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Windows Phones Without Version 7.5 Won’t be able to Download Apps From Today

Microsoft is making some changes to its Windows Phone marketplace today, which will see the service rendered unusable to anyone who's not yet upgraded their Widows Phone to version 7.5 of the mobile OS. Read More >

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Apple’s Guns are Still Blazing With Yet More iOS-Ification of OS X: Auto App Downloads

Apple's Mountain Lion might already be in "beta", but its still getting a few tweaks to make it even more like iOS. The latest is an auto-download option for Mac App Store apps -- buy on one Mac and automatically have it pushed to your other Macs (you do own more than one Mac, right?). Read More >

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iphone apps of the week
Foodspotting, The Weather Channel, and More

We're giving you the forecast, a diet tool, a fun photo app, and so much more in this week's best iPhone apps. You'll also be managing all your tasks better and feasting your eyes on all kinds of delicious food. Read More >

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Google’s Schemer Wants to Turn the World More Inane

Schemer is a new app from internet king Google, designed to offer iPhone users some sort of escape from their tedious lives. Read More >

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FreezePaint: A Fun Sandbox for Strange Photo Experiments

There certainly is no shortage on photography apps lately. The lion's share of them are Instagram clones, allowing you to alter your pics with sepia-toned and vintage-style filters. FreezePaint, however, offers something completely different with an app that lets you capture and duplicate different parts of your image. Read More >

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The BBC Is Going to Stream 24 Live Olympic Events Simultaneously

The BBC seems to be pulling out all the stops when it comes to delivering Olympic content this year, with coverage not just limited to the television. Oh no, we're talking cross-platform, full HD streaming of a massive amount of events to make sure you don't miss out on anything that's happening in the capital during the games. Read More >

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Push Notifications in Sparrow for iPhone Will Require a Subscription

The new Sparrow for iPhone update brings lots of new features, but unfortunately, push notifications aren't amongst them. Read More >

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“Now Please Distractedly Fumble With Your Telephone and Mount the Pavement, Mr Price”

That's one piece of advice you won't find within the Official Highway Code app that's just been published on iTunes, an app which the government's Stationery Office claims is the only official Highway Code option out there on iOS. Read More >

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Would You Trust an Electronic Nose App to Diagnose Your Ills?

Well this is cool. A professor of chemistry at Caltech, Nate Lewis, is developing something called sensory vapour technology, in essence is an electronic way to sniff out bombs and certain illnesses and even something like Anthrax, avoiding any of the risks such scenarios would pose to an actual human-flesh nose. Read More >

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SynchroCam Tethers Your iOS Devices to Make Mobile 3D Gifs

Ok, so packing two cameras onto a single phone to snap 3D pictures was kind of a bad idea. But what if you could just double the phone-count and do the same? The new SynchroCam app does just that. Read More >

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Spotify Lets You Mix Your Music and Dating Together

Looking for love? An intense music fan? Well, now you can mix those two together, as today marks the launch of two new Spotify apps: Tastebuds and Fellody, both of which aim to match you up with potential romantic partners based on your musical tastes, or lack there of. Read More >

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Orange Wants to Distract Your Square Eyes With Another “Social” TV App

Orange UK has released its TV Check app in the UK, giving iOS users another weird "companion app" to fiddle about with instead of paying attention to the plot lines and character pregression of the TV event they're supposed to be watching. Read More >

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app of the day
Uniqlo Wake Up: A Better Way to Kick Off Your Day

Waking up to a buzzing alarm clock is sometimes the worst thing ever. It's a gorgeous day, the sun is shining, you're happy it's a new day, but the incessant, grating buzz kills your good vibes. But the Uniqlo Wake Up app for iPhone will get you started on the right path. Read More >

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O2 Launches Skype Rival Messaging App Tu Me, But Only for iPhone Users

O2 has launched a voice and messaging app under the odd name of Tu Me, which offers users of all mobile networks an alternate, free way to make and receive voice calls. Read More >

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Polamatic: Photo OG Polaroid Has a Photo Sharing Service of Its Own

Poloroid is the godfather of the photo-altering apps like Instagram that currently permeate the iOS App Store. By releasing Polamatic, the original instant photo company is reversing the process. Read More >