Apple acquires Toronto-based Locationary

In a move to bolster it's location services across devices, Apple has reportedly purchased Toronto-based location data and crowdsourcing startup Locationary. Locationary uses a large data exchange platform and crowdsourcing to constantly gather, merge and verify data and geographic points for local businesses. It will be interesting to see how these services will enrich the iOS and Mac mapping experience moving forward.

Adobe Social adds more social network support

The new Adobe Social adds even more social networking sites on top of the previous integrations they had. This time they now support Flickr, Foursquare, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

On top of that, social predictive publishing and new unified Adobe Marketing Cloud interfaces have been added. You can find out more here. Except for LinkedIn, which is in limited beta at the moment, the integration of the other three networks are immediately available.

Take this down: Note-taking apps for the iPad

If you’re still on the hunt for the perfect note-taking app for your iPad, here are two more applications to consider:

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Incipio's offGRID Backup Battery Samsung for Galaxy S4

Sub-standard battery life has been one major issue that's affected Samsung's Galaxy S line since the beginning. With the Galaxy S4 and it's slew of new features such as smart scroll and air gesture to name a few. we expect the hit on battery life to be substantial. Enter Incipio's offGRID Backup Battery, which is the best option for a case that's also a 3100 mAh battery. Set to ship in three weeks (preorders are available), the offGRID will give an additonal 10 hours of battery life. Sweet.