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iphone apps of the week
Bout, Cleverbug, and More

What do the weather report, birthday cards, and a voice assistant have in common? Nothing beyond the fact that they're all coming at you in this edition of the best iPhone apps of the week. Read More >>

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ipad apps of the week
Pixel People, Jorge Drexler, and More

Feel like building something? With this batch of the iPad apps of the week, we'll help you do that, whether it's a new song or a new Utopia. Read More >>

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android apps of the week
Star Trek Into the Darkness, RateBeer, and More

It's an action-packed weekend with the start of the Six Nations and the Super Bowl. We're thinking of you in this round of the best Android apps of the week. Read More >>

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gifs
The First GIF Search Engine Is Hilariously Bad

There's a Google specifically for GIFs now. Giphy is a great and noble cause, and we hope it gets better some day. But as it stands now, it's humorously awful and painfully slow. Read More >>

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desired
This Smart Mirror Lights Up at Your Very Presence

You're so beautiful. That is, at least according to Simple Human's newest sensor mirror that automatically lights up when it sees your face. Read More >>

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developers
There Is Blatant Racist and Sexist Language Hiding in Open Source Code

GitHub is an exceptionally popular open-source community where any developer can find code for pretty much anything. But there's a problem — some of that code contains extremely offensive racist, sexist, and homophobic, language. Read More >>

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google glasses
Google’s Project Glass Is at the US FCC Office Awaiting Approval

Engadget has spotted an application for Google's Project Glass approval from the FCC in the US. It gives us a closer look at the heads-up display, and it might mean we aren't far from the release of the Explorer Edition developer units. After all, Google held its first hackathon last weekend in San Francisco, with another scheduled for this weekend in New York. Read More >>

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maps
Take a Virtual Tour of the Grand Canyon With New Google Imagery

Never been to the Grand Canyon? No problem, virtual hiker — Google can be your guide with new interactive, 360-degree imagery of the world-famous monument. Read More >>

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chrome
Google Chrome’s Getting a Handy Notification Centre — And Maybe Google Now

If you're using Chromium on Windows, you can now get a notification centre. The feature's just in the developmental stage right now, but it could lead to some neat creations with Chrome that tie it closer to the Android operating system. Read More >>

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apps
Call Notes Is a Cheat Sheet While You’re on the Phone

Call Notes is an Android app that lets you pull up annotations you've made in your contacts while you're on a call. Because what good are those digital flashcards if you can't see them when you actually need them? Read More >>

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design
You Can Thank Galileo For This Marvelous Modern Clock

Galileo was the first to think to use a pendulum as a time keeper in 1637. An actual clock using the precise weighted mechanism was patented in 1656 by Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens. Roughly 350 years later, Christian Kim has reinterpreted the classic ticker with the modern Pendulum clock for Zwilling. Read More >>

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bb10
BlackBerry Spokesperson Alicia Keys Tweets From Her iPhone

BlackBerry unveiled Alicia Keys as its new spokesperson, but turns out she's been posting from her iPhone. Seems a little dubious, but we'll see. Read More >>

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bb10
RIM Is Dead, Long Live BlackBerry

Starting today, RIM is rebranding itself as simply BlackBerry. With the official name change, you can say so long to all your RIM-related innuendo. Read More >>

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apps
500px Is Back in the App Store After All the Porn Bullshit

Holy crap, boobs! Apple last week excommunicated 500px, a photo-sharing app, from the App Store because apparently it made it too easy for people to find nudie pics. Looks like it's been cleansed and baptised, though, because Apple has welcomed 500px back into the fold. Read More >>