Colin Kapaernick is an amzing quarterback who plays for the San Francisco 49er’s, the best team in the league (we might be biased… might). He also happens to have a contract with Beats by Dre, who capitalize on his fame to promote their range of Headphones. Here he is in an ad for Beats which you might remember played during the World Cup.
The NFL, however, has just signed a deal with Bose, to make them an official sponsor of the game, and as such banned all players from wearing Beats on camera during training camp, practice sessions or before, during, or 90 minutes after any game.
Our favorite quarterback broke those rules last Sunday by wearing bright pink beats to a post-game press conference after the 49ers win over the Chiefs. Kapaernick has since explained that he was wearing those particular headphone in an effort towards Breast Cancer Awareness, (his Grandmother is a survivor) which is awesome, but unfortunately that don’t really cut it when it comes to legally binding contracts between the NFL and a big sponsor like Bose.
Hence, he was fined $10,000. Ouch.
Well, at least we won. And, now, more than a few more people are aware of the meaning behind those bright pink headphones. Check out how you can help those with breast cancer by raising awareness or donating here.
Apple’s next big special media event is coming up fast – 10am on Thursday the 16th October is not too far away! On that note, we have some good news for you! A special secret source that spoke to the good guys over at Macrumors has confirmed that Apple will indeed be live streaming the event on both Apple Tv and the Apple website.
We’re expecting to see updated iPads (both Air and mini), possibly a new 12 inch iPad, a final look at OS X Yosemite before it’s public launch, and the possibility of new Mac Mini’s or something completely unexpected but awesome! ( C’mon, it’s possible…)
We’ll be watching the live stream and keeping you updated! Hopefully we won’t have to brush up on our Mandarin for this one…
As predicted Apple will be holding a special media event at 10am this coming Thursday October 16th. Invitations have been send out with the above tagline – “It’s been way too long”.
The event will be held at the Town Hall Auditorium at the Apple campus in Cupertino and is expected to be a much quieter event than September’s iPhone 6 and Apple Watch media event.
There are many guesses as to what the tagline could be referencing – from Mac Mini’s, to an update or announcement regarding Apple TV, to a new product category, however most agree that as it is a smaller media event, it will mainly focus on updates to existing products.
The predictions mainly lie with new iPads ( Air & Mini) as well as updated iMacs with (fingers crossed) Retina Display. OS X Yosemite will also be officially introduced, and more than likely released to the public that day.
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Aaaaaaaand we’re dealed right out. Happy shopping, campers.
We know there are a lot of people out there who aren’t- people who dislike Apple for the sake of disliking Apple, people who don’t like to wear watches, people who have really fat wrists…
But we’re excited. The one thing, however, that was rather glossed over in the Special Media Event where it was announced was battery power. Specifically, how long the battery will stay powered.
There have been rumors that this is one reason for the (some say) delayed release date of early(ish) 2015 instead of the predicted release date of 4th quarter 2014. The little Apple Oompa Loompa’s have apparently been working around the clock to try and increase the battery length of the Apple watch past one day’s use, which it seems to be at currently.
In comparison with other brands of smart watch, the Apple watch seems to be a fierce competitor, however when we’re talking specifically about battery length, not so much. Although it’s not too bad – the other watches range from less than one day ( Hi Moto 360) to one day, to 7 days ( Hi Pebble Steel).
These two things obviously interact- with more processing power and capabilities comes less battery life. If Apple is unable to increase the battery life on the Apple Watch, and it does indeed need to be plugged in overnight, every night, will that sway those in the market for the next new & big thing? The newest Apple wearable tech no less?
Hey, maybe it’ll be a Jony Ive Christmas Miracle and they’ll figure out completely wireless charging in time for the release! And then, in twenty years, our children will ask us why we sometimes call starting to charge something ‘plugging it in’.
Just like some kids these days don’t know why we say ‘roll down/up’ the window’. Isn’t that WEIRD?
SiliconValley have reported on some sneaky investigative work by Stanford computer science student Andrew Aude. He has discovered that Facebook messenger is now set up to process financial transactions between users.
