AT&T continues its 4G LTE expansion today with the announcement of six new markets. This time the second largest wireless provider took its act out to the west coast, flipping on the LTE switch in two new California towns. Although the company is making tremendous progress with covering the country with its high-speed network, it…
Google donates 17,000 Nexus tablets to Hurricane Sandy victims
Google is doing a really nice thing for New York by donating $2.7 million worth of Nexus tablets to all business communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. The king of search will be distributing 17,000 tablets to a couple hundred places in harmed areas, including libraries, senior centers and business and community centers. In response to…
BlackBerry snap up 20 million users for BBM in first week
BlackBerry made sure it touted its impressive BBM download numbers of 10 million in the messaging apps’ first 24 hours. Now the company is bragging about a new mark, and that’s 20 million users in a week on iOS and Android combined. And if you add in the folks who own BlackBerry smartphones, the company…
Sprint Q3 sees tiny revenue bump, and losses of 360,000 more customers
Sprint today announced another lackluster quarter as the company revealed operating losses of $398 million, which is almost half of it’s operating losses this time last year. The most glaring stat was how many postpaid customers Sprint continued to hemorrhage, as the company saw 360,000 subscribers leave. In return, the Now Network only gained 84,000…
Amazon launches Kindle MatchBook, gives cheap digital copies of your print books
Amazon has launched a cool new program for its Kindle book store, as it will roll out a service called MatchBook. The new program allows customers to buy a heavily discounted Kindle copy of physical books they’ve purchased from the online retailer. Prices aren’t bad, as discounted digital copies will range from free to $2.99.…
Starbucks debuts “Tweet a Coffee” for buying gifts via Twitter
Starbucks with the help of Twitter announced that it will begin allowing users to send gifts to friends by way of a tweet. The new service being brewed up by both companies is called “Tweet a Coffee.” This new service is rolling out as a beta program that will start letting Twitterers send five dollar…
Logitech unveils new keyboard cases for iPad Air, starting at $99
Logitech has let the wraps off its latest accessories by announcing four new iPad Air keyboard covers: the Fabricskin Keyboard Folio, Ultrathin Keyboard Folio, Ultrathin Keyboard aluminum cover, and Folio Protective case. The Fabricskin Keyboard Folio is its premium product as it’s being priced at $149. This keyboard rocks a two-sided case that supports the…
Apple to open store in Brazil ahead of 2014 FIFA World Cup, says report
To no surprise, Apple is continuing to grow rapidly around the world as it prepares to open yet another store; this time in the country of Brazil. A report from 9to5Mac claims that the tech giant is opening up shop in Brazil’s city of Rio de Janeiro. Here’s some of the information passed on to…
Junecloud Deliveries updated with iOS 7 paint job and new features
For those of you out there who get your fair share of deliveries weekly, know how important it is to have the best deliveries app possible. Junecloud happens to be one of the few developers out who make an app that both looks nice and functions well (to an extent). Well, the company finally delivered…
Walmart to sell iPad Air for $479 on November 1st
Walmart is going to sell Apple’s iPad Air with a slight discount of $479 at the slated November 1 launch date. The mega retailer said that its allowing customers to trade in their tablets at all of its stores nationwide along with all Sam’s Club locations. What’s great about the trade-in program is customers can…