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Weekend Highlights: After five years of the App Store, The Guardian's Stuart Dredge says Apple is the Big Winner; Business Insider has 9 Ways that Samsung has Blatantly Copied Apple over the years; Daniel Eran Dilger at AppleInsider notes that Android is now paying the price for not foregrounding security as Steve Jobs did at the iPhone's inception; The Financial Times starts a flurry of activity with reports of aggressive hiring for the iWatch team; At Fortune, Philip Elmer-Dewitt asks how many iPhones did Apple sell last quarter?; Over at CNET, Dan Farber predicts that Apple and Samsung will continue their duopoly in smartphone dominance for the foreseeable future; Low End Mac provides an updated Photoshop FAQ that outlines changes added throughout its venerable version history; This weekend's Macalope column looks at recycling dumb ideas about Apple; Ebook publishing seeing a power shift as "prices have fallen sharply" thanks to Apple's loss; but the story, says John Mello, is "still largely unwrit" as following appeal, could possibly return the agency model to where it was when all the litigation started; reporting for The Verge, Matt Brian brings our attention to Indonesia's tin mining industry, and new investigation by Apple as to whether tin used in iPhones is being mined illegally, more on this in our Apple/Macintosh, and General Interest sections; meanwhile, news that Verizon may owe Apple billions for unsold iPhones leads Haydn Shaughnessy to conclude that Apple's carrier strategy might actually be a liability unless it changes; tech site SemiAccurate reports that Apple has bought into a chip fab to make own chips, AppleInsider pieces together clues suggesting the company is United Microelectronics Corportation out of Taiwan; social media study of four major smartphone launches suggests while Apple dominates tech chatter, it is lethargic in controlling it.
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"Seeing Apple in Microsoft's Reorganization" Daring Fireball
6:43 PM
"Man views porn using Safari, files lawsuit against Apple: Nashville man wants porn filters by default; made an EDM YouTube video to argue it."?Ars Technica?1:45 PM
"Rumor: Apple Buys Taiwan Fab to Build Its Own Chips"?Tom's Hardware?7/13
"Apple to Start Making Its Own Chips, Says Report"?Softpedia?7/13
"Apple Also Looks At Globalfoundries To Ensure Chip Capacity Flow"?CDR Info?7/13
"Russia Makes A Beeline Away From Apple As Another Carrier Refuses iPhone"?AppAdvice?7/13
"Google's Schmidt says relationship with Apple has improved"?Reuters?7/12
"Google's Schmidt: Our relationship with Apple has improved/The company's executive chairman says that Apple and Google have conducted 'lots and lots' of meetings."?CNET News?7/12
"Apple and Google having 'lots and lots' of meetings, getting along better, says Eric Schmidt"?9 to 5 Mac?7/12
"Schmidt: Google, Apple Relationship Improving"?PC Magazine?7/12
"Google's Schmidt insists relationship with Apple is improving"?ITProPortal?7/12
"Google and Apple's couples therapy is working - Schmidt"?The Register?7/12
"Thermonuclear War No More? Google, Apple Relations Improving"?Mac|Life?7/12
"Apple investigating claims of illegal tin mining"?iDownload Blog?7/12
"Apple Forms Task Force to Learn if It's Using Illegal Tin for Devices"?Mac|Life?7/12
"Rare Mineral Pushes Tech to Find New Touchscreen Materials"?The Mac Observer?7/12
"Cars getting smarter, but slowly: It was fitting that IBM and Sprint picked July 10 to announce a new platform to integrate drivers' mobile devices with vehicle systems. It happened to be the fifth anniversary of Apple's iPhone App store. Until July 10, 2008, smartphones weren't nearly as smart because the number of apps that could run on handheld devices could be measured only in the hundreds. Today there are more than 900,000 apps for iOS devices and about as many for Android."?San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required]?7/12
