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Must Have: Million Dollar iPhone 5

But you’ll have to act fast because there’s only two of these million-dollar iPhone 5s in the world. Oh, you don’t have a cool million lying around? Shame. It’s really quite a looker. Ferrari Press Agency This $1 million iPhone 5 is available from Alchemist London. There are only two…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 5:00 pm

Rest easy BB10 devs, BlackBerry says it will honour $10000 app payouts

Developers who took part in BlackBerry’s cash-for-apps rally, the 10K Developer Commitment, claim to have caught BlackBerry trying to wriggle out of paying them. However, BlackBerry told ZDNet it will honour its original offer. Would BlackBerry really shaft developers that stuck with the platform during its darkest hours? It appeared…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 12:00 pm

Facebook, Instagram crack down on gun sales on social networks

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc and its photo sharing subsidiary, Instagram, will delete posts offering to buy or sell guns without background checks, Facebook announced on Wednesday. In an effort to curb what gun control advocates say is the increasing use of the social networks to circumvent checks and…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 12:00 pm

Apple’s ‘attack detection mode’ would protect iPhone owners in emergency …

By Mikey Campbell The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday published an Apple patent filing describing a unique mobile device feature that can automatically request assistance if it is determined that a user is in distress. Apple’s patent application for "Mobile emergency attack and failsafe detection" covers a…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 7:00 am

Google Adds Background Refresh to Gmail for iOS

Google rolled out an update to Gmail’s iOS app Wednesday that added background refresh and a simpler sign-in process. With the update, Gmail now loads messages in the background so users can view new emails the second they get a push notification. Previously, users would have to wait for new…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 7:00 am

Comcast turning Chicago homes into public Wi-Fi hot spots

Chicago Tribune reporter Robert Channick on Comcast turning Chicago homes into public Wi-Fi hot spots. (Posted on: March 5, 2014) Comcast customers looking for a Wi-Fi hot spot might want to try their neighbor’s yard. The cable and Internet provider has begun to turn hundreds of thousands of Chicago-area homes into virtual…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 7:00 am

Facebook and Instagram introduce new gun regulations to curb online sales

Facebook outlined new rules today designed to stop users from illegally selling guns through its social networks. In a blog post, the social network giant said that it will limit posts on Facebook and Instagram discussing the sale of firearms to users over 18, warn people promoting the private sale The…

Posted on: March 7, 2014 7:00 am

BlackBerry CEO Chases BBM, Server Growth as Stock Surges

BlackBerry Ltd. Chief Executive Officer John Chen has surprised skeptics and pleased investors by cutting costs and fueling a 56 percent surge in the smartphone maker’s stock. Now he says his next priorities are ending losses in the hardware division and expanding instant messaging as he tries to turn around a…

Posted on: March 6, 2014 5:00 pm

How to play DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Windows 8

When you install Windows 8 on your system, you gain access to a number of new features. Some are clear upgrades over previous versions of Windowsthe new system-wide search, for instancewhile others are more controversial "side-grades," rather than clear improvements. There’s one thing that’s a clear-cut downgrade, though: DVD playback. While…

Posted on: March 6, 2014 12:00 pm

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Posted on: March 6, 2014 7:00 am