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Starbucks customers in Silicon Valley will now be able to charge their mobile devices wirelessly. Starbucks is putting Duracell Powermat wireless charging devices in its tables at 10 Silicon Valley locations, which are compatible with devices that utilize the PMA wireless charging standard. “More and more customers are using Starbucks as their home base and…
Apple has seeded iOS 7 beta 4 to developers today. The release comes one week late because Apple’s Developer Center was hacked last week and all the systems were shut down for a few days while the company worked to restore them. This delayed the release of the new beta of iOS 7, which typically…
More Android tablets have shipped worldwide than the iPad, according to a recent Strategy Analytics report. The report shows that Android had an increase in market share, and it managed to capture 67 percent of the 51.7 million units shipped (up from 51 percent of the market last year). Analyst Peter King added this: “Android…
As part of what seems as a tech-savvy school reform (or at least enhancement), Los Angeles plans to provide all of the kids in its school district with a free iPad. The rollout started with some 35,000 iPads that were given to students in 47 school districts, the benefit that came with a $30 million…
Even though Apple launched the iPhone 4 three years ago, it is still selling well in some parts of the world. According to the Wall Street Journal report, the sales are particularly strong in the emerging markets like India where the handset is offered as a relatively affordable alternative to a bunch of Android-based gear.…
A new report shows that Korean tech giant, Samsung has edged ahead of Apple in the handset market. Strategy Analytics’ Neil Mawston gave the gist of the firm’s new report in a blog post. Samsung posted $5.2 billion in handset profits in Q2 2013, eclipsing Apple’s $4.6 billion. Mawston chalks Samsung’s growing profits up to…
Some new renders shows us what we could see from the next 5th generation iPad. The new render, developed by artist Martin Hajek was created with a recent spec sheet in mind, as well as other aesthetic influences. The 5th generation iPad is expected to come touting a 2048 x 1536 retina display. Hajek’s render shows…
A new image of the rumored budget iPhone has emerged today, showing a hard plastic casing with the Apple logo, iPhone branding and FCC markings. We’ve seen some wildly colorful back panels before, but are questionable due to their lack of FCC and other certification markings. While Apple has not announced the release or even…
T-Mobile is kicking off a great Summer time promotion for its devices, allowing customers to grab some of the hottest phones around with no money down! The promo doesn’t stop at smartphones, and mobile hotspots and tablets can also be nabbed for nothing! Take a look at some of the devices you grab for free!…
According to a report from iClarified, Apple’s iTunes activation servers are currently experiencing some hiccups. The service is not allowing iPhone owners to activate their devices, even after multiple attempts to do so. Apple is mum on the issue, but is no doubt working to fix this problem soon. We’ll keep you updated as details…