US Cellular finally gets the iPhone 5c and 5s on November 8th
If you’ve loyally stuck by US Cellular in the hopes of getting an iPhone 5c or iPhone 5s, your patience is about to pay off. On November 8th, the regional carrier will start selling Apple’s incredibly popular new phones. The company didn’t say for how much or what colors will…
Why a Lenovo BlackBerry buy looks like a nonstarter
BlackBerry’s shares got a slight boost on Thursday when rumors circulated for the 12,497th time that Chinese hardware manufacturer Lenovo was interested in buying the firm. But as The Globe and Mail points out, a deal to let Lenovo buy BlackBerry is probably a nonstarter since it’s highly unlikely that…
iOS 7: Apple Sued Over Unwanted Download
Apple chief executive Tim Cook is being sued by a customer irritated by unwanted downloads of iOS 7 software on his family’s gadgets. Mark Menacher filed a small claims complaint against Mr Cook in the Superior Court of California, in San Diego, asking for the removal of the iOS 7 install The…
Twitter quitters dog IPO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Retired schoolteacher Donald Hovasse signed up for Twitter about a year ago at the urging of his daughter. He lost interest after trying the service a few times and finding lots of celebrities but few of his friends using the online social network. “I didn’t really…
Facebook Is Holding An Ax Over The Neck Of Foursquare
One of the stranger mysteries of Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram is this: Why does Facebook allow Instagram to use Foursquare for photo-location services when Facebook has its own location app, Check In? Facebook and Foursquare are competitors. They both have “check in” services that create a huge location “underlayer”…
Five useful tips for group communication in iOS 7
Most social media sites will allow you to communicate to a specific individual, an entire group of online friends that happen to use the service, or absolutely everyone in the world at the same time. But what if you want to communicate to a smaller, specific group of individuals just…
Scramble seen for Apple’s latest iPad mini
A customer compares an iPad mini and an iPad.(Photo: Andreas Solaro, AFP/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO — Get ready to line up again if you want one of the new iPads that Apple is expected to unveil Tuesday. CEO Tim Cook and his lieutenants will be in San Francisco…
Twitter the latest tech company looking to play tax avoidance shell game
Two weeks after Twitter filed the paperwork for a planned billion-dollar IPO, we learn that it’s poised to take advantage of the same international tax loopholes as other large firms like Apple, Google, and Amazon. Citing Twitter Ireland documents, Valleywag reports that the company has all the requisite parts for…
Harper says will weigh security concerns on any BlackBerry deal: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY.O), the struggling smartphone maker seeking a buyer, should be wary of any deals that would raise national-security concerns, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday, according to a report. Canada would examine those issues in any foreign bid for Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry that…
Windows 8.1 Desktop PC Installs: 8 Tips
10 Hidden Benefits of Windows 8.1 (click image for larger view) Windows 8 has accrued more than 8% of the desktop market, according to Net Applications, and 4% of the tablet market, according to IDC. This translates to well over 100 million users who can upgrade for free to Windows But many of these existing users…
