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There’s certainly been a lot of brouhaha surrounding the new design language Apple introduced for iOS 7 at WWDC. Some (ourselves included) feel it’s modern and fresh while others loathe the brighter palette and simpler, flatter icons. A lot can change between now and the launch of iOS 7 this fall, but if Apple’s recent trademark filing is any indication, FaceTime‘s new logo / icon — which consists of a stylized white video camera inside a rounded-off green square — fits squarely (ahem) within the aesthetic we saw on stage in San Francisco. Of course, companies often trademark logos, so we can’t really say this comes as much of a surprise, either. If you’re curious where Jony Ive might have found his inspiration for the pastel colors and thin lines showcased in iOS 7’s iconography, check out Otl Aicher’s design work for the 1972 Olympics in the “more coverage” link after the break.

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Source: Patently Apple

While iOS already has a place in the corporate world, that spot isn’t guaranteed when there’s competition with both a renewed BlackBerry and Samsung’s Knox. Accordingly, Apple isn’t leaving anything to chance: it just posted a page explaining the business-friendly iOS 7 features that it teased at WWDC. The biggest improvements for end users may be enterprise single sign-on and per app VPN, both of which will save hassles when launching work apps. IT managers should have it easier as well — iOS devices can join Mobile Device Management as soon as they’re activated, and a company can assign apps to individual users without losing control. There’s considerably more features than we can list here, but it’s clear from a cursory glimpse that Apple likes its foothold in the enterprise.

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Via: The Verge

Source: Apple

In iOS 7, Siri’s voice is becoming less robotic and more human (we’ll have to wait and see if she’s more useful). One of those improvements will be how she pronounces names. Instead of butchering your name or choppily spelling out letters of your friends’ names, she’ll be able to be ‘taught’ what the correct pronunciation is.

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We got to see quite a bit of iOS 7 back at WWDC 2013, but we only saw it working on an iPhone. Well, we’ve got some good news for big screen Apple devs, as a new iOS 7 beta’s been released OTA and it now works on the iPad. Of course, the new beta also brings the usual nebulous “bug fixes and improvements” for all devices, and among those improvements is the addition of the Voice Memos app and Siri’s new voices in English as well. It’s available now, so if you’re in the beta, you best get to downloading!

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Source: TUAW

You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past seven days — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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