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Chrome for Android also gets bumped up to version 27
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Yesterday we reported that Google officially updated the stable version of Chrome to Chrome 27, introducing several new features and bug fixes. Chrome for Android (stable version) also received similar treatment and has been promoted to Chrome 27. It comes with several options that were previously included in past versions...
Apple's App Store Reaches 50 Billion Downloads, Now on Pace for 20 Billion Apps Per Year
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Apple's App Store today reached 50 billion downloads since its inception in 2008, and along with the milestone comes the end of the company's "50 Billion App Countdown" promotion launched thirteen days ago. The winner of the promotion, who is yet to be announced, will be awarded a $10,000 gift...
Apple releases minor Xcode update with fixes/improvements
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Today, Apple has released a minor update to its Mac Xcode software development suite. The update includes various performance improvements and bug fixes. It is available on the Mac App Store as a free update. Thanks, D! What’s New in Version 4.6.2 • Improves LLDB performance for debugging Objective-C code....
Facebook Adds Dock Feature in Effort to Make its Home More Inviting
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Facebook on Thursday announced it has added a new feature designed to make its Facebook Home software more appealing. The social network is adding a dock to Facebook Home that allows users to more easily access their favorite apps. It’s part of a broader effort by Facebook to retool its...
HTC One X gets Android 4.0.4 update today: enhances camera app, adds menu functionality to multitasking button
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If the One X's capacitive button layout jarred with the Ice Cream Sandwich experience you saw on the Galaxy Nexus, you'll like what HTC's just told us. An update to version 4.0.4, launching today, will allow users to map menu functionality to the lower right 'recent app' key, while...
HTC One X gets Android 4.0.4 update today: enhances camera app, adds menu functionality to multitasking button
Skype Click to Call gets Chrome, Firefox, and Windows 8 support, plus free number highlighting
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Microsoft’s Skype on Friday announced a new version of Skype Click to Call. The latest release highlights free calls in magenta now (yay?) but more importantly, it adds support for the latest release of Firefox, the second-newest release of Chrome, as well as Windows 8. You can download the latest...
Spotify updates app with iOS 6 support, more stations for iPad users and three yummy flavors
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Digital music company Spotify has released a new version of its iOS app, adding support for iOS 6 according to the release notes. The new version of the app (0.5.4) comes with some bug fixes and stability improvements, but also offers something new for iPad users: they can now show...
Apple updates Apple TV to iOS 5.1, bringing Shared Photo Streams, iTunes Account Switching and more
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Apple has updated the Apple TV software to version 5.1, bringing along with it support for the new Shared Photo Streams introduced in iOS 6, as well as iTunes Account Sharing and other goodies, reports Macrumors. You can grab the update now via the Settings>General>Update Software menu on your Apple...
Minor Apple TV software update brings HD previews, bug fixes
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Apple on Thursday released Software Update Version 5.0.1 for second and third generation Apple TVs, bringing various stability improvements and bug fixes to the set-top media streamers....
Facebook redesigns Facebook Messenger for Android, updates main Android app, too
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Facebook has updated both the Messenger and Facebook for Android Apps today, according to an announcement on the company’s newsroom page. The Messenger application has seen an entire redesign while the Facebook for Android app includes many of the same features in addition to security and stability improvements. The messenger application now allows...
Apple's Podcasts app updated with custom stations with automatic updates, iCloud support for stations, playlists, more
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Apple has updated its Podcasts app today with a number of new features. Among the most notable is the ability to create custom stations that update automatically as new episodes of podcasts are available. There are also a number of new enhancements for stations and playlists, including iCloud support to...
Apple's Podcasts app updated with custom stations with automatic updates, iCloud support for stations, playlists, more
Comics iPad app gets Retina-friendly update, 'POW!' bubbles now much POWier
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ComiXology is usually keeping up with the latest-and-greatest, and it's doing so yet again by rapidly updating its Comics app to meet the new iPad's Retina-sized needs. In addition to the CMX-HD comic books coming to the 2048 x 1536 screen, the updated application also includes novel social sharing...
Apps & updates: Sparrow, Spotify, The New Yorker for iPhone, more
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Other than the notable apps & updates below, developers of Shazam, the “9th most downloaded app of all time”, announced today its song recognition service has been used to identify over five billion songs. The five billionth tagged song on Shazam was “Blow Me One Last Kiss” by Pink. Head below...
Chrome for Android browser ready for Intel-based RAZR i
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Chrome for Android has been updated to support Intel’s x86 processors - specifically, the Motorola RAZR i. Motorola handed out pre-release units of the handset at its recent event, promising that updates for the phone would be pushed out before the official launch at the start of October. The...
Apple releases minor updates to iMovie, iPhoto, and Garageband for iOS
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Apple has released minor software updates for iLife for iOS. The suite received major updates on March 7, the day of the new iPad announcement, and today’s updates focus on slight enhancements and bug fixes. iMovie 1.3.1: This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of minor issues,...
