Need a hotel in a pinch? StayAtHand delivers decent hotel search results for immediate stays, but its experience and features are far behind those of its competitors. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Month: January 2014
Court grants temporary suspension of Apple antitrust monitor
If you haven’t been following the back-and-forth over Apple’s court-appointed antitrust ebooks monitor, well, you haven’t been watching soap operas the way they were meant to be watched. The most recent turnabout move comes from a U.S. appeals court, which on Tuesday gave Apple a break—albeit a temporary one—from the […] Read the original post…
Apple gets temporary reprieve from external antitrust monitor; should it be a permanent one?
Apple has been temporarily spared the presence of an external antitrust monitor, initially placed at the company as part of the judgment in the U.S. government’s case against Apple regarding ebooks. Apple has been fighting to remove the monitor, Michael Bromwich, since he was placed at the company last summer. […] Read the original post…
Apple relaunches three-year old iPhone 4 in India to revive sales in the country
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Why Google is seen as invulnerable and Apple as merely hard to kill
Though it may slowly be changing, Google has enjoyed incredibly good public and market sentiment for the last few years while Apple has seen itself beset by doomsayers. Horace Dediu has taken a crack at explaining just why that is, and why it might not be entirely bad for Apple. […] Read the original post…
Phil Schiller Tweets Link to Another Security Report Criticizing Android
Last year, Apple executive Phil Schiller tweeted a link to a research report that noted significant growth in mobile malware, particularly on Android. The report found that Android accounted for 79 percent of mobile threats, with just 0.7 percent attacking iOS. Today, Schiller followed up, tweeting a link to […] Read the original post by…
Complete National Geographic 1888 to 2011 for PC / Mac for $20 + $6 s&h
The National Geographic Store offers The Complete National Geographic for Windows and Mac for $19.99. With $5.95 for shipping, that’s $12 under our September mention and the lowest total price we’ve seen for this collection. (It’s also a current price low by $10.) This is a complete digital collection of […] Read the original post…
Buffalo Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi Router and adapter for $110 + free shipping
Newegg offers the Buffalo Technology AirStation Extreme 1750 Gigabit Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless Router, model no. WZR-1750DHP, with the Buffalo AirStation AC433 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter, model no. WI-U2-433DM, for $109.99 with free shipping. That’s $50 under the lowest total price we could find for the duo when purchased […] Read the original post…
Nike+ FuelBand inspired iWatch concept running iOS 7
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Nike+ FuelBand inspired iWatch concept shows iOS 7 running on a watch
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How we shot 80 interviews in 4 days using an iPad mini, Vizzywig, and iOgrapher as our close-up camera!
Vizzywig was one of the sponsors of our #CESlive coverage, but I have nothing to do with the sponsorships around here, and I hadn’t spent much time with the app before walking onto the stage. Now, having seen it in actions for several hours a day over the course of […] Read the original post…
Antares releases Auto-Tune for Guitar Custom Installation Kits
The company behind the digital tuning wizardry in Peavey’s excellent AT-200 guitar, Antares, has announced the release of the Auto-Tune for Guitar Custom Installation Kits. Read the original post by Gizmag
Google Nexus 5 (Sprint)
Sprint’s Google Nexus 5 remains a blazing-fast, pure Android smartphone with support for the company’s budding Spark LTE network, but it’s not as good a deal as its unlocked counterpart. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Samsung Galaxy Light (T-Mobile)
Thanks to its LTE support and solid call quality, the Samsung Galaxy Light stands as a good value for entry-level Android smartphones on T-Mobile. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
NSA Surveillance Revives Calls For An All-Encrypted Internet
Agency’s snooping sparks renewed discussion of ways to encrypt all Internet traffic by default, but experts cite several sticking points. Read the original post by Scott M. Fulton III