Last week hacker/developer pod2g released his first app in the App Store—podDJ—and today via his blog Cyril has taken the wraps off his new venture: 2G Lab. The consulting group will be focused on development (app development I would assume) and security. It’s not hard to see how someone with […] Read the original post…
Month: January 2013
Just in: Apple VP of Retail Jerry McDougal Leaves Apple to Focus on His Family
In an unexpected move, Jerry McDougal who was Ron Johnson’s right-hand man (Apple’s former head of retail) and worked closely with Johnson’s successor John Browett told colleagues last friday that he was leaving Apple to spend more time with his family. After Browett’s departure last year, McDougal was rumored to be […] Read the original post…
Jerry McDougal, Apple VP of Retail, Departs Apple [Updated]
Apple vice president of retail Jerry McDougal, a key player in Apple’s retail development over the past 12 years, has departed the company to spend more time with his family, reports IFOAppleStore. McDougal was Ron Johnson’s right hand man when he was still with the company and was […] Read the original post by Jordan…
How to set a default calendar on your iPhone and iPad
If you’ve created your own calendars on your iPhone or iPad, there’s probably one that you create more events on than the others. Your Calendar app will default to the generic calendar but if it’s not the one you want, you can easily change it to default to the one […] Read the original post…
Facebook announces Social Graph Search, here’s hoping iOS 7 adds it to Siri
Facebook held their special media event today, and while everything from Facebook Messenger for iPad to a Facebook phone was rumored, what we got instead was Social Graph Search. Unlike Google, which indexes websites and web content, Facebook is indexing everything your connections do and like, and providing a natural […] Read the original post…
Rumor: Apple Building an R&D and Data Centers in China
Rumors are circulating that Apple might be building a R&D center in Beijing. Which, if true, would put research and prototyping much closer to production facilities and that has to be good for product development efficiencies. On top of that, Apple could also be investigating putting a data center in […] Read the original post…
Refurbished Apple TV Media Receiver for $85 + free shipping
Apple Store again offers its factory-refurbished Apple TV Media Receiver, model no. MD199LL/A, for $85 with free shipping. That’s $10 under the lowest total price we could find for a new one and the lowest shipped price we’ve seen for this model, although we saw a new one for $6 […] Read the original post…
When Apple-is-doomed rumors don’t match the math
More on the dumbassery — or manipulation — that was the Wall Street Journal story this past weekend alleging Apple was cutting iPhone 5 orders in the face of weak demand — namely the questions the WSJ should have asked, and the logic they should have applied, before slapping the […] Read the original post…
How the stock market, and Apple’s stock price, is manipulated by rumors
Last weekend a rather bizarre article appeared in the Wall Street Journal, one that claimed Apple was seeing weak demand for the iPhone 5 based on a couple of guys telling the reporter that screen orders for Q2 had been cut in half, one that original included a ridiculous 65 […] Read the original post…
SoundLogic Bluetooth iTower Speaker for iPhone / iPod for $60 + $5 s&h
As one of its daily deal, Tech Woot offers the SoundLogic Bluetooth iTower Speaker for iPhone and iPod, model no. BDT-15605, for $59.99 plus $5 for shipping. That’s $5 under our mention from a month ago and the lowest total price we could find by $2, although most retailers charge […] Read the original post…
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green SATA Hard Drive for $70 + free shipping
newegg offers the Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green 3.5″ Serial ATA 6Gb/s Internal Hard Drive, model no. WD10EARX, for $69.99 with free shipping. (Amazon has it for the same price.) That’s $0.07/GB, $12 under our mention from last May (which involved rebate hassles), and the lowest total price we could […] Read the original post…
Beats urbeats by Dr. Dre Headphones for $75 + $4 s&h
eXpansys offers the Beats urbeats by Dr. Dre Headphones in White, model no. 128886-00, for $74.99 plus $3.99 for shipping. That’s $10 under our mention from four days ago and the lowest total price we could find now by $20. They feature HTC ControlTalk, built-in mic, and more. Read the original post by dealmac –…
TurboTax Federal, eFile, State 2012 for PC/Mac downloads for $39
Dell Home offers downloads of Intuit TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State + e-File 2012 for Windows and Mac, model no. 420488, for $39.99. (Amazon charges the same.) That’s tied with our mention of the retail box version from two weeks ago and the lowest price we could find for a […] Read the original post…
TurboTax Federal, eFile, State 2012 for PC/Mac downloads for $40
Dell Home offers downloads of Intuit TurboTax Deluxe Federal + State + e-File 2012 for Windows and Mac, model no. 420488, for $39.99. (Amazon charges the same.) That’s tied with our mention of the retail box version from two weeks ago and the lowest price we could find for a […] Read the original post…
Buffalo MiniStation Plus 1TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $75 + free shipping
Amazon offers the 8.2-oz. Buffalo 1TB MiniStation Plus USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive, model no. HD-PNT1.0U3B, for $74.99 with free shipping ($0.07/GB). That’s $5 under last week’s mention and the lowest total price we could find by $5, although we saw it for $5 less in November. Sales tax is […] Read the original post…