TigerDirect discounts several factory-refurbished Microsoft Wireless Mice & Keyboards to $0 after rebate, as listed below. Each is the lowest total price we could find by at least $26. Shipping starts at around $4. Rebates end June 22. Each comes with a 36-month Microsoft warranty. The deals with their respective […] Read the original post…
Month: June 2013
Apple will roll out iPads to Los Angeles public school students this fall
In my earliest school years, the Apple IIgs was cutting edge, because it could run Number Munchers like nobody’s business. But just to remind me how very, very advanced in age I am, Apple said on Wednesday that the Los Angeles School Board of Education had given its approval to […] Read the original post…
Pentax K-5 16MP DSLR Camera Body w/ 1080p video for $634 + free shipping
BuyDig offers the Pentax K-5 16.3-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera Body, model no. 14748, for $649. Coupon code “DIGTHEHEAT15″ cuts it to $634. With free shipping, that’s $45 under our December mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this camera body. (It’s also a current price low by $125.) […] Read the original post…
Auto-generated passwords for iPhone’s Wi-Fi Hotspot can be cracked in 50 seconds
iPhone’s “Personal Hotspot” lets you share your cellular data connection over Wi-Fi by creating a network that other devices can join. If you want to connect to the Wi-Fi Hotspot, then you may have noticed that you need to enter a password that is auto-generated by iOS. A group of researchers […] Read the original post…
Los Angeles schools do $30 million iPad deal with Apple
The Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to a $30 million deal with Apple to put iPads into the hands of every student at 47 schools over the next two years, according to the LA Times. The iPad deal is a pilot program: the LA Unified School District is the […] Read the original…
How to set up and use Find My iPhone
Losing one’s phone is a common nightmare scenario, and no matter how careful you are, something can always go wrong. That’s why it’s advantageous to have something in place to get your phone back if the worst happens. Fortunately, Apple provides the Find My Phone feature to do just that. […] Read the original post…
Pinterest (for iPhone)
Pinterest’s mobile app for iPhone hits just as many pleasing notes as it does flat ones. It earns high marks for visual design and responsiveness, but loses credit for overlooking a good deal of functionality. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Will the future of apps be cross platform? – Talk Mobile Hangout!
Phil Nickinson of Android Central, Kevin Michaluk of CrackBerry, Rene Ritchie of iMore, Daniel Rubino of Windows Phone Central, and Marcus Adolfsson of Mobile Nations provide live color and commentary on today’s Talk Mobile topic — What will it take to get every app on every platform? Watch along! Read the original post by…
Will the future of apps be cross platform? Talk Mobile Hangout! Come chat!
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Vodafone’s Power Shorts Uses Kinetic Energy To Charge Your Smartphone
AT&T partnered up with Goal Zero to launch a number of solar-powered street charge stations all over New York City, but if you wore a pair of Power Shorts, you’ll never have to worry about charging your phone again. Read the original post by Ubergizmo
Refurb Apple iPhone 5 Lightning to USB Cable for $8 + free shipping
All4Cellular offers the refurbished Apple iPhone 5 Lightning to USB Cable in White, model no. ME188LL/A, for $7.95 with free shipping. That’s $2 under our mention from three weeks ago of a refurb and $9 below the lowest total price we could find for a new Apple-branded cable elsewhere. (We’ve […] Read the original post…
Zeebox (for Android)
Zeebox brings TV listings and chat rooms to your Android-powered device, but some performance issues mar this second-screen app. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Apple Scores $30 Million iPad Contract from L.A. Unified School District [Updated]
Though Microsoft has been making a strong push to disrupt Apple’s foothold in the education market by offering K–12 schools its Surface tablets at the low price of $199, its pricing incentives didn’t have an effect on the Los Angeles Unified School District, reports AllThingsD. On Tuesday night, […] Read the original post by Juli…
Apple Scores $30 Million iPad Contract from L.A. Unified School District
Though Microsoft has been making a strong push to disrupt Apple’s foothold in the education market by offering K–12 schools its Surface tablets at the low price of $199, its pricing incentives didn’t have an effect on the Los Angeles Unified School District, reports AllThingsD. On Tuesday night, […] Read the original post by Juli…
SMB IT Confidence Reaps Benefits, Symantec Says
Small and midsize companies with a self-assured approach to technology are more apt to use IT to boost business, survey shows. Read the original post by Serdar Yegulalp