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Microsoft announces Cortana for iOS, Android devices, cites release date for later this year

If you were thinking of dropping Siri for another personal assistant, Microsoft has something on the way. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that its Cortana personal digital assistant will be available for iOS and Android devices later this year. Windows 10 will also feature a new “Phone Companion” app as a central place for PC users […]

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Fontstand lets Mac OS X users rent fonts for hours, days, months or buy them outright

This could be useful, especially if you only need as specific font for a short period of time. A new application called Fontstand allows Mac OS X users to rent or try fonts for free. Once a font is previewed, it can be activated for one hour or rented at 10 percent of its retail […]

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Apple adds on new data providers for Apple Maps, including NavAds and Gas Buddy

Apple’s apparently adding to its list of information providers for its Maps application. Although the company continues to have TomTom at the top of its list of data providers, additional contributors cited on the acknowledgement page include, E-WEGO SARL, NavAds BV, and Yellow Pages Turkey. The new data sources are likely noticeable in regions around […]

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Some Apple Watch users complain about heartbeat sensor delayed data after Watch OS 1.0.1 update

Apple put a lot of fixes and changes into its Watch OS 1.0.1 update. It might need a few more. A number of users as well as independent testing have reported that the Watch OS 1.0.1 updated has caused some Apple Watches to track heart rate sporadically, in some cases with an hour or more […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to integrate public transit information into Maps

Apple Maps could be reborn with mass transit directions built in. New rumors have stated that Apple could introduce bus, subway, and train route navigation to Apple Maps. The rumors have focused on larger icons for mass transit facilities along with a Transit view alongside the Standard, Hybrid, and Satellite/Flyover views, and a trip-planning feature. […]