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Software update allows Ford Sync users to use Siri Eyes-Free, adds feature to over five million vehicles

It’s pretty cool what a firmware update can do. Owners of the Ford Sync can now download an update that will allow the Sync to tap into Siri to perform a variety of tasks while keeping their eyes on the road. Ford on Thursday announced the Siri Eyes-Free update, noting that the software is available […]

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Adobe renames “Flash Professional CC” to “Animate CC”, begins to veer away from Flash towards HTML5

One of Steve Jobs’ wishes finally came true as Adobe begins to veer away from Flash and adopt HTML5. Adobe has announced plans to rebrand its Flash Professional CC software as Animate CC to acknowledge a growing shift away from Flash. The company explained than a third of content created in Flash Pro CC uses […]

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Apple acquires real-time capture firm Faceshift, intended purposes unknown

It’s hard to say what Apple will do with its new toy, but it’s been confirmed that it just bought a real-time motion capture firm. The company apparently acquired Faceshift, a Zurich-based capture firm, which has worked with game and animation studios on technology designed to quickly and accurately capture facial expressions using 3D sensors, […]

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Apple now accepting Red Cross donations for migrant crisis via iTunes Store

In the wake of the migrant crisis, Apple has Apple has added a banner to its U.S. website that allows customers to donate to the American Red Cross through the iTunes Store to support the refugee and migration crisis across the Mediterranean Sea and Europe. Users can donate in tiers of US$5, US$10, US$25, US$50, […]

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“Staingate” controversy gains traction, cites Apple as responsible for screen coating damage on Retina display notebooks

This is pretty much the digital version of the local peasantry showing up at your front door with torches and pitchforks. A small number of Retina MacBook Pro owners are calling for Apple to replace or repair their notebooks after discovering what appears to be irreparable damage to an antireflective screen coating layer, a problem […]