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Apple confirms plans for $1.3 billion Iowa data center, looks to begin construction in 2018

Apple on Thursday confirmed plans that the company plans to create a new data center in Waukee, Iowa. The project, which will cost $1.3 billion, is also expected to provide up to $100 million more for a “Public Improvement Fund.” The complex, near Des Moines, will span 400,000 square feet, and handle services like Siri, […]

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Iowa to become first state to launch smartphones as drivers licenses via mobile app in 2015

If you live in Iowa, you’ll soon be able to use your smartphone as your driver’s license. Per the Des Moines Register, Iowans will soon be able to use a mobile app on their smartphones as their official driver’s license issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation. The app, which will be provided to drivers […]

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Apple releases iBooks 1.5 update, adds night reading theme, other features

Apple on Wednesday issued an update to its iBooks iOS app, adding a night-time reading theme, full-screen layout, new fonts and an improved annotation palette. iBooks 1.5 for iPhone and iPad arrived in the App Store early Wednesday. The free 20.7MB download requires iOS 4.2 or later. The update adds the following fixes and changes: […]