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- iPhone 4.0 OS: event based modes, intellingent and scheduled communications » Unwired View – Now that with 3.0 OS iPhone has basically caught up with the traditional smartphones in functionality, it may be time to look how Apple can make the next generation devices even smarter.
We’ve already seen some of the things, like integration between Mapping and Calendar app in recent Apple patent filings. Some new patent applications from Apple reveal even more.
- Lifehacker – Take Better Photos: Fourth of July Edition – Photography – We've covered quite a variety of photography tips, tricks, and tools here at Lifehacker. We've even written our own tutorials to help you turn your snapshots into conversation starting photographs. In preparation for the Fourth of July celebrations taking place across the nation, we've rounded up some gems to help you take great pictures this holiday weekend.
- The Most Oppressive Tax Countries – Though the US has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, our general stability (as compared to the rest of the world – we may not be in great shape, but a military coup is unlikely) – landed us at No. 12.
- FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Cup O’ Jolt, Or, How Americans are Tightening Those Belts – Many Americans are in dire economic straits: they lost their jobs, their homes have been foreclosed, their health care bills are skyrocketing, and creditors are hassling them. But even many of those Americans for whom none of the above apply are tightening their belts, as I discussed in a post earlier this week based on a recent Harris poll on how Americans are managing their assets.
- Beer Consumption By State [PIC] – This chart helpfully measures alcoholic intake in gallons/year. Once again: What the hell goes on in Montana?
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