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Apple News: Review: The productivity suite formerly known as iWork Roughly five years ago, Apple released iWork ’09. But at the time, a different Apple lived in a different world: (non-Web) iPhone apps had been introduced only six months earlier and all Macs except the woefully underpowered first-gen MacBook Air still had optical drives. Small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri, and pro…

Apple News: Apple reportedly purchases PrimeSense, the Israeli 3D body sensor firm behind Microsoft Kinect for $345M According to Israeli publication Calcalist.co.il, Apple has purchased PrimeSense, the company behind the original Microsoft Kinect’s technology somewhere near a valuation in the $345M range. According to the report, a delegation of PrimeSense senior executives visited Apple’s engineering offices in recent days. The purchase would bolster Apple’s living room TV interface offerings and…

Apple News: Behind the lens: A look at the technology inside the iPhone 5s camera When it comes to taking pictures on the go, it’s hard to beat the convenience of a smartphone: It’s lighter than a bulky SLR camera, and, unlike your typical point-and-shoot, it’s in your pocket even when the idea of playing photographer is furthest from your mind. This fact hasn’t escaped the folks at Apple, who…

Apple News: Inside iOS 7: Mail gets advanced gesture support and reworked UI Although not as striking a change as some other first party apps in iOS 7, Apple’s makeover of Mail offers a number of usability changes that are welcome improvements over its predecessor, including gesture controls and a cleaner layout.Mail in iOS 7 continues Apple’s theme of an uncluttered look with maximum usability, made effective by a predominantly…

Apple News: Ending Reply All annoyances A reader who doesn’t wish to provide his name (for reasons that soon will become apparent) has a problem with office etiquette. He writes: My company has a few different divisions and each division has its own group email list that includes everyone within that division. There’s also a company-wide address. The problem is that every so often we hire a new person or…