Category: New Releases

Google Glass becoming more accessible!

 

 

Want to try Google Glass? Haven’t been able to yet? You can either check out eBay for a couple thousand clams OR you can try checking out subscribing to Google’s All Access Music service.

 

In Google’s most recent device expansion, users who are currently subscribed in the US would have recently received an invitation to try the infamous wearable tech. For only about $1500! Sweet right?

 

Um, by the way…

 

 

Um, yeah. Whats up with that Google? Opportunity MISSED! What suckers. …really rich powerful suckers. Are we right?

 

 

Anyway. Google Play Music was just launched on Google Glass, so it made sense for them to send out the invitations for Glass at the same time. Google Play Music All Access is a service available for $9.99 per month that lets users stream music from the internet on their devices.

 

According to AndroidCentral the invitations read: “Interested in rocking out while exploring with Glass? Sign up to receive your invitation below!”

 

If you live outside the US, can’t justify the cost, or just can’t fandangle an invite yet, Google Glass is expected to be released to the general public at some point this year, and possibly at less than the current $1500 price tag.

 

 

 

 

Images courtesy of TheVerge, Knowyourmeme & Lolshelf.

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categories Apple, Apps, Cool Features, Google, New Releases | | datetime January 3, 2014 10:40 am | comments Comments (0)

And now for something completely different…

So guys, it’s almost 2014, which means it’s almost the future, right? And what better way to realize that then by realizing that sharks are now using Twitter?

 

Yup, You heard us correctly.

 

Off the coast of Western Australia there are 320 sharks ( Great Whites included) outfitted with transmitters that automatically update Surf Life Saving Western Australia’s Twitter feed when the sharks get too close ( within 0.6 of a mile) to any of the coast’s popular beaches.

 

 

The move is to keep surfers and swimmers safe and aware of the sharks’ presence, which is vitally important with 6 deaths due to shark attacks off Western Australia in the past two years.

 

For example, a tweet sent early Saturday in Australia reads: “Fisheries advise: tagged Bronze whaler shark detected at Garden Island (north end) receiver at 06:0700 AM on 27-Dec-2013.”

 

We love this. Sure, it’s a program designed to protect life and it seems to be working and all that good stuff, but it’s also sharks sending tweets. 

 

Welcome to the future, kids.

 

 

 

Images courtesy of  Memecenter, & Comediva

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categories Apple, Cool Features, New Releases | | datetime December 30, 2013 1:13 pm | comments Comments (0)

Tim Cook’s end of year letter to Apple employees

 

 

Thanks to 9to5Mac, we have the full letter that Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, sent to his employees. The letter reflects on the last year, cements the ideals of the company and looks forward to 2014.

 

 

Team,

This holiday season, tens of millions of people around the world, from all walks of life, are experiencing Apple products for the first time. Those moments of surprise and delight are magical, and they’re all made possible by your hard work. As many of us prepare to celebrate the holidays with our loved ones, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve achieved together over the past year.

 

First and foremost, we introduced industry-leading products in each of our major categories in 2013, showing the breadth and depth of innovation at Apple. We extended our lead in the smartphone market with iPhone 5s; launched iOS 7, an extraordinarily ambitious project; released OS X Mavericks for free to our customers; introduced the iPad Air and the iPad mini with Retina display; and this week began shipping the Mac Pro from a manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas. We also marked our 50 billionth download on the App Store – a milestone no one could have predicted we would reach so quickly.

 

Together we’ve shown the world that innovation at Apple goes beyond our products to the way we do business and how we give back to our community. This year, Apple raised and donated tens of millions of dollars for important charities and relief efforts like Red Cross aid to typhoon victims in the Philippines, and we continue to be the largest contributor to (PRODUCT)RED, supporting the Global Fund in its fight against the spread of AIDS in Africa. Just a few weeks ago, Jony Ive led an unprecedented effort that brought money and awareness to eliminating the transmission of AIDS from mother to child.

 

And finally, Apple is standing up for what we believe is right. We know that equality and diversity make our company and our society stronger, so we’ve urged the U.S. Congress to support workplace protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. We are also laser focused on our contribution to several environmental initiatives and we will increase our efforts even more in this area in the future.

 

We have a lot to look forward to in 2014, including some big plans that we think customers are going to love. I am extremely proud to stand alongside you as we put innovation to work serving humankind’s deepest values and highest aspirations. I consider myself the luckiest person in the world for the opportunity to work at this amazing company with all of you.

