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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Apple vowed Tuesday to fix a persistent bug in its iOS mobile operating system that punishes former iPhone users. The flaw, which has been in iMessage since the release of iOS 5, prevents former iPhone users from receiving SMS messages from current users. Apple recently fixed a server-side iMessage bug that was causing an issue for some users, and it will provide an additional bug fix in a future software update, it said. Users still experiencing an issue were invited to contact AppleCare.

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iMessage Flaw Bugs Apple

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Apple vowed Tuesday to fix a persistent bug in its iOS mobile operating system that punishes former iPhone users. The flaw, which has been...

Iran has released at least some of the people who appeared in a music video for a song by American pop artist Pharrell Williams. The video, set to the Williams tune "Happy," showed people dancing on rooftops of the capital of Tehran. The original video received more than 250 million views on YouTube, and spawned numerous alternate versions. It is not clear if all of the people arrested for making the Tehran-based video have been released or if they later will be put on trial. Their release reportedly was contingent upon posting a hefty bail sum.

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Iran Releases Fans Detained Over Music Video

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Iran has released at least some of the people who appeared in a music video for a song by American pop artist Pharrell Williams. The video...

Many shutterbugs are familiar with this bugaboo: They shoot scads of photos of a vacation or event, but they never quite get the time to put the pics in a form where they can be shared with friends and family. Google now has an app for that. It's called "Stories." Google on Tuesday added Stories to its Google+ social network. Stories "can automatically weave your photos, videos and the places you visited into a beautiful travelogue," said Product Management Director Anil Sabharwal. "No more sifting through photos for your best shots."

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Google+ Helps Prolific Photogs Tell Short Stories

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Many shutterbugs are familiar with this bugaboo: They shoot scads of photos of a vacation or event, but they never quite get the time to p...

Microsoft is positioning its new Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement device -- instead of competing head-to-head with the Apple iPad. However, the Surface Pro 3 naturally invites comparisons to both the MacBook Air and the iPad Air. Plus, Microsoft has had plenty of time to smooth the rough edges from Windows 8 and build a more competitive mobile device... . So what's great -- or overblown -- about the Surface Pro 3? And can it really be a laptop replacement?

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The Apple-ization of Microsoft's New Surface

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Microsoft is positioning its new Surface Pro 3 tablet as a laptop replacement device -- instead of competing head-to-head with the Apple i...

If you're a daily Internet user, there's a good chance that you're also a daily Internet browser user. If your choice is Firefox, you may be tired of its look -- it hasn't changed much recently. However, Firefox allows you to customize its background look with more than 300,000 themes. Plus, with complete themes, a more in-depth form of theme, you can separately personalize the address bar, buttons, menu, tabs and window frame. Following are the five best free mods you can perform on your Firefox browser.

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All Things Appy: 5 Best Firefox Themes

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

It had to happen sooner or later. It turned out to be sooner. It is here. The Blue Pup Linux distro brings the Metro view to the Linux desktop. This arrangement is not a true Metro interface the likes of the much criticized Windows 8. Instead, it is a Puppy Linux derivative distro, or Pupplet, built around the Chromium Web browser with a Chrome extension. Blue Pup version 3 was released in late April. It uses a run-or-raise feature activated by toggling the left or right Windows key.

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