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Nexus 5 launcher and apps ripped from factory image, available for download

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Can’t wait for your freshly ordered Nexus 5 to show up? This might grab your attention: the Android community has already ripped a handful of the phone’s apps from Google’s official factory image. Droid-Life has collected the essential applications (calendar, clock, email, camera hangouts, and others), but the full Nexus 5 experience requires Google Play Services, Google Home (the new launcher) and the revamped Google Search, specifically. As always, side-load with caution — these…

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Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks review

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As reported on The Verge. By Dann Berg Back to the Mac again It’s been almost exactly a year since Scott Forstall left Apple and Jony Ive and Craig Federighi were put in charge of both iOS and OS X. That gave Apple a chance to create a single, unified design, to make the iPad and Mac into one. Apple’s long talked about “bringing together the OS teams” and bringing iOS features “back to the Mac,” and converging…

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Jony Ive And Marc Newson Customize An Unreleased Mac Pro For (RED) Auction

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Matthew Panzarino Apple head of Human Interaction Jony Ive and designer Marc Newson have customized a one-off Mac Pro in brilliant crimson for the (RED) charity. Apple is a (PRODUCT)RED partner and often produces editions of its products for the organization, whose proceeds go to fighting to eliminate Aids. The charity recently announced that Apple alone had helped it raise over $65 million. The machine is absolutely beautiful, making me wish that all…

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Apple’s new iPad Air: hands-on with the light, thin, ultra-powerful tablet

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As reported on The Verge. By David Pierce Apple’s just announced the $499 iPad Air at its event today in San Francisco, and we’ve gotten a chance to spend a few minutes with the new device. Long story short: it looks and feels like a larger (but not that much larger) iPad mini, and that’s mostly a really good thing. It’s really beautiful, with cleaner bezels, a much thinner profile, and sharper, boxier edges. The 9.7-inch, one-pound, 7.5mm-thick…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Joins Board of China’s Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Catherine Shu Apple CEO Tim Cook has joined the advisory board of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management (SEM), according to its Web site. Located in Beijing, Tsinghua is one of China’s most prestigious universities. The advisory board meets annually “to offer advice on the development of Tsinghua SEM,” according to its site. Other notable American members include Henry M. Paulson Jr., the former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and former…

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2013 iMac Review: Apple’s All-In-One Benefits Big From Improved Processor, Graphics

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As reported on TechCrunch. by DARRELL ETHERINGTON The new iMac Apple introduced without much fanfare a couple of weeks ago is an evolutionary upgrade, retaining the slimline design it debuted with last year’s pre-holiday refresh, and introducing some major specification bumps under the hood. For owners of any of those machines, it probably won’t be surprising to hear that this year’s upgrade takes what was a great computer and makes it even better, especially for demanding users.…

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Apple releases OS X Mavericks gold master to developers

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As reported on Engadget. By Steve Dent Apple’s latest flavor of OS X, Mavericks, is just weeks away from landing on customers’ Macs, as the gold master has now been unleashed to the developer hordes. Though not a dramatic remake like iOS 7, it’ll bring a bring a facelift to such apps as Safari and Calendar, along with better energy management, easier networking, iOS notifications, improved multi-monitor support and more. Developers on AppleSeed also got new versions of iPhoto and Xcode, along with…

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Chaos Computer Club says it’s beaten Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint reader (video)

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As reported on Engadget. By Richard Lawler Already feeling secure about using just your fingerprint to unlock the new iPhone 5S? European hacker association Chaos Computer Club claims it can be circumvented with “easy everyday means.” According to CCC hacker “Starbug”, tactics laid out in ahow-to from 2004 are all that are required, with just a higher res fake needed to beat the Touch ID reader. The process, requires a 2400 DPI photograph of someone’s fingerprint from a glass surface,…

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PSA: iPhone 5s now available on Apple Store

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As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley You’ve had a couple of days to mull over our review, but now it’s go time: the iPhone 5s is now available for order in Apple’s online storefront (if you’re not seeing it on the web yet, the official app is usually the way to go). The new handset appeared on the store after the typical pre-release downtime, listed in 16, 32 and 64GB flavors for $199, $299 and $399, respectively. Impatient…

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A Few Tricks All The New iOS 7 Users Should Know

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As reported on TechCrunch. by GREG KUMPARAK At long last, iOS 7 has just arrived. That is, it just arrived for everyone who didn’t say “Developer? Oh, yeah, I’m totally a developer. Cough.” and wiggle into the Beta months ago. iOS 7 is a strange new land, especially on day one. Out with the gradients, in with the trippy fluorescents. Your favorite app? It probably looks completely different, now. It can be confusing, but we’re here…

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