Articles about mobile technologies
AppleCare+ is Apple’s protection plan. For $99 plus $49 per incident, you could have two incidents in which Apple would repair or replace your device due to hardware issues or accidents (water damage, cracked screen, etc.) The good news: Until recently, AppleCare+ was only […]
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Well, basically, yes, it does. But not much else. At a media event on September 10th on the Apple Cupertino campus, Apple CEO Tim Cook and company unveiled two new iPhones, the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S. And other than discussing iOS
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Break Me Off a Piece of That… Android KitKat Android’s first released version started sweet enough, named Cupcake. It has progressed through all types of sugary and confectionery delights — Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean. So, what will the
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Surface Prices Drop The Microsoft Store is permanently reducing the cost of the Touch Cover by $40 to $79.99. The Surface RT bundle, which includes a black Touch Cover and the Surface RT, will also see a $50 price drop. The Surface RT bundle will
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In the U.S,. three of the four major carriers are now offering a plan that allows you to get a new device more frequently than the standard 2-year contract time frame. This sort of reminds me of the lease vs buy conundrum when you are
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To promote its annual September iTunes Festival, Apple is giving away six songs from some of the artists. The songs are: Chain My Name by POLICA The Curse by Agnes Obel My Love Took Me Down the River to Silence Me by Little Green Cars
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If you are thinking about upgrading your iPhone next month when, presumably, the new iPhone becomes available, you should check out Gazelle’s website. Gazelle will give you a quote on your current iPhone. Typically, it is only guaranteed for thirty days but Gazelle is guaranteeing
Due to safety concerns over some 3rd-party USB power adapters, Apple recently announced a takeback program. You can drop off a 3rd-party iPhone, iPad or iPod USB power adapter at any Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider to have them dispose of it in
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Kind of a slow week techwise… Yahoo Bests Google Chalk one up for Yahoo. comScore announced this week that, for the first time since May of 2011, Yahoo! had more of its sites visited in the U.S. than Google. Yahoo had 196.6 million visitors to
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This is the first edition of a weekly series which will feature some of the top tech news of the previous week (or so). Netflix Profiles Netflix announced earlier this month that members can create separate profiles for each member of their household. Each family
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NASA has a webpage that lists free ringtones for many of the memorable moments in U.S. space history including snippets from President John F. Kennedy speech announcing the race to the Moon, Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the Moon, Sally Ride’s take on spaceflight and
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Google announced the release of Android Device Manager last week. It is akin to Apple’s Find My iPhone application. If you can’t locate your Android phone or tablet, Android Device Manager lets you ring your phone at maximum volume, even if it has been silenced.
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With rumors swirling about a new iPhone (or two) and a Retina display iPad mini coming out this fall, you may be wondering what to do with your old device if you choose to upgrade. You may want to just trade it in at your
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My family and I recently returned home from two wonderful weeks in Florida on the Gulf Coast. I found myself using apps on my iPhone or iPad quite frequently. Below is a list of apps that I found to be pretty indispensable. While I live
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