The online Apple store‘s earlier downtime appears to have brought two minor changes. The sales chat window has undergone a cosmetic improvement, more consistent with modern Apple aesthetics. Of special interest though is a reported change to the Brazilian store, where sales workers can share their screens with customers in order to highlight product features. Sharing is further restricted to the Brazilian...
May indicate steady post-launch sales A new study by analytics analysis firm Chitika suggests that the presence of third-generation iPads in internet traffic has doubled since the initial four-day launch window, now showing that the 2012 model is making up around 10 percent of all iPads surfing the net after only three weeks availability. While...
The next-generation iPhone may employ a unibody design, similar to the way MacBooks are currently constructed, says Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White. The claim is based on a tour of suppliers in China and Taiwan, who he adds gave the impression that some parts would go into production in June, paving the way for...
BlackBerry PlayBook to drop sideloading in update RIM is dropping app sideloading support from the BlackBerry PlayBook in a bid to prevent the problems that have plagued Android, the company’s Developer Relations VP Alec Saunders stated earlier in the week. The company would have a “solution” for developers to do it in testing, but the...
AT&T confirmed with Electronista Friday that it will start unlocking iPhones. As of April 8, customers that are either out of contract or bought contract-free will have the option of derestricting the phone’s SIM slot much like the already-unlocked iPhones sold at Apple retail stores. The only other condition was to have a healthy account....
Facebook has released an update for its native iOS app, bringing it up to v4.1.1. The key addition is that of a Retina-quality interface for iPads. The delay between the launch of the new iPad and a Facebook app update may be linked to an App Store submission backlog, as developers work to update their...
Apple has lost an appeal in Italy over the terminology used in its AppleCare agreements sold in that country, and will face fines totaling $1.2 million for what the Italian Antitrust Authority deemed “bad commercial policies” and not properly informing buyers of differences between Italian warranty law and Apple’s preferred policies. Manufacturer warranties in Italy...
At Lowe’s stores around the country, iPhone is changing customer service for the better. Using custom iPhone apps, store employees have key product information on hand, so they can check pricing, inventory, and location of items within the store, anytime, from their iPhones. And the free consumer app features how-to videos, prices and reviews, store...
The new iPad” represents 5.52% (average of the last 24 hours) of all iPad traffic, according to Chitika Insights (http://www.chitika.com). Apple sold over three million units in the first four days the next gen tablet was on sale. With Silicon Valley regarded as the long standing capital of tech in the US, it’s no surprise...
Dyson Hot No fireplace? No problem. The Dyson Hot is a favorite among deep-pocketed techies with an appreciation for design. With a heat-projecting fan, the Hot rapidly warms up any room. Around the fan loop, air becomes accelerated, creating a jet of heat that’s channeled as it passes over an airfoil-shaped ramp. Unlike traditional heaters,…...
AN UPDATED OUTLET FOR THE DIGITAL ERA Power2U, $30, www.newertech.com There are a lot of approaches to getting rid of wall-warts — a derogatory nickname for those blocky power transformers that let you plug your low-voltage, battery-powered USB products into the wall to charge. But this one is a little more elegant than most. Newer…...
I asked my son, Omar what he wanted for his birthday and he said, “I don’t know, anything will do mama!” That comment set me thinking about whether it stemmed from a sheer lack of greed or from his perhaps being overindulged and the possibility that he had nothing materially of interest left to look…...
