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Olympus seems to have a habit when it comes to packing hot cameras into retro styling that send tongues wagging almost immediately; lately they’ve really been getting it right.

The latest in Olympus’ Compact System Camera (CSC) range is the Olympus OM-D E-M5. They tout this as ‘The Beginning of the New”. It is a camera capable of jaw-dropping DSLR quality images and video in a small, pro interchangeable lens weather-sealed unit. ...

Federico over at MacStories kicks off this week with a few wishes about what he'd like to see in iOS 6. I mean, we already have a brilliant copy and paste implementation so there isn't too much more that we could really ask for, but if Apple are good at anything, it's innovation; pulling out features ...

iTunes Match sounds like a great product, but since it's release, I've had more questions than answers about the service. Does it stream? Can I use Genius? What about explicit tracks? What about those live performances from that obscure 90's band? ...

The off-road racing game Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a tribute to the late Scottish rally driver Colin McRae, who passed away in 2007.

Spanning the globe and featuring rally-racing elites Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust and Dave Mirra, Dirt 2 provides a beautiful racing experience and a variety of achievements to unlock that will keep you entertained for a long period of time. ...

Matt Haughey has been running Metafilter for the last 14 years, so he knows a thing or two about web communities. Fresh from the Webstock stage, where he gave an hilarious account of what it's like turning 40 in Silicon Valley, Matt was nice enough to chat with me about life, cats, and what it's really like at the Googleplex. ...

The late Steve Jobs’ birthday is today – marking 57 years since the Apple founder was born – and while he is not here to celebrate, fans around the world are paying tribute to the occasion.


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Apple are building a second data center in Oregon, presumably to expand their current suite of iCloud services or even to support the massive amounts of App Store traffic. The new 160-acre block is right near where Facebook has one of theirs, but it'll be a while until the data center is up and running. ...

Jennifer Brook was there at the birth of the iPad. She lead the design team that built the New York Times App that would help launch the device. She talks about meeting and working with Steve Jobs, and the cone of silence that surrounded the project.


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