AT&T recently began unlocking iPhones for customers who have either purchased their devices off-contract or have fulfilled their contract terms. However, MacRumors has learned that the carrier has quietly begun extending the iPhone unlocking service to active-duty military personnel even if they are still under contract.
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New iPad shipments limited by Retina display supply
Production of Apple's new iPad has slowed causing some investors to be concerned that demand for the device is dropping off. This is not the case, according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu, who says that the new iPad remains high in demand and that the limited production is due to the shortage in Retina displays and the implementation of more sound labor practices following the Fair Labor Association report on Foxconn.
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iPad will continue to lead in 2016, says Gartner
Market research firm Gartner has released its latest forecasts for worldwide media tablet sales to end-users, revealing that the iPad will continue to take the lead through at least 2016. Its forecast estimates tablet sales for 2012 to be 118.9 million units, which is up 98 percent from the 60 million units sold in 2011.
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Chrome Beta update syncs tabs across computers and Android
Google has released an update for its Chrome Beta web browser that lets you sync your tabs across multiple computers and devices. The update expands on the tabs feature that was introduced with the Chrome Beta for Android release back in February, which offered a convenient tab-based navigation where you could access tabs you've opened on one device from another as long as you are signed in.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook to make opening speech at D10
AllThingsD has just announced that its 10th annual D: All Things Digital conference will be kicking off with an opening speech by Apple CEO Tim Cook. This will be his first speaking appearance at a non-Apple event since taking the throne at the Cupertino company following the passing of former Apple CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs last year.
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MacBook Pro 15-inch stock low, Ivy Bridge refresh shipping soon
Apple's much rumored MacBook Pro refresh is fast approaching if stock levels of current models are any indication. Multiple major resellers are reflecting low inventory and stock outs of the 15-inch MacBook Pro, which suggests that Apple is ramping down production for the existing model to make way for the next-gen version.
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Adobe Reader iOS, Android app adds free eSignatures
The free Adobe Reader app for iOS, Android, and desktop systems is getting updated with some new features that on-the-go business professionals will surely appreciate. The software will now allow users to easily sign PDF documents electronically by hand-drawing on a touchscreen as well as making annotations and filling out forms---all sans printer and paper.
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NYC phone booths to be replaced by smart screens
New York City will soon be retrofitting its phone booths into "smart screen" stations. The pilot program will start by replacing 250 public pay phones with 32-inch touchscreens that are connected to the internet. The aim is to eventually replace all 12,800 of the city's phone booths once the franchise contracts for the pay phones with the city expire in October 2014.
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Mozilla demos video chat app for Firefox
Mozilla has been experimenting with integrating social features directly into its Firefox browser, recently demoing a built-in video chat service. The web app uses the open-source WebRTC standard to establish the video call connection and a SocialAPU add-on, built on Javascipt and HTML for audio and video streaming capabilities that previously relied on proprietary plugins, such as Flash.
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Flashback trojan infected 2% of all Macs, Kaspersky confirms botnet size
A second antivirus company has confirmed the extent of the Flashback malware infestation of Macs, supporting the claims made last week by Russian firm Dr. Web, which estimated more than 600,000 systems being compromised by the growing botnet. Dr. Web offered a free tool for Mac users to check their systems and found that of those who did, nearly 2% were infected. For perspective, the massive Conficker attack on PCs back in 2008 infected 4% to 5% of Windows systems during its peak.
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Navy deploys robot helicopters to spot pirates
The US Navy is planning to deploy robot helicopters to help scan the seas for pirates. The Office of Naval Research recently detailed the new system it calls Multi-Mode Sensor Seeker (MMSS), which involves high-definition cameras and sensors along with 3D imaging laser-radar, or LADAR, technology.
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RIM blocking sideloaded apps for PlayBook
RIM is planning to disable support for sideloaded apps on its BlackBerry PlayBook with a forthcoming update. The company's vice president of Developer Relations, Alec Saunders, made the announcement via Twitter, saying that the move was to avoid the rampant piracy of apps, or in his words, the "chaotic cesspool of the Android Market."
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