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Instagram turned 3 years old over the weekend, but the young social network still has some growing up to do. The Facebook-owned app is one of the most popular social networks, and it shows. Recently, Instagram surpassed 150-million active monthly users, and it announced last week that it will begin displaying photo and video ads. But there's still room for improvement. So to celebrate Instagram's 3rd birthday, here are three things we want to see. 1. Clickable links Instagram is an excellent place to share visual content with friends. It's not so great if you need to share a link. Currently, when users post a picture or a video and include a URL in their caption, other users cannot simply tap on the link and be taken to the appropriate…

You would think that two years after Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away that his thoughts and ideas would be a thing of the past. But instead, we are constantly being reminded of the co-creator of the Cupertino-based company. It's almost like he's not even gone. Pancreatic cancer may have taken Jobs' life, but it certainly did nothing to diminish his spirit, a spirit that seems very much alive. Through every product announcement, it's as if he is still there introducing "one more thing." When we use the mobile devices he introduced, we're not thinking of Tim Cook; we're thinking of Steve Jobs. Apple is and was his company, even in death. Jobs was just responsible for so much. His story is legendary. It was indisputably Steve "Woz" Wozniak who…

Time Warner Cable today launched out of home access to Scripps Networks Interactive' s channels on the popular TWC TV app on !OS and Android mobile platforms and TWCTV.com. The live programming is available over any WiFi connection. "We're thrilled to add Scripps Networks' live channels to the growing amount of TV content available on TWC TV outside the home/' said Mike Angus, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Video for Time Warner Cable. "Customers can now get their fill of Property Brothers, Cutthroat Kitchen and Ghost Adventures as it airs, anytime, anywhere." With this offering, subscribers can watch their favorite shows live from Travel Channel, Food Network, HGTV, DIY Network and the Cooking Channel anywhere outside the home. Other TWC TV content already available outside the home include over…

The other day we learned of a landmark moment; not just another news story or league table, but something amounting to a monumentally symbolic changing of the guard ... and yet, comparative to its apparent significance, it occurred with barely a whisper of comment. What we are referring to is the news that after thirteen years as the top global brand according to Interbrand, Coca-Cola has been dethroned. Indeed, it wasn't even deposed by just one brand, but two. That's because not only did Google nip past Coca-Cola in the coveted ranking, but so did Apple, a development unique in the history of Interbrand's Best Global Brands Report. Look back over the full 100-strong list, and all of the usual names are present and correct - from IBM, Microsoft and…

The Web was abuzz this week with details about a high-tech watch for grownups, the Galaxy Gear courtesy of Samsung, with TV commercials starring the likes of Dick Tracy, with his famed video watch, and Capt. James Tiberius Kirk, with watch-like communicator thingie. So what about the kids? In a lower-key announcement this week, AT&T unveiled a FiLIP device consistion of a toy-like wristwatch for children that will keep their parents apprised of their locations. The colorful FiUP also incorporates telephone and texting capabilities. The FiUP is not available yet. A collaboration between Filip Technologies and an AT&T "emergency devices" division, the contraption is due in coming months as an AT&T exclusive. The FiUP was granted Federal Communications Commission certification in July. Up to five people can be pre-authorized to…

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Accessories and Peripherals for Smartphones and Tablets Market 2012-2016" report to their offering. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing disposable income in developing countries. The Global Accessories and Peripherals for Smartphones and Tablets market has also been witnessing the increasing use of enterprise applications in smartphones and tablets. However, the increasing competition from high-end feature phones could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. The key vendors dominating this market space are Fellowes Inc., Incase Designs, Otterbox, Sprint, and ZAGG Inc. The other vendors mentioned in the report are Apple Inc., Griffin Technology, Power Support USA, Seidio Inc., and Xentris Wireless. Commenting on the report, an analyst from the research team…

