[MyAppleMenu] Apr 28, 2014

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*** Annual Profit Falls 52 Percent For Angry Birds Maker Rovio ***
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/28/annual-profit-falls-52-percent-for-angry-birds-maker-rovio/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0>
Mark Scott, New York Times


> The fall comes as Rovio tries to respond to changes in the gaming world, where the likes of King Digital Entertainment, maker of Candy Crush, and Supercell, the Finnish company behind the Clash of Clans franchise, have found success with so-called freemium games. Those companies allow consumers to play their games for free, but charge for in-game purchases, unlike Rovio, which has traditionally charged users to download its games.




*** Skype Group Video Calling Goes Free On Mac, Windows And Xbox One ***
<http://www.imore.com/skype-group-video-calling-goes-free-mac-windows-and-xbox-one?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter>
Rich Edmonds, iMore



*** Four Reasons You Should Use OS X's System Information Utility ***
<http://www.macworld.com/article/2148486/four-reasons-you-should-use-os-xs-system-information-utility.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#tk.rss_all>
Topher Kessler, Macworld


> While the information in the system profiler may be a bit daunting at first glimpse, there are four key areas that I’d recommend you check out for future troubleshooting.




*** Dining Out? Let Your Phone Pick Up The Check ***
<http://www.techhive.com/article/2148127/dining-out-let-your-phone-pick-up-the-check.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#tk.rss_all>
Caitlin McGarry, TechHive



*** Apple Prepares For $17Bn Jumbo Bond Sale ***
<http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/40109df8-cca8-11e3-9b5f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz307uu0MHO>
Michael Mackenzie, Viviane Rodrigues and Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times


> Apple is preparing the groundwork for another blockbuster debt sale in the region of $17bn that could rank as the second-largest corporate bond sale of all time.

> Apple plans to use proceeds from the debt sale to fund the buyback rather than tap its $150bn cash pile. About $130bn of that cash is held overseas, 88 per cent of the total, and returning it to the US would lead to a tax charge of up to 35 per cent.




*** Can't Delete Songs In The Music App On Your iPhone And iPad? Here's The Fix! ***
<http://www.imore.com/cant-delete-songs-music-app-your-iphone-and-ipad-heres-fix>
Allyson Kazmucha, iMore



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*** Poem of the week: The Work by Niall Campbell ***
<http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/apr/28/poem-of-the-week-niall-campbell>
Carol Rumens, The Guardian



*** The Mind Readers ***
<http://mosaicscience.com/story/mind-readers?src=longreads&_sm_au_=iVVLV60GN6p7GDVq>
Roger Highfield, Mosaic


> At the core was a deceptively simple question: how do we know that another person is conscious? 




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