Comparing the New Frequent Device Upgrade Programs from U.S. Carriers
Earlier today, Verizon became the third major U.S. iPhone carrier to announce a program designed to allow customers to upgrade their handsets more frequently. Verizon’s “Edge” program , which launches...
View ArticleConsumers Less Willing to Pay for Content as Free Apps Surge
According to a new report from mobile analytics firm Flurry, free apps supported by ads and/or in-app purchases are becoming an increasingly popular choice for developers and consumers alike, with 90%...
View ArticleApple Releases MacBook Air Software Update to Fix Photoshop Screen Flickering...
Apple today released an update for the Mid–2013 MacBook Air to fix both an issue that caused some users to experience severe flickering when using Adobe Photoshop and a bug that caused some users’...
View ArticleChinese Woman Electrocuted by iPhone 4 Likely Used Unauthorized Charger
Ma Ailun, the 23-year-old Chinese woman who was killed via electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone last week, was most likely using an unauthorized third party charger, reports the South...
View ArticleApple Acquires Crowdsourced Local Business Search Firm Locationary for...
AllThingsD reports that Apple has acquired Locationary , a Canadian company focused on crowdsourcing location and other data on local businesses for improved accuracy. Apple has acquired the...
View ArticleApple Acquires Transit Service HopStop to Further Improve its Maps App
Apple has acquired transit service HopStop.com to improve its mapping service, reports Bloomberg . News of the deal comes just hours after the reported purchase of Locationary, a company that focuses...
View ArticleApple Reportedly Acquires Transit Service HopStop to Further Improve its Maps...
Apple has acquired transit service HopStop.com to improve its mapping service, reports Bloomberg . News of the deal comes just hours after the reported purchase of Locationary, a company that focuses...
View ArticleApple Releases OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 4
Apple has seeded the fourth Developer Preview of OS X Mavericks to developers, some two weeks after the release of Developer Preview 3. OS X Mavericks is slated for release this fall and includes new...
View ArticleApple Reaches Podcasting Milestone with 1 Billion Subscribers
According the Podcasts section of the iTunes Store, iTunes users have now subscribed to one billion podcasts. Originally introduced in 2005, Podcasts allow both individuals and major companies to...
View ArticleiPhone 101: Living dangerously with government alerts turned off
Given the surfeit of wild and life-threatening weather events across the USA over the past few months, it’s great that the major iPhone carriers now all support the Federal system for wireless...
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