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With the likes of Flipboard, Google Currents, Pulse and other magazine-style newsreaders competing for your attention, the folks at Inq Mobile are aiming to delight audiences by delivering personalized content from unexpected sources. As creators of one of the first Facebook phones, they’re now leveraging their social roots with an app known as Material, which attempts to learn your interests by examining your Facebook and Twitter activity. You can still manually add content, but Material strives to eliminate the configuration hassles you’ll find elsewhere. Instead, its developers are reckoning that you’ll appreciate a greater variety of news sources, and it can also adapt to your preferences over time by examining the type of stories you read. In all, Material serves up two editions of content daily, which includes blog entries, videos, music, photos and news articles. It’s now available for free on iOS, and joined by an updated release of the Android app. If you’ve yet to check out Material, it could be worth installing just to see just what it thinks you like.

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Data compression isn’t the sexiest of subjects, but after Facebook pledged to slim down its digital footprint, it’s suddenly hot news. You might be interested to know, then, that Apple has reportedly snapped up Swedish startup AlgoTrim, which specializes in lossless compression algorithms. TechCrunch believes that AlgoTrim’s know-how will slim down iOS device data usage — as the outfit’s JPEG files are apparently six times smaller than the average. CultOfMac, however, believes that the deal may hint at a move towards computational photography — hinting that we may see Apple’s version of Nokia’s pixel oversampling tech pop up in future devices. While the thought of a PureView iPhone would set plenty of hearts aflutter, there’s probably more chance that Elon Musk will build you your own private Hyperloop.

Update: Yup, an Apple spokesperson has confirmed the deal to AllThingsD.

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Parallels has announced the availability of its Parallels Access for iPad, a remote access app that gives iPad users access to their Windows and Mac software. Furthermore, users will be able to use the applications – even if they’re not optimized for the iPad – directly on their tablet, with Parallels promising that a low […]

Many attempts at tablet-friendly remote desktop still present a traditional desktop to the user; they deliver a lot of control, but they’re unwieldy on touch-only devices. Parallels’ just-unveiled Access client for the iPad could provide a simpler, more consistent experience. Rather than recreate the full desktop of a host Mac or Windows PC, Parallels Access provides a streamlined app launcher with controls that are largely iOS-native. Text selection, gestures and even multitasking behave much like they normally would on Apple’s tablets. The approach sounds intuitive, but is it worth Parallels’ $80 yearly subscription fee? Read our hands-on after the break to find out. %Gallery-slideshow73454%

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Kobo’s not quite done with the news tonight. In addition to an e-reader, three tablets and Pocket integration, the Canadian-turned-Japanese company has also got some announcements on the content side of things. First up is the addition of magazines to its store, bringing titles from Conde Nast, Hearst and a number of other publishers to its proprietary tablets and iOS / Android apps. Also on the docket is a brand new kids store that features safe-searching and nearly 100,000 offerings, including the likes of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Hunger Games titles. Magazines are coming to Kobo’s mobile app in September and will be available for its new tablets when they launch the following month.

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