Dec 26
Keep seeing tweets with people giving out because they didn’t get the right iPhone.. Shut up and be greatful you shower of bastards.
— Todd Kraines (@_girl_3_) December 26, 2013
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Dec 26
Apple has been hit with a fine in Taiwan over trying to restrict the price of the iPhone in the market. The fine comes after Apple was putting pressure on … Continue reading
Dec 25
If there’s one thing about Apple is that they are consistent with the pricing of their products. If one were to hop on over to an Apple retail store or online website, you will realize that the prices of their iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers are more or less the same compared to other countries, with slight differences either due to currency conversion or taxes, but at the end of the day, the prices are too wildly different. It makes for a pretty fair scenario but over in Taiwan, it seems that the commission for the Fair Trade Act is not too pleased with how Apple is meddling with the prices in the country.
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the FTC claims that retailers and carriers who have been given the right to sell Apple’s iPhone, should be able to sell them at whatever prices they want after paying Apple for said rights, although this upset seems to be directed towards the iPhone only as the rest of Apple’s other products were not mentioned. The report goes on to state that the carriers had to submit pricing plans to Apple for approval before their iPhones were able to be sold. It is because of this alleged meddling that Apple is currently facing a $670,000 fine which they can appeal if they choose, but if they were to ignore the fine, it is possible that the fine would then be increased.
Taiwan FTC Fines Apple For Price Meddling original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Dec 25
You got a new iPhone! Maybe it’s a thumbprint-reading 5S or a pastel rainbow 5C. Either way, what now? Here’s what you need to get started with your new iPhone, whether you’re a first-timer or an iOS pro.
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Dec 25
You’ve been hanging back, waffling back and forth. Android or iPhone? But it’s decision time, and you’ve made the call: it’s time to trade in the Cupertino Kool-Aid for some Kit Kats. Here’s how to do it right.
Dec 24
This article was written on April 07, 2008 by CyberNet.
There has been a lot of talk over the last week about Sprint’s new Samsung Instinct phone that is supposed to be a true iPhone competitor. Sprint is saying that there will finally be “an amazing touch-screen phone with a network to back it up.” They are obviously taking a stab at the iPhone’s rather slow Edge network Internet connection.
The Samsung Instinct will include a 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth, web browser, GPS, Live TV capabilities, and you can use the phone as a modem. What’s even more interesting is that Sprint just licensed Visual Voicemail from Klausner, who is the apparent patent owner to the technology. The funny thing is that Klausner is currently suing Apple for $360 million because they didn’t license the Visual Voicemail technology for use on the iPhone. Oops! Klausner has already licensed the technology to AOL and Vonage so there’s definitely some credibility to the patent.
Having used the Visual Voicemail on my own iPhone I can say that it will eventually become an industry standard. It’s just about as easy as reading emails, and I’ve even found myself wishing that people would leave voicemail messages so that I could use it more. 😉
[via Engadget]
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Dec 23
The battle continues between Apple and the rest of the software giants around the world, focusing today on maps and the keeping of notes. Apple has been tipped to acquire … Continue reading
Dec 23
MaxStone Kickstarts A Remote iPhone Shutter For Digital Cameras That’s Also A Bluetooth Tracker
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A new Kickstarter project is hoping to combine some popular recent gadget trends with commonly sought after DSLR and pro photography features for a Bluetooth gadget that’s unique and more versatile than most in the same category. It’s called the MaxStone, and it’s a smartphone controlled camera shutter, Bluetooth device locator and remote smartphone shutter trigger all in one.
The MaxStone is a small device powered by a single watch battery that you affix to your camera via a simple loop strap. It attaches in touch a way that it covers the camera’s shutter button, and hands down a small, pebble-like main body in front of your camera’s IR sensor. This actually contains an IR blaster that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth, so that you can remotely trigger the camera’s shutter from your device. It’s a lot more low-tech than using Wi-Fi or something like that, but it means MaxStone is much more broadly compatible with a range of camera brands and models.
You can use the MaxStone apps to either trigger the camera’s shutter instantly or via time delay, or program it to take photos at intervals for time-lapse photography spanning nearly a full year, according to MaxStone’s Kickstarter page, and maintaining operation even if your phone is powered down or loses connection. It can also handle video start/stop recording on some models of camera.
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That alone would be pretty impressive in a device that’s priced at a $29 pledge to start for backers, but it also offers a Bluetooth proximity alarm sensor, which makes it possible to set a location gate so that you can receive alerts if you move away from your camera, or whatever else it’s attached to. It can also be used the other way, to located your phone, thanks to functionality that allows it to trigger an alert on your device when you press the MaxStone button. Finally, it can operate as a remote shutter for your iPhone camera, too, which is crucially important for the selfie generation.
The MaxStone was created by Will E and Lia Zhang, a husband and wife team who did the original prototyping and design. Radio engineer Will Griffith helped refine RF communications, and Shawn Han developed and continues to build the MaxStone iOS app. The New York-based team is seeking $50,000, and has raised around $6,500 already, with 59 days left in their campaign. Should everything go as planned, they plan to ship the MaxStone by March, 2014.
I have yet to plunk down any cash for a lost-and-found style Bluetooth tracker, but MaxStone’s versatility and price point might make it the first such device I do back, and yet that’s not even its main function. The team here has the right idea though: bundle a number of smart device features that make sense together, and suddenly people have more than one reason not to look elsewhere or pass on the idea altogether.
Dec 22
Apple CEO Tim Cook has piqued fan interest and rumors once again with a characteristically vague but enticing mention of “big plans” for 2014. The mention came by way of … Continue reading
Dec 22
China Mobile and Apple have struck a deal. The state-owned telecommunications company will soon offer the Apple iPhone 5s and 5c and supporting services to its 700 million customers. Both … Continue reading
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