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• Passengers vs. pilots on electronic devices

  haywire, leading pilots several miles off course until a flight attendant persuaded a passenger in row nine to switch off an Apple iPhone ."The timing of the cellphone being turned off coincided with the moment where our heading problem was solved," the unidentified   Read more »

• BlackBerry opens up BBM, unveils Q5, cheaper phone

  and devices running Google 's Android software.CEO Thorsten Heins said the time is right to offer BBM on rival devices. He said iPhone and Android versions will be available for free, subject to approval by Google Play and the Apple App Store."It's time to   Read more »

• Review: Google Now useful as a supplement to Siri

  you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads.Both Google Now and Siri will respond to voice commands, whether it's to look up the day's weather or set   Read more »

• The Long Island restaurant empire of Ayhan Hassan, the 'king of kebabs'

  keep track of what's going on at each of his nine Nassau County restaurants, Ayhan Hassan relies on two tools: an iPhone and a yellow legal pad. With the former he communicates with his managers, chefs and suppliers from early morning well into the night.   Read more »

• Boston bombing 'Suspect 2' may be identified in hi-res Facebook photo

  runner from Florida may have captured a higher-resolution photo of one of the Boston Marathon suspects on his iPhone. David Green of Jacksonville, Fla., told CNN he took the picture and posted it to his Facebook page on Monday. CNN broadcast the photo Thursday   Read more »

Around the web

• Consumer satisfaction of iPhone slides in USA

  with highest customer satisfaction index score, but Samsung and Motorola have narrowed the gap. The survey revealed that the iPhone's rating dropped 2.4% from a year earlier to a score of 81 from 83, while Samsung's score increased to 76 from 71, with Motorola 10 m ago from Computer Business Review Read more »

• Daily iPhone App: Las Vegas! brings Ravensburger's dice game to the iPad

  skill. Perhaps because the game is so approachable, the German company Ravensburger has elected to bring an iOS version out to iPhone and iPad, and you can now pick it up on the App Store for $2.99. Just like the real world game, the iOS version is fun but 14 m ago from The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) Read more »

• 'GB Video Games Quiz' App Challenges You To Remember Old Game Boy Games

  you know everything about Nintendo's old Game Boy handhelds? Well, a new app for iPhone and iPad will literally put you to the test. "GB Video Games Quiz" delivers exactly what the title implies, asking gamers to name a slew of old Game Boy titles they've 15 m ago from MTV.com Read more »

• BlackBerry co-founder stands behind move to extend BBM to other devices

  of BBM are slated to launch this summer, and will be offered to users for free. Mr. Lazaridis said Tuesday that he expected that iPhone and Android users would be responsive. As well, he said the one thing he wished he did differently during his last two years 15 m ago from National Post Read more »

• iPhone/iPad tip: Save web links for later, even when you’re offline

  This post was highlighted for you to read from our BlogHer Publishing Network, read by 55 million readers every month. Found a link on your iPhone or iPad to a long, enticing web article that you don’t have time to read right now? . . . 28 m ago from BlogHer Read more »