"iPad Helps Publishers ? Magazine Ad Sales up 24.5% Compared to 4.9% Decline with Standard Print Sales"?PadGadget?7/12
"Apple Store Being Built Above 15th-Century Spanish Ruins"?Mashable?7/12
"Apple builds flagship store on top of plague hospital"?The Register?7/12
"Sprint guarantees iPhone 6 will never lose unlimited data plan"?Stabley Times?7/12
"Sprint introduces new unlimited plans with lifetime guarantee"?iDownload Blog?7/12
"Sprint guarantees unlimited talk, text and data 'for life'"?PCWorld?7/12
"Best Buy launching two-day iPad trade-in promotion starting today, $200 gift card for your old iPad!"?iMore?7/12
"Best Buy offering $200 gift cards for older generation iPads"?TUAW?7/12
"$500,000 jet flight booked via iPhone app"?Telegraph?7/12
"Off the Grid: Cars and iPhones Are Tools, Not Life Solutions for These Modern Homesteaders"?Wired?7/12
"Metta World Peace: I just amnestied my iPhone 3/Since being amnestied by the Los Angeles Lakers, the former Ron Artest's Twitter feed has taken on a quality that few absurdists could match."?CNET News?7/12
Non-Apple News
"Attention Shopper: Stores Are Tracking Your Cell"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?8:54 PM
"Disruptions: Hollywood, or Silicon Valley: Where's the Money?"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?5:16 PM
"YouTube's massive Los Angeles studio helps creators make better videos, for free"?The Verge?12:51 PM
"Google Patent Points to Google Glass Retail Kits Designed for Prescription Glasses Market"?Patent Bolt?8:57 AM
"Nations Buying as Hackers Sell Computer Flaws"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?7/13
"British Teen Racks Up A $6,000 Phone Bill While In NYC"?Macgasm?7/13
"New HP Patent Reveals a Surprising Smartphone Twist"?Patently Apple?7/13
"AT&T to acquire Leap Wireless in $1.2 billion deal: The carrier has reached an agreement to buy the prepaid wireless provider, which operates the Cricket brand, for $15 a share in cash."?CNET News?7/12
"AT&T to buy Leap Wireless for $1.1B; Cricket brand will survive"?VentureBeat?7/12
"AT&T to Acquire Leap Wireless for $1.19 Billion in Cash"?WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required]?7/12
"AT&T to Acquire Leap Wireless, Cricket Brand"?PC Magazine?7/12
Publications/Podcasts
"Talkcast tonight, 10 pm ET: Ebooks and more"?TUAW?7:22 PM
"The TouchArcade Show - 112 - I'd Like A Pepperoni Pizza Please"?Touch Arcade?7/12
"App Store Insiders: David Frampton, Creator of Chopper and The Blockheads/The creator of Chopper and The Blockheads talks about his life on the cutting edge, as one of the first developers to not only be on the App Store, but to later experiment with TV gaming."?148Apps?7/12
"App Store Insiders: John Casasanta of Tap Tap Tap/John Casasanta of tap tap tap, maker of Camera+ tells us what he really thinks."?148Apps?7/12
"App Store Insiders: Keith Shepherd, CEO and Founder of Imangi"?148Apps?7/12
"Podcast: iOS Betas, Unplugging is for quitters, eBooks, 2013 Hackintosh"?Insanely Great Mac?7/12
"Apple reportedly 'aggressively' hiring talent for iWatch project: The gadget maker may have brought in new employees to tackle design issues, sources tell The Financial Times."?CNET News?5:15 PM
"Apple reportedly hiring new talent to solve iWatch design problems"?Engadget?5:07 PM
"iPad mini 2 'Delayed' Until 2014"?Tapscape?7:15 AM
"Which one is the real budget low-cost Apple iPhone Lite?"?VR-Zone?7:37 AM
"Non-retina iPad mini 2 fall release date, retina iPad mini 3 in 2014"?Stabley Times?7/13
"New MacBook Air problems continue as volume issues are reported"?TrustedReviews?7/13
"Report: Retina iPad Mini delayed until 2014"?Geek?7/13
"Jailbreakers Will Be Able To Play Deus Ex: The Fall ... Eventually"?AppAdvice?7/13
"More Claims of No Retina iPad Mini Until Early 2014"?MacRumors?7/12
"Rumor: Apple Won't Release A Retina iPad Mini Until Next Year"?Business Insider?7/12
"Latest Retina iPad mini rumor says Apple eyeing early 2014 launch"?AppleInsider?7/12
