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New York Times Apple Watch review hits, cites learning curve, useful aspects and ability to filter information and notifications

The New York Times has come out the door swinging with one of the very first Apple Watch reviews. The piece, penned by Farhad Manjoo, focuses on what works with the watch, what doesn’t and what needs improvement. It also makes some fairly salient points in that it cites the author’s initial hesitancy about the […]

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iTunes’ curated Best of 2014 apps list emerges, Elevate rises to the top

On Tuesday, Apple released its iTunes’ curated “Best of 2014” list, featuring some of the most popular and best grossing apps of the year. The list, which included titles such as SwiftKey, Uber, Spring and AppStore, also included 26 different apps and games including Facebook Messenger and Clash of Clans.

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Google Maps to see significant update, new features, OpenTable and Uber support over next few days

Over the next few days, Google Maps will receive a significant update and start sporting some neat new features. Per the company’s blog entry, Google Maps will start displaying the following changes in its user interface: – Bold colors and textures to match the Material Design style being used in many of Google’s applications. – […]

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Apple Pay to launch on Monday, October 20th

Apple Pay will launch in four days. Per 9to5Mac, Apple announced that it will launch its Apple Pay service for use with the NFC-equipped iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets. Apple CEO Tim Cook also announced that the company has signed up 500 additional banks since first announcing initial partners last month. The banks will […]

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Uber introduces Surge Drop to iPhone users

Uber is a great service and can be vital in a big city, even if the public transportation is good. I frequently use it to shave time off my travel between clients, and occasionally when I’ve been out having a good time all night and want a quick trip home so I can get to […]