[MyAppleMenu] Jan 7, 2014

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*** Hotels.com iPad App Goes 4.0 With iOS 7 Redesign And Other Enhancements ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/01/hotels-com-ipad-app-goes-4-0-with-ios-7-redesign-and-other-enhancements>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** Seagate Introduces Backup Plus FAST Portable Drive, Next Gen Backup Plus Slim ***
<http://appledailyreport.com/seagate-introduces-backup-plus-fast-portable-drive-next-gen-backup-plus-slim/>
Dennis Sellers, Apple Daily Report



*** Texas Library Offers Glimpse Of Bookless Future ***
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/texas-library-offers-glimpse-of-bookless-future/2014/01/03/0f2d5ad8-74a0-11e3-bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html>
Associated Press


> Texas has seen the future of the public library, and it looks a lot like an Apple Store: Rows of glossy iMacs beckon. iPads mounted on a tangerine-colored bar invite readers. And hundreds of other tablets stand ready for checkout to anyone with a borrowing card.




*** New Broadcom SDK Makes Integrating Apple's AirPlay Easier For OEMs ***
<http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/01/06/ces-2014-new-broadcom-sdk-makes-integrating-apples-airplay-easier-for-oems>
Shane Cole, AppleInsider


> Apple's AirPlay wireless streaming standard received a boost Monday when chipmaker Broadcom announced a new software development kit that makes it faster and easier for manufacturers to add AirPlay support to audio devices.




*** Apple To Hold 'Red Friday' Lunar New Year Sale In Select Asian Markets On Jan. 10 ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/01/apple-to-hold-red-friday-lunar-new-year-sale-in-select-asian-markets-on-jan-10>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice


> During the Red Friday sale, customers in select Asian markets including China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand can avail of numerous special deals on Apple products and accessories. Some of these are also available through the official Apple Store apps for iPhone and iPad.




*** Zynga Updates Words With Friends To Version 7.0 With New Design For iOS 7 ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/01/zynga-updates-words-with-friends-to-version-7-0-with-new-design-for-ios-7>
Aldrin Calimlim, AppAdvice



*** The Olloclip Makes Your iPhone 5C An Even More Flexible Digital Camera ***
<http://appledailyreport.com/the-olloclip-makes-your-iphone-5-an-even-better-digital-camera/>
Dennis Sellers, Apple Daily Report



*** Apple To Hold Fiscal Q1 Earnings Conference Call On Monday, January 27Th ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/06/apple-to-hold-fiscal-q1-earnings-conference-call-on-monday-january-27th/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Zac Hall, 9 To 5 Mac



*** The Book And I: How The iPad Has Changed My Reading Life ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/01/06/the-book-and-i-how-the-ipad-has-changed-my-reading-life/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Erica Sadun, TUAW


> Although the Kindle debuted in 2007, it wasn't until 2010 that I really jumped on the e-book bandwagon. My entry was due to the iPad. In fact, it was the iPad 2 even more than the original that firmly grounded me into the e-book world. Between the light, thin design of the tablet and my aging eyes, the iPad with its built-in iBooks app and the add-on Amazon Kindle reader app, I have become a devotee.




*** Editors Keys Turns Apple’s Wireless Keyboard Into The First Logic Pro X Shortcut Keyboard ***
<http://9to5mac.com/2014/01/06/editors-keys-turns-apples-wireless-keyboard-into-the-first-logic-pro-x-shortcut-keyboard/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29>
Jordan Kahn, 9 To 5 Mac



*** Night Vision App Designed To Take Videos And Photos At Night ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/01/06/night-vision-app-designed-to-take-videos-and-photos-at-night/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Mel Martin, TUAW



*** Apple Wraps Up 12 Days Of Gifts With Rolling Stones Mini Album ***
<http://www.tuaw.com/2014/01/06/apple-wraps-up-12-days-of-gifts-with-rolling-stones-mini-album/?ncid=rss_truncated>
Dave Caolo, TUAW



*** Amazon Updates Kindle App To Bring New Features For Students And Readers ***
<http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/01/amazon-updates-kindle-app-to-bring-new-features-for-students-and-readers>
Brent Dirks, AppAdvice



*** Apple Facing Criticism About Diversity Changes Bylaws ***
<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-06/apple-facing-criticism-about-diversity-changes-bylaws.html?cmpid=yhoo>
Adam Satariano, Bloomberg


> The world’s most valuable company recently added language to a board committee charter vowing to diversify its board. The move follows objections from shareholders Trillium Asset Management LLC and the Sustainability Group, who said they’re disappointed that the iPhone maker has only one woman on its eight-member board, and one incoming female member of the executive team that reports to Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook.




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*** Fat ***
<https://www.pshares.org/read/article-detail.cfm?intArticleID=9829>
Marie Potoczny, Ploughshares



*** The Graying Of 'The New York Review Of Books' ***
<http://chronicle.com/article/The-Graying-of-the-NYRB/143759/>
Russell Jacoby, The Chronicle Of Higher Education


> Who criticizes the professional journals or the general book reviews? Few or no one. The reason is obvious. We all hope to be reviewed or noticed.




*** A Missing Genetic Link In Human Evolution ***
<https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140102-a-missing-genetic-link-in-human-evolution/>
Emily Singer, Quanta Magazine


> About 8 million to 12 million years ago, the ancestor of great apes, including humans, underwent a dramatic genetic change. Small pieces of DNA replicated and spread across their resident chromosomes like dandelions across a lawn. But as these “dandelion seeds” dispersed, they carried some grass and daisy seeds — additional segments of DNA — along for the ride. This unusual pattern, repeated in different parts of the genome, is found only in great apes — bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and humans.

> “I think it’s a missing piece of human evolution,” said Evan Eichler, a geneticist at the University of Washington, in Seattle. “My feeling is that these duplication blocks have been the substrate for the birth of new genes."




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