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Apple replacement units slightly axed, repairs to hold sway

Craig Lloyd, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple is looking to change up its AppleCare warranty system with a few big changes that will affect customers, as well as Genius Bar employees at Apple retail store locations. It's said that the changes will cut costs for the Cupertino-based company, while still giving customers a good deal on a warranty plan if a device breaks. Read The Full Story

Google’s Eric Schmidt: “Don’t be evil” slogan was “the stupidest rule ever”

Craig Lloyd, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Former Google CEO and current executive chairman Eric Schmidt made an appearance on NPR's weekly comedy trivia show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! to discuss general ramblings about the company and to promote his new book. While on the show, Schmidt admitted to some interesting things about Google, including the fact that he could read our email if he wanted to. Read The Full Story

Netflix for PS3 updated (and yes, you’ve seen this UI before)

Craig Lloyd, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix has released an update for its PlayStation 3 app that brings a few minor features, yet they could prove incredibly useful for some users. First off, the UI received a makeover, although it simply looks like the web and mobile versions of Netflix in order to make the PS3 app more uniform with the rest of the app lineup. Also, the update comes with easier access to audio and subtitle settings, as well as increased performance. Read The Full Story

Need for Speed movie underway, will take on Fast and the Furious

Craig Lloyd, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Need for Speed movie, which was announced over a year ago, has reportedly begun filming in Macon, Georgia. The downtown area will serve as the backdrop to the film, which seems a bit odd considering that a movie like this would usually be filmed in a larger city like Los Angeles, Chicago, or New York. Read The Full Story

Flipboard update brings SMS sharing, proves that text messaging isn’t dead

Craig Lloyd, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Flipboard has updated its iOS app to add even more features on top of the recently-updated 2.0 version that was released on iOS and Android not too long ago. Today's update brings new profile pages, a new "Friends" category, improved sharing that now comes with SMS support, and the ability to save an image to your camera roll by tapping on it. Read The Full Story

Aereo streamlines pricing plans by axing annual and daily options

Craig Lloyd, May 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Aereo has restructured their pricing plans for their antenna television and DVR service. Plans will now start at $8 per month, which gives you access to the service with 20 hours of DVR storage. $12 per month will see your DVR storage bumped up 40 hours to a total of 60 hours of DVR time. Furthermore, there's no contract to sign, allowing you to sign up for the service essentially risk-free for a whole month. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Bing integrates Facebook Likes and comments

Craig Lloyd, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is continuously adding new features to its Bing search engine, and this time around the company has added integration for Facebook that allows users of the social networking site to comment and Like stuff directly in Bing search results. Microsoft has been researching ways to distinguish itself from Google, and it seems social is the way to go for them. Read The Full Story

Earth’s carbon dioxide levels reach near-record high

Craig Lloyd, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

According to scientists and researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, carbon dioxide levels on Earth have reached a level that hasn't been seen in at least three million years. Scientists believe that large changes in the climate and sea levels are to blame for the rising amount of carbon dioxide. Read The Full Story

Amazon Cloud Drive Photos for iOS takes on Google, Dropbox and Apple

Craig Lloyd, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Amazon has launched its Cloud Drive Photos app on iOS today, joining the Android app as a solution for avid mobile photo snappers to automatically have their creations uploaded in the cloud and organized for sharing and viewing. The app looks to take on Apple's Photo Steam iCloud feature, as well as Google's and Dropbox's solutions. Read The Full Story

Police iPhone decryption sees high demand, Apple makes them wait

Craig Lloyd, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

It turns out that the security features on the iPhone are so robust, that police are unable to decrypt them in order to gain access to possibly crucial information on suspects' devices. This has led to federal agencies getting a hold of Apple in order to decrypt iPhones for them, but it turns out that so many devices are being requested for decryption, that Apple had to make a waiting list. Read The Full Story

PayPal wants to get rid of passwords in favor of biometric security

Craig Lloyd, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

While passwords are the way of the land on the internet, PayPal's chief information security officer Michael Barrett says that passwords and PINs are obsolete and we need a new standard for security on computers and the internet. Barrett thinks that the next step is fingerprint scanners, which he believes will debut on smartphones at some point this year. Read The Full Story