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Today, whether you’re scrolling through your tunes or looking through the contact lists it’s not very aesthetically pleasing, it’s simply just text in list-form. But, based on a patent discovered byAppleInsiderit was revealed it’s possible that new graphical elements are on their way. Apple may be revamping both contact lists and the way we navigate music on iOS devices by updating its graphic user interface. The patent images below suggest some changes to the contact list depicting a grid-like speed-dial screen for previewing contacts....

I may have wasted entirely too much of my morning watching the hilarious videos onDumbDumb, the marketing brain child of actors Will Arnett and Jason Bateman. The duo first appeared together in the wildly popular television series, Arrested Development, just before taking off on their own individual careers. Now with a collection of comedic movies in their portfolio, they’ve put together DumbDumb in what Bateman calls a very “freeing” way to pursue what they both love: comedy and acting....

TheGreat Chinese Firewallhas been up againstFacebooksince 2009, prohibiting access to the world-popular social networking site. According toBloomberg, the incredibly protective country might actually be considering loosening up, as China Mobile Ltd. Chairman Wang Jianzhou has discussed “the possibility of cooperation” with Facebook. Although no other details have been divulged, we all remember Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’svisitto China, where he reportedly met with Chairman Wang. Zuckerberg has openly expressed sincere interest in tapping the highly populated country, asking “how can you connect the whole world if you leave out 1....

One of Brooklyn’s newest entrepreneurs to hit the scene is Greg Wilder, who along with his co-founder Alison Conard have launchedClio, a music-to-music search and discovery platform, which Wilder describes as “the next game-changing music technology”. Wilder, a conservatory trained pianist and composer has been working at the intersection of computers and music for the past decade. While a music professor, he quickly became frustrated with the available tools and software, so with a firm understanding of music language, he decided to build his own....

According to a CNET report, Google is getting much closer to its anticipated music marketplace debut. In September,we speculatedthat Google Music would launch by Christmas, yet it’s now March and we haven’t heard a note. Rumors swirled that Google was planning to preview its service at this month’s SXSWi in Austin, Texas, but nothing came of that either. CNET reports that Google employees have begun “dog fooding,” a Silicon Valley term to describe when employees try out a new service or product....