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jeanette — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:53:30 +0000

Use your points and enter to win an Apple TV! *This is a multi-market contest.

Foul Ball Hits iPad Instead Of Grandpa's Face [VIDEO]

Adams — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:12:32 +0000

How dare you backstop fence, how dare you not stop a foul ball doing about 30 mph’s intended for an old man’s face? And while I’m at it, hey Apple? You think you could make an app for reflexes? This old-timer needs help! I mean seriously, this old dude literally watches a foul ball come [...]

Apple Reportedly Working On a Smartwatch

Ben Worcester — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:00:16 +0000

Now that there are over 1 billion smartphones out there, the time seems about right for there to be a next big thing. If Google's Sergey Bring has anything to say about it, the next big thing is going to be a computer you wear on your face. But what's Apple's answer to Google Glass? There's a lot of speculation out there that it might be some kind of smartwach. Does this mean everyone will get to talk into their wrists like James Bond? Or Dick Tracy?

Apple's 128GB iPad Released Before Microsoft's Surface Pro

Greg Srisavasdi — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:30:31 +0000

Apple will release a 128GB iPad starting Tuesday, February 5th, and this latest model has twice the storage capacity of the current 64GB versions. For memory hounds keeping score, owners of the Galaxy Note, the BlackBerry Playbook, or the Kindle Fire have tablets that can hold up to 64GB. Microsoft's Surface Pro, which hits stores February 9th, is being released in a 64GB and 128GB version.

Why Bill Gates Out Lived Steve Jobs [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:04:55 +0000

It’s no real big secret that if you act like a straight up gangster and jump office chairs like nobodies business then you’re bound to live forever. Sure you can argue that Steve Jobs died because of cancer. Yes that’s what the main stream media wants you to believe. The truth of the mater is [...]

American Made Macs? HOLLA! – Tech Thursday

Big Rich — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:30:28 +0000

It's been revealed that Apple is planning on releasing a line of Macs made here in the United States. Apple CEO Tim Cook released that bit of information in an interview with NBC's Brian Williams, host of news magazine show Rock Center. I can't tell you how many times I was asked by someone "Why does Apple make their Macs in China? Why not the U.S.?" Ask, and you shall receive.

Siri Rises As Popular Baby Name In 2012

Wes Styles — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:13:25 +0000

Last week, news broke out about a couple announcing their baby’s name of Hashtag Jameson via Twitter nonetheless. The interwebs were in an uproar over the validity of the baby’s name and questioned the parents’ thought process. To start us off this week, Apple products are also making waves in baby names. BabyCenter revealed their [...]

Microsoft is Launching It's Own Smartphone – Tech Thursday

Big Rich — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:30:01 +0000

Apple, then Google and now Microsoft. Another smartphone is rumored to be available soon, and Microsoft will try and grab a bigger slice of the mobile pie, compared to how much it has now with it's Windows 8 phones. Honestly, I have yet to even see a Windows 8 phone in the silicon flesh as it were.

Apple Introduces iPhone 5. Geeks Mess Pants Worldwide – Tech Thursday

Big Rich — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:30:37 +0000

If you're not an iPhone or Apple fan, stop reading this right here and right now. Turn around, go to another website like 9Gag or Reddit, and look at pictures of kittens and Not Safe for Work things. This article is all about Apple's new iPhone and the Nerd-gasam that happened all over the world yesterday.

I'm Sick of the iPhone – Help!

Aspen — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 20:33:19 +0000

I just got an iPhone not to long ago but I feel like I’m sick of it!! The iPhone was supose to like one of the best phones out there,but here’s the problem it thinks it’s smarter than me! The iPhone is one the top smartphones out right now. I do like most of the [...]

Mac OS X Mountain Lion is Prowling on Macs Now – Tech Thursday

Big Rich — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:30:57 +0000

We knew the new Mac OS, named Mountain Lion was due to be released this month, but we didn’t know an exact date, until the day before yesterday. Mountain Lion is now available and Mac users are upgrading to the new offering from Apple, even me! So what’s it like? Well, I haven’t gone too [...]

Amazon Jumps On To The Smartphone Wagon With Their Own Device – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:30:12 +0000

Well it had to happen sometime right? With the surge in mobile usage of the Internet in the United States, sooner or later everyone would jump into the smartphone pool. This time it’s Amazon who is jumping in yelling “Cannon Ball”, planning a new smart phone to take on the iPhone and Android phones. According [...]

Apple says "Thanks Google Maps, But We Got it From Here." – Tech Tuesday

Big Rich — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 14:30:36 +0000

At yesterday’s World Wide Developer’s Conference, Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS6 was announced. In it were many changes, like Siri for iPads, but the one that confirmed some rumors that had been smoldering on the web for a while, was Apple dropping Google maps and bringing in it’s own mapping service. Not only did Apple [...]

Old Lady Sues Apple For $1 Million Because She Walked Into A Glass Wall and Broke Her Nose [VIDEO]

Dalton Castle — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:50:16 +0000

Some times I feel bad for the senior citizens of this world having to try and adapt to all the new technology that’s advancing around them. However, a window is not new technology. This old woman walking into a glass wall is a perfect example of how as your age increases, your value to society [...]

Temple Run In Real Life [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 10:02:49 +0000

One of the most addictive mobile games is hands down Temple Run. We could get sucked into playing this one for hours trying to beat our high score, but what if you could actually play Temple Run, for real. Last year I told you about Temple Run sweeping the mobile gaming world. If you put [...]

Apple Is Now Worth More Than Poland, Sweden & More

BJ Ragone — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:31:39 +0000

If you were to put five of your best friends in a room, there is a good chance that at least four of them will own an Apple product of some kind. That is the reason that Apple is now worth billions. Apple has just become one of just four companies ever to become worth [...]

Can An iPhone Survive An 82 MPH Slapshot? – Yes [VIDEO]

BJ Ragone — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:51:58 +0000

The good people at Apple stand by their products, and it shows. They rarely have problems, and in this most recent test it proves just how durable they actually are. G-Form is a company that boasts about their protective gear for both sports and electronics. They conducted one of their “extreme tests” by dropping an [...]

Steve Jobs The Action Figure – Tech Thursday

Big Rich — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:30:49 +0000

I tried a couple times to come up with a personal story to open this article up, but I just couldn’t do it. Sometimes you say something straight from the hip. While I think this Steve Jobs action figure is cool and looks incredibly life like, it creeps me the hell out. Steve Jobs was [...]

Steve Jobs To Receive Honorary Grammy

Q103 Staff — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:00:09 +0000

Even though the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs never wrote a single piece of music, Jobs will receive a Grammy for his contributions to the recording industry. The Recording Academy unveiled its recipients for the 2012 Special Merit Awards, recognizing Jobs as a “creative visionary” who revolutionized all aspects of technology in regard to how [...]

Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her 'Most Fascinating Person' of 2011 [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:11:41 +0000

Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.

While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.”