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Wednesday, 26th September 2012

With Apple Stuck On Land, Google Takes Maps Underwater

While Apple is busy floundering on land, Google has moved on to begin mapping the seas. On Tuesday, Google published its first underwater Street View images, adding panoramic views of key sites under the ocean to Google Maps.

Jon Mitchell comments

How High Royalty Fees Affect Independent Internet Radio Stations

How High Royalty Fees Affect Independent Internet Radio Stations

Since Pandora threw its support behind the Internet Radio Fairness Act (IRFA), and urged its listeners to do the same, the Internet radio streaming giant has dominated media coverage of the impending Congressional legislation. As the largest Internet radio player, Pandora has the most to lose, but how does IRFA affect all the small independent…

Play Fruzsina Eördögh comments

Why Apple's Facebook Integration Is A Great Feature

Why Apple's Facebook Integration Is A Great Feature

The Facebook integration into Apple’s OS X and iOS brings me relief. It’s the easiest, least icky, most user-friendly partnership between two major tech companies I’ve seen in a long while, and that's saying something.

Social Jon Mitchell comments

Digital Humanities

That Touchscreen Typeface Is Ugly. And Maybe Fatal

That Touchscreen Typeface Is Ugly. And Maybe Fatal

Touchscreens are becoming the new car dashboard. They are also new to most drivers, often busy to look at and fussy to operate, giving the commuting world new distractions. Now, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say something as simple as a better typeface on screens can significantly decrease the potential distraction of…

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

25B Downloads And Google Play Is Still Growing Fast

25B Downloads And Google Play Is Still Growing Fast

This morning, Google announced that its Android Google Play store has surpassed 25 billion app installations. That is a big, round number but the surprise behind the announcement is the velocity at which the Android ecosystem is growing.

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

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