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LONDON and LOS ANGELES - Expanding his already teeming social media activity, Chris Brown today unveils The Chris Brown Channel App exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The Chris Brown Channel is a new kind of entertainment app, integrating social media with a continual stream of fresh content, connecting with fans in a more immediate, more intimate, more interactive way. "I am so excited to get closer to my fans - to bring them into my world, hearing from me directly, in my own words wherever I am, whenever they want," said Chris Brown. "Through my channel app they can be part of my music, my art and my life, day in and day out." The Chris Brown Channel encompasses all facets of the Grammy-winning…

iOS #01 - Draw Something 2™ Free ByZyngalnc. Category: Games Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd gen), iPod touch (4th gen), iPod touch (5th gen) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #02 - Robot Unicorn Attack 2 By [adult swim] Category: Games Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd gen), iPod touch (4th gen), iPod touch (5th gen) and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #03-Vine By Vine Labs, Inc. Category: Social Networking Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd gen), iPod touch (4th gen), iPod touch (5th gen) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.0 or later.…

The first time I saw Paris I felt let down. Not because of the city itself since this European Mecca was more beautiful than I ever imagined, but because of the way locals on the street refused to respond to mp. I'd flash a toothy American smile in an oncoming person's direction and inevitably be ignored. Or so I thought. As it happened, what was really happening was that I was being respected. A new concept to this uninitiated American, I was shocked when a Parisian friend explained that as a French person, he had been taught to never smile at strangers. No wonder nobody returned my grin. Another visit to the City of Light when I was barely beyond drinking age and not yet married caused me strife after…

GANGSTER SQUAD Movie audiences love nothing more than a gangster movie, and if it's based on a true story, all the better. it doesn't get much better than GoodFellas when looking for a mob story based on fact. Casino is based on fact as well, and Godfather and The Departed are loosely based in fact. The recently-released Gangster Squad falls in line here, also being loosely based on a true story. The name of the film refers to the officers and detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department, who when grouped together in the 1940s and 1950s were called "Gangster Squad unit." It was detailed in "Tales of the Gangster Squad," Paul Lieberman's seven-part L.A. Times article and book. Mickey Cohen, with ties to both the Jewish Mafia and American…

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WILL APPLE REAFFIRM ITS INNOVATION CREDENTIALS AT ITS NEXT KEYNOTE? Late last month, Apple reported a quarterly fall in profits for the first time in a decade. There was better news behind that headline, with revenues of $43.6 billion being achieved as a result of strong worldwide sales of the iPhone and iPad, numbering 37.4 million and 19.5 million respectively over the three month period from January to March. The company also said that it would raise dividends for shareholders. However, for what seems to be a few too many investors lately, it was hard to look past the fact that the net profit of $9.5 billion (£6.2 billion) that was achieved during that time came short of last year's $11.6 billion. Apple may still be basking in the afterglow,…

iOS #01 – WhatsApp Messenger By WhatsApp Inc. Category: Social Networking / Price: $0.99 Compatible with iPhone.Requires iOS 3.1 or later. #02 – Survivalcraft By Igor Kalicinski Category: Games / Price: $3.99 Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd gen), iPod touch (4th gen), iPod touch (5th gen) and iPad. Requires iOS 5.1 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #03 – Cut the Rope: Time Travel By ZeptoLab UK Limited Category: Games / Price: $0.99 Compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd gen), iPod touch (4th gen), iPod touch (5th gen) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5. #04 – Minecraft – Pocket Edition By Mojang Category: Games…

SAN FRANCISCO - An "all-star roster" of Bay Area companies has pledged about $30 million toward bringing the 50th Super Bowl to the 49ers' new Santa Clara stadium, topping an initial fundraising goal by $5 million. Google, Apple, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Yahoo, -'Seagate,'Virgin America and Gap are among the local companies that have promised donations, according to the Bay Area Super Bowl Bid Committee. The group provided new details about the plan at a news conference across from San Francisco's Ferry Building on Monday, a week before the region could be awarded the big game. While much of the $30 million raised would fund police overtime, free public events and expanded transportation options, 25 percent of the money, or nearly $8 million, would be donated to local youth groups and other…

