Apple stores offer iPhone 5 repairs for $149
By Doug Gross, CNNupdated 10:57 AM EDT, Wed June 5, 2013 | Filed under: Mobile Users who damage the display screen on their iPhone 5 can now have it fixed at Apple stores while they wait. STORY HIGHLIGHTSApple retail stores now repair iPhone 5 displays while you waitFixing a screen costs $149, down from $229 (CNN) — iPhone…
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 update; Start button is back
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Software giant Microsoft has unveiled the updated version of its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system at the world’s second largest computer show in Taipei. Tami Reller, chief financial and marketing officer of the company’s Windows Division, said that Windows 8.1 would be available on both PCs and tablets Speaking…
3DS owners get the gift of free WiFi from O2 in the UK
3DS owners in the UK will have at least one less thing to gripe about starting today: connectivity. Not that the British arm of the gaming giant hasn’t been incredibly proactive about lining up WiFi partners, but the deal struck with O2 grants customers free access at yet another 7,000…
Win It! An Insignia 55″ LCD HDTV!
“Extra” and RetailMeNot.com want you to win a new TV for your home, but first you’ll have to show us why you deserve it! For your chance to win an Insignia 55″ LCD HDTV, upload a video to your YouTube page showing us why your TV is the ugliest Visit…
Why The iPhone’s Usage Advantage Over Android Remains So Important
Even as Google’s Android platform captures a majority of the U.S. smartphone market share, Apple retains one key advantage: iPhone users spend far more time with their devices. A new study, this one by Experian, shows again that when it comes to actual usage, iPhone handily beats Android, with…
Splashtop partners with Intel, lets you remotely wake WiFi-connected PCs
Splashtop and Intel Redefine Remote Desktop Capability Now, Remote Wake Up of a Sleeping PC over a WIFI Network is a Reality Millions of New PCs with Intel Smart Connect Technology Are Bundling Splashtop Remote Desktop, Enabling Personal Cloud for Consumers as well as Distributed VDI for Businesses SAN JOSE,…
Windows 7 upgrades to ship on USB drive for netbooks?
Microsoft is currently considering a number of options on how it plans to upgrade its netbook customers to Windows 7. The complications arise from the fact that netbooks do not have optical drives, which is the most common way to upgrade a Windows OS. Cnet reports that one of the So…
First purported photo of Apple’s iOS 7 home screen surfaces
iDownloadBlog has posted what it believes is a photo (albeit blurry) of the yet-unannounced iOS 7 home screen (via Sonny Dickson): While the photo is lacking in detail, designer Surenix reproduced the fuzzy icons and created the following mockup which provides a peek at what Apple’s new, flatter app icons could…
Jelly Bean now powering one-third of Android devices: Google
Google’s stats for devices accessing its Play Store indicates that the latest incarnation of Android versions 4.1.x and 4.2.x, codenamed Jelly Bean now power 33 percent of devices the store.(Source: Google) Over the past month, Jelly Bean’s usage share called distribution by Google has increased by 4.6 percentage points compared See…
Vine finally comes to Android phones
By Lance Ulanoff, Mashableupdated 11:49 AM EDT, Mon June 3, 2013 | Filed under: Social Media Vine, Twitter’s app that lets you shoot and share looping, 6-second videos, is now available for Android phones. STORY HIGHLIGHTSVine, the six-second video app, is finally available on the Android platform Twitter, which owns Vine, reports the app…
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