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• Obama administration upset with alleged Samsung sponsored selfie
• Expedia for iOS adds new Media Lounge with exclusive content for travelers
• New Apple patent application describes pressure sensitive touchscreen technology
• Microsoft’s Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps for iPad clock 12 million downloads
• Vine 2.0 for iOS brings private video messaging
• You can now make free calls to friends across the world with Facebook Messenger
• Messages for iOS remembers which keyboard you used for each conversation
• Apple Acquires Speech Recognition Company Novauris, Puts Them to Work on Siri
• IFTTT for iOS Comes to iPad, Includes New Push Notification Channel
• Google testing killer new features for Gmail for Android; we hope it comes to iOS as well

Obama administration upset with alleged Samsung sponsored selfie Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:01 PM PDT The Obama administration is allegedly upset with a Samsung-sponsored selfie distributed by Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz. The photo was snapped last week when the World Series champion Boston Red Sox baseball team was invited to the White House. Continue reading →

Expedia for iOS adds new Media Lounge with exclusive content for travelers Posted: 03 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT Popular flight and travel app Expedia was updated recently with a new media lounge feature that brings exclusive deals and content to iPhone and iPod touch owners who use the app while traveling. Continue reading →

New Apple patent application describes pressure sensitive touchscreen technology Posted: 03 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT A new patent application from Apple describes a method of adding pressure sensitivity to a touchscreen using a combination of capacitive touch, infrared light and other sensing technologies. The patent was first reported by AppleInsider. Continue reading →

Microsoft’s Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps for iPad clock 12 million downloads Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:56 PM PDT Microsoft released Office for iPad last week after years of rumors and speculation about the existence of the app. The four Office iPad apps, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and OneNote, have now crossed 12 million downloads on the App Store just in their first week. Continue reading →

Vine 2.0 for iOS brings private video messaging Posted: 03 Apr 2014 12:46 PM PDT Vine, Twitter’s video sharing service known for its six-second videos, has just been updated to version 2.0, with a bunch of new features, including the ability to send private Vines to your friends. Continue reading →

You can now make free calls to friends across the world with Facebook Messenger Posted: 03 Apr 2014 12:06 PM PDT Facebook today updated Messenger for iOS with the ability to make free calls all over the world, over WiFi or your cellular data connection. Continue reading →

Messages for iOS remembers which keyboard you used for each conversation Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:48 AM PDT If you speak and text in multiple languages, then the Messages app for iOS has a really neat feature that you might have taken use of, but not really noticed. Continue reading →

Apple Acquires Speech Recognition Company Novauris, Puts Them to Work on Siri Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:45 AM PDT According to a new report, Apple quietly acquired speech recognition company Novauris at some point last year–and they’ve put the team behind the company to work on Siri, the Cupertino corporation’s virtual assistant. Pieces of the company’s many software innovations include local voice recognition, requiring no internet connection to perform more intricate tasks with voice commands. Continue reading →

IFTTT for iOS Comes to iPad, Includes New Push Notification Channel Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT IFTTT (an acronym which stands for IF This Then That) is one of the most useful tools on the internet today. There has long been an iOS app for the service, and it received a huge update this morning packing iPad compatibility, a new iOS Notifications channel, and a new iOS Photos Trigger. Continue reading →

Google testing killer new features for Gmail for Android; we hope it comes to iOS as well Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:56 AM PDT Google is testing some great features in an upcoming version of the Gmail Android app, that make email handling much easier, especially for those with huge inboxes. Continue reading →

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