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Twitter does the two-step (authentication) dance

By Peter Cohen, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 6:50 pm

Twitter announced Wednesday that it is offering a form of two-step authentication for security-conscious users who want to make sure that their accounts are protected from unauthorized use. The new feature is described in a post made by Jim O'Leary of Twitter's product security team on the official Twitter blog.

Apple named world's most valuable brand for third year running

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 3:32 pm

Apple continues its streak as the most valuable brand in the world, outperforming Google, IBM, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola, with Google surpassing IBM to become the second most valuable brand.

Michael Gartenberg reportedly joins Apple marketing

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 3:27 pm

Highly respected tech industry analyst Michael Gartenberg has reportedly left his previous employer, Gartner, for a position on Apple's marketing team. Forbes' Connie Guglielmo writes:

Live from CTIA 2013... it's the Verizon liveblog!

By Phil Nickinson, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 1:17 pm

We're coming to you live this morning from the beautiful Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, where Verizon is going to talk to us about ... something. Given the context of the CTIA venue, it's entirely possible we'll just be getting an update on Verizon's network capabilities -- and possibly an update on when to expect Voice Over LTE. Or, perhaps we'll actually get some new hardware.

Only one way to find out -- it's liveblog time!

Apple Germany now accepting PayPal, gives you more ways to give them money

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 11:54 am

Apple it seems has added a new way to give them money in Germany by adding PayPal as a method of payment at the online store. First reported by Macerkopf.de, PayPal now sits alongside the regular credit card payments for purchases from the German store.

The Apple Store goes down, comes back up loaded for Fathers Day

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 9:17 am

During the night, when a lot of you were sleeping, the Apple Store went down. Sadly, there's no new goodies to report, but when it came back up it's loaded and ready to go for Apple's Fathers Day promo. With Fathers Day coming up, what better way to show your appreciation than with something from Apple.

Vodafone UK delays LTE launch, incompatibility with the iPhone 5 a factor

By Richard Devine, Wednesday, May 22, 2013 a 8:57 am

Anyone in the UK on Vodafone hoping for some LTE soon will be disappointed, as their CEO has confirmed the carrier won't be switching on 4G until around September. This is in part due to the current iPhone 5 being incompatible with their proposed LTE network. Speaking to The Guardian, CEO Vittorio Colao said:

Unity game engine goes free for iOS and Android, BB10 and WP8 to follow

By Peter Cohen, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a 4:55 pm

Unity, the multiplatform game engine, has gone free to use for iOS and Android. The company made the announcement at its Unite Nordic conference in Malmö, Sweden, according to Keith Andrew of PocketGamer.

Flickr and Vimeo integration rumored for iOS 7

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a 4:52 pm

If the latest rumors turn out to be correct we could be looking at social photo and video integration in iOS 7 by way of Flickr and Vimeo support, most likely added to the existing social sharing options of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. The story comes by way of 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman:

The ultimate luxury hotel room now comes with 24-carat gold iPads

By Richard Devine, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 a 7:16 am

The Burj Al Arab in Dubai is one of the most luxurious hotels in the world. Staying there requires a healthy bank balance, but the luxury speaks for itself. Recently, the hotel installed Macs in each room at the all-suite hotel, in an effort to offer a "thoroughly modern guest experience." Their latest trick; 24-carat gold iPads in every room.