Apr 22
Nothing can help the gut-wrenching sensation of despair you’ll feel when you realize you’ve lost your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. But by following a few simple steps in iOS, there’s at least some hope it can land back in your hands.
Apr 22
We know that Apple has always been a very environmentally-conscious company. Greenpeace has given Apple their approval regarding how green their data centers are, but it seems Apple is not stopping there. They have recently taken steps to ensure their data centers will be even more green than ever, and have recently announced a new program that will allow Apple customers to send back old products to any Apple Store for recycling.
The stores will accept both functioning and non-functioning products. For products that are no longer working, the customer will not be receiving anything for it, but for those who are sending in old but still usable products, they will be given a gift card which presumably can be used towards newer purchases (we’re not sure if the gift cards can be used on iTunes or just the Apple Store).
The goal is to help reduce the amount of toxins from seeping into the soil or groundwater, which is what might happen if old products were just tossed aside on the landfills or left outside in public areas. The program will see assistance from PowerON and in a statement made by Lisa Jackson, Apple’s Vice President of Environmental Initiatives, “What the company wants to do is use all our innovation and all of our expertise to make the planet more secure and make the environment better.”
In the meantime if you’d like to learn more about Apple’s recycling efforts, you can head on over to Apple’s website where you will be able to watch a video narrated by Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook.
Apple Brings Recycling Effort To All Its Stores , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Computers, Green, recycle,
Apr 22
There is a saying that goes something like this – you cannot smell an accident that is coming. Which is true, otherwise we would always be prepared to meet whatever impending disaster head on so as to minimize our “losses”, so to speak. When it comes to toting your precious new iPad around, there is something that you ought to get right from the get go – a protective case of sorts, just in case you or your friends happen to have a bad case of butterfingers and send your iPad crashing to the floor. The Logitech Big Bang would fit the bill nicely, where it will arrive in two variants – one for the iPad Air at $99.99, while the other is for the smaller iPad mini at $79.99.
Released later this May, the Logitech Big Bang happens to be an extremely protective, thin and light case for the iPad Air, iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display, where its primary purpose of existence is to provide ample protection for the iPad from the likes of drops, screen impact, bumps, scratches, and even spills. Heck, this is all made possible thanks to the Essential Protection System (E.P.S.) that will include a shock absorbent shell and case cover, and has been drop tested from heights of 1.4 meters without suffering from nary a scratch.
Logitech Big Bang Thin And Light Case For Your iPad , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Tablets, ipad case, Logitech,
Apr 22
Logitech has taken what they thought to be the best in its class and hope to make it even better, by upgrading the top selling keyboard cover for iPad that is known as the Logitech Ultrathin. This particular accessory will be made available for the iPad Air (retailing at $99.99 each) as well as for the iPad mini and iPad mini with Retina display (that are going for $89.99 a pop), arriving in the US and Europe later this May. The Logitech Ultrathin will improve upon its predecessor’s design, being an even lighter and thinner keyboard cover while sporting a new multi-angle slot which would add to the overall freedom when it comes to adjusting the viewing angle.
Considering how the iPad is being used more and more as a content creation device instead of one that just consumes, the Logitech Ultrathin does make sense to keep your tablet company. The new multi-angle slot will securely attach to your iPad via a magnetic clip, letting you tilt it at the ideal angle so that you end up with a comfortable typing experience via its Bluetooth keyboard. There are also well-spaced keys alongside an optimized layout, not to mention iOS shortcuts to make your life easier since this is one instance where familiarity does not breed contempt. It measures just 6.4mm thin and is approximately 67% the weight of the iPad
New Logitech Ultrathin For iPads Announced , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Tablets, Logitech, ultrathin,
Apr 22
Starting today, all of Apple’s retail stores will accept any of the company’s ageing products for recycling—and, if it looks resaleable, you might even get some store credit, too.
Apr 21
Certain iPhone and iPad models that are jailbroken are actively at risk of malware that “listens” to outgoing SSL connections and attempts to pilfer the user’s Apple ID and password. … Continue reading
Apr 21
A few weeks back we heard rumors that Apple mulling over a mobile payments service. A sources familiar with the company’s plans claims that “Their ambitions are very, very serious.” It has reportedly been interviewing senior payments industry executives as part of the plan to build this business. According to one source Apple seeks to fill two new positions, the head of product and head of business development, for the mobile payments service.
Re/code also hears from these sources that the company’s long-time e-commerce head Jennifer Bailey is leading this initiative. She is said to have already met with potential candidates for these two posts. Select candidates will be tasked with building a business around hundreds of millions of credit cards that are already on file. Apple itself has said in the past that majority of its over 600 million iTunes accounts have a credit card on file.
Due to this, Apple’s new service may very well become the biggest payment service the very day it launches. It won’t even have to wait for new users to sign up. It will presumably allow account holders to pay for physical products in apps as well as on the internet through their iOS devices. Apple is reportedly also considering letting users pay for purchases in physical retail stores.
It was reported back in January that PayPal wanted to partner up with Apple on this service. A source claims that both companies have been engaged in talks but details of these talks are not yet known. When contacted by the scribe, a spokesperson for Apple declined to comment.
Apple Reportedly ‘Very Serious’ About Mobile Payments Service , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, itunes, paypal,
Apr 21
Apple has posted a new video of their oddly-shaped UFO headquarters, this time focusing on eco-friendliness and how Steve Jobs’ original ideas about sustainability and environmental design went into creating the unique space. Read More
Apr 21
It seems that Apple has edged a whole lot closer to running all of its facilities on renewable energy – at 100%, no less. This would definitely be quite the triumphant achievement regardless of which industry you’re in, where right now, its corporate campuses and data centers happen to be at the 94% mark – and counting towards the magical 100% number. As for their next step, Apple hopes to see such eco-friendly efforts extend to include its numerous retail stores that dot major cities around the globe.
Of course, such ambition is also dependent on one’s perspective, as Apple has not taken into consideration the manufacturing, transport, and use of its actual products, which so far, makes up 98% of its carbon footprint. Still, this is not an accomplishment to be scoffed at where its facilities are concerned, since data centers have been well known to be major culprits when it comes to energy consumption.
Greenpeace has already given praise to Apple earlier this month for the green-ness of their data centers. Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president for environmental initiatives, shared, “No one can ever claim again you can’t have a data center that runs on 100 percent renewable. Once those proof points are out there, it makes it easier for policies to follow.”
New Apple Data Centers Hope To Shrink Carbon Footprint , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Apple, Green,
Apr 21
A clearer version of the video showing Apple Campus 2 – aka the Apple spaceship – has been shared, complete with architect Norman Foster reminiscing on Steve Jobs’ first telephone … Continue reading
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