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Apps & Software
Apple Maps Works Great As-Is, but Locationary Purchase Offers Tantalizing Possibilities
Apple Maps was already a work in progress, and it’s getting better.
Study: Mobile Antivirus Apps Fail the Spyware Test
Against nine apps that offer spyware-like features, no vendor detected more than six of the nine, with the lowest-ranking only detecting a third of the threats.
Logic Pro X Tiptoes Out of Cupertino for a Quiet Launch
You’d expect more pageantry when one of the most sophisticated digital audio workstations on the planet emerges from hiding completely remade.
PSA: Update Your iPhone and iPad Tumblr Apps – There’s a Security Issue
Tumblr is also advising users to change their passwords.
The Best Sites for Booking Last-Minute Travel
Here are our picks for the best sites to book a great trip on short notice without blowing a crazy amount of money.
The Flaw in Microsoft’s Windows 8 Logic
At the very least, Microsoft should have provided a more gradual path to touch by introducing it first as an alternative form of input.
IFTTT — the Web’s Universal Automator — Is Now an iPhone App
A very clever time-saving service is now available in a slick iOS edition.
Google Maps Update Brings Dedicated Android Tablet and iPad Versions
Google has updated its Maps app, rolling the new-ness out now to Android devices and coming soon to Apple portables.
6 Apps That Turn Your Phone into a Radio
Listening to the regular old radio is a drag. You have to suffer through commercials, DJs who talk too much and songs you don’t like. But if you have a smartphone, you don’t have to put up with it.
More Than Ever, Dropbox’s Drew Houston Wants to Replace Your Hard Drive
Starting today, the cloud storage company is storing a lot more than files and folders.
O.K., iOS 7 Is Definitely Still a Work in Progress
Apple gives its upcoming mobile OS a new standard font.