(AHN) – A female police officer in Ohio has been killed during a shoot-out with a suspect at a trailer park on the first day of the new year. The Clark County Sheriff’s Department confirms a deputy was killed in a stand-off at the Enon Beach mobile home park on Saturday. Read the original post…
Month: January 2011
Fantom 500GB eSATA / USB Hard Drive for $30 after rebates + free shipping
MacMall.com offers the Fantom GreenDrive 500GB eSATA / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive, model no. GD500EU, for $59.99. Together, mail-in rebates of $20 and $10 chop it to $29.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.06/GB, $20 under our mention from last February, and the least expensive 500GB eSATA hard drive we’ve ever seen. This drive is…
iPhone-based ECG to intro at CES 2011
A lot of gadgetry will be shown off at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and this is one of them. It’s the iPhonECG, and it’s a case (and app) that fits on your iPhone and turns it into a “wireless, clinical quality, cardiac event recorder.” Read the original post by Andy
New Year’s App Blowout: Crayon Ball for free, DisplayPad for $3, more
An assortment of developers offer discounts on their apps for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad in the iTunes App Store. Several are free, although most start at 99 cents. Each is at the lowest price we’ve seen. Deals end today. Notables: Crayon Ball for iPhone/iPod touch for free ($3 off) Twilight Golf for iPhone/iPod touch…
Pisen Digital Camera Bag for $2 + free shipping
Today only, Meritline.com offers the Pisen Digital Camera Bag for $3.65. Coupon code “MLCK4004910101HPL1″ drops it to $1.99. With free shipping, that’s $2 off and the lowest total price we could find for this particular bag. It features an anti-impact layer, ally metal hang ring, double zip closure, and more. Read the original post by…
China’s crackdown takes down 60,000 porn sites
A year ago, the Chinese government launched a campaign to shut down porn sites. Whether it’s been a success or not is hard to say, but it’s certainly taken down a huge number of porn sistes. The government has shut down some 60,000 porn websites, the official state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday.> Read…
Broken Sword: Director’s Cut for iPhone / iPad for free
The iTunes App Stores offers Broken Sword: Director’s Cut for iPhone / iPod touch or Broken Sword: Director’s Cut HD for iPad for free. That’s $5 and $8 off, respectively, and the best deal we’ve seen for this point-and-click adventure game. Read the original post by dealmac.com
Ninjatown: Trees of Doom for iPhone / iPod touch downloads for free
Today only, the iTunes App Store offers downloads of Ninjatown: Trees of Doom for iPhone / iPod touch for free. That’s a $1 drop and the best deal we’ve seen for this climbing adventure game. Read the original post by dealmac.com
Meizu’s M9 launch amasses thousands of Jack Wong fans across China
Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Meizu sure has made a wise decision to launch its M9 Android phone on the first day of 2011 which, like most other countries, happens to be a public holiday in China. Read the original post by Engadget
iPhone 4 cases for $5 + free shipping
AT&T Wireless offers a selection of iPhone 4 cases for $5 each. (Search for “iPhone 4 Accessories”, click the top link, then sort by price to find them.) With free shipping, each is at the lowest total price we could find by at least $10, with some by a more significant margin. Sales tax is…
TiPb TV 11: What do we want for iPhone and iPad in 2011?
2010 is over, 2011 is upon us, and there’s just a few things we want from Apple and Steve Jobs when it comes to iPhone and iPad next year. Hardware, software, features, services, as wonderful as our current devices are, there’s still room for improvement and that’s topic for this episode of our video show,…
What was your favourite TiPb story of 2010? [Give away]
We’ve already chosen our editors’ picks for the top 10 headlines of 2010, but now we want to know our readers favourites (that’s you!). There have been so many stories that some of the best ones get lost in the mix. We have watched Apple take on Google, HTC, Adobe, Nokia, and pretty much everyone…
Amazon Video on Demand: Inception movie rental for $1
Today only, Amazon Video on Demand offers rentals of Inception for 99 cents. That’s the best deal we could find for this digital rental. (iTunes charges $3.99.) The rental lasts for 48 hours. Note that this is in standard definition. Read the original post by dealmac.com
TiPb Picks of the Week: New Year’s resolution edition
Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. This week, we…
The Biggest Apple Product Leaks Of 2010
Apple is a company that is constantly under media spotlight. One major factor that has contributed to this level of media scrutiny is the secrecy that Apple manages to maintain ahead of its new product launches. No wonder then that product leaks often generate massive debates in the blogosphere. Here we will take you through…