"Rumor: Retina iPad Mini Pushed Back to 2014"?PC Magazine?7/12
"Apple reportedly partners into chip fab to bring processor manufacturing in-house"?9 to 5 Mac?7/12
"Apple Reportedly Buys Into a Chip Fab, Looking to Produce Its Own Chips"?MacRumors?7/12
"Apple may have bought into chip plant as it moves towards building processors in-house"?iDownload Blog?7/12
"How many Macs did Apple sell last quarter? In the context of the industry's longest slowdown, the numbers could have been worse."?Fortune?7/12
"Apple looking to add new Taiwanese suppliers to build 2014 iDevices"?iDownload Blog?7/12
"iOS 7 release date, iOS 7 features, what iPhones, iPods, iPads get iOS 7?"?PC Advisor?7/12
"iPhone 6 release date, rumours and leaked images"?Macworld UK?7/12
"Lenovo Overtakes HP as the Top Global PC Vendor; Apple Number Three In U.S. PC Sales ? IDC"?MacPrices?7/12
"Apple patent filing would allow your iPhone to turn on speaker mode via its built-in camera"?AppleDailyReport?7/12
AppleCare/Helps
"Broken iPhone home button: App Switcher access via assistive touch"?Gordon's Tech?7/13
"AirPort Utility Update Fixes Missing Base Station Issue"?The Mac Observer?7/12
"New MacBook Air woe: unstable volume settings"?TUAW?7/12
Price Trackers/Deals
"Best Buy, Amazon and others host first sales on Apple's all-day power MacBook Airs"?AppleInsider?11:46 AM
"Slide For iPhone Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/13
"Donut Ninja -Tappi Bear For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/13
"Supercow: Funny Farm Arcade Platformer For iPhone Is Free Today (Was $2.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/13
"Girls Like Robots For iPhone And iPad Is Temporarily Available For Free (Normally $2.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/12
"Le Ninja For iPhone And iPad Is Free Right Now (Previously $0.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/12
"Alien Must Die! 3D For iPhone And iPad Is Free Today (Was $1.99)"?Apple Sliced?7/12
"15" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7/12
"13" MacBook Pro Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7/12
"MacBook Air Prices & Sales"?MacPrices?7/12
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Reviews
"The Week in iPad Cases: Apocalypto"?Macworld?7/13
"Review: OWC's Envoy Pro EX SSD impresses with its speed, small size"?Macworld?7/12
"Review: BlueLounge Mika Aluminium Stand for Tablets and Laptop from CaseMotions.com"?Run Around Tech?7/12
iPad/iPhone/iPod touch Apps
"Review: 'Dark Manor' app fuses two game styles into on"?USA Today?7:37 AM
"Daily iPhone App: Fold is the most original iOS puzzler in years"?TUAW?7/13
"iOS 7 Maps go full screen, navigation gets night mode, new Siri options"?AppleInsider?7/12
"OneNote for iOS: How does it stack up to Evernote?"?GigaOM?7/12
"IFTTT ? the Web's Universal Automator ? Is Now an iPhone App"?Techland?7/12
"Review: Cal is a slick calendar app that belongs on your iPhone"?TechHive?7/12
"Cal Is A Beautiful & Smart iPhone Calendar App From Any.DO"?AddictiveTips?7/12
"iOS app may bring real world objects into Minecraft"?Ars Technica?7/12
"Tech Review: Comics apps"?Newsday?7/12
"'Deus Ex: The Fall' Delivers Rare Console Quality in a Mobile Game"?Mashable?7/12
"Argus by Azumio Review"?Mac|Life?7/12
"4 Design Secrets Behind Dots, the Insanely Addicting iPhone Game"?Wired?7/12
"Review: UniFrame - Where Photo Frames Meet Photo-Sharing Services"?MacTrast?7/12
"Record Audio From 5 Minutes In The Past With HEARD For iPhone"?AddictiveTips?7/12
"Review: Roaming Fortress is a tower defense game with a twist"?TechHive?7/12
"Appidemic: This is Not a Ball Game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch"?AppleTell?7/12
"FunBITS: Desert Bus for iOS"?TidBITS?7/12
"'Dungeonism' Review - Great Dungeon Crawling with a Touch of Rogue"?Touch Arcade?7/12
"'Kavinsky' Review - Brilliant Marketing and a Shallow, Yet Fun '80s Romp"?Touch Arcade?7/12
"AltaMail Review: AltaMail is an app that's got powerful guts, but a painful user experience."?148Apps?7/12
