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Uber opens an API for third-party developers to integrate its...






Uber opens an API for third-party developers to integrate its on-demand transportation services

Nick Summers, thenextweb.com


As rumored, Uber is launching an API that will allow developers to integrate its on-demand transport services into their own applications.


A developer site is now live and lists 11 high-profile partners that Uber is already working with: Starbuc…



Uber opens an API for third-party developers to integrate its...






Uber opens an API for third-party developers to integrate its on-demand transportation services

Nick Summers, thenextweb.com


As rumored, Uber is launching an API that will allow developers to integrate its on-demand transport services into their own applications.


A developer site is now live and lists 11 high-profile partners that Uber is already working with: Starbuc…



Why Steve Jobs Set Such An Ambitious Goal For iAd — And Why He...






Why Steve Jobs Set Such An Ambitious Goal For iAd — And Why He Failed

Sam Colt, businessinsider.com


Jobs touted some of the brands that had committed to iAd: Nissan, Chanel, Best Buy, and others.


"We think we’re off to a pretty great start and we’ll report back to you on how we do," Jobs told the audience at Apple’s developer conference, WWDC,…



The Writers Workbench: Tablet Accessories Robert J. Elisberg,...






The Writers Workbench: Tablet Accessories

Robert J. Elisberg, huffingtonpost.com


The past two months, The Writers Workbench has reviewed a variety of tablets. In the course of all that, I’d been sent or just generally came across in the process a range of accessories to work along with tablets. It seemed like that would make a…



Why the Apple-IBM tie-up is doomed to fail, and how it could...






Why the Apple-IBM tie-up is doomed to fail, and how it could succeed

Jean-Louis Gassée, qz.com


Strategic alliances and other grandly named partnerships never seem to live up to their florid marriage announcements. Apple and IBM are it—again—but this time, Apple is the larger, more prosperous company, and IBM is trying the bad old recipe …



Permission-based tracking app Folr keeps tabs on your kids and...






Permission-based tracking app Folr keeps tabs on your kids and other family members

Jon Russell, thenextweb.com


The mainstream adoption of smartphones has brought with it many benefits. As well as putting the internet in your pocket, communicating with others has never been easier — that doesn’t just mean text messages and phone calls, but location sharing…



A nostalgic look at the Macintosh Portable, Apple’s first...






A nostalgic look at the Macintosh Portable, Apple’s first laptop

John-Michael Bond, tuaw.com


The Macintosh Portable, Apple’s first laptop and the first consumer laptop to travel into space, was released in 1989. Groundbreaking in its day, the laptop was still a bulky travel companion, roughly the size of the phone book at four inches at i…



Dropbox Pro Gives Subscribers 1TB of Storage as Cloud Wars Heat...






Dropbox Pro Gives Subscribers 1TB of Storage as Cloud Wars Heat Up

Christina Warren, mashable.com


The cloud wars just got even more serious. Dropbox on Wednesday announced big changes to its Dropbox Pro offering, including more storage space and better sharing options.


The company’s new pricing matches similar moves by Google and Microsoft a…



Don’t act surprised: Google has a drone-delivery program Jordan...






Don’t act surprised: Google has a drone-delivery program

Jordan Novet, venturebeat.com


Amazon is building drones to deliver things consumers buy, and Facebook is building drones so more people can get Internet access. And naturally, Google has been tinkering with drones, too.


At first, the idea of 2-year-old Project Wing, as the…



Who Runs the Internet? A Freakonomics Radio...






Who Runs the Internet? A Freakonomics Radio Rebroadcast

Freakonomics, freakonomics.com


(Photo: James Cridland)This week’s podcast is a rebroadcast of our episode called “Who Runs the Internet?” (You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above. You can also read the transcript; it…