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How To Explain Bitcoin To Your Grandparents [infographic]

Bitcoin has taken the world by storm. It seems every time you reload a tech related web page there is something new about Bitcoin, today is no different. A lot of people have heard the term Bitcoin. They may even had heard that at some points the value of one Bitcoin can be over $1000, [...]

The Cheapest Way To Get An iPhone 5s Off Contract

Typically when a new and exciting smartphone gets to the six month mark you can almost always anticipate a price drop. That holds true for Android phones, Windows phones and Blackberry. Not often do you see big deals on the latest iPhone until we get really close to the end of the cycle, which usually [...]

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Never Lose Anything Again With The XY Tracker

The XY performs, essentially, the same task as the Nokia Treasure Tag, at a much lower price point. Currently, the XY is the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. At the time of writing, the XY has smoked its $45,000 goal, raising a total of $80,227 so far

Booyah! Google Wins The Pricing War For Online Storage

The cost of cloud based server storage has greatly decreased over the past few years. Rather than soak up more profits for their popular Google Drive service, Google has decided to hit their competitors over the head by drastically reducing the pricing of their 1TB plan. To some Google has always been winning the pricing [...]

By |Google, News|1 Comment

Ubuntu Phones To be Priced Between $200-400

The Canonical CEO told The Inquirer that the device "will come out in the mid-higher edge, so $200 to $400. We're going with the higher end because we want people who are looking for a very sharp, beautiful experience and because our ambition is to be selling the future PC, the future personal computing engine."

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Amazon Ups Prime Cost to $99/Year

On Thursday, Amazon confirmed the speculation, and announced that they would be increasing the cost of Amazon Prime by $20 to $99/year. While some had speculated as much as a $40 increase, 20 bucks is all it amounted to.

T-Mobile Celebrates LTE’s 1st Anniversary By Sticking It To Verizon

It's been a year since T-Mobile started their national rollout of 4G LTE. If that doesn't seem so long ago, that's because it's not. If you're shaking your head and going "really" that's probably because T-Mobile has done the fastest LTE rollout to date across all four major US carriers. They're signing up new customers [...]

iOS in the Car? Try iOS in the Plane

While we have been focusing on Apple CarPlay, iOS in the Car, and wearable integration in cars, bigger and better things were in the works: iOS in the airplane. According to a post on United Airlines news page, the airline has partnered will begin offering a new in-flight media service exclusively on hardware running iOS.

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Appsbar recognizes AM Merch as the appsbar.com App of the Day

Merchandising company develops mobile app using DIY app builder Appsbar has awarded its App of the Day honor to AM Merch for showcasing how small businesses are utilizing the no-cost app builder at appsbar.com for customer outreach and engagement. AM Merch serves as the mobile platform for an Oakland, CA merchandising company. The app has [...]

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Akai Unveils New Rhythm Wolf Drum Machine And Bass Synthesizer

If you've been a dj, producer or making beats over the last decade or so then you're likely familiar with Akai's original line of MPCs which functioned as samplers, sequencers and drum machines, used by the biggest names in the business. Having any one of their MPC's in your arsenal, even as a touring dj [...]