Posts Tagged ‘ tech ’

September 21, 2012 :: Tech News You Need To Know

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider The iPhone 5 goes on sale today. Lines are already forming. Apple replaced Google Maps on the iPhone and the switch is getting terrible reviews. Here are some examples of how bad it is. Apple responded to the complaints, saying its maps are a new product and it takes time to make them perfect. Google has built a new maps app for the iPhone and is just waiting for approval from Apple. In the meantime, here are a bunch of replacement apps you can already download. Pinterest has hired the engineer…

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Frugal Tip :: Top Five Needs for Cordcutting (non techie)

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According to the Wall Street Journal (August 7, 2012) cable, satellite and phone companies had a combined net loss of about 200,000 subscribers in the quarter, earnings reports showed, about 0.2% of the roughly 100 million pay-TV subscribers. The experts estimates the overall industry shed more than 400,000 subscribers during the period when results for closely held operators are included. The trend of cord cutting is about saving money and not giving up content. Many people think that cord cutting is confusing or even just for geeks. It is not. The average person pays $100 a month for television content.…

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September 4, 2012 :: Tech News You Need To Know

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider Andrew Ross Sorkin says Facebook’s IPO catastrophe is the CFO’s fault. Sheryl Sandberg isn’t a realistic role model for most women (or men), says Fortune. Pastbook, a startup that collects all your online photos in one place, and then prints them, just raised $250,000. Your clothes could be a lot smarter. A group of hackers say they broke into an FBI laptop and discovered millions of Apple device IDs. (Not user IDs, mind you.) Many fewer people are working on WebOS at HP. Clearing a hostile village in Afghanistan? There’s an app for…

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New BlackBerry Image Leaked

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Images of the new BlackBerry 10 smartphone have been leaked, called the BlackBerry 10 L-Series. As you can see the screenshot shows some additional icons such as StoryMaker, FocalPoint, Browser and Maps, which have not been seen from earlier BlackBerry 10 demos . The “StoryMaker” app could possibly be the result of RIM’s aquisition of JayCut, a video-editing company. The FocalPoint icon appears to be productivity and document-related app, but this is pure speculation judging from the image itself. Quick look through the apps, you can see BBM, DocsToGo, Facebook, and the most interesting: StoryMaker. We’re guessing this will be…

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August 28, 2012 :: Tech News You Need To Know

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Today’s News is brought to you by Business Insider Facebook has made a long-overdue update to its iPad and iPhone apps. It ditched HTML5 and the apps now run twice as fast as before. Facebook is also eyeing its weak Android app. Facebook is basically forcing employees to use Android phones because it wants them to experience the app’s pains first hand and fix them. Jon Miller, News Corp’s Chief Digital Officer, is leaving the company. Salesforce.com beat earnings estimates, but the forecast for its third quarter may spook some investors. Underneath all the big perks like free food and…

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