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Google Maps app for Android offers offline feature, iOS version coming soon

This could come in handy. Google has announced that its Google Maps application for Android is now capable of storing regional data, especially in cases where you’ll be going into parts of the world without Internet access. By the company’s guess, roughly 60 percent of the world is without Internet today. Per the company’s press […]

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Some users report email-based issues after iOS 9 update

A bug fix may be in order. Since its release on September 16th, a number of iOS 9 users have reported having trouble opening emails with attachments. There’s currently a 22 page thread on the Apple discussion forums covering the issue, which currently has more than 200 replies from users who are all experiencing the […]

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Apple fixes app slicing issue with iOS 9.0.2 update, allows for device-specific resources to be downloaded as needed

Well, there’s good news if you’re developing iOS apps. Apple has just announced that its app slicing issue has been fixed. This will allow for device-specific versions of apps to be delivered when downloaded by users running iOS 9.0.2 or later. For those of you unfamiliar with app slicing, this is a delivery method that […]

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Amazon introduces Prime Music – more value for your $99

Amazon just announced the latest service in its Prime family, Prime Music, which together with Prime Instant Video and Prime Shipping will cost $99 a year. Earlier this year, Amazon increased the the price of a Prime subscription from $79 to $99, but at the time there was no indication that there would be any new features to […]

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Stephen Hawking documentary ‘A Brief History of Time’ is now on iTunes

In preparation of its release on Blue-ray, the Criterion Collection has made Errol Morris’s documentary about Stephen Hawking available on the iTunes Store. The 1991 film tells the story of Hawking’s struggle with the degenerative disease that paralyzed him. From the description; “Errol Morris turns his camera on one of the most fascinating men in the world: the […]