"Edge of Twilight ? Athyr Above Review: Edge of Twilight ? Athyr Above journeys between night and day to advance throughout the game's stages."?148Apps?7/12
"Dive For Treasures Review: It's not perfect, but Dive for Treasures is a rather charming submarining title."?148Apps?7/12
"Jawfish Words Review: It won't win prizes for looks, or even originality, but there's something enticing about Jawfish Words."?148Apps?7/12
"Blastron Review: Combine classic Worms with one part robots, plenty of in-app purchase and mix well with some fun."?148Apps?7/12
"Toy Matters & The Hook Machine Review: Like candy, Toy Matters & The Hook Machine is sweet but fleeting and insubstantial."?148Apps?7/12
How-To/Tutorial
"How To: Safely delete an iCloud account from your Mac or iOS device"?9 to 5 Mac?7/13
"Video: How To Set Up A Pebble Watch With iOS"?AppAdvice?7/12
Tips
"Stolen iPhones and cellular accounts"?iLounge?7/12
"Report: Apple could still scrap iWatch project despite 'hiring blitz'/Report questions Apple's in-house abilities to solve iWatch problems"?TechRadar UK?9:26 PM
"Michael Wolff: Apple ad campaign is about ... feelings"?USA Today?9:25 PM
"Apple iWatch: tracking the rumors of a Cupertino-designed timekeeper"?The Verge?5:17 PM
"About that lawyer suing Apple for his Internet porn addiction"?The Loop?9:44 AM
"Deus Ex For iOS Reminds Us That Jailbreakers Are Expendable, At Least For A While [Opinion]?Redmond Pie?7/13
"iPhone 5S vs. iPhone 5: 5 Things Buyers Need to Know"?GottaBeMobile?7/12
"5 Years and Counting ? The App Store Then and Now: How much have things on the App Store *really* changed over the past five years? A lot, actually. Here's a quick history."?148Apps?7/12
"Are luxury helicopter apps like Uber insensitive or innovative?"?Digital Trends?7/12
"Lawyer sues Apple for failing to halt his porn addiction"?MacNN?7/12
"Apple sued because its devices display porn: A possibly optimistic lawsuit brought by a Nashville lawyer insists that all Apple products should have an antiporn filter."?CNET News?7/12
"Is now the time for iPhone users to 'JUMP' onto T-Mobile?"?iMore?7/12
"Purchased Software not Recognised by the Mac App Store: Apple Support Suggests I buy it Again"?eXtensions?7/12
"Social media study: Apple dominates tech chatter, doesn't do enough to control it"?MacDailyNews?7/12
"2013: The year of the personalized, colorful, mid-tier smartphone"?9 to 5 Mac?7/12
"Fighting fire with napalm: How Google's Moto X will battle the iPhone 5S this fall"?BGR?7/12
"Microsoft Overhauls, the Apple Way"?New York Times [Free/Paid Registration Required]?7/12
"Seeing Apple in Microsoft's reorganization"?Fortune?7/12
"JOBS from beyond grave: I Am Not A Crook, it was an 'aikido move'"?The Register?7/12
"Why Even 'Better' Products Fail Against Apple"?PixoBebo?7/12
"7 predictions for the iPhone 5S: Apple's forthcoming iPhone 5S could include a larger, IGZO-based LCD screen, a faster processor, and a better camera"?InfoWorld?7/12
"Hover Effects / Mouseover will come to mobile devices in the near future."?DougitDesign?7/12
Non-Apple
"Google Explains Why Its Cloud Service Is Different When It Comes To Lock-In"?TechCrunch?5:16 PM
"An Open Letter to Handset Makers: Why Your Phone Is a Loser"?Cult of Android?5:08 PM
"Why Microsoft's reorganization closes the books on an era of computing"?GigaOM?4:51 PM
"Internet Killed The Magazine Star"?TechCrunch?8:58 AM
"Rating The Venture Capitalists"?TechCrunch?7/13
"In the beginning: Ralph H. Baer and the birth of the game console/Ars catches up with the 91-year-old creator of the video game console."?Ars Technica?7/13
"Bitcoin will prosper ? until governments or banks decide to crush it overnight"?GigaOM?7/13
"Your App Is Slow Because Our World Is Ending"?TechCrunch?7/13
"Why We Can No Longer Trust Microsoft: If the NSA is spying on Microsoft products, why would anyone want to use them?"?PC Magazine?7/12
"First there was BYOD, but what about bringing your own internet of things?"?GigaOM?7/12
