During CES hipKey made its debut with word that it would appear exclusively in Apple Stores—online for sure, physical, not so sure—and that day has come…the hipKey has arrived. While at first you might think that the $90 app-ccessory is a bit much, if you think about how it could be […] Read the original post…
Month: January 2013
At the open: Markets dip, but RIM holds steady on TSX
North American stock markets opened slightly lower despite a busy morning of corporate news that included a slew of earnings reports. Read the original post by The Globe and Mail
BlackBerry competitor joins forces with Samsung
Samsung Venture Investment Corp. has bought a stake in Canadian security software maker Fixmo Inc. Read the original post by The Toronto Star
iPhone / iPad App Price Drops: Foodish, Foldify, Downcast, more
The iTunes App Store offers downloads of several apps for Apple iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad which have dropped in price, as listed below. At up to $4 off, most are at or near the lowest prices we’ve seen. The deals, all with applicable platforms noted: Foodish for iPhone and […] Read the original post…
DARPA touts progress on Phoenix program to salvage dead satellites
DARPA made some bold promises last summer when it announced its Phoenix program to harvest dead satellites for still-valuable parts, but it didn’t have much more than some concept videos to show at the time. Read the original post by Engadget
Refurbished Klipsch Image S4i Earphones for $30 + free shipping
All4Cellular offers the refurbished Klipsch Image S4i In-Ear Headphones in Black for $29.95 with free shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find for a refurb by $5. (It’s also $15 under the best price we could find for a new pair.) These headphones feature an echo-cancelling microphone, 3-button […] Read the original post…
Snap-On Hard Case for iPad 2 / 3rd Generation iPads for $3 + free shipping
All4Cellular offers the Snap-On Hard Back Shell Case for iPad 2 and 3rd Generation iPads in nine colors, for $2.95. Coupon code “A4C10″ drops it to $2.65. With free shipping, that’s tied with our December mention and the lowest total price we could find for any hard snap-on case now […] Read the original post…
3rd-Generation Apple iPad 16GB WiFi Tablet for $399 at Target stores
For in-store purchase only, with stock varying by ZIP code, Target offers the 3rd-Generation Apple iPad 16GB WiFi Tablet in Black, model no. MC705LL/A, or White, model no. MD328LL/A for $399. That’s $60 under our September mention and the best price we could find now by $50. Sales tax is […] Read the original post…
Remains of the Day: One, two, many
Verizon’s activating iPhones like there’s no tomorrow, Apple’s releasing between zero and two iPhones this year, and customers in Asian countries can pick up cheap Apple products this week. The remainders for Tuesday, January 22, 2013 are on the slow boat to China. Verizon Posts Big Loss, Adds Two Million Wireless […] Read the original…
Mozilla Unveils Two Firefox OS Phones For Developers
Remember back when Windows 95 and NT were OSes to beat and Mac OS had reached a pinnacle point? That’s about the time when NeXT and BeOS started to get major attention. Both are gone today, but I think it’s safe to say that all OSes have some parts influenced by […] Read the original post…
Mozilla Releases the Developer Preview of Firefox Phone OS
Remember back when Windows 95 and NT were OSes to beat and Mac OS had reached a pinnacle point? That’s about the time when NeXT and BeOS started to get major attention. Both are gone today, but I think it’s safe to say that all OSes have some parts influenced by […] Read the original post…
Documents by Readdle updated for iPad with fresh look and better interface
There’s lots of document editing suites for iPad out there and Readdle is not new to the game. Documents by Readdle comes as an update to the popular ReaddleDocs app for iPhone and iPad. While Documents by Readdle is currently only for iPad, it’s a huge improvement over the previous […] Read the original post…
Canon Wireless Color Laser Printer for $240 + free shipping
PCRush offers the Canon imageCLASS MF8080CW Color Laser Wireless Multifunction Printer, model no. 5119B001AA, which also scans, copies and faxes, for $239.95 with free shipping. Excluding gift card offers, that’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for this model. (It’s a current price low by $8, although most merchants charge […] Read the original post…
iPhone passes 51% marketshare in US
The iPhone continued it’s upward motion for marketshare in the US, capturing 51.2% of the US smartphone market, this is an increase of 6.3% from the same period last year. Android now holds 44.2% of the US smartphone market, down .4% from the same quarter last year. These numbers come […] Read the original post…
500px’s Photo Sharing App Pulled From App Store Over Nude Photos
As TechCrunch reports, Apple has pulled photo sharing app 500px for iOS from the App Store because of concerns over nude photos. Though the company says that its recent acquisition ISO500 for 500px from Pulpfingers was also removed from the App Store, it remains available for download. 500px […] Read the original post by Juli…