Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Apple fires executive in charge of Apple Maps application for iOS

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

Apple has dismissed the manager in charge of its heavily criticized map appfor the iPhone and iPad, according to Bloomberg. Apple has yet to make an official announcement, but Bloomberg cites sources that say SVP Eddy Cue has fired Richard Williamson, who led the Apple Maps team under Scott Forstall, the former head of Apple iOS who is soon to depart the company. According to sources, Apple is working with map data provider TomTom to improve the accuracy of Apple Maps and will seek new management to ensure that the app becomes more capable of competing with Google Maps.
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Outlook.com email app comes to Android with a Hotmail foundation

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:41 AM PST

Microsoft introduced a wholesale redesign for Outlook.com, the company's preferred web service, but the new Outlook.com app for Android is remarkably similar to the app for Microsoft's old Hotmail email service.
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Nexus 4 sale resumes today at 12 PM PST / 3 PM ET in the U.S.

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:10 AM PST

Google has announced that it will begin selling the Nexus 4 in Google Play later today. After clearing through its stock within minutes of the phone going on sale earlier this month, Google will resume selling unlocked versions of the latest Nexus.
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iPhone 5 sales push iOS into the top spot in U.S. market share

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:58 AM PST

The collective volume of Android smartphone sales has made Android the most prevalent operating system for several quarters, but the Apple iPhone 5 has propelled iOS to the top of the market, according to Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
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Bing Translator App now available for Windows Phone 8

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:15 AM PST

Microsoft has made its popular Bing Translator app compatible with Windows Phone 8, allowing users to translate speech or text into several languages. The app can now launch a translator lens that takes a picture of a document or menu and then translates it into the user's native language. Voice recognition enables translating speech, and a live tile helps users learn a new word from a different language each day. Bing Translator is available for free and works with a number of different languages.
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Google Play reviews now require Google+ account

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 05:45 AM PST

Google has instituted a policy change that requires anyone who wants to review content in Google Play to use their Google+ account, a rule change that ties reviews to a user's real name and public identity.
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