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Operating Systems

Latest iOS 6 Beta Squashes Bugs, Slips in a Few New Features

More 3-D city flyovers in maps and @icloud.com email addresses, among other things.
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News Byte

Rare Skype Bug Sends Messages to Unintended Users; Fix in the Works

A recent update to video- and text-messaging platform Skype has resulted in some errant text messages being sent to recipients who weren’t meant to see the messages. Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, confirmed in a statement to Engadget that it is “rolling out a fix for this issue in the next few days” and will notify users when a new updated version of the application is available for download.

Mobile

Sony Brings NXT Smartphone Series to U.S.

Following the Xperia Ion, Sony’s first post-Ericsson phone, the electronics giant is bringing more smartphones to the U.S.
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Amazing Alex Shoots to No. 1 on First Day

Rovio doesn’t need birds to fly it to the top of the app charts.
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Mobile Apps

Verizon Presses Play on Subscription Game Service

Verizon intros a new service that gives Android users unlimited game play for a monthly fee.
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Q&A: Behind Brewster, the Buzzy New Modern Address Book

Brewster founder Steve Greenwood explains his aim to replace the mobile contacts app with one that understands the complexity of digital relationships.
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Accessories

Touchfire Flexible Keyboard for iPad Touches Down

The little keyboard overlay that could is finally hitting the market.
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Mossberg's Mailbox

Windows or Apple?

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether to make the switch from Windows to Apple computers.

News Byte

Verizon Intros BlackBerry Curve 9310

If you still love physical keyboards or can’t live without BlackBerry Messenger, there’s a new BlackBerry coming to Verizon. The BlackBerry Curve 9310 will be available on July 12 for $50 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. The entry-level smartphone runs on the BlackBerry 7.1 operating system and has a 3.2-megapixel camera and a microSD expansion slot.

News Byte

Neat Adds Cloud Service, Mobile Apps to Scanning System

The Neat Company, which makes scanners and file-organization software, has introduced a cloud-based file-storage system and mobile apps for iOS. NeatCloud now syncs with Neat’s desktop software and mobile app to give users access to their scanned documents via the Internet; the free NeatMobile app on iPhones and iPads lets users scan images with the camera on their mobile devices and upload them to the Neat system. NeatCloud will be available as a subscription service, ranging from $6 to $25 a month.

HTC One V Lands at Virgin Mobile