When 4th-place U.S. cell carrier T-Mobile launched the iPhone last month, customers could purchase it for a $100 down payment with 24 monthly payments of $20 to cover the full cost of the phone. Now, however, T-Mobile has ended that promotion and the 16GB iPhone 5 has a $150 down payment with the same monthly payments, effectively raising the cost of the phone to $630 from...
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates was interviewed by Charlie Rose on this week’s edition of the long-running television news program 60 Minutes, and part of the interview focused on Gates’ relationship with Steve Jobs, including a few details of their final conversation before Jobs passed away in 2011. Gates grew emotional as he recalled visiting Jobs just before his death. The...
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Apple has some changes in store for its service and support program AppleCare, according to a report from AppleInsider. The site claims Apple held a town hall session yesterday that outlined a number of changes to AppleCare that will soon be rolling out across the U.S. first, and then internationally at a later date. “The biggest announcement, was the way repairs for iPhones will be...
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Popular free messaging app LINE was forced to remove one of its key sticker features today, eliminating the ability for its users to purchase and send sticker sets as gifts to friends. Stickers are an important monetary source for LINE, notes The Next Web, bringing in $17 million last quarter, which represented 30% of the company’s total revenue. Stickers can be sent in chat messages...
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Amazon today launched Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, an iOS app designed to give Amazon Cloud users a way to access, view, and manage cloud photos from the iPhone. With the app, users can both upload iPhone photos to their accounts and browse existing photos. Photos can be queued for download and uploaded automatically whenever the Cloud Drive app is opened. - Store and secure thousands of...
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Apple has expanded its two-step verification system to a number of new countries, including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, and Russia, among others, notes 9to5Mac. Two-step verification is designed to provide Apple users with an extra layer of protection through the use of a trusted device and a security code. When Apple first introduced...
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