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[From Peter Arts] This is an interesting app. “How Dragon’s Assistant app for Android aims to replace Google Now with a broader set of voice-activated questions and actions (and knowing when you’re driving).” Read in full

[From Stephen Trew] Rumour time. “Far East case makers might, though. MGM Corporation, an Asian casemaker, has posted a first look at a case for the budget iPhone. It doesn’t show much, except that the budget iPhone is about 2mm thicker than the iPhone 5, and has rounded corners instead of the iPhone 5′s square shape.” Read in full

[From Stephen Trew] You might like this Sammy. Your cat might anyway. “An app that allows cats to take their own photos has been developed in Germany.” Deets after the jump . “The internet’s love affair with zany cat pictures has been combined with the craze for self-portraits to create an app likely to appeal to feline fans around the world.”

[From Stephen Trew] Should that not be Sir Jonathan Ive? “In October of last year, Apple underwent an executive shake-up that saw Scott Forstall’s head rolling down the Cupertino aisles and Jony Ive being put in charge of both software and hardware design in Apple… but his title, Senior Vice President of Industrial Design, never changed.” Read in full

[From Peter Arts] This looks a nice enough phone. “Earlier this year, Huawei impressed us with its super-skinny Ascend P2, but now the up-and-coming Chinese firm is looking to wow us a second time with the Ascend P6, a similar Android smartphone with a few hardware tweaks.” Read in full

[From Peter F] Solar panel phone charging comes to New York City. “Starting Tuesday, 25 solar-powered charging stations will sprout in parks, beaches and other outdoor spaces in the five boroughs, part of a pilot project from the wireless provider in partnership with the city. The stations — 12.5-foot steel poles with three petal-shaped solar panels fanning out on top — can accommodate up to six devices at a time regardless of wireless carrier, with dedicated ports for iPhones, Androids, BlackBerrys and standard USB charging cables.” Read in full

[From Stephen Trew] Apple TV owners take note. “Apple TV received little attention during Worldwide Developers Conference, but the diminutive set-top box still has the Cupertino company’s attention, as new videos reveal iTunes Radio and a new Conference Room mode …” Read in full

[From Stephen Trew] Good comment from Gruber on how Apple operates and how the media perceive them. “Apple spent nine months in complete silence — from the release of the iPad Mini through last week. The only thing they announced in that interim was the ouster of Scott Forstall and corresponding reshuffling of executive responsibility. No new products, no new designs. And the business and tech media lost their shit over this, declaring an end to Apple’s ability to innovate. Apple’s “This Is Our Signature” mantra is in defiance of this superficial demand for an endless stream of new new new. Apple is saying they’re above the churn of the news cycle, and if you don’t understand that yet, they don’t care. You’ll either get it through your head eventually, or you will never understand Apple.” Read in full

[From Stephen Trew] It all looks like microchips to me. “Japanese part firms Mounantai has turned up three photos of what they’re emphatically claiming is the logic board for the iPhone 5S. There’s nothing soldered or plugged into this part, meaning no early peek at the iPhone 5S’s (presumed) A7 chip.” Read in full

[From Stephen Trew] A great ‘best app’ list from iMore. “Why is it so hard to find great apps? That’s the question we asked today on Talk Mobile. One of the reasons is that there are literally hundreds of thousands of apps available in the App Store, even if we just count iPhone apps alone. With so many to choose from, it can be tough to find the absolute best one, not to mention expensive. We’re here to help.” Read in full

[From Hans] Here is how to make your Android phone look like iOS7. “MyColorScreen has created a theme called jbOS 7, short for “Jelly Bean OS 7,” that is compatible with handsets running Android 4.0 and later. Once installed, the theme mimics the look and feel of many aspects of Apple’s iOS 7 interface, including the lock screen, home screens, several apps and even Apple’s controversial new app icons.” Read in full

[From James C] New iOS7 commercial.

Can I just say how much I love Google Drive. I’m using it for all sorts of stuff at the moment from important documents to photographs and I can share with friends. It houses important tickets and personal data that I want kept safe. It’s fair to say that it also works great on both my iPhone and iPad. I very much recommend it.

[From Eric Mann] A hacked iPad running iOS7. “This past weekend, we highlighted a couple of screenshots from a hacked version of the iOS 7 simulator that supports the iPad, and we also provided some steps to tweak the simulator yourself. Now, @SonnyDickson has sent in several new screenshots that show potential Maps, Settings, Newsstand, Contacts, Safari, Game Center, Control Center, and Notification Center interfaces for the iPad running iOS 7.” Read in full

The Gadgeteer reviews a Samsung Galaxy Camera. “If you own a smartphone, it’s likely that you no longer carry around a point and shoot camera too. Not only are p&s cameras just another item that will take up space in your gear bag, but they really aren’t needed for casual snapshots now that the cameras built into our smartphones have gotten so good. Don’t get me wrong, there will always be a need for stand alone cameras, but for everyday snapshots that you want to share with your friends via email, Facebook, etc, smartphone cameras are perfect. ” Read in full