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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion on Monday admitted that it orchestrated the "Wake Up" flashmob protest that took place at a Sydney Apple Store, claiming that the stunt was part of a larger Australian campaign.

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Plaintiffs suing Universal Music Group in a class action suit are asking that trial exhibits from a similar case be unsealed, but Apple is objecting to the motion as secret depositions from Steve Jobs and other sensitive materials are part of the document cache.

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Iris App is a fantastic and beautiful way to browse Instagram on your iPad

Instagram may not have a native app available on the iPad, but Iris App is here to fill that void. You may not be able to upload photos to the popular photo sharing service, but Iris App does allow you to browse your feed, featured photos, “like” and comment photos, and more.

Along the left hand side, you’ll see a thin column that give access to your main feed, featured photos, your profile, search, and the photos you’ve liked.

Your home feed is displayed as a grid of polaroids. Each Polaroid shows who’s photo it is and the number of likes and comments. These images are nice and big and the design is very clean looking. If you want to “like” the photo, just double tap! You can also tap the heart and a sidebar on the right will slide out that lists all the users who have liked the photo, links to their profiles, and the option to “like” the photo. Tapping the speech bubble is very similar, except for comments. If available, you can also view the photo’s location on a map.

Tapping on a photo will slide a larger version of the polaroid up from the bottom of the screen that looks exactly the same with the addition of an excerpt of the caption. Which leads me to my biggest disappointment — if the caption is more than about 40 characters, the only way to view the caption is in the comment view. I think captions should be viewable from the polaroid/thumbnail view. I like to see caption as I casually scroll and browse through my feed.

If you tap on a user’s avatar, you’ll be taken to their profile. Along the top, you see their name, bio, number of followers and following, a button to follow/unfollow, a “thumbs-up” to recommend the user via email, and a button that lets you view all the user’s photos on a map.

The photos in profile mode are displayed much smaller than on your main feed — there is 4 photos per row vs. two photos per row. But there’s a trigger on the bottom of the sidebar that lets you switch to the larger, more detailed thumbnails if you prefer.

The featured photos and liked photos pages also feature these smaller thumbnails, but oddly, there is no option to view them larger.

The Good

• Pretty
• Browse main feed, featured photos, profiles, and favorites
• Like and comment on photos
• Search for users and tags

The Bad

• Can’t tap tags
• Can’t change thumbnail size for main feed, featured tab, or favorites tab (main feed is big, featured and favorites are small)

The Conclusion

I often use Instagram to browse through photos even when I’m not sharing my own photos and have always longed for an iPad version. Given the fact that Facebook now owns Instagram and that the Facebook iPad app took ages to release, I’m not expecting an official Instagram iPad app anytime soon. I’m just glad to have Iris App as a fantastic alternative.

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According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, Apple is objecting to a discovery request in class action case against Universal Music Group that seeks the release of trial exhibits, expert reports, and depositions from former CEO Steve Jobs and VP of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue.

The depositions were originally given in a case between F.B.T. Productions, producers of Eminem records, and Universal Music group division Aftermath Records. That case is about to go to trial, but Apple is filing an objection to the discovery request from the class action that would alter an existing protective order, claiming the depositions and documents are “highly confidential and proprietary trade secrets.”

In its objection, Apple apparently referenced the fact that most involved in the case were sent out of the room during the depositions and claimed if released it could lead to “competitive harm”:

In support, Apple points to the fact that when the depositions were taken, many individuals, including UMG employees, were sent out of the room. And that when Jobs’ deposition was played before the jury, the judge closed the courtroom, ordered many people to leave, and had the transcripts from the trial sessions filed under seal.

The report explained in the case between F.B.T and Aftermath the courts previously ruled the “plaintiff was correct in asserting that a contract between the parties should be read as treating digital music as “licenses” rather than “sales.” The case will go to trial in the near future to determine how much that ruling is worth, while the judge in the class action is urging parties to request changes to a protective order on the depositions and documents they are seeking from the F.B.T case.

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