"Despite anti-iPad campaign, Microsoft forced to lower Surface price"?iDownload Blog?7/12
"Hey, Maybe the PC Isn't Dying: But it's about to get harder to categorize."?Techland?7/12
"Android Fragmentation Concerns Overblown, Says Guy Who Helped Develop Android"?AllThingsD?7/12
"Who's To Blame For The Death Of Microsoft?"?Mac 360?7/12
Humor/Cartoons
"Google Play appears to confuse Mickey Mouse with gay erotica: If you search for 'Where's My Mickey' on Google Play, you get a fine selection of ads for books that are less than mousey."?CNET News?7/13
"Aliens poked NBA star's nose (at least that's what he says): Former Warriors star Baron Davis believes he had an encounter with aliens just two weeks ago. How could this be?"?CNET News?7/13
"San Francisco Street Cleaning Schedule FREE iPhone app just released"?prMac?5:16 PM
"Moon-Themed iPhone Shell Is Made Out of Concrete"?Cult of Mac?1:20 PM
"Cartoon Network's Best Park In The Universe - Regular Show Gets First Content Update"?AppAdvice?8:59 AM
"Instapaper Creator Marco Arment Releases Skitch-Like Bug Reporting App Bugshot"?AppAdvice?7:33 AM
"TRYPTpic for iOS makes Instagram profile a mega display of photos"?prMac?7:30 AM
"Power App AG releases Color Blaze HD 1.0 - Photo FX Enhancement"?prMac?7/13
"Think You Know Your Pro Sports Players? Take the Icons of Sports Quiz"?prMac?7/13
"Domo Gets The Doodle Jump Treatment In Newly Released Domo Jump"?AppAdvice?7/13
"Popular Journal App Day One Updated With Inter-App Improvements And More"?AppAdvice?7/13
"New Simon-style memory game for iOS is family-friendly and addictive"?prMac?7/13
"Saturn Defense - All-new style 3D defense game for iPad and iPhone"?prMac?7/13
"Bawtry PaintBall Fields App Released - With Wallpaper of One Direction"?prMac?7/13
"Keyboard Case Turns Your iPad Into a Pint-Sized Piano"?Mashable?7/12
"Valve introduces Pipeline, teaches high school students how to get a job in gaming"?The Verge?7/12
"Coming July 13: Gene Steinberg meets Adam Engst, of TidBITS, and Bryan Chaffin, of The Mac Observer, this week on The Tech Night Owl LIVE!"?The Tech Night Owl LIVE?7/12
"Tangent transforms your iPhone snaps into trippy works of art"?The Next Web?7/12
"Two games launch with Tango support: Candy Brick Breaker and Jetpack Jinx"?iMore?7/12
"eBay Exact for iOS launches for 3D-printed goods"?ZDNet?7/12
"eBay Exact launches on iOS, lets you buy customizable 3D-printed merchandise"?iDownload Blog?7/12
"Five Years of the App Store: How the App Store Changed Carter's Life"?148Apps?7/12
"Rovio Teases New 'Angry Birds' Star Wars Game"?Touch Arcade?7/12
"Terra Motors Unveils Electric Scooter With iPhone Dock"?PC Magazine?7/12
"Electric scooter shares info via iPhone dock"?TUAW?7/12
"Manfrotto Pixi iPhone Tripod Has 'Minimal Italian Style'"?Cult of Mac?7/12
"Fray Fix Fixes Frayed MagSafe Cables"?Cult of Mac?7/12
"Heads Up! iOS Game From Ellen DeGeneres And Clear Co-Developer Goes Universal"?AppAdvice?7/12
"MLB.com updates At Bat iOS app with All-Star goodies, new iPhone UI"?Engadget?7/12
"iPhone case with built-in stun gun protects both you and your phone"?TUAW?7/12
"Protect your phone and yourself, with bonkers iPhone case/stun gun combo"?Macworld UK?7/12
"Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic half off for 10th anniversary sale!"?iMore?7/12
"TRENDnet? Ships Adapter to Connect a Computer to a HD TV"?Run Around Tech?7/12
"Binocular Adapter for iPhone 5 adds some serious zoom"?Coolest Gadgets?7/12
"V3 Tablet App with 4G theme and iOS 7 update run-down goes live for iPad"?V3?7/12
"'Deus Ex: The Fall' will jam your guns on jailbroken iOS devices"?The Verge?7/12
"Infinity Blade: Dungeons saga concludes with cancellation by Epic Games"?iMore?7/12
"Get Your Game On: Deus Ex, Rovio Tiny Thief, KOTOR Cheap, Civ V Brave New World"?FairerPlatform?7/12
"Light Blue v4.2 released, including iPhone and iPad apps: Light Blue Software ships a new release of their award-winning business management software for photographers, with iPhone and iPad apps available in the App Store."?Light Blue Software?7/12
