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Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac has a giant report this morning that highlights several key design changes coming to iOS 7, Apple’s next version of its operating system for iPhones and iPads. Gurman’s sources confirm recent reports that iOS will have a “flatter” look to it and tweak the way several key apps like Calendar, Notes, and Game Center look. Jony Ive, Apple’s lead hardware designer, has been in charge of software design since Apple’s former iOS boss Scott Forstall left the company last fall. All these new cosmetic changes in the software come from him.  Apple will show off the new version of iOS at its big developers conference on June 10, but it likely won’t be available to the public until this fall. Here’s a quick breakdown of what we’ve learned about iOS 7:

• The lock screen will look a bit different. It won’t have the shiny, glossy look to it anymore and the passcode buttons will be round and black with white numbers. Notifications in the lock screen could have additional gesture controls.
• The drop-down Notifications Center will have a solid black background with white text.
• There’s a chance Apple will add more widgets to the Notifications Center for live updates from other apps. It may also add a control panel for basic functions like WiFi and Bluetooth.
• App icons will have a flatter look to them, but still maintain their rounded corners.
• The background wallpaper will support panoramic photos and will move as with you as you swipe through your screens of apps.
• Major apps like Calendar, Notes, Game Center, Weather, and more will have a new design. Ive has cleared iOS of all skeuomorphic design elements, meaning apps will no longer mimic real-life objects. For example, Notes won’t look like a yellow notepad and Game Center is losing the green felt gaming table look.
• Photos will integrate with Yahoo’s Flickr, so all your photos can be backed up online. Flickr recently announced users get 1 TB of free storage, so you won’t have to worry about running out of space.

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This is not your average night at the theater

The report calls on the Education Department to recommend that PE be adopted as a core subject.

The White House has offered few clues on how the president will address questions that have dogged his administration for years

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Android gained in the U.S. market in March after three months of consecutive declines, increasing its market share slightly to 52%, according to comScore.  That’s still down nearly 2 percentage points from Android’s market share peak in November and is only up 1 percentage point from a year ago.  Rival Apple continues to pick up market share on the back of a strong iPhone 5 release. At the end of March, Apple accounted for 39% of U.S. smartphone users, up from 31% a year ago. comScore measures market share by installed base, not shipments. It looks at U.S. smartphone subscribers over the age of 13.  Given the healthy growth of the overall smartphone market, however, Android still has 17 million more net users in the U.S. than a year ago. Apple picked up 21 million net users in the same period. Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system has yet to gain traction. Its market share fell slightly to 3% last month, which means it actually shed 200,000 net users in March. Since its introduction in late October, Windows Phone has only added 400,000 net American users. Nokia is expected to release the Lumia 928 this week in the U.S. market, which may help Windows Phone a bit, but we don’t see evidence of a turnaround yet.   Meanwhile, the overall U.S. market continues to see robust penetration growth. Smartphone penetration is now 58 percent, a 13 percentage point increase over a year prior, and an acceleration of growth. However, we don’t believe the acceleration is sustainable. Eventually, penetration growth will slow.  It is important to remember that with the rapid emergence of China, the U.S. is no longer as central to the global smartphone market as it previously was. Click here to view a larger version of this chart. Here’s a look at U.S. smartphone penetration growth: Click here for a larger version of this chart. Please follow BI Intelligence on Twitter.Join the conversation about this story »

The guy who brought Americans ‘The Ring’ goes mobile to scare the hell out of you

‘It’s a tiny a gadget that fits inside cell phone batteries’

Say, couldn’t hackers take advantage of mandated invulnerabilities?

The deal announced Monday is Mayer’s boldest move since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo’s latest comeback attempt.

Buying Tumblr would fulfill Mayer’s goal of reaching a wider audience on smartphones and tablet computers.

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‘This administration has put a real value on the rule of law and our values as Americans’

This revelation is great news for consumers.

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