 

Happy Holidays,

 

Tim

 

 

Makes you feel all kinds of goo inside, right? in 2014 we as customers can look forward to a bunch of new and updated software and hardware releases such as the iWatch, iTV, iPhone 6 and a larger iPad.

 

We’ll be going into the ins and outs of everything we can look forward to early in the new year. It’s very exciting!

 

Meanwhile, it’s Christmas eve eve! We hope your holiday season is everything you guys could have wished for so far, and is set only to get better!

 

We wished for a kitten wearing a santa hat and drinking eggnog, as well as a bunch of stinky old iPhones, so things are going excellently!

 

 

 

 

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categories Apple, iPhone, New Releases | | datetime December 23, 2013 3:12 pm | comments Comments (0)

Google’s top trending searches 2013

 

 

What did we search for this year? Was it how to solve the never ending riddle behind how Pharrell doesn’t age?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nope!

 

 

 

 

 

Google just released their annual year in review, with the worldwide and US based top trending searches listed from Most to Aaron Carter.

 

Just so you guys know, this is not actually or accurately the things that were searched for the most- as if Google would give us any kind of specific information like that! They have to keep all their knowledge and hence power in their sanctum! Duh! ( BTW we totally think the sanctum is kept on Larry Page’s super yacht)

 

 

Instead, trending searches, according to the Googleheads, “represent queries that had the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period in 2013 as compared to 2012.”

 

Here’s the worldwide top 10.

 

1. Nelson Mandela

2. Paul Walker

3. iPhone 5s

4. Cory Monteith

5. Harlem Shake

6. Boston Marathon

7. Royal Baby

8. Samsung Galaxy S4

9. PlayStation 4

10. North Korea

 

In the US, Paul Walker was number 1, the Boston Marathon was number 2, Nelson Mandela was number three, Cory Monteith was Number 4 and the iPhone 5S was number 5.

 

We feel like maybe we gotta start searching for some more happy things.

 

Google did give us some specific information on the most searched for people this year, and, you guys, it’s kind of disappointing.

 

1. Miley Cyrus

2. Drake

3. Kim Kardashian

4. Justin Bieber

5. Beyonce

6. Rihanna

7. Taylor Swift

8. Selena Gomez

9. Katy Perry

10. Kanye West

 

 

Kanye’s 10th?! He’s gonna be so upset, sitting there eating his fish sticks.

 

 

 

If you want to check out the lists for yourself, head here right now! 

 

 

 

Images courtesy of Iconarchive, Sodahead, Luxuo & Blacksportsonline.

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categories Apple, Cool Features, Google, New Releases | | datetime December 21, 2013 2:30 pm | comments Comments (0)

Mac Pros on sale TOMORROW!

 

 

Wheeeee!! The redesigned Mac Pro will go on sale tomorrow!

 

Apple today announced that it’s new cylindrical baby will be available to order online and in store starting tomorrow, with Tim Cook tweeting a picture of it on the assembly line and saying

 

“We have begun manufacturing the Mac Pro in Austin.  It’s the most powerful Mac ever.  Orders start tomorrow.”

 

Redesigned from the inside out, the all-new Mac Pro features the latest Intel Xeon processors, dual workstation-class GPUs, PCIe-based flash storage and ultra-fast ECC memory.
Pricing for the Mac Pro begins at $2999!

 

Hands up who Wants one? We do! We do!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images courtest of Macrumors & Grandfather.

categories Apple, Cool Features, New Releases | | datetime December 18, 2013 12:06 pm | comments Comments (0)

What’s the top selling Smartphone of the last 3 months?

 

 

A dude named T. Michael Walkley, an analyst over at Canaccord Genuity did some counting, as analysts do, and figured out the top selling Smart phone at AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile for the months September, October and November of this year.

 

And the winner is?

 

 

The iPhone 5S!

 

 

 

Here’s the figures! (Via Appleinsider.)

 

 

Carrier Sales

 

 

The figures were following the same trend last year, with the iPhone 5 being the top selling smartphone of the last quarter of 2012, followed by the Samsung Galaxy S III, and then the iPhone 4 and 4S.

 

Yay iPhone 5S!

 

 

 

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categories Apple, Cell Phone Carriers, Cool Features, New Releases | | datetime December 14, 2013 11:09 am | comments Comments (0)

Deal of the Day! Friday the 13th Edition

 

Happy friday the 13th! Spoooooky.

