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WWDC 2011 liveblog: Steve Jobs talks iOS 5, OS X Lion, iCloud and more! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You can stop worrying about the robot apocalypse now. Steve Wozniak has weighed in on the matter, and it turns out we’ve pretty much lost. The Apple co-founder / dancing star discussed the subject with an Australian business crowd, mapping out a future in which artificial intelligence equals our own, and mankind’s own input is meaningless. In other words, “We’re going to become the pets, the dogs of the house.” Woz added that his take on the whole war thing was, in part, a joke — it’s the part that wasn’t that we’re worried about. Though if our own dogs’ existences are any indication, things could be a lot worse.

[Thanks, Shaun]

Steve Wozniak calls us all dogs, in a nice way originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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11:58 a.m. We’re wrapping up. Thanks for tuning in!

11:57 a.m. Steve says this is Apple’s third data center. It’s in North Carolina. “It’s full of stuff. Full of expensive stuff. We are ready for our customers to start using iCloud, and we can’t wait to get it in their hands.”

11:55 a.m. iTunes Match: You scan and match, annual price is $25. So that’s iTunes Match and it goes along with iTunes in the cloud.

11:53 a.m. “Now there’s one more thing,” Jobs says. It pertains to iTunes in the cloud. There are songs you ripped yourself. There’s iTunes Match. Matches up your library with iTunes store. They’re scanning and matching your library so they don’t need to upload that large part of the memory. Matched songs upgraded to 256kb AAC DRM-free. iTunes Match costs $25 per year.

11:52 a.m. Developers can get hands on iCloud beta today. iTunes in the cloud portion will run for users on iOS 4.3 beta, so everyone can get their hands on it and get it on their devices. iCloud ships with iOS 5 this fall.

11:50 a.m. iCloud stores your content and wirelessly pushes it to all your devices, and it’s integrated with your apps, so everything happens automatically. So how do you get it? You upgrade your iOS device with iOS 5, type in your Apple ID and password, and there’s a switch to turn on iCloud. Everybody gets 5 gigabytes of free storage for Mail, Documents and Backup. They’re not counting music, apps or books toward that 5 gigs, nor are they counting Photo Stream.

11:49 a.m. iTunes in the cloud – you can share music with up to 10 devices. Steve is wrapping up iCloud. All the iCloud-integrated apps are free.

11:48 a.m. Apple shows the iTunes Store on an iPhone. You buy and the song downloads to the iPhone and it’s already on your iPad, too. Now when you buy a song on one device it automatically downloads to all devices without doing any work, and that’s iTunes in the cloud.

11:47 a.m. It’s worth noting that only songs you *purchase* are going to be syncable to the cloud. Doesn’t appear that songs you rip from CDs or pirate are going to be able to sync.

11:46 a.m. “This is the first time we’ve seen this in the music industry. No charge for [dowloading to] multiple devices,” Steve says. They’re demoing it now.

11:45 a.m. Last but not least is iTunes Music. Here’s the big one. For songs you already bought, there’s a Purchase history button and you can see the songs you bought and download to any of your devices at no additional charge.

11:44 a.m. Steve’s back on stage. “Isn’t that awesome?” Summary: Photos you take or import upload to iCloud, iCloud stores each photo for 30 days, devices store last 1,000 photos, and Macs and PCs store all photos.

11:42 a.m. Eddy Cue, VP of internet services, is demonstrating Photos in the cloud. He takes a photo on the iPhone, then picks up an iPad, and the picture is right there in the Photo Stream. Then you can save permanently by moving it to an album. On the Mac, the Photo Stream shows the photo you just took, too.

11:40 a.m. On a Windows PC the Photos app will sync with a Pictures folder. And Photos will sync with Apple TV, too, so you can see the photos right on your Apple TV. One problem we face is that photos are large and consume a lot of memory, so Apple is going to store the last 1,000 photos on devices to free up space. Any photos you want to keep permanently can get moved to an album and they stay forever. On the server photos will be stored for 30 days.

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The latest ComScore results from the last quarter are in, and the US mobile device wars were hotter than ever as 13% more people reported owning a smartphone. Google conquered most users’ territory with Android climbing just over five percent (now totaling 36.4%) and still claiming first for mobile software platforms. Apple’s iOS destroyer took second place (at 26%) partially due to RIM’s S.S. BlackBerry OS sinking about five percent (now 25.7%) to claim third, while Microsoft and HP / Palm rounded out the bunch struggling to stay in the fight with even lower single-digit scores. In the OEM region Samsung claimed first yet again (although slightly dropping to 24.5%), with LG and Motorola landing in second and third respectively, each keeping its place from the prior quarter. In the last two slots, Apple again bested RIM whose devices barely dropped half of a percent, but enough to let the slight growth of iDevices snatch up 4th. The source link below is waiting to be clicked if you want the full battle statistics.