PARAMORE PARAMORE It's hard to believe that while the group Paramore is releasing its fourth studio album, its lead singer is just 24 years old. It's even harderto believe that Hayley Williams was just 17 years old at the time of the band's first album and only 15 when the band was first forming. Even more surprising is that the band's drummer was only 13. Most likely because of the ages of some of its founding members, Paramore has gone through a number of personnel changes in just this short time. Their most recent album, interestingly enough a self-titled album, will be the first without brothers Josh and Zac Farro, who originally met Williams at a program for home-schooled students. The guitar player and drummer left the band a few…

Samsung has extended its lead over Apple as the biggest smartphone manufacturer in the first three months of this year, and Google's Android operating system has increased its dominance with a 75 percent global market share. Those are the two key findings from research firm Gartner's quarterly survey of the mobile market, which showed smartphone sales leapt 43 percent on a year ago to 210 million units. Samsung sold an estimated 64.7 million mobile devices, up by more than half on a year ago, and it increased its market share from 27.6 percent to 30.8 percent. In contrast, Apple, once the market leader, saw its share slump from 22.5 percent to 18.5 percent as iPhone sales climbed to only 38.3 million. LG overtook Huawei to be the next biggest player,…

If persistent rumors of Apple's introducing a low-cost version of its all-conquering iPhone - rumors gaining credibility with each passing day - turn out to be correct, it will mark a turning point for the Cupertino, Calif., tech darling. But you have to wonder what Steve Jobs would think about it. Simply put, Apple has never before used price as a selling point for its products, depending instead on a perception of superiority based on design, difference and desirability. Apple products have always attracted customers looking for a cutting-edge product that would somehow speak to their own "leader of the pack" aspirations - and were willing to pay a premium for it. This has led to - and maintained - a loyalty to Apple products that allows the company to…

FIONNA FIGHTS This week I came acrossa small arcade game inspired by the hit Cartoon Network series, Adventure Time. This title explores the alternate universe of Fionna and Cake (the female versions of the show's original main characters, Finn and Jake). The game has a very arcade-ish feeling to it, and at $0.99 cents, it seems like a good deal, especially to the Adventure Time fan. But is it enough to keep you occupied for more than a few hours? GRAPHICS If you've seen the show, you know what kind of graphics to expect with this release. I applaud the art team for crafting visuals that look like they'd fit right in with the cartoon. The visuals are one of the best aspects to this title too, mainly because the…

eBACKPACK eBackpack, Ine, the leading provider of cross-platform cloud assignment and classroom workflow management solutions, announced today the launch of its enhanced eBackpack AppforiPhonesand iPads giving students and teachers both a paperless assignment system as well as free-hand annotation functionality. eBackpack, in conjunction with the iPad app, is saving schools and districts nationwide hundreds of thousands of dollars on printing expenses. Says Layne Schiffelbein of Garden City Public Schools, an eBackpack district, "When we launched eBackpack, students and teachers hit the ground running. The user-friendly interface allowed students to engage more, become more organized, and provided a way to collaborate. Teachers began communicating and teaching in a way that just 'fit' our kids. eBackpack is continually making upgrades to this service, but the one that has our teachers thrilled is…

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn Technology is trying to figure out if there is life after Apple, an industry analyst said. The company that operates electronics production facilities in China, has been been the source of a series of negative reports in recent years from industrial accidents to worker suicides to public complaints about working conditions, The New York Times reported Tuesday. And yet, while it produces electronics for a variety of Western companies, it is known primarily as a producer of Apple's iPhone and the iPad. Apple provides Foxconn with about 40 percent of its revenue, the Times said. And even if Apple's fortunes look solid for now, that means, if Apple does stumble, Foxconn is the one that gets bruised. "Foxconn senses that the Apple aura isn't as invincible…