Verizon releases substantial Galaxy Note II update, improves Multi Window support

Alongside a bump up to Android 4.1.2, Verizon's Galaxy Note II update (which is apparently rolling out now) adds plenty of improvements and features. As well as fixing several bugs with its calendar and email apps, the refresh adds Multi Window support to some key players, including Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Kindle and Google Maps -- a feature that was there from the start on the global model. There's also a new notification panel editing menu within settings and Samsung's Smart Switch app to speed up migrating content from your old device to another, although whether you'd need that when you're updating your own Note II is a good question.

Another bullet-point caught our attention too. Tucked away at the end of the change log issued by Verizon is, would you believe it, the removal of one of its preloaded apps. Shopping app Zappos gets dropped during the update.

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Sex ed book in Hebrew for Israel's Orthodox Jews

JERUSALEM (AP) ? A how-to book translated into Hebrew aims to teach Israel's Orthodox Jews about sex, targeting an audience typically mum on the steamy subject.

The book, "The Newlywed's Guide to Physical Intimacy," was published in English more than a year ago in the U.S. The Hebrew version is set to come out this month, meant for Israel's Orthodox Jews, who make up about a quarter of the country's population. It appears be the first of its kind.

Under Orthodox Judaism, intercourse is permissible only after marriage and public displays of sexuality are taboo. Many Orthodox Jews do not even touch members of the opposite sex except their spouses and children. But sex is not considered shameful, and procreation is seen as a "mitzvah," or commandment from God. For this reason, large families are commonplace in Orthodox communities. Yet for many young newlyweds, romance and intimacy are mysteries.

The book's co-author, David S. Ribner, said it is meant to offer useful information to couples both before their wedding night, an emotional time when they are expected to consummate their marriage, and during their relationship leading up to that, when they might face a slew of unfamiliar challenges.

"If you've never seen a picture, if you've never talked about it, if you've never seen a movie, if you've never had a conversation with parents or friends, how exactly are you supposed to know the mechanics of that particular activity?" said Ribner, an American-born sex therapist whose Jerusalem clientele is made up of Orthodox Jews. Ribner's co-author is educator Jennie Rosenfeld.

Unlike secular Israelis, observant Jews are rarely given sex education until the weeks leading up to their marriage, where the prospective bride and groom are counseled separately on a variety of subjects, including the logistics of intercourse, the importance of communication and religious bedroom requirements and rituals.

Ribner said the content of the counseling is not always consistent, and couples don't receive all the information they need to enjoy a healthy sex life.

His book attempts to set out in clear terms the nitty-gritty of sex, from foreplay and kissing to mechanics, specifically aimed at young adults who are making the transition from a life where sex is taboo to marriage. It discusses concerns like erectile dysfunction and painful intercourse. It addresses Orthodox-specific issues, like the time during and after a woman's monthly period when the man is not permitted to touch his wife.

Ribner, an Orthodox Jew, called the writing "clear" avoiding euphemisms. The book itself has no pictures, but a sealed envelope attached to the back cover contains simple sketches showing three sexual positions and genitalia. A warning on the envelope declares the illustrations explicit, and says "each person should take this into account before viewing the drawings." Ribner said anyone opposed to their graphic nature "can just throw them away."

The English book has received positive reviews, but it is being sold mostly online because religious bookstores have been reluctant to carry such a sensitive book. The publisher, Gefen Publishing House, said "several thousand" copies have been sold.

Ribner said he is unsure how stores in Israel, or the Hebrew book's Orthodox Jewish target audience, will receive it. The authors have not sought any rabbinic approval because they wanted it to reach as wide an audience as possible and not limit its teachings to the followers of one rabbi or another.

Jonathan Rosenblum, an Orthodox Jewish commentator in Jerusalem, said the book is not likely to find its way to the strictest Jewish communities in Israel, though more modern Orthodox Jews might be accepting.

"In some of the more conservative elements, even terms like pregnancy aren't used, because children might ask their mom how she got pregnant," he said. "They might be uncomfortable just having this in the house."

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Google Partners With Monotype To Bring Its Web Fonts To The Desktop

Google’s Web Fonts collection of open source fonts is now available on the desktop (Mac and Windows). At first glance, that doesn’t make all that much sense, given that the whole idea of Web Fonts is that they bring new typography options to the Web that were previously only available on the desktop. As Google notes, however, having these fonts available locally on your desktop means that your browser doesn’t actually have to spend time fetching them over the web. Google is using SkyFonts, a tool from font specialist Monotype, to allow you to install these fonts. The advantage of this, the company says, is that this tool also ensures that the fonts are regularly updated when new characters are added or the designers make other changes to it. Google launched Web Fonts in 2011. The service currently offers access to over 620 font families and all of these, of course, are now also available on the desktop. When it launched Web Fonts, Google said that it was doing so to free designers from having to use Flash or embed text in images to bring better and more interesting typography to the web. Google is obviously just one player in this market. Adobe, for example, offers similar features with its freemium TypeKit service and Edge Web Fonts for free and open source fonts. It’s also worth noting that many of the fonts available through Google Web Fonts were already available for the desktop.