ComScore: Android grows larger than ever among US subscribers, Apple belittles RIM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft/Mac Monday

Today we’re taking a look at our Top 10 applications for the iPhone followed by a list of some of our other favorites. For those of you who have your own favorite apps, let us know what they are in the comments…

NetNewsWire (link)

NetNewsWire is an RSS reader for your iPhone and it’s a favorite because we have found it to be the fastest way to read feeds on the iPhone. You can synchronize it with FeedDemon on Windows and NetNewsWire on a Mac, or any other NewsGator product. It’s actively being developed so it’s only going to get better.

Twinkle (link)

There are a few different Twitter applications available for the iPhone but Twinkle seems to bring the best of all of them together, plus it’s free. Twinkle allows you to find other people who are twittering nearby and you can also attach images and update your location. Appearance-wise it has a fantastic interface that is easy on the eyes.

Pandora/AOL Radio (link)(link)

Pandora and AOL Radio are our two favorite music streaming applications. It’s tough to pick which one is better because they serve two different purposes. Pandora sits there and analyzes the music that you like and tries to provide more of the same, while AOL Radio is more your typical radio station providing playlists not customized to the user. Both are great!

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YP Mobile/Yelp (link)(link)

We decided to combine the YellowPages.com Mobile and Yelp together because when we were on vacation, both helped us find restaurants and attractions. Yelp was nice because you could read the reviews right from the iPhone of what people thought of the service listed. It would be great if people could add reviews right from the app, but they don’t at this point. Overall, both are helpful for when you are in unfamiliar areas and you are looking for restaurants or places to go.

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Super Monkey Ball (link)

Super Monkey Ball is one of the apps that you have to pay for to enjoy. The cost is $9.99 and it’s definitely one of the most talked about and most popular games for the iPhone. They have included 110 different stages which makes it worth the money. It’s not something you’ll beat in just a couple of hours, that’s for sure.

It took us a little while to get used to keeping our hand steady so that the monkey wouldn’t go falling off the edge. It’s extremely sensitive, but if it weren’t, it would make the game too easy and less fun to play.

Sudoku Unlimited (link)

The cost for Sudoku Unlimited is $2.99. It includes three different skins to choose from so that you have a variety of appearances to choose from, including a hand written one that really makes it look like you are writing your answers out on a piece of paper.

Sudoku Unlimited allows you to put notes in any of the cells which is really nice. I don’t know about you, but we tend to make notes all of the time on a Sudoku puzzle, especially the tricky ones, so this is a must-have feature.

With five difficulty settings, Sudoku Unlimited appeals to a wide-array of players. It automatically generates the puzzles so that you never run out, which is nice as well. Both Ryan and I really like Sudoku, so for $2.99, we couldn’t pass up Sudoku Unlimited!

Zenbe Lists (link)

Using Zenbe lists, you can create all of your lists (like grocery) online and then sync them to your iPhone. You can also share lists with others which is helpful. For example, I can share a list with Ryan and he can share one with me. The interface for both the online and iPhone portions are really intuitive. This is one of those applications that can help you become more productive and save you time.

WeatherBug (link)

The iPhone comes with a weather application, but the WeatherBug application is able to provide many more details like wind speed, severe weather alerts, detailed forecasts, and more. The radar makes use of the built-in Google maps so that you can really zoom in and get to your local area to see if a storm is close to you or not.

Exposure (link)

Exposure has both a free and paid version available, with the paid version costing $9.99. The free version pays for itself with unobtrusive advertisements, and this is the version we use. Exposure makes it really easy to show photos to people from Flickr and view images posted by your contacts. You can search for nearby geo-tagged photos and general searching of all photos on Flickr is available as well.

eBay Mobile (link)

eBay Mobile makes it easy to search and manage items from your eBay account. Users can view auctions they are watching, view items they are selling, and more. You can also bid on items right from the app.

We’ve found this app to be the most handy when we were out at a store and wanted to see if something was a good deal or not. All it took was a quick search using this app to get eBay results. You really get a full eBay experience using this application.

Other Apps we like:

These are free unless otherwise noted.

• AccuFuel ($0.99)- helps you monitor your vehicle’s fuel efficiency
• Box Office – read reviews of movies, locate theaters and show times, and purchase tickets
• Carrie’s Dots – (free version is 2 player only) – this is the classic game of filling in the squares by drawing a line
• Cube Runner – a good free example of using the iPhone’s accelerometer in a game
• Facebook – Facebook fans will love Facebook on their iPhone!
• iChoose – indecisive? This app provides with with a random yes/no, coin toss, dice roll and card choice to make decisions for you
• Mobile News Network – this app is brought to you by the Associated Press and helps you keep up with the latest news around the globe.
• Morocco – the classic game of Othello
• myLite – flashlight app (free, and one of the best)
• PegJump – the classic wooden peg game
• Remote – by Apple, for remotely controlling iTunes
• Scribble – draw a design and then shake to erase
• Shazam – helps you identify a song when you don’t know what it is
• SportsTap – gets all of your sports scores
• WordPress – create and edit content on your WordPress blog

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