Research In Motion needed to wow the crowd assembled Jan. 30 in New York City to see the unveiling of BlackBerry 10. Read the original post by Tris Hussey
Month: January 2013
iOttie Macaron iPhone 5 Case for $15 + free shipping
As one of its daily deals, Groupon offers the iOttie Macaron iPhone 5 Case in six colors (Yellow pictured) for $15 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $5. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a slender rubberized form, s-shaped design, and more. […] Read the original post…
Apple Job Listing for Plastics Design Engineer Hints at Innovative Designs for Future Products
Apple today posted a new job listing for Manufacturing Design Engineer with a focus in Advanced Plastic Tooling and Process. According to the job description, Apple is looking to expand and improve its current plastics division. Identify, develop and launch new tooling and process capabilities in support of new Apple […] Read the original post…
Big Fish Games One Day Sale: 20% off PC and Mac games
Today only, Big Fish Games takes 20% off most Windows and Mac games via coupon code “ONEDAY”. That’s the best general use coupon we’ve seen from Big Fish Games that applies to all customers. (We’ve seen better discounts for new customers.) Some exclusions apply, such as Daily Deals and Catch […] Read the original post…
iPhone users pay higher cell phone bills than any other smartphone user
iPhone users pay more in carrier fees on average than the users of other smartphones. New data indicates that 60% of iPhone users spend at least $100 per month on their cellular plan, with 10% spending $200 or more. Conversely, only 53% of Android users pay over $100 per month, […] Read the original post…
Rough Guides World Lens (for iPhone)
A travel photo exploration app from longtime travel experts Rough Guides, called Rough Guides World Lens, should have plenty of content that’s of interest to travels, but doesn’t. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
IBM Expands Enterprise Cloud Services
IBM has established a global network of eight data centers to supply infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and is now offering SmartCloud Enterprise+ for running production workloads, including SAP applications. Unlike Amazon.com or Rackspace IaaS, IBM customers will find System Z mainframes and System P servers running AIX in the IBM […] Read the original…
TuneUp for Mac and Windows for $30, Annual Subscription for $24
As a reader discovered, TuneUp Media offers TuneUp for Mac and Windows for $49.95. Coupon code “FRIENDLY40″ cuts it to $29.97. That ties our mention from last summer and is the lowest price we could find by $20. It includes a lifetime license to the following iTunes plug-ins: Clean; Cover […] Read the original post…
Only 10% of Android Users Run Jellybean
Remember earlier this week when iOS 6.1 came out that Phil Schiller talked about the nearly 300 million devices running iOS 6? Right. And how about 80% (roughly) of capable devices have been updated? Right. This gives iOS developers a really solid base to build and offer iOS 6 only […] Read the original post…
Time cuts around 500 people, 6 pct of workforce
Time Inc., the magazine unit of Time Warner Inc., says it is cutting 6 percent of its global staff of 8,000, or about 500 people. Read the original post by The Times Leader
The specs: how new BlackBerry 10 models stack up
Research In Motion Ltd. showed off two new BlackBerry phones on Wednesday. They will run the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. Read the original post by The State
BlackBerry Z10 review
One cannot overstate the importance of this phone. This, the BlackBerry Z10, is the device upon which the fate of BlackBerry hangs. Read the original post by Engadget
App Store brought in 3.5 times more revenue than Google Play in 2012
App Annie, a service that tracks revenue and growth for both the App Store and Google Play, has released their January 2013 index. Both marketplaces are doing very well and while Google Play saw more growth than the App Store, the App Store still managed to bring in over 3 […] Read the original post…
Asus Taichi 21
The Asus Taichi 21 offers a unique dual-display design, but the end result is a good ultrabook combined with a middling tablet, at a fairly high price. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
HP Envy X2 (11-g012nr)
The HP Envy X2 (11-g012nr) is a slick-looking detachable tablet laptop with all-day battery life, but some may balk at price and the limitations of an Atom processor. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com