Sprint to give $100 toward iPhone 4S during trade-in promo
TechnoBuffalo reported that an upcoming Sprint trade-in promotion will allegedly give existing iPhone owners at least $100 towards an iPhone 4S—if they sign a two-year contract and open a new line of service. The deal will supposedly run between May 18 and June 30: If you’re an iPhone customer considering jumping ship to Sprint, the Now...
Rumor: Foxconn exec says ‘iTV’ preparations are underway
A Foxconn executive allegedly claimed that his company is “making preparations” for an Apple television, but development and manufacturing has not begun. English-language daily newspaper China Daily (via How To Arena) quoted, well, summarized Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou on Friday: Gou said Foxconn is making preparations for iTV, Apple Inc’s rumored upcoming high-definition television, although development or manufacturing has yet to begin. iTV reportedly features an aluminum construction, Siri, and FaceTime video calling [...] Foxconn’s recent 50-50 joint venture factory with Sharp in Japan is one of the preparations made for the new device, Gou added. The report refers to the device as “iTV,” which is a common name circulating for the...
Apple to judge: Samsung intentionally ‘spoiled’ documents
Apple filed a motion in the Northern District of California on May 1 that claimed Samsung ruined documents it needed to submit for the discovery process in a “spoilation of evidence,” according to the legal jargon that described the act. NetworkWorld elaborated: In effect, Apple wants the Judge to instruct the jury as follows: 1. Samsung had...
RadioShack is offering $50 discount on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
RadioShack is having a $50 discount sale on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S on all carriers until June 30. The deal is valid at every RadioShack location and can combine with trade-ins through the company’s Trade and Save program. Target is also offering a similar $50 price cut on the iOS smartphones. That means the 8GB iPhone...
Facial recognition app KLIK comes out of testing with v1.0, debuts filters and learning mode
Face.com’s facial recognition iPhone app, KLIK, just released version 1.0 today with filters and a new learning mode. The app’s previous “testing” version, as Face.com’s co-founder and CEO Gil Hirsch described it to 9to5Mac exclusively, debuted in January. However, the latest flavor exhibits face-friendly filters akin to Instagram and improved recognition capabilities that also Facebook-tags people, while remembering those...
Apple, Foxconn to share costs of improving factories
Apple plans to improve work conditions at its iPhone and iPad-assembling Chinese factories, and Foxconn executives announced today that it would share the initial price of that venture with the Cupertino, Calif.-based Company. According to Reuters: Foxconn chief Terry Gou did not give a figure for the costs, but the group has been spending heavily to...
Facebook announces App Center for all platforms and devices
Facebook just announced that it is launching a new App Center—but it is not just for Facebook apps. The HTML 5-based App Center will give Facebook users access to iOS, Android, web, mobile web, and desktop apps. Interestingly, Facebook reiterated that it is not competing directly with Apple or Google, because the App Center will send users to both the...
Facebook announces App Center for all platforms and devices
Facebook just announced that it is launching a new App Center—but it is not just for Facebook apps. The HTML 5-based App Center will give Facebook users access to iOS, Android, web, mobile web, and desktop apps. Interestingly, Facebook reiterated that it is not competing directly with Apple or Google, because the App Center will send users to both the...
RIM announces new COO, CMO following anti-Apple ‘Wake Up’ reveal
The big May 7 uncloaking that revealed Research in Motion is behind the seemingly anti-Apple “Wake Up” flash mob from last week occurred on schedule, but not too many people appeared to care as the steam from the confusing campaign already ran its quick course. The “Wake Up. Be Bold” marketing scheme unveiled yesterday at wakeupbebold.com by BlackBerry Australia...
NPD: iOS plummets to 29 percent of total US smartphone sales in Q1
Apple’s iOS United States smartphone market share slide 12 percent in the year’s first quarter, which helped Google’s Android to capture nearly two-thirds of the market. According to CNET, market research firm NPD Group placed Android’s U.S. market share at 61 percent, which is a dramatic gain from the holiday quarter’s 49 percent. Meanwhile, Apple’s iOS slid...
Amtrak ditches hole puncher for iPhone, new service tool scans tickets (Photos)
Government-operated railroad service Amtrak is set to use Apple’s iPhone and a new app as an electronic ticket scanner. The New York Times reported train conductors have been training to use the tech during select routes since November. The addition allowed passengers to load a specific bar code on their smartphone screens that the conductor can...
Caught on camera: ‘iThief’ steals 100 iPads across Texas (Video)
O.K., here is another Walmart-based story: The retail giant’s asset protection team has captured an unidentified woman stealing iPads on surveillance video. Sure, theft is commonplace at the supercenter, but police said this woman has stolen roughly 100—or $57,000 worth of— iOS tablets. According to ABC News’ Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate, WFAA: She usually strikes in the early hours...