The upcoming Nexus 5 smartphone, built by LG for Google, may launch with a base price tag of $299, blog site Phone Arena is quoting sources as saying. A 16GB Nexus 5 will sell for $299 and a 32GB version for $399, Phone Arena said, citing an anonymous source. The 16GB edition is expected to be equipped with a 2300mAh battery while the 32GB model will sport a 3000mAh power supply, CNET reported. Google's predecessor, the non-contract Nexus 4, had been priced at $299 for an 8GB phone and $349 for 16GB, with both being powered by 2100mAh battery. Many of the Nexus 5's specification were contained in a leaked copy of an alleged Nexus 5 service manual, which has since been removed from many sites following a request from…

Siri is a great girl, but she is a girl who sometimes gets confused. For instance, the woman who lives inside the !Phone apparently does not realize that San Francisco's Bay Bridge, once closed, is now open again for business. Not only that, but the Bay Bridge, a 75-year-old fixture that connects San Francisco with Oakland, has been reconfigured. So, travelers cruising the eastern expanse of what is now officially called the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge should not listen when Siri says to "proceed to the route" at the point where this part of the bridge takes a northern curve onto the new skyway section. The old course would have you going across the cantilevered steel section, and that's the one Siri insists you take. However, if you do that…

iOS #01 – Airplane! By Quantum Design Group Category: Games Requires iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #02 – Deer Hunter 2014 By Glu Games Inc. Category: Games Requires iOS 5.1 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #03 – FIFA 14 by EA SPORTS By Electronic Arts Category: Games Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPad 2, iPad (3rd gen), iPad (4th gen), iPad mini, iPod touch (4th gen), and iPod touch (5th gen). This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #04 – 8 Ball Pool™ By Miniclip.com Category: Games Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with…

Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing is a play by William Shakespeare from 1623 that has been adapted for modern-day times. In all black and white, the film follows the stories of Beatrice (Amy Acker) and Benedick (Alexis Denisof) who are ex-lovers trying to find their way back to loving each other. This romantic comedy also has the same writing that Shakespeare used, not modernizing the lingo at all. Reed Diamond and Nathan Fillion costar. FIVE FACTS: 1. Director Joss Whedon (The Avengers) shot this movie in only twelve days at his Santa Monica home. 2. The cast acted for this film for little to no money, merely because it was a movie for themselves. 3. Actor Clark Gregg was invited to do this movie at a barbecue…

Apple last week released the !OS 7, a mobile operating system update that CEO Tim Cook called the biggest change to the platform since the !Phone's 2007 introduction. Available for free for every !Phone after the !Phone 4, the latest i Pod Touch, the !Pad 2 and later versions, and the !Pad mini, !OS 7 will be seen by millions of people in the coming weeks. Here's what to expect. The most dramatic change is visual. Everything looks different. Icons for core functions such as Photos, Settings and Newsstand have new images; there's a new palette of colors, and everything looks brighter. Icons appear flat while visually layered over the background to give the illusion of floating over the wallpaper image. As you move your device, the icons float slightly…

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If you're headed to the hospital and would like to notify the emergency room of your pending arrival and symptoms, there's an app for that now. LewisGale Regional Health System is partnering with !Triage, a health care technology company that has developed a way for smartphone users to communicate with providers before they even check in. Once consumers download the free app to their phone or !Pad, they can see the closest hospital emergency room, physician's office or urgent care center in the region. Providers that pay an annual fee to !Triage, such as LewisGale, will have the added benefit of being able to receive written communications from the app users. After the patient hits "submit," a telephone rings in the emergency room, informing workers there to check for an…

Yahoo's free email service is becoming a bit more like Google's Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a year. The similarities to Gmail probably aren t coincidental. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer helped design some of Gmail's features while she was a top executive at Google Inc. Since its debut nearly a decade ago, Gmail has grown into the world's most popular email service. Yahoo's redesigned email unveiled Tuesday includes a Gmail-like tool that will thread together emails related to specific topics so they appear as a succession of messages. The "conversation view" has become a widely used email feature since Gmail helped popularize the concept after it embraced the format in 2004. Users can turn off Yahoo's new conversational tool if they want. Another new feature…

