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Last week we reported that AT&T quietly changed it’s requirements for cellular data plans in preparation to allow FaceTime on iPad and iPhone to work over cellular in response to demand for consumers. It’s been possible for a long time to chat with your family and friends over the Skype app on your iPhone or…
While Apple continues to dominate the market share in the United States, impressively holding over 60% by last count of major carriers, the perception of Apple’s world domination took a hit this week as news began to spread that Apple holds a dismal 7th place in the market share for smartphones in China. Recent numbers…
Tired of plugging your iPhone or iPad into a cable and leaving it one room to play music? Well then perhaps you need to join the modern era, and experience the wonders of Bluetooth speakers. The Edifier PrismaBT Speakers are a few notches above the rest. This 2.1 system offers heavy bass, and clear crisp…
Apple received a serving of strong legal news when it was ruled on Friday that Samsung indeed infringed on Apple’s patents, and has been ordered by the jury to pay Apple over $1 billion dollars. While Apple has spent the last few months suing the Korean company Samsung for patent infringement, Motorola Mobility, who is…
On Friday, a jury awarded Apple over $1 billion in damages after it was ruled that the Korean high tech company Samsung had infringed on multiple Apple patents in their phones and tablets. This ruling came as the result of a long and grueling patent lawsuit war between the two companies, with both demanding a…
The Fair Labor Association conducted its audits of three plants owned by the Taiwanese based company Foxconn. In recent years Foxconn has caught headlines around the world for their employee suicides and reportedly terrible working and living conditions. Over 1,000 Foxconn employees stage a riot in Chengdu, China FLA Foxconn investigation reveals multiple labor violations…
Walmart took to its Facebook and Twitter pages to announce that it is slashing $40 off the iPhone 4S starting today. These steep price cuts started months ago with retailers like Best Buy and Target, but have accelerated with Sprint and Apple itself joining the discount party. The only caveat to Walmart’s deal is the…
A Verizon Wireless employee that TechCrunch considers trustworthy confirmed to the publication today that Verizon has indeed blocked out vacation days for all of staff, meaning during these days no one is allowed to take a vacation. Guess which days those are. Yup, September 21st all the way to September 30th. September 21st has been rumored…
So, are you one of the many folks out there patiently waiting to upgrade into the next iPhone? Are you thinking about selling your current iPhone 4S to put toward that upgrade? Well, need not worry. Gazelle, a popular online company that pays people to trade in their phones, is offering iPhone 4S owners $277…
It has just recently come to light that the iPhone’s iOS contains what is being referred to as a “severe” security flaw in its SMS system according to an iPhone jailbreak developer who goes by the name of “Pod2g.” Apparently this gaping hole in Apple’s security system allows for text messages to be sent to…