 

 

Now grab this!

 

The FreedomPop Special Platinum Edition Photon 4G Hotspot (Refurbished) & 3GB Wireless Hotspot for first month only $24.99 with free shipping!

 

Whaaaaat!

 

Awesome.

 

Get it here.

 

 

 

 

 

Images courtesy of Themetapicture

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categories Apple, Cell Phone Carriers, Cool Features, New Releases, Savings, Tricks, Upgrades | | datetime December 13, 2013 1:07 pm | comments Comments (0)

Walmart & Best Buy Holiday sales feature price drops on iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S!

So, this Friday is Friday the 13th.

 

 

But don’t worry! Why not? Well, because the only things  you need to worry about Friday the 13th is avoiding ladders, black cats and ridiculous superstitions.

 

AND checking out Walmart’s Holiday Sale!

 

Included in their holiday sale is the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S! Whaaaa? Super awesome good luck! Take that unlucky Friday the 13th!

 

You can look forward to deals such as zeez:

 

 

The iPhone 5c will be offered at just $27 instead of the $99 price offered at Apple!

The iPhone 5S will be offered at $127 on a two year contract instead of the $199 price offered at Apple!

Also offered is a $50 gift card with the purchase of a $299 16 GB original iPad mini.

 

 

It all starts at 8AM on Friday, and runs through to December 24th!

 

AND THERE’S MORE!

 

Best Buy is now offering the iPhone 5S starting at $124.99 with 2 year activation! You can also get a $50 Best Buy gift card with the purchase of an iPad 2.

 

Did somebody say DEAL?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images courtesy of  8track & Memecenter.

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categories Apple, Apps, Cell Phone Carriers, Cool Features, iPhone, New Releases, Savings, Upgrades | | datetime December 12, 2013 12:44 pm | comments Comments (0)

The fastest growing iOS game in History?

 

 

 

 

We don’t really know about this guys. We want to tell you about this game, but then we think about the consequences.

 

There will be lots of work not being done. Everywhere. Everywhere, everyone will be playing this game and not doing work. Society might break down.

 

 

But then we think of the positive’s, which are 1. It’s fun. 2. It’s not a solo player game and therefore can be enjoyed socially,  3. It can make you learn and 4. It’s CHRISTMAS! So we encourage playing!!

 

But here is your warning: It’s super, super addictive.

 

The game is called QuizUp. 

 

Despite only being a smidge over 3 weeks old, the game is the fastest growing mobile game. Ever. It’s made by some crazy Icelandic magicians and it already has 3.5 million registered users (and growing). The average player plays for 40 minutes a day. The average player. 40 minutes. It’s worth repeating that particular stat.

 

You can register using Facebook ( with the usual game access to basic information and friend list) or using your email address.

 

If you sign up using FaceBook, you’ll have your profile picture showing to your opponents, but just in case you don’t want your profile picture associated with the fact that you don’t know which movies Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever has NOT acted in, then you can change it to a cute logo of an octopus, or a sad panda.

 

 

Not really like that, but awwww.

 

The Gameplay itself is fast and clean. It’s your basic quizzy, general knowledge game, with a format that will be intuitive to you if you’ve ever watched Who Wants To Be A Millionaire or played Trivial Pursuit. Once you start playing you are given categories to choose from.

 

The categories are what you would expect and way, way more. They’re fluid with user submitted questions being added daily ( without the app needing to be updated!), and they are specialized, with categories ranging from Geography to European Countries to Fruits and Vegetables, to Biology. We could go on. So far there’s over 200,000 trivia questions.

 

If you sign in using Facebook, categories will be suggested to you using the basic information on your Facebook profile. For example, the category ‘The 49ers’ was suggested for iPhone Antidote. Because the 49ers rock, obviously.

 

Once you choose a category, you are set against another player and given multiple choice questions. You get points for answering correctly, and you get more points for answering correctly quickly. You have to beat the other person’s amount of points by the final question ( you get double points for getting the last question correct), and then you win.

 

 

Yay. And then you play again because you feel smart. And again because then you got too cocky and lost and you want to feel smart again.And so on. And on.

 

The more you play, the more XP you gain and you can then move up a leader board against both your Facebook friends and on global, local, country-by-country, and state-by-state lists.

 

For every category there is also a message board which so that those particularly passionate about the Herbs & Spices category can talk about it after a game if they feel the urge.

