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The iPhone 5S and its little brother the iPhone 5C launched all over North America today. The customary lines outside the Apple stores and media hype blitz are in full effect and the words “iPhone” and “Apple” are on every newscaster’s lips. One of the new features of the iPhone 5S is the new fingerprint…
Most of you are already well aware that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C officially made their debut today, with people lining up in droves for the hot new smartphones. One such location is the San Francisco Apple store, but this time around, the line was a fraction of what we’ve seen at this location…
Just a few days ago, CyanogenMod revealed that they have gone legit and became a company after receiving a cool $7 million in funding. A new teaser video posted to Oppo’s YouTube account points to a possible team-up with CyanogenMod which could bring about the first CyanogenMod phone, manufactured by Oppo. The video shows CyanogenMod…
Grand Theft Auto V is blowing up, and hitting new sales milestones right and left. Today Rockstar’s latest entry in its mega successful franchise hit $1 Billion big ones in world wide sales. This makes it the fastest entertainment property to hit that mark of all time. GTA V has made money faster than any…
Google has made its Quickoffice app free for iOS and Android users, allowing users to edit and produce Microsoft Office documents on their mobile devices. Quickoffice offers seamless Google Drive storage, where users can upload their documents and have them converted to the Google docs format. In addition to being able to edit and create…
Suffice to say, I woke up way too early today. Why? No, not to pick a friend up from the airport or to get a tooth filled or work off last week’s hamburgers. I got up early to go check out with all of the ravenous Apple fans clamoring to be the first to own…
Not just one, but several blogs have an iPhone 5s and a 5c and are willing to risk those devices in the name of reality journalism. The cast of characters are taking these coveted devices and dropping them from various height to see how they withstand an impact with the ground. It’s cringing-ly good fun…
Sales of the iPhone 5s and 5c kicked off worldwide today with what Apple has described as “incredible” demand. Spot checks of Apple’s online stores show ship dates of 7-10 days for the iPhone 5s in Space gray and longer times for the silver and gold versions. Inventory of the iPhone 5c remains stable with…
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia will add more than $25 million to Stephen Elop’s account. According to The New York Times, he’ll receive 18 months of his base salary ($5.5 million) along with stocks worth around $19.8 million. That’s all nice except for the fact that many blame Elop for the demise of Nokia. If the…
As expected, Sprint is joining other carriers with its program for early upgraders. Called Sprint One Up, it involves no down-payments and no finance fees. Instead, users will be asked to commit on a $65 per month plan that includes unlimited talk, text and data; as well as a monthly device payment. At the moment,…