"ipash ME 1.0 released for iPhone - Popular Command Line/Shell Utility"?prMac?7/12
"Heliceum Catapults Naughty Boy: Sling And Shoot Onto iOS and Android"?prMac?7/12
"Zeami - Challenging Logic Game for iPad"?prMac?7/12
"Cgmatic Launches Guess Icon for iOS Devices"?prMac?7/12
"Skin Health and Beauty Tips Now Available at Your Fingertips"?prMac?7/12
"Very Popular Trivia game Sketchomania Pro Hits Apple App Store"?prMac?7/12
"Challenge your friends' brand IQ with Logo Quiz VS on iPhone and iPad"?prMac?7/12
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"If you don't look good on Facebook, then how will you make contacts?" That's the opening line of an online video that sheds light on what is said to be a growing trend in India: Facebook facelifts. "Facebook facelifts are relatively minor procedures that people in their 20s and 30s get done to improve their pictures on social media," plastic surgeon Dr. Ajay Kashyap, says in the video that has been picked by
JOHANNESBURG (AP) ? A former president of South Africa says he expects Nelson Mandela to soon be discharged from the hospital to recuperate at home.
South Africa's radio broadcaster Eyewitness News reported on Sunday that Thabo Mbeki was speaking at a memorial service Saturday when he predicted that Mandela would be going home.
Mandela has been hospitalized for more than five weeks for a recurring lung infection, sparking an outpouring of support in South Africa and internationally. Friends who have visited him say he is on life support in the form of mechanical ventilation. The most recent official update on his health said Mandela was in critical but stable condition.
The anti-apartheid hero spent 27 years in prison before becoming South Africa's first black president in 1994. He turns 95 on Thursday.
First comes love, then comes marriage -- and soon there will be a baby in a baby carriage!?Olivier Martinez and?Halle Berry, who are expecting their first child together later this year, are officially husband and wife, a source confirms to Us Weekly. The couple tied the knot on Saturday, July 13, at Chateau des Conde in Vallery, France.
UPDATE: Sources tell Us that the bride and groom first exchanged vows in a civil ceremony performed by a local mayor at around 4:15 p.m., and then had a religious ceremony in the chapel on the grounds of the Chateau at 5:30 p.m.. Around 60 guests, including Martinez's brother, Vincent, and mother, Rosemarie, were in attendance.?
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"White marquees were put up, and everyone was very discreet because it was a show business wedding," a local tells Us of the nuptials, which also made use of several white limousines. "But generally it was pretty down-to-earth."?
Which is not to say it wasn't a great party. Following the ceremony in the chapel, wedding guests enjoyed a celebratory dinner, followed by a fireworks display and dancing. "They all partied long into the night," a source tells Us, noting that the music could be heard until around 1 a.m. local time.?
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This is the third marriage for Berry, 46; she was previously wed to baseball player David Justice (from 1993 to 1997) and to R&B singer Eric Benet (from 2001 to 2005). After her second divorce, the Cloud Atlas actress said she'd never again walk down the aisle. But falling in love with Martinez changed her mind.
"She trusts Olivier," a source told Us Weekly shortly after the actor proposed. "He makes her feel safe. He's a keeper!"
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Together since 2010, the Dark Tide costars initially kept their engagement under wraps. Us Weekly first broke the news in January 2012, but Berry didn't address the subject until much later. In April of that year, she confirmed to Extra that she and Martinez planned to wed.
"Who knew? I swore marriage off, right?" she quipped. "Never say never, people!"
