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Rene Ritchie sets the record straight.

Despite the title, this is a really enjoyable read and is full of interesting tidbits about the creation of the first iPhone.

Just like its parent company Facebook, Instagram is well-aware that users don’t like ads, so it says “we’ll start slow.”

As with all forms of torture, it’s best to start slow as to not overwhelm the victim.

Pincase is now my favorite Pinboard app for iOS. It’s beautiful and packs a ton of functionality into an uncluttered interface, it’s universal, and it’s only $2.

If you read one review of 1Password 4, make it Vittici’s, which is quite thorough (as usual).

Tim Berners-Lee should be ashamed. This is a powerful blow to the open internet if browser vendors choose to implement it.

“If you search using the unified address / search bar in incognito mode and then return to a normal tab and search on Google’s mobile website it will show the history from the incognito tab.”

Whoops. Not cool, Google.

I’ve been excited about this feature since background updates were announced as part of iOS 7. It worked extremely well with Pocket before I switched back to Instapaper.