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If you’ve ever wondered if there’s an app that will set your iPhone on fire, no need to search the App Store. It appears to be already built into the phone.

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If you use an Android, Nokia or BlackBerry phone, you need to know about Carrier IQ.

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Steve Jobs has been gone for nearly two months now; however, his legacy hasn’t faded one bit. In fact, I think it has grown tremendously. Creative portraits capturing his complexity are popping up faster than weeds, his biography is still high up there on the must read list, and he remains embedded within the soul of Apple. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that a video capturing but a mere 46 seconds of this man’s life can be so inspirational. This is a clip from Jobs’ never-before-broadcast, rare interview – Steve Jobs: iChanged the World.

Take a look and enjoy. I hope we all learn a lesson from it.

Via: TheNextWeb

TED is known for its abundance of wisdom, knowledge, and inspiration shared from its library of videos. It’s also known for trying its best to make things easier for the viewers. This includes making great mobile apps. When I met and spoke with its owner, Chris Anderson, our conversation remained on how the TED app could be improved. Well, TED’s free iPad app has been recently updated to be universal. Now you can get a dose of wisdom on the go from your 3.5-inch screen.

The app brings some new features including TEDradio, which will offer access to a continuous stream of TED talks (online and offline), and “Inspire Me,” which will give users the ability to tell the app what kind of talks they want to see:

Browse + share: Users can see the latest TEDTalks videos as soon as they’re published. Browse the TED library by theme, tag or rating. Search for a talk or speaker by name, topic or popularity. Share a talk over Facebook, Twitter or email. And download videos directly to the device for offline viewing.

Discover new ideas: Using the “Inspire Me” feature, users can tell the app what kind of talks they want to see (Inspiring? Funny? Jaw-dropping?), dial in how much time they have, and let the TED app build a custom playlist to fit their schedule — for viewing immediately or watching later.

AirPlay: Built-in AirPlay support on the iPhone app allows users to play TEDTalks on any Apple TV-enabled television.

So go get your hands on this universal app and be inspired. Did I mention it’s available for free?

Today, Spotify announced that they will soon be offering apps within their player. In other words, they are preparing to become a music platform, something that can be integrated into music apps that we know and love already. What’s on board already? So far, the list includes Last.fm, We Are Hunted, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, and Pitchfork (once you’ve downloaded the beta, click the links). To understand the possibilities, Spotify gave us an analogy: [...]

The Jawbone UP is a slick little piece of sexy. It’s a wristband that pairs up with an iPhone app to track your daily activities and help you to live a healthier life. Regularly $100, for Black Friday they were $78 at the Apple Store, a deal I just couldn’t pass up. A little self-checkout magic while waiting for the Genius Bar, and boom, time to start playing. [...]

An LTE iPad 3 and iPhone 5 could be on the market within the next year according to the latest rumors from today. Nikkei Business is reporting that LTE 4G chips will debut on Japan’s NTT DoCoMo network starting this summer with the iPad 3, and then again in the fall with the next iPhone.

The Nikkei Business article point out that Tim Cook met with VPs at DoCoMo, and reached a “basic agreement for the next generation iPhone and iPad.” [...]

Both Apple and Google have opted out of participating in a new industry sponsored system to regularize mobile application ratings. Like video console games, mobile applications would be rated on a 5-point scale from ‘everyone’ to ‘adults only’ and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) would be doing the rating, just like they do video games. [...]