The feature will function in a similar way to how we currently use the app to send photos with the added security of an in-app pin code. The cards used can be added within the app or can be the card users already have on file with FaceBook ( i.e. for ads) The cards available currently are only Debit cards, it seems because they cost lower fees for transferring funds and are generally easier for customers to use.
There is no clue as of yet if Facebook will charge a fee for processing transections or if they will offer the feature for free (at least to begin with). There has been some recent backlash to the separation of the the FaceBook Mobile app and the FaceBook Messenger Mobile App that they may be seeking to rectify with a free service such as this. This will also allow them to compete in a whole new arena of peer-to-peer payments with companies such as Venmo and Square.
The guy deciding all of this is David Marcus, the new head of Messenger AND formerly the president of PayPal.We seem some kind of link there… Building up a payements processing feature within messenger could also build the acceptance as FB processing financial transactions, which could prove helpful, as Facebook is also working on a ‘Buy’ button for making eCommerce purchases straight from the News Feed.
Can you see yourself using FB to transfer funds to your Facebook friends or to process other financial transactions?
The NFL has signed a new deal with Bose, which means no NFL player will be allowed to bear Beats headphones anywhere around TV Cameras- during training camps, practice and game day (before, during and 90 minutes after play)
You might remember last year both Colin Kaepernick and Richard Sherman had ads running with Beats, using them to tune out the crowd before a game.
This comes amid rumors that the Clippers will be banned from wearing Beats as well (or using anything Apple.)
Let’s hope that that Colin Kaepernick is still able to focus without his beats. We don’t mind so much is Sherman is distracted, because GO 49ERS!
Just in time for the Saturday night, we have our App of the week. Were you guys thinking that this weekend was the perfect weekend for doing an Hour of Power? Yeah?
Excellent.
For those who are unsure of what an Hour of Power (Power Hour) is, excellent. It’s one shot of beer every minute for an hour and it looks like you’ve just found your Saturday evening activity. (Or Sunday morning – look at you!)
It will also connect you to others doing exactly the same thing as you are (for Cyber Power Hour High Five’s obviously), tweet out your power hour party photos, and give you access to Ali Spagnola’s own personal power hour mix.
According to those master secret finder-outers Re/Code new Apple event is coming, this time focusing on the iPad. On Thursday October 17th, Tim Cook will suit up and get ready to (allegedly) announce updated iPads, as well as the likelihood of new Retina iMacs and the official public release of OS X Yosemite.
The event will be held at Apple’s Town Hall Auditorium.
The updated iPad Air and iPad Retina Mini are both said to come with better A8 processors (the same as in the iPhone 6), an upgraded camera, and Touch ID. There is talk that the iPad Air will also be available in the Gold color we’re familiar with from the recent iPhone incarnations.
And, finally, while their on their ‘big things’ roll, there are rumors that Apple will also announce a new 12.9-inch iPad, expected to launch the 2nd quarter in 2015.
Have you purchased an iPhone from eBay or Craigslist and discovered that it’s locked to the previous owner? And then you can’t get in touch with them for whatever reason or they’re too busy to unlock it and now you have a really nice looking paperweight that cost you way more than a paperweight should?
Yeah. it happens.
Activation lock was brought in with iOS 7 and has shown to have decreased device theft (specifically iPhone theft) which is fantastic. If it is locked to a user, anyone who doesn’t know the Apple ID and password will not be able to use or wipe the phone. Great – unless you’ve paid for a used phone and discover it’s locked.
But! Good news! Apple has now come out with an Activation Lock Status Tool that lets anyone check to see if a device is locked to someone else using either it’s IMEI number or Serial number.
The IMEI and serial numbers can be found through Settings > General > About to see your device’s serial number and IMEI. You can also find the serial number for your iPad and iPod touch engraved on the back case, near the bottom.
If the device does turn out to be locked, the tool will then give you instructions on how it can be unlocked. This will always mean getting back in touch with the owner. The good thing here though is that you can request the IMEI or Serial number of a device before it’s purchased to make sure it’s unlocked, or giving you opportunity to request that it be unlocked before you buy it.
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October 11, 2014 1:48 pm | 
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