Google putting final touches on iOS maps app, says report (Photo: Devin Coldewey / NBC News Digital) The Wall Street Jounal reports that Google is nearly ready to submit its Maps app to Apple for approval on iOS devices. The new app would compete directly with Apple’s poorly-received Maps. Though you can’t delete Apple native apps, the Google version would likely replace it, at least in use, for millions of iPhone owners. Read the complete story.
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Google putting final touches on iOS maps app, says report

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The Wall Street Jounal reports that Google is nearly ready to submit its Maps app to Apple for approval on iOS devices. The new app would compete directly with Apple’s poorly-received Maps. Though you can’t delete Apple native apps, the Google version would likely replace it, at least in use, for millions of iPhone owners.

Source: nbcnews.com

Walmart: iPad-throwing employee video ‘made us wince’ (Photo: YouTube)  ”Hi! This is why you don’t buy an iPad from Walmart,” a young man explains at the beginning of a YouTube video before turning the camera to his fellow Walmart associates, who are throwing — and occasionally dropping — some boxes. “See? We like to throw s***,” the man clarifies, while standing in the stockroom of a Walmart in Pikeville, Kentucky. “That’s iPad number three we’ve thrown.” Those at Walmart’s corporate offices were not amused by the antics. Read the complete story.
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Walmart: iPad-throwing employee video ‘made us wince’

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 ”Hi! This is why you don’t buy an iPad from Walmart,” a young man explains at the beginning of a YouTube video before turning the camera to his fellow Walmart associates, who are throwing — and occasionally dropping — some boxes.

“See? We like to throw s***,” the man clarifies, while standing in the stockroom of a Walmart in Pikeville, Kentucky. “That’s iPad number three we’ve thrown.”

Those at Walmart’s corporate offices were not amused by the antics.

Read the complete story.

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iPad Mini starts at $329, is thinner than a pencil (Photo: Apple) “This isn’t just a shrunken down iPad,” says Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, as he showed off the all new iPad Mini during Apple’s media event on Tuesday. “It’s an entirely new design.” Read the complete story.
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iPad Mini starts at $329, is thinner than a pencil

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“This isn’t just a shrunken down iPad,” says Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, Phil Schiller, as he showed off the all new iPad Mini during Apple’s media event on Tuesday. “It’s an entirely new design.”

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Apple’s Oct. 23 ‘iPad Mini’ event: What to expect (Photo: Apple) The rumors surrounding Apple’s press event, scheduled for Oct. 23, are deafening. Will the Cupertino-based company announce a smaller iPad? (It had better.) Will the company offer up a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display? (Very likely!) How about an Apple-branded coffee maker? (No.) Read the complete story. What do you think of a smaller iPad? Would you buy an iPad Mini?
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Apple’s Oct. 23 ‘iPad Mini’ event: What to expect

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The rumors surrounding Apple’s press event, scheduled for Oct. 23, are deafening. Will the Cupertino-based company announce a smaller iPad? (It had better.) Will the company offer up a 13-inch MacBook Pro with a Retina display? (Very likely!) How about an Apple-branded coffee maker? (No.)

What do you think of a smaller iPad? Would you buy an iPad Mini?

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Apple event on Oct. 23 likely to star mini iPad (Photo: Apple) As expected, Apple will hold a press event on Oct. 23. ”We’ve got a little more to show you,” the Cupertino-based company’s press invitation declares, hinting that the rumored “iPad Mini” may be unveiled. The event will be held at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in San Jose, Calif., and we will naturally report all the details live. Read the complete story.
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Apple event on Oct. 23 likely to star mini iPad

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As expected, Apple will hold a press event on Oct. 23. ”We’ve got a little more to show you,” the Cupertino-based company’s press invitation declares, hinting that the rumored “iPad Mini” may be unveiled.

The event will be held at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 23 in San Jose, Calif., and we will naturally report all the details live.

Source: nbcnews.com

Report: Apple ordered over 10 million mini iPads (Photo: Apple) While it is expected that Apple will announce a smaller version of its popular iPad on Oct. 17, the company has yet to confirm that such a device is in the works. But there are outside reports that Apple has placed an order for more than 10 million of these mini iPads with its suppliers. Read the complete story.
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Report: Apple ordered over 10 million mini iPads

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While it is expected that Apple will announce a smaller version of its popular iPad on Oct. 17, the company has yet to confirm that such a device is in the works. But there are outside reports that Apple has placed an order for more than 10 million of these mini iPads with its suppliers.

Source: nbcnews.com

Facebook iPhone and iPad app update speeds everything up (Photo: Facebook) The Facebook for iOS just got updated, and odds are that you’ll be quite happy with it. While things barely look different, everything is faster. Read the complete story.
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Facebook iPhone and iPad app update speeds everything up

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The Facebook for iOS just got updated, and odds are that you’ll be quite happy with it. While things barely look different, everything is faster.

Source: nbcnews.com