New iPad Coming to 30 Additional Countries

Published by on May 9th, 2012 | No Comments »
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Do you live in a country that doesn’t currently sell the New iPad and really want it without paying an arm and a leg? You may be in luck! The New iPad will be released to 30 new countries this May 11-12. The most surprising country to get the New iPad is Brazil, where Apple’s manufacturing partner Foxconn has been ramping up productions on the iPhone and iPad. May 11: Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Morocco, Peru, Taiwan, Tunisia, Vietnam May 12: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan,

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iPhone Tutorial: Flashing LED Notifications

Published by on May 8th, 2012 | No Comments »
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It’s not doubt that the iPhone has a lot of cool features, but did you know that when you get a notification, you can make you phone look like it’s from the 1990′s? Before watching the video, you must know that this will possibly drain your battery life and it will only flash when your phone is locked. Turning on Flashing LED Notifications:  Unlock your device Tap on “Settings” Tap on “General” Tap on “Accessibility” Tap “On” for “LED Flash for Alerts” Enjoy your new retro flash!


Rumor: $799 MacBook Air to Fight Ultrabooks

Published by on May 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
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With Ultrabooks getting popular and with Apple’s laptop models due for a refresh, could we expect a $799 model MacBook Air to compete? As we all know, the MacBook Air has been a huge successful for Apple. It’s been so big that PC makers are trying to get caught up with Windows-based versions that are being called “Ultrabooks.” As of today, nothing has been able to catch Apple’s fiery, but if enough of them get out there, the sheer quantity could cause a headache for Apple. According to DigiTimes, the new versions of the laptop will ship sometime in the

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Angry Birds Creator Makes Bank

Published by on May 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
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It’s clear that Angry Birds is one of the world’s top selling iOS apps. Rovio, the company behind the flying birds, says it generated $106.3 million in revenue and $67.6 million in profit in 2011. It’s official, Angry Birds is a financial powerhouse. Rovio has more than just the Angry Birds game…stuffed toys and school supplies. At the end of 2011, Rovio hit 648 million game downloads and the total number of monthly active users reached 200 million. Rovio might have seen a huge increase in revenue, but with their employees growing from 28 to 224, did they see a

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Angry Birds Can Now Be Played On Facebook Timeline

Published by on May 5th, 2012 | No Comments »
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Who would have ever thought Angry Birds would have been such a huge success. If you’re a fan of Angry Birds and spend too much time on Facebook, you now may need to sign up for “Facebook Rehab.” Today, Rovio announced that Angry Birds can now be embedded and played on Facebook Timeline through Share & Play. What does this mean? Basically, your productivity will reach an all time low and you face the challenge of keeping your job. We are kidding, but seriously… Users now have the ability to play directly on Facebook and challenge their friends to beat

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Spotify’s iPad App?

Published by on May 2nd, 2012 | No Comments »
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If you haven’t heard about Spotify, you may want to dig yourself out of the hole you’ve been living in for the past few months. We mean that with all due respect! Spotify is a streaming music service that gained it’s loyal following in Europe. Under a year ago, Spotify released its service to the United States and shortly released an iOS app that was just available for the iPhone. Spotify is proud to announce their new app for iPad users. Just like the iPhone version, the application will be free to download but required a Premium subscription for mobile

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Unboxing: Incipio iPhone Feather Case

Published by on April 29th, 2012 | No Comments »
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The iPhone case disease has struck back. I truly believe it’s time to seek some professional help with my iPhone case addiction. Every time I step foot in Walmart, I have to walk out with a new case. I know there are programs for alcoholics, but what about iPhoneCaseAholics? Do you have the same addiction as me? I recently went to Walmart and picked out this relatively cheap iPhone case. It’s the Incipio Feather Ultra Thin case. I’m here to do a quick unboxing and give my initial thoughts. I’ll be doing a full review in the coming weeks so

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Apple Announces WWDC: June 11-15

