Apple Seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Build 13D17

Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Build 13D17 to Developers. This would be the third pre-release build of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3.

OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Update Build 13D17

As usual the details of this pre-release OS X build is covered by NDA, but it doesn’t stop the usual suspect of tech-news sites to publish them.

WordPress 4.0 for iOS

Here comes WordPress 4.0 for iOS.

What’s New in Version 4.0

• Reimagined your stats view, which is now faster and more stable. Since we’re continuing to work on making this the best possible experience, the old web view is still available.
• Worked on an update in the Reader that allows videos to render properly.
• Fixed a bug in the Reader that addresses a blue dot display issue.
• Made improvements to prevent a crash when editing your longer posts.
• Various other fixes.

If you enjoy using WordPress, please take a moment to write a review — your input is invaluable to us.

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Notice the polite request for App Review at the end of the release note?

One thing I did notice about WordPress for iOS is the lack of solicitation for App Store review. John Gruber has some great points.

March 17, 2014: Google Talk is Down

On Monday, March 17, 2014 Google Talk is experiencing service disruptions. Users reported that they could not access Hangouts through Gmail, Google+ and mobile Apps.

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Google acknowledges service disruptions with Google Talk and Google Sheets.

Google Apss Status 20140317

Google Talk status on 3/17/14 10:15 AM (Mountain View, CA Time):

Our team is continuing to investigate this issue. We will provide an update by 3/17/14 11:15 AM with more information about this problem. Thank you for your patience.

20140317 Google Talk is down

Google Voice users still can receive calls on their phones but not on Google Talk or Hangouts.

Twenty hours earlier, itnews.com.au reports that Google DNS servers suffers brief traffic hijack.