The next version of Apple's iPhone will include a larger display, taking it to 4.8 inches from the current iPhone 5S's 4 inches, a U.S. analyst predicts. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, in a note to investors, said Apple suppliers in Asia have told him to expect a larger display on the iPhone 6. Apple finds itself behind the curve on phone display size, as around 50 percent of smartphones shipped last quarter had screens larger than 4 inches, CNET reported Monday. That compares with just 20 percent a year earlier. Apple has lost market share to Android phones sporting ever larger screens, up to 5 and 6 inches. Misek said he thought the iPhone 6 could have even more success than the iPhone 5S/5C. "We think the 85 million iPhones…

#01– Angry Birds Star Wars II By Rovio Entertainment Ltd Category: Games / Price: $0.99 Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #02 – Minecraft – Pocket Edition By Mojang Category: Games / Price: $6.99 Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #03 – PicPlayPost By Flambe Studios LLC Category: Photo & Video / Price: $1.99 Requires iOS 6.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #04 – Heads Up! By Warner Bros. Category: Games / Price: $0.99 Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.…

Bangerz Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus made a big impression this summer twerking onstage with Robin Thicke. It’s clear she is trying to change her image as much as she can away from “Hanna Montana.” However, she still doesn’t have anyone taking her music seriously. All they are talking about is her wardrobe, or lack thereof, and her behavior. This latest album of hers is yet another attempt to show she needs to be taken seriously as an adult artist. Bangerz includes Cyrus’ current hit, Wrecking Ball. FIVE FACTS: 1. Cyrus became famous with her hit Disney TV show, Hannah Montana. 2. Miley is the daughter of another famous musician, Billy Ray Cyrus, who made it big with the hit Achy Breaky Heart. 3. The end of the Hannah Montana era…

Management consultancy cg42 today released the findings of a new study that reveals consumer perceptions of and purchase intent for the nation's top mobile device brands. The study found that only 16% of U.S. respondents plan to purchase a mobile device in the next 12 months, with 25-34 year-olds making up the largest segment of that group. Apple and Android lead their competitors as the device brands of preference, with 34% of respondents choosing Apple and 27% favoring Android. However, with 34% of consumers still undecided about their next device purchase, a large segment of the market remains in play. Based on two surveys -- one of more than 2,500 members of the U.S. General Population and the other of more than 1,000 Intenders (consumers who intend to purchase a…

NEW YORK -- Investors sent the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its lowest close in a month Monday as few signs emerged of a deal to end the U.S. government shutdown and raise the nation’s borrowing limit. Senate Democrats moved to introduce legislation to raise the nation’s debt limit without the unrelated conditions Republicans have said they are seeking. The White House signaled it would accept even a brief extension in borrowing authority to prevent an unprecedented default by the United States. On Sunday, speaker John Boehner had ruled out a vote in the House of Representatives on a straightforward bill to increase the government’s borrowing without concessions from President Barack Obama. Lawmakers have until Oct. 17 to reach a deal on increasing the nation’s debt ceiling. Failure to…

Apple will unveil its newest !Pad tablet, along with a new Mac Pro computer and a new operating system, Oct. 22, tech news site AIIThingsD is reporting. The highlight of the invitation-only event is expected to be a next-generation !Pad that is lighter and thinner than the current model, with an improved camera, and which runs Apple's new 64-bit A7 processor, people familiar with Apple's plan told AIIThingsD. Apple is expected to introduce a new version of the !Pad Mini with a high-resolution Retina, also running the A7 chip. Apple has been quiet on any details or prices for its Mac Pro computers or OS X Maverick operating system update, the two other products are expected at the event. The completely redesigned Mac Pro was briefly previewed during Apple's developer…

Save some green on the colorful new iPhone 5C at two big-box retailers. Walmart is selling the Apple iPhone 5C for $45 after Radio Shack announced they would sell phones for $50. Walmart's trade-in program also offers up to $300 for old hardware. Radio Shack's offer runs through Nov. 2. The price cut, more than half off the suggested retail of $99, is good on 2-year upgrades or new contracts with Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint. Walmart had been selling the colorful new phones for $79, as does Target. Walmart dropped its price after Radio Shack (and Best Buy in an alreadyended promotion) announced the free $50 gift-card program on the hot new polycarbonate-backed phones, introduced in September. See the deals here: Walmart Save money. Live better. radioshack…