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iOS app warns mariners of whale proximity in real time

by Steven Sande (Mar 21st, 2013)

It's a whale of an app! WhaleALERT (free) provides a way to warn mariners in and around the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay of the proximity of North Atlantic right whales. The whales live and breed in the coastal waters between the Gulf of Maine ...

Daily Update for February 9, 2012

by Steven Sande (Feb 9th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

NOAA drops BlackBerry, embraces iPhone and iPad

by Steven Sande (Feb 9th, 2012)

The Loop is reporting that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is taking RIM BlackBerry devices off of the list of officially supported mobile devices. What's taking the place of the trusty old BlackBerry? iPhones and iPads running iOS 5 and newer versions of the mobile OS. ...