In this week’s tip, I’ll discuss a cool feature that you may be wholly unaware of—even if you’re a long-time Mac user. In Lion and Mountain Lion, click the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. Yeah, yeah, you’ve seen this before. But now click More Info. In the old days, you’d be taken to [...]
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BlackBerry BBM coming to Apple’s iOS, Google Android this summer
Posted by Gary on May 15, 2013
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BlackBerry’s BBM messaging service will go cross-platform this summer, when official BBM applications will launch on iOS and Android. BBM will be compatible with iOS 6 and Android 4.0 when it debuts this summer. The initial release will include multi-person chats, as well as the ability to share photos and voice notes. The move will [...]
Philips Hue bulbs get smarter with geofencing, ‘If This Then That’ customization
Posted by Gary on May 14, 2013
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A major software update for Philips’ Hue app brings an enhanced user experience to the multi-colored connected LED lighting system, granting owners location-based control of bulb settings, support for the “If This Then That” Internet automation service, and recurring “calendarized” scheduling. The new Philips Hue app, announced on Tuesday, adds a much greater level of [...]
ABC to stream live TV broadcasts to mobile apps this week
Posted by Gary on May 13, 2013
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Live Button rolls out to viewers in New York, Philadelphia first Broadcaster ABC is said to be updating its iOS app to offer live streams of shows from local ABC stations later this week. New options for a “Live” button in the Watch ABC app for iPhone and iPad will mark it as the first [...]
Changes coming to US AppleCare policies this fall, Apple says
Posted by Gary on May 11, 2013
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More repairs for damaged iPhones, phone support extended, more According to leaked reports from an Apple “town hall” meeting, some significant changes are coming to AppleCare and AppleCare+ policies starting this fall — however, unlike most news of this nature, the changes should benefit consumers while still cutting some costs. Among the bigger changes will [...]
Big changes coming to AppleCare this fall: warranty subscriptions, in-store iOS device repairs, more
Posted by Gary on May 11, 2013
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In a town hall session held on Thursday, Apple informed tech staff that major changes to the AppleCare and AppleCare+ service programs will be enacted starting this fall, with a broadening of current policies likely to cut costs and make the service more attractive to consumers. The town hall session was led by Apple Vice [...]
Olympus shipping Pen E-P5 this month with 16MP sensor, retro design
Posted by Gary on May 10, 2013
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Micro Four Thirds camera celebrates 50th anniversary of Pen F Olympus has officially announced its Pen E-P5 Micro Four Thirds camera, one leaked earlier this month. Designed to look like the Pen F to mark its 50th anniversary, the Pen E-P5 boasts a string of thoroughly-modern components within its retro styling, including a 16-megapixel TruePic [...]
iPad Mini Manufacturer Sees Weaker Demand for the Tablet This Quarter
Posted by Gary on May 9, 2013
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Pegatron, a contract manufacturer for Apple that makes the iPad mini and the iPhone 4S, among other products, said today that its second quarter consumer electronics revenue will drop 25 to 30 percent from the previous quarter, reports Bloomberg. The company says there is a decline in revenue from iPad mini production is “more on [...]