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Apple updates privacy policy web site, looks to distinguish data collection habits from Google and Facebook

Following up a bit more on this, Apple on Tuesday updated its privacy policy web site, detailing items like its policy on encryption and changes related to iOS 9, such as the way it targets stories and advertising in its News app. “We knew coming in that building a personalized news product could be very […]

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Google launches Google Keep note-taking app for iOS

If you were looking for Google to create a note-taking service and launch it for iOS, this is the day you’ve been waiting for. More than two years after launching Google Keep for Android and the Web in March of 2013 and Android Wear in June of 2014, Google Keep has now launched on iOS. […]

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Google Chrome 46 to include Mac-specific changes, reduce memory consumption, boost performance

If the current builds of the Chrome web browser have been driving you mildly nuts, Google might have some fixes on the way. A test build of Google’s forthcoming Chrome 46 makes substantial improvements to the performance of the Web browser on the Mac. The build appears to halve Chrome’s memory consumption, and make formely […]

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Google Translate app update, now supports 27 languages

A nifty thing just got a hefty upgrade. The Google Translate app, which previously allowed you to visually translate printed text in seven languages, has now been updated to 20 more languages, for a total of 27. The app also allows for real-time voice translations with greater fluidity. The app now supports English, French, German, […]

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Apple begins labeling Apple Maps camera vans in US, UK

The good news is that Apple is now labeling the camera-laden SUVs that may or may not be taking a picture of your house. Weeks after confirming the existence of the vans, the minivans now sport a simple “Apple Maps” decal along the rear quarter panels, with the address of Apple’s Maps microsite below. Both […]