Month: January 2013

3rd-Generation Apple iPads with 4G from $489 + free shipping

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Expercom offers discounts on 3rd-generation Apple iPad tablets with 4G + WiFi, as listed below. With free shipping, that’s at least $26 under our December mention and the lowest total price we could find for each by at least $11. The sale includes black and white models for Verizon and […] Read the original post…

SSD/Hard Disk Hybrids Bridge Storage Divide

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Solid state is creeping into every nook of the storage ecosystem. The next frontier could be the rebirth of hybrids. Case in point is a startup that combines SSDs and traditional disks to maximize both performance and capacity. Read the original post by Kurt Marko

iOS 6.1 Adoption Already Hitting More Than 20%

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It’s only been a few days since iOS 6.1 has been out, but data from Onswipe—makers of mobile optimized websites—shows over 20% of iOS traffic is using iOS 6.1. In contrast, it took a week for iOS 6 traffic to hit 44%. Continue reading → Read the original post by Tris Hussey

Wilson’s Leather Case for iPhone 4, 4S, or 5 for $6 + $2 s&h

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Groupon offers the Wilson’s Leather Case for Apple iPhone 4 / 4S or 5 in four colors for $6 plus $2 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for a comparable leather case by $15. It features a seamless leather exterior and allows access to all ports […] Read the original post…

Firmware updates address MacBook battery issues

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Apple on Wednesday unveiled three firmware updates designed to address issues with older batteries in its MacBook line of laptop computers. The updates are aimed at the MacBook Pro, the MacBook, and the MacBook Air. In each case, Apple says, the new firmware should give fresh life to old batteries. The […] Read the original…

Apple Looking for Plastics Manufacturing Engineers

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While not directly proving “Apple is working on a plastic iPhone”, a recent job post looking for a design engineer who specializes in plastics certainly means that Apple isn’t abandoning the material entirely. Continue reading → Read the original post by Tris Hussey

Honda to add Siri Eyes Free to Accord, Acura RDX and ILX

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If you’re in the market for a new car, your options for Siri integration in vehicles are about to dramatically increase. And by dramatically, we mean you’ll be going from two potential cars with Siri Eyes Free to five. At CES 2013, Chevy showed off Siri Eyes Free integration in […] Read the original post…

iOS 6.x Jailbreak “evasi0n” Reportedly 60% Complete

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This is not a drill. Unlike some of the fake iPhone 5 jailbreaks we’ve seen in the recent past, evasi0n is for real. The software will be supported on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows machines, and jailbreak all devices running iOS 6.0 through 6.1. The project comes from […] Read the original post by…