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iPhone users not OK with Apple Maps
The hype of Apple’s release of the iPhone 5 and iOS 6 software has died down since Apple users discovered technical issues with the latest version of Apple’s Maps, which replaced Google Maps in the software update.
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Column: How the iPhone has been a boon for the U.S. economy
The release of the iPhone 5 this past weekend marks five years since the launch of Apple’s smart phone back in 2007 that arguably kicked off the smart phone revolution. Nowadays, the iPhone faces stiff competition from Android phones, but there is still a quality that is unmatched in the iPhone.
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Column: New iPhone not for everyone
Apple has been up to a lot recently. In addition to releasing the iOS 6 update with a revamped map and a “do not disturb” option, Apple has people clawing to get the new iPhone 5, so much so that pre-orders for the iPhone 5 sold out in less than an hour of its public unveiling.
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Column: Even without reaching 54.5 mpg, fuel economy improvements a good thing
Depending on what news you were reading, Aug. 27 might be a strong indicator as to whom you will vote for come November. The opening day of the Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama announced he finalized his plan to raise Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 mpg by 2025.
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iPhone 5 release draws out Apple fans
Apple’s newest smartphone, the iPhone 5, is hitting the shelves of local retailers today, but it will not be there for long.
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Column: Google made right decision with restricted video
As violence continues to spread throughout the Arab and Muslim world over an inflammatory YouTube video, Google Inc., the site’s parent company, has been scrambling to try and determine its role in advancing the violence or subduing it.
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Column: Don’t get creeped out easily if you want to meet people
Someone I barely know contacted me the other day, and it creeped me out a little bit. I had just met her a few days earlier, and she said “Hi” to me on Facebook. Immediately I thought she was crazy.
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Editorial: Facebook censorship
Photo moderators for Facebook and other popular websites are contracted out, some of those negotiations even crossing international boundaries, according to article in The Daily Beast.
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Twitter creator talks inspiration, development of his technologies
His name may not be trending right now, but his creation sure is. Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Square, was on campus Tuesday to speak with engineering students, and The Daily Illini took the chance to sit down with the man behind the social media.