The Best iPhone And iPad Apps You Missed This Week

Apps to help you take measurements around the house, Google Translate's new iPad app, and Samsung's iMessage-killer. 1. Instapad is a full-on Instagram client for iPad. Instagram hasn't built an iPad app yet, so developer Red Foundry went ahead and built one for them. While you can't upload pictures yet (due to limitations in the Instagram API), the app is still a great way to browse your Instagram feed, check notifications, and search for photos. Price : Free 2. Measured is a swiss army knife for handymen. Measured uses some very complex math and a few magic tricks to help you actually take measurements of distances, while looking...

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Apple wins $920K tax refund from 1989, loses appeal for overseas tax reprieve

Apple wins $920K tax refund from 1989, loses appeal for overseas tax reprieve California's Supreme Court has affirmed a $920,000 tax refund for Apple dating back to 1989, but it refused to hear the company's request to lower its tax bill for income earned abroad. The court upheld an appellate ruling earlier this week that returned $231,000 in taxes to Apple, along with $689,000 in interest, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. The Franchise Tax Board was ordered to return the money because Apple should have been allowed to deduct interest from loans for its U.S. operations However, the final ruling came as only a partial win, as the Supreme...

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iPad becomes newest weapon for Packers

Control over the DVD player used to be a nightly power struggle at the Driver household. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver didn't always win, either. His children watch everything - "Cars 2," "Dolphin Tale" - whatever's current. The movies "go on and on and on," Driver said. He'd often take refuge in the basement to watch game film, and his son would follow. "And then my son wants to play Madden on PS3," Driver said. "So then you have to give him the TV and go somewhere else. But then, he wants you to play with him." Driver doesn't have those problems anymore. Like all of Green Bay's receivers, he's bringing his work home and seeing the results. The Packers tied an NFL record this season with 51 touchdowns through the air. Each week, the receivers find and exploit mismatches. Their...

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