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Leaked Blackberry product roadmap shows potential iPad competitor on the horizon

You may not love and adore Blackberry, but it looks like the company intends to stick around long enough to release a tablet competitor to the iPad. Per @BB10Leaks and TechnoBuffalo, Canadian manufacturer BlackBerry appears to be readying another go at the tablet sector, as an image purporting to be a leaked product roadmap shows […]

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Apple now hiring Maps Ground Truth managers in seven countries to help clean up iOS 6 Maps application

When in doubt, add additional staff to a project. Per iMore, Apple is increasing its efforts to improve Maps around the world, having recently posted open positions for Maps Ground Truth managers in seven countries. Previously, Apple had only been hiring for these positions in Australia. Among other dutites, managers are expected to be able […]

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Google Chrome updated to 26.0.1410.43

You can’t knock a worthwhile update. On Tuesday, Google released version 26.0.1410.43 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 48.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – “Ask Google for suggestions” spell checking feature improvements (e.g. grammar and homonym checking). – Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows. – Asynchronous DNS […]

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Apple purchases WifiSLAM, attached “indoor GPS” technology for $20 million

Well, Apple had to buy SOMETHING… Per the Wall Street Journal, Apple recently closed a deal worth about $20 million to acquire WifiSLAM, a Silicon Valley firm focused on building technology that affords users positioning data while indoors. The news paper was able to confirm the acquisition with an Apple spokesman, though the company did […]

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Google Chrome updated to 25.0.1364.172

Hey, take an update where you can find it. On Wednesday, Google released version 25.0.1364.172 of its Chrome web browser. The update, a 48.8 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – This release contains stability improvements, and a new version of Adobe Flash. Google Chrome 25.0.1364.172 requires an Intel-based Mac with Mac OS […]