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| Facebook Hires Fired Apple Maps Executive | | Facebook has hired the manager who led the development of Apple's widely criticized Maps app. Richard Williamson joined the social network as its director of engineering this month, according to his LinkedIn profile. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that he has been at Facebook for the past few weeks.
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| DoSomething.Org Has 1 Million Texting Teens | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:56 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| DoSomething.org, the service that uses SMS messaging to connect teens with volunteer opportunities that don’t require money, a parent or a car, is now texting with more than 1 million teens. The not-for-profit organization made the announcement Tuesday at AllThingsD's Dive into Mobile Conference in New York City.
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| HTC One Comes to T-Mobile April 24 | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 5:07 PM | Stan Schroeder |
| T-Mobile has finally revealed the launch date for HTC One on its network: April 24. Answering questions from several Twitter users about the HTC One, T-mobile simply replied it will be launching the LTE version of the device on April 24.
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| Hands On With Facebook Chat Heads for iPhone and iPad | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 4:25 PM | Christina Warren |
| Facebook just updated its iOS app to version 6.0, adding support for chat heads and a new news feed. Chat heads debuted with Facebook Home last week and are available to all Android users as part of the Facebook Messenger app. The idea behind chat heads are to allow users to keep a running list of conversations going without having to stop what they are doing and switch apps.
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| What’s Next for Facebook Home | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 4:14 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Facebook Home is going international; chat heads have escaped the Home asylum and are arriving (in a limited fashion) on the iPhone. Now the social network is teasing future upgrades.
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| Rand McNally Brings Its Classic Road Atlas to iPad | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:56 PM | Emily Price |
| Before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket, a good road atlas was found in every car’s glove box, with many of those created by Rand McNally. A staple in the space for the past 90 years, the Atlas creator celebrated its 90th birthday this week with the release of an ebook version of its 2014 Road Atlas as well as an interactive iPad app.
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| 7 iPhone Concepts That'll Make You Salivate | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 3:39 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Are you excited about the next-generation Apple iPhone? Do you wonder what kind of improvements iOS 7 might bring? We have taken a look at some cool concept designs from Apple fans, who have imagined their visions of future iPhones, both in terms of hardware and software. SEE ALSO: 5 Futuristic Concept Phone Designs Take a look through our selection of stunning concept videos in the gallery above.
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| LG Holding 'Genius' Event in New York City on May 1 | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 2:31 PM | Pete Pachal |
| LG sent invitations to the press Tuesday afternoon telling them to "save the date" for an event in New York City on May 1. The invitation didn't specify an exact time or place, or what would be on the agenda — only that the event was to "share the genius" and it would "capture the spotlight in true brilliance." More details were promised at a later time.
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| Facebook Home Starts Rolling Out Internationally Today | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:57 PM | Stan Schroeder |
| Facebook Home will start rolling out to users outside of the U.S. on Tuesday, Facebook's head of mobile engineering Cory Ondrejka revealed at ATD's Dive Into Mobile conference. Furthermore, Ondrejka said that the first update to Facebook Home is coming in the "second week of May." No details about the new version were given. The new Facebook-centric UI for Android phones became available in the U.S.
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| Samsung Galaxy S 4 Available for Pre-Order on AT&T | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:27 PM | Christina Warren |
| Samsung's Galaxy S 4 is now available for pre-order at AT&T and U.S. Cellular. At AT&T, users can pre-order the Galaxy S 4 in either White Frost or Black Mist — both in 16GB capacities — for $199.99 with a two-year contract. AT&T is showing a ship date of April 30, which is just two weeks away. Last month, AT&T announced that the 32GB Galaxy S 4 would be available for $249.99, but as of this writing, only the 16GB variant is available.
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| Eric Schmidt: Android on Track to Cross 1 Billion Mark This Year | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:11 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Google CEO Eric Schmidt is very optimistic about Android. Its path, however, is separate from the path of Chrome OS, as Schmidt has more or less put to rest persistent rumors that the two operating systems would soon merge. It’s a story he’s been repeating since the company moved Chrome OS and Apps head Sundar Pichai into the Android lead position vacated by Andy Rubin.
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| No, You Can't Use Google Glass While Scuba Diving | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:48 AM | Pete Pachal |
| Google has released a lot of new information about Google Glass, including the specs and new tools for developers. It also slipped out a brief FAQ page on Glass, and it answers a few questions no one even asked. Google makes it absolutely clear that you shouldn't wear Glass while scuba diving, for example. Apparently, users shouldn't let the device come into contact with any liquids.
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| Snapchat CEO: Delete Is the Default | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:59 AM | Lance Ulanoff |
| With 150 million photos uploaded (and evaporating) each day, Snapchat is a success. Even so, it has a reputation, fair or not, as a platform for teens to share racy (even nude) pictures of themselves. CEO and Co-Founder Evan Spiegel told an audience at AllThingsD's Dive into Mobile in New York City on Tuesday that Snapchat "isn’t a great tool for sexting." Spiegel is not denying the existence of naked snapchats.
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| Google Glass Specifications and Other News You Need to Know | | Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:07 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Despite preemptive banning, heavy criticism, and privacy fears, Google Glass is officially official, and we finally know its tech specs.
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