 

The game is free, but don’t worry, you won’t be annoyed by ads or be feeling the need to buy more lives or make any other in-app purchases. Plain Vanilla has partnered with brands who then create sponsored games, so you might end up playing a category sponsored by the Twilight Brand. And then you can show off everything that you know about Twilight. Like how Edward the Vampire is actually..something something.

 

 

Right now, QuizUp is only available for iOS. (An Android version is coming in January.) Get it in the App store!

 

Play away kids, but don’t say we didn’t warn you about the addiction!!

 

Oh, and try and find us on there, we’re a sad octopus and we’re really good at European countries.

 

 

 

 

 

Images courtesy of Pando, 8Tracks, Perezhilton & Bitcointalk.

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categories Apple, Apps, iPhone, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone Data, New Releases | | datetime December 11, 2013 3:05 pm | comments Comments (0)

Christmas Gift guide Part 3 – Tips & Tricks for buying tech this Christmas!

 

 

 

 

We told you we loved Christmas right? We also really like deals. Deals, tips, tricks, writlefifers, all of it. This is why we now proudly present the Christmas Gift Guide Part 3 – Tips & Tricks for buying Tech this Christmas!

 

( See our other Christmas Guides, Part 1 -Comprehensive Holiday Tech Gift Guide and Part 2 – The Really Really Expensive Gift Guide.)

 

 

According to Macrumors, Apple now has an official policy on price matching, which allows specialists to price match iPhones, iPads, and Macs, giving up to 10 percent off on products without authorization. Specialists are also allowed to give business customers up to 20% off a non-Apple accessory when purchased with an Apple product via special order.

Apple also has free shipping now through December 22nd.

 

If you’re thinking of buying that special someone a Smartphone this holiday season, you should get yourself along to Whistleblower – a fantastic tool that you can use to compare cell phone plans online, and see which one is best for your needs and your budget!

 

If you use Amazon ( and you should)  you should be aware of a couple of things. Firstly, they will price match on cell phones and televisions within 14 days of shipment of the product.  Click here to see the details. 

 

Amazon also offers 3-months of Amazon Prime Membership for free for parents & caregivers. This includes Free 2-day shipping on qualifying items, 30% off Select Diapers & Wipes which qualify for subscribe & save (15% discount + 15% S&S discount, an additional month of Amazon Prime for each $25 you spend on a single order (up to 1 year total of free prime) and exclusive e-mail discounts and offers.

Click here to check it out.

 

 

If you’re a college student you can also get free Prime membership for 6 months and only $39/year after that as well as a $5 credit for each friend you refer.  Click here to sign up.

 

 

College students should also click here to apply for Best Buy’s student discounts, all you need is your student email address ( must end in .edu). With this, you’ll save $50 on MacBooks and receive similar discounts in your email.

 

 

College students also save up to $200 off a MacBook with Apple’s education pricing.

 

You guys should definitely check out the refurbished products on the Apple special deals page here. You can find deals like the iPad Mini Wifi 64 Gb with a 1 year warranty for $419, 13 inch MacBook air for $849, or Apple TV for $75.

 

Target’s markdown day is usually Monday for electronics. Markdowns usually take place every two weeks and items will continue to be marked down every two weeks until sold or the discount reaches 75 percent. Markdown schedule’s might vary from store to store, so it won’t hurt to check.

 

You can get a bunch of sweet Mac applications all in one go from MacUpdate in corroboration with Macrumors. For only $39.99, the bundle includes 10 applications such as iStopMotion 3, Anonymiser, and Backblaze. All up it’s worth a cool $360 clams.  Click here to check out the deal.

 

 

And here’s a couple of specific deals you should check out:

 

iPad Mini and iPad Mini with Retina Display Smart Cover by Apple – 19.99 for blue, 14.99 for all others including Red. Free Shipping. Click here to see the deal. 

 

Pioneer A4 WiFi Speaker w/ AirPlay Streaming $80 + Free Shipping save $120! Check it out here.

 

Get a Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro for $1549.99 with a discount and rebate at MacMall.

 

 

Happy dealing and Writlefifing and Merry Christmas!

 

 

 

 

Images courtesy of Freechristmaswallpapers & Hqwallbase.com

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categories Apple, Apps, Cool Features, iPhone, iPhone 5, New Releases, Savings, Upgrades | | datetime December 9, 2013 3:04 pm | comments Comments (0)