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Rovio Launches New Pinball-Inspired 3D ‘Angry Birds Action!’ Game

Rovio has officially launched ‘Angry Birds Action!’, a new pinball-inspired 3D game.In the latest Angry Birds symphony of destruction, leader of the flock Red smashes and crashes through obstacles and bounces from wall to wall like a wrecking ball – all in the name, of course, of saving precious and fragile eggs. Along the way, players unlock additional content by going to see The Angry Birds Movie on opening weekend, and also play augmented-reality mini-games and earn new rewards by scanning special BirdCodes located out in the real world.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Siri Comes Through in an Emergency

Despite a completely smashed iPhone with a disconnected LCD, Siri was able help one son make an emergency call to his father from the ER.In a post on Medium, David House describes receiving a strange call that he initially believed was a butt dial.Earlier this evening I got a call from my son, I could hear voices in the background so I just thought he had butt dialed me. I called back, planning to ask my son what his butt wanted. No answer. Strange. A few minutes later he called again. He couldn’t hear me, but I could hear him. He said “I’m not sure if you can hear me, but I’m at Kennestone Hospital ER”. Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Developer Gets Windows 95 Running on the Apple Watch [Video]

Developer Nick Lee has managed to get Windows 95 running on the Apple Watch. To get the Apple Watch to launch Windows 95, Lee had to patch certain files within a WatchKit app to load his own application code.With a 520 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, and 8GB of internal storage, the Apple Watch packs a lot of computing horsepower into a very small package. On paper, its processor alone is about twenty-five times faster than the average 386, and 512 MB was the size of a hard drive in the mid nineties, not memory. As a result, I was feeling confident that the Apple Watch had the ability to run one of the most revered desktop operating systems Redmond has ever produced.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple Launches Reimagined & Redesigned Support Site

Apple has announced the launch of a reimagined and redesigned support site.The new site features a responsive design that is in line with the company’s main webpage. You can search for answers you need right from the homepage with quick links to help you get places faster.There are also device specific support pages making it easier to navigate to relevant topics and resources.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Coach to Debut Designer Apple Watch Bands as Early as June

Coach is planning to debut a series of designer bands for the Apple Watch as early as June, reports HauteEcriture.com.David Boglin de Bautista was at a Coach boutique yesterday when a salesperson noticed his Apple Watch and informed him that Coach would be releasing bands for the device.The sales associate then proceeded to show me a piece of paper with various products on them that included photos of about eight watch bands which included a white band, a black band, a red band, and a brown band. Some bands have charms on them and others have patterns stitched into them. Below the photos of each bands was some information about them and prices with each band retailing for $150.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Engineer Builds Incredible Touchscreen Mirror? [Video]

Ryan Nelwan, an engineer at Swipe Labs, has posted a video of an incredible touchscreen mirror which he claims to have built.The mirror displays the time, date, weather, travel times, and more. You can play music, watch videos, use multi-touch to control volume, and even scale app windows. Nelwan says he’s built apps for Messages, Photos, AirDrop, Dropbox, Reddit, and Nest. —–If I sound nervous in this video it’s because I really am. This is a real working mirror running a software that I built. I purposely recorded this video in one take to demonstrate it’s capabilities.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Fido Announces $5/Day Roaming in the United States, $10/Day Internationally

Fido has announced that starting in mid-May, new and existing Fido Pulse plan customers will be able to use the data, text and talk from their plan while outside of Canada for $5 / day in the U.S. and $10 / day internationally in many destinations.”Fido Roam is another great value add for our Fido Pulse plan customers. It’s affordable and easy to use so that our customers can worry less about finding a Wi-Fi connection and focus more on doing the things they love while travelling,” said Nancy Audette, Vice President, Fido. “We heard from our customers that they want to roam worry free, and that’s why we’re offering the ultimate roaming solution.”For customers that plan on taking an extended soul-searching trip, Fido will only charge them for a max of 10 days per monthly bill, per zone. This means up to 21 days of Fido Roam with no extra roaming charges in that month. Customers will receive a text message as soon as they connect to a partner network, but will only pay for Fido Roam on days when they use their phone in the U.S. or internationally. Customers will only be charged a maximum of $50 (in the U.S.) and $100 (internationally) for roaming on any given monthly bill.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Dragon Hills is Apple’s ‘Free App of the Week’ [Download]

Apple has selected Dragon Hills as its ‘Free App of the Week’.Are all Princesses really waiting for Princes to come and save them? Not this time!Take control of a very dangerous Dragon in this action-packed adventure and help the furious princess on her revenge mission. Slide down the hills jumping into and out of the ground, crashing and destroying everything on your way. Features:• Super fun, fast and furious gameplay• Fully destructible terrain• Epic boss battles• Upgradeable weapons, armor and explosive power-ups available for unlocking• Easy to learn, intuitive one-touch controls combined with innovative gameplay• Game Center achievements and leaderboards to compete with friends• iCloud SupportYou can download Dragon Hills from the App Store free for a limited time.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Apple Employee Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot to the Head

The Apple employee found dead at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino committed suicide, dying of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, according to police. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Edward Thomas Mackowiak of Santa Clara, California, was found dead in a conference room on Wednesday.”The Medical Examiner determined the manner of death was suicide and the cause was a gunshot to the head,” the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a written statement.”We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of a young and talented coworker,” the company said in a statement issued late on Wednesday. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his family and friends, including the many people he worked with here at Apple.”Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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Carl Icahn Sells All His Apple Stock [Video]

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold his entire position in Apple’s stock as it continues to lose value following disappointing earnings, reports CNBC. Icahn owned a little under a percent of AAPL shares.”We no longer have a position in Apple,” Icahn told CNBC’s “Power Lunch,” noting Apple is a “great company” and CEO Tim Cook is “doing a great job.”Apple’s stock is down about 3% today after falling 6% on Wednesday. The company reported its first down quarter in 13 years on Tuesday.Share Article:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Email,   Reddit,   Digg,   Delicious,   StumbleUponFollow iClarified:Facebook,   Twitter,   LinkedIn,   Google Plus,   Newsletter,   App Store,   YouTubeAdvertise Here

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