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Americans have enjoyed the freedom to choose between Starbucks apps on both iOS and Android for over a year, and now the Google-flavored iteration is now finally going abroad, launching in both the UK and Canada today. The launch coincides with an app update for all users on the North American continent and across the pond. You’ll now be able to connect your phone to your Starbucks Card payment account, seek out nearby caffeine outlets and gleefully obsess over rewards and balances. The refresh also adds a widget for your presumably otherwise bare homescreen. This first global rollout now totals over 14,000 locations to use your Starbucks Card to pay, with PayPal functionality also rolled into both the US and Canadian iterations. Hit up the PR after the break for the nitty-gritty.

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Starbucks Android app gets caffeinated update, also launches in UK and Canada originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:53:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was this past CES when we got a quick look at Pure’s curvy Contour 200i AirPlay system, and now the company is getting a bit more basic — and wallet-friendly — with its 100i. It may not be wireless, but this little rig pumps out a maximum of 20 watts through its speakers and features an FM radio, an auxiliary port, a headphone jack and a remote. Although it’s exceedingly par the course as far as speaker docks go, the 100i does feature a swiveling dock that stows away when you’re not mounting your iDevice. Additionally, Pure’s made its internet radio-enabling Lounge app free for a limited timed from the iTunes and Google Play store, noting plans to launch a subscription service later this year. The unit is only compatible with iThings, but it can be had now at Brookstone for $169 bucks if your interest is piqued. You’ll find more info in the press release after the break.

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Pure unleashes Contour 100i iDevice speaker with swiveling dock originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Both the fabled iPad Mini and the iPhone 5 from Apple appear to have been leaked today from a manufacturing plant in China, with prefab models being leaked in blurry photo form. While it’s not out of the question that both of these mobile models could indeed be in model stages (or that their molds would still be out there somewhere if they’re near production), we encourage you to go heavy on the grains of salt with this particular situation. On the other hand, both models appear, courtesy of GottaBeMobile to replicate closely what we’ve seen before in image leaks for both the iPhone 5 and the iPad Mini.

What we’re seeing here, or what we’re being shown here by a relatively skilled creator of 3D-modeled products. The iPad Mini, up first, shows two speaker grilles across the bottom of the device with a single tiny dock connector that we must assume is the much-hyped but not yet confirmed 19-pin dock connector that Apple may or may not be introducing with the iPad Mini and the iPhone 5 this Autumn. The iPad Mini will essentially have around a 7.85-inch display, will be about 2/3 the size of the current iPad, and will be just about 4/5 as thick.

The iPhone 5, on the other hand, does not appear to be made of the same 3D-modeling plastic that the iPad Mini does. Instead we’ve got one solid hunk of what must be aluminum. The only reason we can think of that this device model would be made of one big hunk of metal would be that it’s set up for some sort of process which involves great amounts of heat – don’t want it to melt!

You’ll want to hit up our [iPhone 5 portal] to see everything we’ve seen on what could potentially be happening with this next-generation smartphone. For iPad Mini news, head to the timeline below and have yourself a feast!

iPad Mini and iPhone 5 pre-production models appear in China is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Following yesterday’s announcement of upgrades to Twitter’s website, Twitter announced today that it has released new updates to its iOS and Android apps. The new features of the apps include: the ability to expand apps that let you view content from partner sites from the Twitter app itself (i.e. instead of opening the web browser to take you to a Kickstarter project, you can play its video directly in the Tweet details view in the app), search autocomplete improvements, and push notification support for Tweets from your favorite Twitter accounts.

The updates for the Twitter apps are now live and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store as well as the Google Play Store (for free). Be sure to check update your official Twitter apps if you want to experience the new features mentioned above.

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By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Twitter app for iPhone and Android updated, Apple App Store’s first spam sending app pulled,

That was fast. Just days after Twitter 4.3 had its details prematurely spilled all over the Internet, it’s now raring to go for both Android (as version 3.3) and iOS users. Like we’d seen in early release notes, its focus is on expanding tweets to provide a glimpse at content when linking beyond just photos. Along with showing snippets from news outlets such as C-SPAN, Twitter’s app now teases content from Etsy, Kickstarter and Vimeo, among others — just in case you’d like to know whether that upcoming game console is worth funding at a glance. Notifications are getting their own promised boost and can send an alert whenever certain Twitter accounts post any kind of update. The improved search autocomplete shows its face as well, and iOS users get a more advanced layout for tracking hashtags during live events. Users with other smartphone platforms will have to wait for the 4.3 feature set to filter through to their devices, but if you’re of an Apple or Google bent, one of Twitter’s bigger updates of recent memory is already headed your way.

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Twitter for Android, iOS expands those Kickstarter tweets, becomes sensitive to our notification needs originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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