Bestselling iTunes Albums of 2012 for $6.99, sixth 12 Days of Christmas gift, Vimeo, SlingPlayer Mobile, more
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From 9to5toys: As a special offer to close out the year, Apple is offering the bestselling albums of 2012 on iTunes for $6.99. The promotion is running from December 31 – January 3 only and includes some pretty nice offerings for you hip music listeners in the crowd: Babel - Mumfurd & Sons...
Bestselling iTunes Albums of 2012 for $6.99, sixth 12 Days of Christmas gift, Vimeo, SlingPlayer Mobile, more
Facebook redesigns Facebook Messenger for Android, updates main Android app, too
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Facebook has updated both the Messenger and Facebook for Android Apps today, according to an announcement on the company’s newsroom page. The Messenger application has seen an entire redesign while the Facebook for Android app includes many of the same features in addition to security and stability improvements. The messenger application now allows...
Kindle for iOS adds line spacing, multipage highlights, accessibility improvements, more
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Line Spacing Amazon updated its Kindle iOS app today with a number of notable improvements. Included in version 3.8 of the app is the ability to adjust line spacing to loose, normal or tight, and multipage highlights allowing you to “highlight long passages that span multiple pages for added convenience.”...
Dolphin Browser iPhone app updated with “Sonar” voice control functionality
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Popular third-party Android browser Dolphin made its way to the App Store in August of last year bringing highly customizable gestures, built-in translations, and a dock-style sidebar for quick access to tabs, bookmarks, and speed dial. Today developers MoboTap Inc. pushed out an update to the iPhone app that,...
Apple Announces Winner of App Store's 50 Billionth Download Contest
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Apple today announced the winner of its "50 Billion App Countdown" promotion that saw the company pass that milestone on Wednesday afternoon. Word game Say the Same Thing from the band OK Go was the milestone download, with Brandon Ashmore from Mentor, Ohio making the winning download. Ashmore will will...
Chrome beta for Android delivers a proxy-based speed boost, now syncs autofill and saved passwords
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As Google continues to work on improving Chrome for Android, today's update for the company's beta build of its browser appears to be a step in the right direction. Aside from the usual stability improvements and bug fixes, version 26.0.1410.26 adds two major additions. Lurking within this new software...
Apple TV gains iTunes account switching, subtitle support
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The Apple TV has just become slightly less frustrating to use—especially if you use it in a house where there are multiple iTunes accounts. Apple pushed a software update to its set-top box on Monday that brings the ability to easily switch between multiple iTunes accounts, allowing you to purchase...
Apple Updates Podcasts iOS App With Custom Stations, Playlists, and iCloud Syncing
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Apple has updated its Podcasts app, adding a much desired iCloud syncing feature along with the ability to create custom stations and On-The-Go playlists. Podcasts, which was released in June of last year, received significant criticism for its inability to sync with iTunes, a problem that has been remedied with the...
Algoriddim's 'djay' apps get Audiobus support alongside new features & enhancements
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Following Apple’s decision to update GarageBand with support for the inter-app audio routing system known as “Audiobus”, the popular ‘djay’ apps by developer Algoriddim have been updated with Audiobus support alongside a long list of new features. On top of support for the Pioneer DDJ-WeGO and DDJ-ERGO controllers through...
Verizon Droid 4 update available now with stability improvements
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Last week Verizon detailed a list of changes coming to the Motorola Droid 4 via a forthcoming software update, which was made available earlier today. If you missed the news, the patch updates the device's firmware to version 6.13.219 and adds a number of noteworthy tweaks and alleged fixes,...
Amazon's Kindle for iOS gets line spacing options, multipage highlights, textbook note filters, and more
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Amazon today released an update for its native Kindle app for iOS, adding new features such as line spacing options and multipage highlights. You can download the latest version now directly from Apple’s App Store. Given that this app is all about reading, the biggest addition is the new line...
Amazon's Kindle for iOS gets line spacing options, multipage highlights, textbook note filters, and more
Roku HD, 2, and LT software update adds a wealth of performance improvements
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Roku's HD, 2 series, and low-cost LT media streamers are receiving a software update, and while it doesn't provide any new games or new codecs like previous releases, there are still plenty of performance improvements and tweaks under the hood. The Roku blog says that version 4.7 adds support...
Chrome for iOS gets Google Cloud Print, Air Print and fullscreen capability
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It's been a little less than a year since Google first gave iPhone owners access to its favored browser, and since then, Big G has been adding more and more features to Chrome for iOS -- Blink, and you might miss an update. Well, the eagle-eyed folks at The...
Apple updates iPhoto and Aperture for Mac with Photo Stream improvements, bug fixes
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Today, Apple has released software updates for the Mac version of iPhoto and for Aperture. The updates both focus on bug fixes and improvements. Notably, both apps were given improvements and fixes for Photo Stream integration. iPhoto now has easier image deleting and exporting from Photo Stream, while Aperture has...
Google releases Chrome for Android on Intel devices, slowly rendering the stock browser obsolete
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Google today announced the release of Chrome for Android on Intel x86 devices. You can download Chrome 18.0.1026311 from the official Google Play store. In addition to the usual security and stability improvements, here’s the release log of Chrome for Android M18.1: Location preference now integrated to system level Google...
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