This year’s WWDC introduced a number of new technologies that should enable even better iOS games, and the Apple Design Awards highlighted some of the past year’s best-designed apps, nearly all of which were for gaming or entertainment.

 

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Apple’s upcoming operating systems finally address a number of long-standing user complaints — here are our favorite fixes in iOS 8 and Yosemite. Is this indication that Apple is becoming more receptive to feedback?

 

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Ett ukrainskt militärflygplan har skjutits ned över Slovjansk - och en soldat har dödats av granateld. Samtidigt öppnas gränsen mot Ryssland när ukrainska gränsvakter överger sina posteringar.

Ett ukrainskt militärflygplan har skjutits ned över Slovjansk - och en soldat har dödats av granateld. Samtidigt öppnas gränsen mot Ryssland när ukrainska gränsvakter överger sina posteringar.

CIA har hittat till Twitter. På fredagskvällen hade den amerikanska underrättelsetjänsten hunnit skicka ett tweet – enligt obekräftade uppgifter.

CIA har hittat till Twitter. På fredagskvällen hade den amerikanska underrättelsetjänsten hunnit skicka ett tweet – enligt obekräftade uppgifter.

Borlänge kommun har upprättat en lex Sarah-anmälan efter en händelse sent på julafton förra året när en man på ett servicehus i Borlänge brann inne, skriver lokala medier. Mannen larmade SOS men larmoperatören som tog emot samtalet uppfattade inte att det handlade om en brand, varpå räddningsinsatsen blev kraftigt försenad.

Lucas123 writes 'A study released at the Telematics Detroit 2014 conference revealed the obvious: Most people don't want more distracting embedded apps in their cars; they just want essential apps like navigation and music to be intuitive to use and reliable. Part of the study involved a focus group of 46 people who were asked to evaluate infotainment systems from three luxury car makers and four "mass consumer" car makers. The drivers were asked to do three things: Navigate home, find a pizza shop and find a radio station. Only 40% were able to complete all three tasks. Not surprisingly, the highest rated infotainment system was Tesla because its icons were "large" and it was easy to figure out.'

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What do you think would happen if a bunch of people posted to Twitter in "tweetstorms" as @pmarca does? Do you think Twitter would fall apart as a social medium? Or perhaps Twitter would change the way the system works, and permit users to post messages that are longer than 140 characters? Is this a case where users design a new feature, as used to happen in the early days? Many of the features we've come to love and depend on were designed by users and developers. I do recognize the irony that I am asking the question in a tweetstream, rather than a blog post!

What do you think would happen if a bunch of people posted to Twitter in "tweetstorms" as @pmarca does? Do you think Twitter would fall apart as a social medium? Or perhaps Twitter would change the way the system works, and permit users to post messages that are longer than 140 characters? Is this a case where users design a new feature, as used to happen in the early days? Many of the features we've come to love and depend on were designed by users and developers. I do recognize the irony that I am asking the question in a tweetstream, rather than a blog post!