Instagram, after back-pedaling and softening language that scared off users, will implement a new Privacy Policy and Terms of Service Jan. 19. Read the original post by Tris Hussey
Month: January 2013
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 downloads for $10 via Home Use Program
For Microsoft Home Use Program Members only, Microsoft offers downloads of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Home/Student for $9.95. That’s the lowest price we could find by $88 and by far the best price we’ve seen for this program. It includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook. Microsoft’s Home Use Program […] Read the original post…
How to create and accept Calendar invitations on your iPhone and iPad
If you’ve got friends and family that use the default Calendar app on their iPhones and iPads, you can easily collaborate and share events and calendars with each other. This is great for families who want a shared calendar due to having a lot of events in common. If you’ve […] Read the original post…
iPhone / iPad App Price Drops: Bad Piggies HD, Zombies, Run!, Riven, 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: ProCamera for iPhone and […] Read the original post…
Higher revenue boosts Capital One Financial 4Q net, shares drop as results miss Street views
Capital One Financial Corp. says its fourth-quarter net income grew more than twofold, as revenue for the lender rose by 38 per cent from a year earlier. Read the original post by Brandon Sun
Apple adds new Read Them Here First section to Newsstand
Apple has added a new section to iTunes that features magazines with issues that are published ahead of the print edition or other digital editions. Called Read Them Here First, the section currently features twenty magazines from Hearst publishing, including Cosmopolitan, Popular Mechanics, and Car and Driver. TechCrunch’s Darrell Etherington […] Read the original post…
Amazon’s MP3 store ‘optimized’ for iOS devices via Safari, allows for easier track purchases
Roughly half a year after the launch of its Cloud Player for iOS , Amazon today announced that it has ‘optimized’ its MP3 store for Apple’s mobile browser . Read the original post by Engadget
Iterate 38: Aged & Distilled and Napkin
Marc, Seth, and Rene talk to Guy English, Chris Parrish, and Thomas Unterberger about Aged & Distilled’s new image annotation app, Napkin, it’s origins, the choices they made, and how they got it shipped. type=”audio/mpeg”> Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via RSS Download Directly Show notes Napkin Guests Guy English (@gte) of Kicking Bear Chris […]…
Refurbished NEC Display Solutions 17″ LCD Display for $50 + free shipping
newegg offers the refurbished NEC Display Solutions 17″ LCD Monitor, model no. LCD1770VX, for $49.99 with free shipping. That’s $44 under the lowest total price we could find for a refurb elsewhere. Features include a 1280×1024 native resolution, 600:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 250 cd/m² brightness, 8ms response time, and both […] Read the original post…
Shutterfly Custom 12-Month Wall Calendar for free + $6 s&h via Facebook
JetBlue and Shutterfly offer a Custom 12-Month Wall Calendar for free when you Like the JetBlue Facebook page. (You’ll get a unique coupon code.) With $5.99 for shipping, that’s tied with our Black Friday mention as the best such offer we’ve seen from Shutterfly in a year. Sales tax is […] Read the original post…
Refurbished Apple iMac Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz 24″ Desktop for $730 + $25 s&h
MegaMacs offers the refurbished Apple iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz 24″ Desktop, model no. MB325LL/A, for $729.99 plus around $25 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $69, although we saw it for $15 less a month ago. Features include an Intel Core 2 Duo […] Read the original post…
Apple Patent for a Removable Clip Suggests New Uses for the Humble Accessory Clip
We generally don’t think about the clips that go on devices. Spring loaded or not, they are there to keep a device on something but not do anything more. A recent Apple patent might just change that with a removable clip that could be a remote, input device, or even a trackpad. […] Read the original post…
Remains of the Day: Without a map
An explanation for some (but not most) of Apple’s mapping woes, Google’s CEO exhibits l’esprit d’escalier on a massive scale, and you could be the voice of Siri. The remainders for Thursday, January 17, 2013 are lost in translation. How Afghan Amateur Mappers Unintentionally Punked Apple (UN Dispatch) The problem with using […] Read the…
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 edges out some other excellent cameras to earn our Editors’ Choice award for compact interchangeable lens cameras under $1,000. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm
The Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm is the starter lens for the company’s Micro Four Thirds cameras—it’s a good lens, but not a great one. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com