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A visual tour of the 2012 Apple Design Awards winners

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Love it or hate it, Apple is about design.
The company’s annual design awards were announced this week at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, Calif., showcasing the best the iOS and Mac development communities have produced.
Since it’s better to gaze upon amazing design than to read words about it, here’s a visual treat: a tour through the best design on iPhone, iPad, and Mac for the past year.�Scan through and pick up some inspiration!
Here are the winners in each section. Skip down for slideshows and links for each:
The best iPhone apps are sleek, sexy, and perfect for the task at hand, whether it’s gaming, organization, or education.
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How Fast Are the MacBook's USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt Ports?

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Thunderbolt can transfer a full-length, high-definition movie in less than 30 seconds[...]
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With Openet, your wireless carrier knows exactly what you’re downloading

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Openet, a mobile network transaction software company, announced a fourth round of funding, for $21 million, Wednesday. Openet manages network engagement, insights, and control of a mobile network. AT&T, Verizon, and Vodafone use its software to keep tabs on their networks.
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Openet manages the cost of data usage on mobile networks and helps carriers decide what to charge for data services. If you’re hogging bandwidth by watching Netflix movies on your iPhone for several hours, Openet’s software can pick up on that behavior and show it to your mobile network. Your service provider can then decide how much to charge you and other users for data coverage[...]
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LinkedIn Boosts Encryption After Password Leak

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LinkedIn has brought the encryption applied to all user passwords up to a more secure standard after last week's hugely embarrassing password hack, the company has announced[...]
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5 outsourcing mistakes that will kill your startup

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Several months ago I was on the phone with the CEO of an SEO agency in Utah who was looking for white label SEO link building services for her clients. She wanted to know how my agency was sourcing the work; when I told her that the manual labor was largely performed overseas in the Philippines, she scoffed. ?How can you offshore jobs when the American economy is so awful right now? There?s no way I would ever consider doing that.?
Needless to say, that conversation ended quickly. But the reality is that outsourcing has not only allowed the business to operate efficiently, but has also actually enabled the business to create dozens of American jobs. Without outsourcing, those American jobs w[...]
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