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• Apple Tweaks App Store Search Algorithm Again
• Apple Granted Patent For Inductive Charging Dock
• iTunes TuneUp Bundle For Only $30 [Last Chance!—40% Discount]
• AT&T Approached RIM To Build An iPhone Competitor in 2010
• “Open in Chrome” Bookmarklet

Apple Tweaks App Store Search Algorithm Again Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:10 PM PDT TechCrunch follows up its last week’s report regarding App Store search with a new one, that suggests that Apple has changed the search algorithm again, this time with a larger emphasis on keywords and names. The change was noticed by a founder of Appcod.es, an App Store analytics firm, and subsequently confirmed by another company, Xyologic, specializing in the same field. Continue reading →

Apple Granted Patent For Inductive Charging Dock Posted: 30 Jun 2012 11:59 AM PDT Apple’s looking at a future where all our iOS devices are fully untethered. While the company did take some steps towards a wireless future in the form of Wi-Fi syncing and iCloud, iOS devices still have to be plugged in either to a power plug or to a USB port to be charged. If Apple’s patents are any indication, the charging process would, in the future, become wireless. The company was granted a patent for an inductive charging dock titled “Antenna insert.” Continue reading →

iTunes TuneUp Bundle For Only $30 [Last Chance!—40% Discount] Posted: 30 Jun 2012 10:26 AM PDT I'm willing to bet that your iTunes library is a mess. You ripped CDs from your collection and you've got a lot songs that are labeled: "Track 3" from "Unknown Artist." And I don't even want to get into cover art. On your Mac you can quickly skim through songs, but on your iPhone (and especially if you use iTunes Match like I do) it's a different matter entirely. Today is the day to make a stand. Today is the day you decide that you will not have an iTunes library you're embarrassed to show your friends (sorry it can't help with that Yanni collectors edition you have stashed away). Today is the day you fix your iTunes library with TuneUp. Today's deal is is for one of the top iTunes plugins and you can get it now for just $30. Continue reading →

AT&T Approached RIM To Build An iPhone Competitor in 2010 Posted: 30 Jun 2012 09:38 AM PDT The Wall Street Journal has a feature story detailing the missteps that led to RIM’s downfall. While the reasons varied from lack of communication between the ex co-CEOs, mismanagement and the emergence of the iPhone and Android phones, the story reveals a few interesting details about carriers and what they thought of the iPhone. Most carriers, no surprise here, didn’t like that the iPhone was gaining popularity amongst their subscriber base, and that they would have to relinquish control to Apple in order to carry the iPhone. Continue reading →

“Open in Chrome” Bookmarklet Posted: 30 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT If you’ve fallen in love with Chrome but can’t make it the default browser as you have not jailbroken your iPhone or iPad then check out this neat workaround by Jon Abram. Abram has created a bookmarklet that will allow you to open the current webpage in Chrome. Continue reading →

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