Magnetic Accessories Don’t Agree with iPhone 6

Posted: December 15, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

9to5mac.com cautions to stay away from accessories with magnets for iPhone 6 and 6 plus. They interfere with the camera and NFC…better known as Apple Pay.

Indiegogo has launched a new service called Life, for funding life events and raising money for individuals…not charities. Engadget.com says it will be a good option to help a family in need.

Users that signed up for Skype Translator can now give it a go. Thenextweb.com says real time translation is live between English and Spanish for voice, adding to the 40 languages via instant message.

White Label Products From Amazon For Prime Customers

Posted: December 4, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Amazon has rolled out Elements-private label household products for Prime members today. Geekwire.com says the first two products are diapers and wipes. The company is promising a very granular level of ingredient information.

9to5mac.com has picked up a report from Kantar data that shows the iPhone 6 Plus captured 41% of all US phablet sales third quarter. The iPhone 6 was the best selling iOS device.

Thenextweb.com reports that Wickr, the ultra secure, self-destructing messaging app, is now available on OS X, Windows, and Linux. Like on mobile, there’s multi-layer encryption, and no storage on servers.

Tweets They THINK You’ll Like

Posted: October 17, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Twitter is at it again, those tweets they were dropping into your timeline from folks you don’t follow…they’re now a permanent thing. Thenextweb.com says these are in addition to the paid ad tweets you see.

Last year, the iPhone 5c wasn’t exactly a runaway success. Bgr.com reports that since the 6’s have come out, fully 24% of iPhone sales have been the bigger 6 Plus. The iPhone 6 is taking 62%, with only 14% of buyers picking up an older model.

MasterCard is taking a page from Apple Pay’s book, launching a fingerprint enabled card. TechCrunch.com says hold your thumb on the reader, wave it over the terminal, and you’ve paid.

iPhone 6 Preorder Day- A Crashing Success

Posted: September 12, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Apple’s site was plagued with heavy traffic and crashing early Friday morning, and it looks like the larger iPhone 6 Plus is sold out in preorders for now. Recode.net says Verizon is now quoting mid-October delivery for the phablet, with AT&T saying 35-42 days, the best in 2 years.

There are several apps for ephemeral texts, but Tiiny, with 2 I’s, lets you share little photos that vanish in 24 hours. Techcrunch.com says the founder is from Google Ventures.

The GoPro camera may be about to get a competitor…according to gigaom.com, HTC may show one October 8th that can connect to a smartphone by either WiFi or Bluetooth.

The September 9 Apple Event & More

Posted: August 28, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The expected invite is out to the tech press…with the usual Apple cryptic slant…
it gives the widely expected date of September 9th, and then ‘Wish we could say more.’ Apple is building a huge 3 story structure next to the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, which was, as pointed out by macrumors.com and others, the location where Steve Jobs showed the original Mac 30 years ago.

With all the buzz that Apple will show the iWatch along with the iPhone 6 September 9th, both Samsung and LG have unveiled more smart watches now. 9to5mac.com says LG has revealed the G Watch R, and Samsung it’s Gear S. Bgr.com notes that the Gear S has virtually identical specs to Apple’s iPhone 4S!

Ever wonder if your tweets are getting noticed? Cnet.com reports that Twitter has rolled out analytics to everyone that used to be only or advertisers and verified users. Click the gear at the top for more info. This reporter had a huge spike in impressions last Sunday, after the Napa 6.0 earthquake.

Dyson has been teasing a secret gadget they’re working on with a YouTube video. Theverge.com says it’s probably a robot vacuum cleaner. Early this year, Dyson put 8 million in a lab that helps robots understand the world around them.

Microsoft Ditches Android

Posted: July 17, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Besides laying off thousands, mainly from the Nokia merger, Microsoft is also ‘laying off’ Android. The Nokia Android phones will be switched to Windows Phone and the Lumia brand, according to gigaom.com.

Thenextweb.com reports that the Google Analytics app is now available for iOS. You could already check your web & app data on Android with the app.

Just when you think nothing else can leak out about the iPhone 6, macrumors.com says it will sport a 13 megapixel camera, up from 8 on the 5s.

More Bandwidth for Wi-Fi On The Way

Posted: April 1, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | Leave a comment

In a move that will help everybody, arstechnica.com reports that the FCC has freed up a good deal of space in the 5 Gigahertz band. In English, that means that, down the road, you will enjoy better wi-fi connections…and yes, some people say ‘jiga-hertz.’ It’s a geek thing.

Production on the iPhone 6 screens…at least the 4.7 inch version, may start next month, but macrumors.com says they’re having trouble with the new, thinner in-cell technology that may delay the 5.5 inch model past the early September release of the 4.7 inch model.

As Marissa Mayer continues her makeover of Yahoo, they may kill the Shine women’s site by second quarter. Recode.net says they’ll cut it all up into online ‘lifestyle’ magazines.

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