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez get married at Chateau des Conde in Vallery on July 13, 2013. Credit: Michael Kovac/WireImage.com
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In fact, the Oscar winner's relationship with her French-born husband has been full of unexpected thrills. The most shocking of them all? Her second pregnancy! (Berry is already mom to Nahla, 5, her daughter with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry.)
"This has been the biggest surprise of my life, to tell you the truth," she told CNN's Alina Cho in April. "Thought I was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me. So it's been a big surprise and the most wonderful."
Google has now officially released version 28 of its popular Chrome browser. The main novelties of this version of Chrome are the rendering engine change, the new notification system, and more improved Chrome developer tools. The release also includes a number of bug fixes, and a new version of the V8 JavaScript engine.
Chrome 28 is the first version of Google?s browser based on Google?s new HTML rendering flashing engine Blink, which Google have been working in collaboration with Opera Software.
Gmail Style Notification for Developers
With native client and other modern technologies like Web RTC, Web applications have very little to envy the native software. Google continues its vision, outlined by its co-founder Larry Page at the conclusion of the Google I/O 2013 conference to continue providing multiplatform applications based on Web technologies.
The browser development team of Google has been working on a feature that can tells us when we?re late for a meeting, someone send us a message or can even be aware of the activity in our applications and services such as Gmail, Google+, Calendar etc.
For the first time websites can actually go beyond the browser displaying rich desktop notifications, even when the browser is running in the background. Compared to Gmail notifications available for a little over two years, this rich notifications can display visual and propose actions in more than one way.
The notifications can contain formatted text and images and also offer to respond directly to an inserted e-mail. The list format is also supported, so that, for example, an app can show several unread emails in a notification.
Naturally, several Google services can exploit these new notifications. Some third-party applications such as the New York Times or Spotify can display notification catering to users? demand. Developers can also set different priorities for how long individual notifications remain visible on the screen before they go to the notification center.
Google also offered the following details for developers:
Apart from the basic notification type, you can use other formats like image to show a preview of an image within the notification or list to coalesce multiple notifications from your app into a single one. For example, a mail app could show multiple unread emails within a single notification using the list type. You can also specify different priorities for notifications that determine how long they stay on the screen before moving into the notification center where they continue to live until dismissed by the app or user.
In addition to Google?s own products like Gmail, calendar, and Google+ so far only a few experimental applications generate notifications. One example is Ouistiti which receives a daily photo of the user and placed in the notification area. However, more developers would now be interested to use the notification module. Developers who want to learn how to start using rich notifications with their app or extension can check Google?s rich notification test app and documentation.
Browser Engine Blink
This latest version of Chrome is also the first that uses Google?s new browser engine Blink, a derivative version of Webkit. The search engine wants its own version to do away with many unnecessary codes in the original rendering engine.
Blink includes a new thread-based HTML parser, which relieves the actual JavaScript thread in some areas. According to Google, the parser no longer holds as often, which reduces pause times by up to 40 percent. Furthermore, the JavaScript engine now supports the development of Mozilla JavaScript extension asm.js.
More APIs and Extensions
In addition to Mozilla JavaScript extension asm.js, Chrome 28 contains some innovations, such as the full screen API. Developers can now use CSS @ supports to determine whether the browser supports certain CSS values. With the pseudo-class: unresolved element can be custom designed using CSS, which are not registered in the browser.
Google has also updated its Chrome developer tools as a part of the Chrome Packaged Apps including a new group of APIs that provide more access to important tools. The Chrome Packaged Apps will add more access to Google services including Google Analytics, Google APIs and Google Wallet, and better OS integration using services such as Bluetooth and native app communication.
The Bluetooth API allows packaged apps to connect to Bluetooth devices such as smartphones and headsets. The Native Messaging API will allow apps to communicate with native applications to the device including camera and motion sensor.
The Analytics API will help developers to collect user engagement data from their applications such as adoption and usage of specific features, useful metrics and reports to measure number of active users. Finally, the Media Gallery API will allow developers to read media files like music, videos and images from the local disk with user consent.
Google has now officially released version 28 of its popular Chrome browser. The main novelties of this version of Chrome are the rendering engine change, the new notification system, and more improved Chrome developer tools. The release also includes a number of bug fixes, and a new version of the V8 JavaScript engine.