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Yahoo Acquires Four Million User ?To Do' App And Mailbox Competitor Astrid, Will Shut It Down In 90 Days

“Happier, healthier,?more productive.” That was the goal of mobile app Astrid, and now Yahoo is taking up the mission as it’s just acquired the to-do app developer. Co-founded by a former Palantir engineer, Tim Su, Astrid says that it has four million users, who as of September 2012 logged 30 million plans on the platform. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astrid had only raised $400,000 from investors that included Google Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, Jack Herrick and TMT Ventures. The app will remain working for another 90 days before it’s shut down by Yahoo. It’s not accepting any new users in the meantime. It’s unclear whether this is an acqui-hire or whether Yahoo intends to use some of Astrid’s technology for its bigger mobile strategy. With Astrid, Yahoo is picking up Tim Su’s big data expertise but also skills from Jon Paris, the co-founder and CEO, who before Astrid had also founded another startup, Graceful Tools, and before that had been Campus Director for the Stanford Chapter of InterVarsity, the Christian student group. “We?re really excited to join the mobile team and continue this work with Yahoo!?s goal of ‘making the world?s daily habits more inspiring and entertaining,’” Paris notes on behalf of the Astrid team in a note on the site. Launched back in 2008, Astrid was a pioneer in the email management and to-do app space.?Now it runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows and desktop and mobile web. The app lets you create lists, reminders, and its Siri integration on iOS lets it act as a voice-based command system. If some of Astrid’s technology does end up getting used at Yahoo, the acquisition gives Yahoo a potential lever to compete with apps like Mailbox: one of the features that Astrid touts is that it can help users clean up their inboxes in 30 minutes.

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Syria activists say rockets hit central Damascus

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) ? Syrian activists are reporting that that several rockets have fallen on a popular Damascus neighborhood.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rockets fell on the Bab Mesalla neighborhood in central Damascus. Initial information indicates that there were casualties, but the number could not be obtained immediately, the Observatory said.

It said police sealed off the area, which has restaurants, shops and a main public transportation station linking Damascus with the southern provinces of Daraa and Sweida.

Meanwhile, the Observatory said that a bomb exploded in a nearby neighborhood, near police headquarters on Khalid Bin Walid Street. It said several people, including children, were wounded in the blast.

No other details were immediately available.

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How To Prove The Value Of Facebook - Business Insider

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More Ads Are Destined For Your Facebook Feed (WSJ)
Facebook has been pushing more ads into the news feeds of users, instead of in more easily-ignored advertising slots on the side of the page. The numbers explain why. News feed ads are more effective than other types of Facebook ads, and earn Facebook more money. According to Spruce Media, the average cost per thousand views (CPM) for a news feed advertisement is $4.41, compared to just $0.39 across the whole site. Facebook is also rolling out ads billed on a "cost per action" (CPA) basis, which means the company will charge advertisers not for impressions, but for specific user actions such as likes or comments.?Read >

How To Show Your Clients The Value Of Facebook (Dashburst)
Have you ever had clients who weren't yet sold on Facebook? Most people know Facebook could potentially help them grow their businesses, but getting a page set up and managed properly can still be a daunting task for many folks. First off, you might need to nudge your clients toward acting. When researching your pitch, find examples of similar businesses that have vibrant Facebook presences. Let the clients know what they're missing out on. Finally, show them some examples of pages you've helped develop in order to establish your own credibility.?Read >

The Future Of Social Media (Social Media Today)
When looking to the future of Social Media, you will need to consider the following:

• Tribes ? We as humans, by nature, are social despite the many years spent relying on mass marketing. We will be using social media as a way to have conversations and build a community or tribe that share the same interests.
• Relevancy ? Something that will always be crucial to social media is how relevant the content is that you are sharing.
• SoLoMo ? We are in a new era now where being Social, Local and Mobile are an important part of being on social media.

So, where is Social Media going? Read >

Twitter Shortcuts You Need To Know (Mobile Marketing Watch)
Consider it a social media cheat sheet for Twitter users. If you?re an aspiring social media marketer who engages with consumers, clients, and countless others on Twitter, learning how to navigate the platform easily should be a high priority.?Thanks to a new infographic highlighting the must-know shortcuts of the social media world, tweeting may soon become a whole lot simpler and more efficient. Read >

Twitter Testing Its Official Google Glass App (TechCrunch)
It?s only a matter of time before Twitter releases its own Google Glass app, as Kleiner Perkins?s?John Doerr dropped the hint that the company was looking into building one during this month?s Glass Collective announcement. A tweet from an official Twitter Glass app has been spotted. Read >

China's Equivalent Of Facebook Gets $580 Million From Alibaba (TechCrunch)
Sina Weibo, the micro-blogging platform that took root among China?s white-collar class, may be worth more than $3 billion after Alibaba agreed to pay $586 million to buy preferred and ordinary shares in the company. The deal creates a strategic alliance between Alibaba ??which runs the eBay of China ??and Sina Weibo, which is kind of like a Facebook-Twitter hybrid. Read >

Amazing Social Media Statistics For Brands And Businesses (Balihoo via Mediabistro)
Did you know that almost three-quarters (71%) of Internet users are more likely to purchase from a brand that they are following on a social networking site such as Twitter or Facebook? Read >

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Weather Channel interns batten down the hatches for tornado week

BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) - Barcelona will try every trick in the book to overturn a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich in their Champions League semi-final return leg on Wednesday, honorary Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer warned on Monday. Bayern crushed the Spaniards last week in a surprisingly one-sided encounter but Beckenbauer, former player, coach and president of Germany's most successful club, warned that Barcelona were not ready to surrender. "Barca will try everything to throw Bayern off balance," he told Bild newspaper. ...

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