A now yearly tradition, Apple has kicked off another Back to School sale, this time for the folks in Australia and New Zealand. $50 or $100 gift cards – $65 or $125 in NZ – are up for grabs on new Macs, iPhones and iPads, as well as the discounts […] Read the original post…
Month: January 2014
U.S. venture funds raise more in fourth quarter, but less for year
U.S. venture funds raised $4.85 billion last quarter, up 53 percent from the same period a year ago, but full-year 2013 fundraising fell 15 percent compared to the year before. Read the original post by Lincoln Daily News
Refurb FreedomPop 4G Hotspot w/ 2GB service for $19 + $4 s&h
As one of its daily deals, Yugster offers the refurbished Freedom Spot Photon 4G Hotspot in Platinum bundled with a FreedomPop 2GB Internet Access 1-Month Trial and Car Charger for $19.97. Coupon code “FreeYugBuck” cuts it to $18.97. With $4 for shipping, that’s $62 under the lowest total price we […] Read the original post…
iPhone 6 Fingerprint Sensor Production Set to Gear Up in Q2 with Increased Efficiency
Apple’s iPhone fingerprint sensor supplier TSMC is preparing to begin production on sensors for the iPhone 6 in the second quarter of this year, according to a report from Digitimes. The report claims that TSMC will be shifting to a larger 12-inch fab from the current 8-inch fab, a move […] Read the original post…
Alcatel-Lucent May Sell Enterprise Biz to Unify: Report
Alcatel-Lucent is in talks with Unify and other potential bidders for its enterprise unit, which sells telecom technology, Bloomberg is reporting. Read the original post by Jason
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR is a sharp, compact walkaround lens, but it shows quite a lot of distortion throughout its zoom range. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
GoTasks (for iPad)
Task-management apps are a dime a dozen, though it’s hard to find one that has the special feature you just happen to need. If integration with Google Tasks is what you’re after, GoTasks is a suitable free option. If you need collaborative features or integration with other services, however, look […] Read the original post…
MultiIconMover+: Jailbreak Tweak makes it easier to move multiple icons in or out of folders
Is your iPhone a mess with app icons scattered across multiple Home screen pages? Have you been postponing the activity to organize them in a folder as moving icons one at a time is a pain? Continue reading → Read the original post by Gautam
The Macalope: Satire is dead
You guys are going to love this because someone has written a pitch-perfect satire of your average Business Insider piece. Jim Edwards writes “Android Kicked iPhone’s Butt At CES, And Apple Ought To Worry About Becoming the BlackBerry of 2014” (tip o’ the antlers to Wes Kroesbergen). So. Funny. First off, it […] Read the…
Patriot 64GB microSDXC Card w/ adapter for $37 after rebate + free shipping
Newegg offers the Patriot 64GB Signature UHS-I microSDHC Class 10 Secure Digital Extended-Capacity Card, model no. PSF64GMCSDXC10, for $41.99. This $5 mail-in rebate drops it to $36.99. With free shipping, that’s $0.58/GB and the lowest total price we could find by $13. It comes with a full-size SD card adapter. […] Read the original post…
The better Steve Jobs movie gets one script closer to being made!
Aaron Sorkin, award winning writer of The West Wing, The Social Network, A Few Good Men, The Newsroom and countless other acclaimed dramas has reportedly turned in his script for Sony’s official adaption of Walter Issaacson’s Steve Jobs biography. AJ Marechal writes for Variety: Read the original post by Rene Ritchie
China Mobile Stocks 1.4 Million iPhone 5s Units Ahead of Friday’s Launch
Apple’s iPhone 5s assembler Foxconn has shipped roughly 1.4 million iPhone 5s units to China Mobile in advance of Friday’s launch for the carrier, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. After several years of negotiations, Apple finally announced last month that the iPhone would be coming to […] Read the original post…
Clamcase announces new Clamshell keyboard case for the iPad mini
Good news for those of us who use our iPads to create content in addition to consuming it: Case-maker Clamshell has released a version of its popular ClamCase Pro keyboard cover for the iPad mini. The $129 cover is made from a tough polycarbonate shell with an aluminum casing that’s designed […] Read the original…
SimCity to add offline mode, but why has it taken nearly a year?
EA’s relaunch of the perennially popular SimCity brand last year met with a rocky start – the game was plagued with bugs on launch and the Mac version was delayed for months after the PC version’s release. But one issue angered gamers more than any other: the requirement that the […] Read the original post…
Samsung 24″ 1080p LED-Backlit LCD Display for $120 + free shipping
For its newsletter subscribers, Newegg offers the Samsung 23.6″ 1080p LED-Backlit LCD Monitor, model no. S24B150BL, for $139.99. Coupon code “EMCPWWF34″ drops it to $119.99. With free shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $20, although we saw it for $10 less during Black Friday week. It […] Read the original post…