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Source: Guardian Unlimited

A quick burst of 13 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team Today, we've been informed that Apple has removed Airfoil Speakers Touch from the iOS App Store.1 We first heard from Apple about this decision two days ago, and we'v ...
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Pundit Explains How iOS 6 Won’t Give Away Any iPhone 5 Details

Source: Softpedia

Assuming, for the sake of argument, that all iPhone 5 screen rumors are true, Apple pundit John Gruber asks: “How might Apple get developers on the right track to support a new aspect ratio at WWDC next month while maintaining their standard radio si ...
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The 16:9 iPhone

Source: The iPhone Blog

A few days ago rumors began to focus on the idea that Apple was moving to a 4-inch screen on the iPhone 5 (or whatever Apple ends up calling iPhone 5,1). I went through the mental exercise of mocking up, and breaking down, the various 4-inch iPhone ...
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Gruber: How Apple could play the bigger-display iPhone thing at WWDC

Source: MacDailyNews

“For the sake of argument let’s take it as a given that the next iPhone will sport an 1136 × 640 display, with the same 326 pixels-per-inch resolution as the iPhone 4 and 4S, the same width, but an extra 176 p ...
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Browser choice: A thing of the past?

Source: CNET

Devices using iOS and the future Windows RT hobble third-party browsers. Despite some good reasons for doing so, the change could undermine browser competition. Like to pick your browser? Beware, because new mobile devices threaten to stifle ...
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Dear Google Glasses Team: Careful What You Put in Your Concept Videos

Source: ReadWriteWeb

Google's Project Glass video wasn't dishonest. The title makes clear that it depicts what Google hopes to accomplish "one day." The imagery shows off a cyborg display concept, overlaying a a rich user interface sem ...
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Rise of the Tech Bandits: John Gruber & Joel Topolsky, the Cool Kids

Source: ReadWriteWeb

An excerpt from Dan Frommer's Rise of the Tech Bandits: Gruber, a Web programmer initially and now a storyteller, journalist and Apple-geek figurehead, started the site as a hobby in 2002 and made it a full-time job in 2006. “I’ve wan ...
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The Nightmare Scenario: How Everything Could Go Wrong For Apple (AAPL)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

Apple is on top of the world right now, but nothing lasts forever. The company must find ways to innovate old products, fight off tough competitors, and keep up employee morale high—all without the leadership of visio ...
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John Gruber jumps ship

Source: Fortune

By Philip Elmer-DeWitt May 19, 2012: 9:26 AM ET Gruber. Photo: PED FORTUNE -- On Friday, Daring Fireball 's John Gruber, one of the most influential Apple ( AAPL ) commentators on the Internet, began the latest episode of ...
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