Published by on April 25th, 2012 | No Comments »
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Apple has just announced it will host its Worldwide Developer Conference between June 11 through June 15 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. We have a great WWDC planned this year and can’t wait to share the latest news about iOS and OS X Mountain Lion with developers. The about quote was said by Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. Is it possible that Apple could announce the next generation iPhone? It seems that Apple will be focusing on its software platforms. Either way we look at it, this WWDC will be great as we learn

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Tech Survey: Social Media

Published by on April 24th, 2012 | No Comments »
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I’d like to give a special thanks to Tyler Plack for sending me this Social Media survey. I have always been one to enjoy doing survey’s so I figured, why not make one into a video. I enjoyed taking the time to do this survey for you all. If you want me to take a survey or have an interesting topic to make a video on, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If you’d like to check out Tyler Plack’s website, click here. If you’re not subscribed to my YouTube channel, what are you waiting for?


901 Million Users on Facebook

Published by on April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments »
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Today, Facebook announced they had 901 million users. While they are the leading social networking, they sure do like to brag! With numbers on a rapid climb, Facebook should likely pass 1 billion users before the end of the year. Facebook receives 3.2 billion comments per day and 300 million new photos per day. With 901 million members, 526 million are described as daily active users in March. Of the 526 million members, 488 million used Facebook mobile products. Take a second to really think about how large Facebook is. In February, Facebook filed its IPO paperwork with SEC at

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12 Easy Steps to Unlocking an iPhone 4S

Published by on April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments »
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Unlocking an iPhone 4S is very simple and can be done in 12 easy steps. In order to complete the step-by-step tutorial, you will need the latest version of iTunes and a jailbroken iPhone. If you’re not sure what unlocking an iPhone means, it’s the process of modifying an iPhone’s software so that i can be operated through carriers other than its official carrier in a given country. In other words, if I have the Verizon iPhone 4S and want to sell it to someone on AT&T, I would have to unlock the device before the sale and tell the

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Happy Earth Day

Published by on April 22nd, 2012 | No Comments »
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Happy Earth Day! Today, April 22, marks another anniversary of the modern environmental movement which dates back to 1970. Whether you woke up to clear skies or grey skies with rain, there is always something to make this Earth a bit more healthy. Earth Day is described as the “largest civic observance in the world.” The picture above is the doodle Google put on their homepage. Every year since 2001, Google has marked each and every Earth Day with a new design. What did you do to celebrate Earth Day?


Texting Pilot Avoids Disaster

Published by on April 21st, 2012 | No Comments »
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You’re warned everyday about the dangers of texting and driving, but what about texting and flying a plane? Thanks to a system warning on a Jetstar flight, the pilots were able to avoid a major disaster. The pilot of this flight was so distracted in his text message that he didn’t notice the landing gear to the aircraft was not down. Thanks to the system warning, none of the 220 passengers were injured while making an attempt at landing in Singapore. At around 2,500 feet, the co-pilot looked over to see the captain preoccupied with his phone. If you have

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iPhone Represents Over Half of Verizon’s Smartphone Sales

Published by on April 19th, 2012 | No Comments »
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Today, Verizon announced that they activated 3.2 million iPhones during the first quarter. According to Verizon, that’s over half of their smartphone sales and activation’s. In the previous quarter, the number is down 4.3 million iPhone which was part of Apple’s record-setting launch quarter. Apple continues to rule the world of smartphones. After launching the iPhone 4S in China and expanding to China Telecom, Apple should maintain a strong iPhone momentum. In the first quarter, Verizon managed to sell 6.3 million smartphones. If you do the math, the iPhone continues to represent over half of the carrier’s smartphone business. Do you think

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Draw Something Introduces New Features

Published by on April 19th, 2012 | No Comments »
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With over 50 million downloads to the popular Pictionary-style game, it is finally receiving a much needed update for both iOS and Android. Something that has been in need from the start is the Undo Feature. Draw Something now features the Undo Button which allows you to erase the last brush stroke you made. I have found myself wanting this feature since day one. Using the eraser all the time was such a hassle. Knowing that Social Media is a huge way for marketing, Draw Something brought Facebook and Twitter to the game. Now, you can post your drawings to

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