of the Google Maps application, but who can say no to the promise of better battery life? The fresh update to the Android app, version 6.3 to be exact, brings along the customary bug fixes. And, for...
Sparrow for iPhone 1.2.1 fixes navigation gestures and localisation, but still no push
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A new version of Sparrow for the iPhone has been released to fix a couple of important issues with the popular communications app, but there is no support for push notifications yet. Sparrow for iPhone 1.2.1 includes fixes for navigation issues — specifically when swiping left or right in conversations...
Microsoft Skydrive updates fly out with file jump, Windows 8 photo sync
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Microsoft isn't resting on its cloud with SkyDrive -- it's announcing a new update, which rolls out today for Mac and Windows. It teased a new feature for Windows 8 Release Preview -- due early June -- that allows photos to be retrieved from any PC with SkyDrive, whether...
Instagram updated to support HTC One X, other Tegra 3 devices
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It's honestly pretty incredible just how fast Instagram is rolling out updates for its Android app: it's only been a week since the artistic photo filter program arrived on Google's mobile operating system, and tonight the app's seeing its third update. This one brings support for the HTC One...
Comcast's Xfinity TV app updated with Android 4.0 support
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Good news for those saddled with still using Comcast: its Xfinity TV app was just updated to support Android 4.0. The new build brings compatibility to all existing Ice Cream Sandwich devices (tablets and phones), while also patching up a smattering of undistinguished bug fixes. Eager to grab your...
Sparrow for iPhone 1.2 adds landscape mode, label editing, swipe between threads
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About a month after the launch of Sparrow for iPhone 1.1, a new version is hitting the App Store that brings a few much-requested features like landscape composing, the ability to edit/create labels, and swiping between email threads. It should be noted that landscape mode only works while you're...
Chrome 19 Launches, Now Features Built-In Tab Syncing
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Google today launched version 19 of its Chrome browser for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame to its mainstream stable release channel. Besides the usual bug fixes and performance improvements, the highlight of today’s release is the addition of tab syncing to Chrome. With this, Chrome users can now have...
Microsoft ends mainstream support for Windows Vista today, cutting off all XP patches in 2014
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Five years after its release, the largely forgotten Windows Vista is moving out of the "mainstream" support period. Starting today, consumers will still get security updates for free, but everyone without a commercial support contract will need to pay for bug fixes or other patches. In April 2017, this...
Apple Releases iOS 5.1.1 with HDR, AirPlay, and Safari Syncing Bug Fixes
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Apple today released iOS 5.1.1, offering bug fixes and other improvements for recent models of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: - Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut - Addresses bugs that could prevent...
Adobe releases Flash roadmap, narrows focus to gaming and 'premium' video
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Adobe swallowed a lot of pride in conceding defeat and abandoning development of Flash Player on mobile devices last year, but that doesn't mean the company is ready to completely give up on its still ubiquitous rich media web format. Today sees the first publication of a new roadmap...
Refresh Roundup: week of May 28th, 2012
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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get...
Microsoft takes ASP.NET MVC into the open with community patches and bug-fixes
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Scott Guthrie, Vice President in Microsoft's Developer Division, has announced that ASP.NET MVC and related Microsoft projects will now be developed in the open, using the Apache license, and hosted on CodePlex using the new git support. ASP.NET MVC, Microsoft's Web application framework, has been open sourced since its...
Facebook For iPad Gets Retina-Ready
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Facebook rolled out an update this morning that adds support for the new iPad’s Retina display to its iPad application. According to the release notes in iTunes, users with the new iPad will now see “a crisp, high resolution interface.” The update (version 4.1.1) brings other bug fixes, too, as...
iOS 5.1 Now Available with Japanese Siri, Camera Enhancements, and More
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Following Apple's announcement that iOS 5.1 would debut today, the software update is now available for existing iOS devices. Among the notable additions are Japanese language support for Siri, camera enhancements, and the ability to delete photos from users' Photo Streams.This update contains improvements and bug fixes, including: -...
Fedora performs a Beefy Miracle, releases version 17
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It took a bit longer than initially anticipated, but Fedora 17 is finally here with its rather unfortunate code name in tow. Beefy Miracle delivers a pretty healthy assortment of improvements over version 16, including support for GNOME Shell even in the absence of 3D acceleration. The project has...
Sparrow mail app for iOS hits version 1.1, Push support to follow 'with or without Apple'
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Good news today for Sparrow iOS users. As expected, the company has updated its splendid lil' email app to version 1.1 and loaded it with a few hotly anticipated features. Among some bug fixes, you can now make use of a built-in browser, "Send and Archive" messages, filter specific...
iOS 5.1 software update now rolling out to iPhones and iPads
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Well, it looks like we didn't have to wait long for that iOS 5.1 promised for today. The update is now rolling out to iPhones and iPads alike, bringing with it a number of "improvements and bug fixes."iOS 5.1 software update now rolling out to iPhones and iPads originally...
Twitter updates iPhone, Android app, brings back Tweetie’s swipe-to-reveal actions
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Twitter has updated both of its apps for iPhone and Android, fixing bugs with the iPhone version and adding swipe-to-reveal actions to both versions. Android v3.1.0 Improved scrolling performance Improved network performance Swipe-to-reveal actions in timeline Improved Ice Cream Sandwich support Support for devices without location or camera APIs or...
iOS 5.1.1 Update Addresses Bugs With Camera Shortcut, AirPlay, And Network Connections
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Plug in your iDevices people, because Apple just released an update. It’s a minor one, to be sure, but brings about some rather helpful bug fixes. Most notably, you should no longer receive the “Unable To Purchase” message when buying digital content from the iTunes or App Store. There have...
NOOK for iPad now with Retina content, improved highlighting features
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Better late than never, right? Only a couple of weeks after its rival Kindle, the NOOK app is finally ready to join the new iPad's pixel-packed party. While the main feature is obviously its Retina display compatibility, version 3.1.3 also brings an improved Highlight feature for books, the ability...
Twitter for iPhone update brings back swipe, copy and paste shortcuts
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This slideshow requires JavaScript. Twitter has updated its iOS app with long overdue usability enhancements and a host of little improvements and bug fixes. Twitter for iOS version 4.1, a free download from the App Store, brings back the handy swipe shortcut: Just swipe a tweet in your home timeline to...
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0 now available to download
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Microsoft has released a new version of its Security Essentials anti-virus software this week, bumping it to version 4.0. The latest update includes some UI enhancements, the usual bug fixes and performance improvements. and some changes to the Automatic Remediation feature — which quarantines viruses and malware without user...
aTV Flash (black) version 1.6 for Apple TV will serve subtitles and more to your couch
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Snared the video you want with aTV Flash (black), but still foraging for subtitles the old way? Version 1.6 of the $29.95 package will now hunt them down from OpenSubtitles.org and download 'em directly to your jailbroken Apple TV 2nd-gen. In addition, Firecore's undermining software now has more codecs...
Facebook for iPad gets Retina Display and additional language support
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The Facebook app for iPad came a little later than we had hoped, but it’s been a welcomed addition to our favorite ways to interact with the site. The mobile version of Facebook has always been fantastic, complete with tablet support, but the native iOS version for iPad is gorgeous....
HTC Sense 3.6 preview
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It's been nearly four months since the Samsung Galaxy Nexus arrived, bearing the latest version of Google's mobile OS, known to most of us as Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich. In this span of time, only a handful of smartphones and tablets have been blessed with an upgrade...
Refresh Roundup: week of April 30th, 2012
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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get...
Refresh Roundup: week of May 7th, 2012
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Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get...
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