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Has your favorite app gone (RED)? Check this list and join Apple in the fight against AIDS
Announced over the weekend, Apple Inc. is running a two-week long campaign to raise money for (RED), a charity aimed at eradicating HIV/AIDS. Running from today through December 7, proceeds from 25 specially selected and updated apps will be donated to the Global Fund to fight AIDS. The campaign sees 100 percent of all proceeds ...
Apple launches ‘Apps for (RED)’ –gigantic campaign to support World AIDS Day 2014
On Sunday Apple Inc. announced a special campaign for World AIDS Day 2014. Starting today, Monday, November 24 through Sunday, December 7, it will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from 25 special apps to (RED) to help fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries. In addition to this, a percentage of its retail ...
Next Glass app tastes beer and wine for you
Gone are the days of being confused over the vast selection of beers and wines on offer at your local supermarket. A new app, called Next Glass, takes the difficult choice out of your hands and does the work for you. The iOS and Android app makes use of a wide database of drinks, your ...
New Gorilla Glass 4 will save your phone; Mythbusters shows just how cool it is
If you own a smartphone you probably live in constant fear of dropping it. Corning Inc. wants to give you peace of mind with the 4th iteration of its venerable Gorilla Glass and, to top it off, they’ve hired the Mythbusters to show us just how cool it is. The glassmaker, who supplies glass to ...
Uber in hot water over misuse of ‘God View’, latest in a series of controversies
Uber Inc. has yet another scandal to add to their repertoire for this week. The taxi service alternative is currently investigating one of its top executives over allegations that he was tracking a reporter without her knowledge. Josh Mohrer, general manager of Uber New York, is accused of tracking Buzzfeed reporter Johana Bhuiyan, using a feature available ...
Apple set to embed Beats Music into iOS, prepares to take on competitors
Another bundle deal for Beats Electronics, as Apple Inc. is reportedly integrating its music subscription service, Beats Music, into iOS as early as March next year. This move, Apple’s first attempt at capitalizing on its Beats purchase, will see the service available on hundreds-of-millions of iOS devices and will give Apple an advantage over competitors ...
Next-generation iPhone may get the best camera yet
The iPhone doesn’t always have the best smartphone camera comparatively, but that may change with the next iteration of Apple Inc.’s most popular device. According to Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber (via The Tech Block), Apple Inc. could introduce its “biggest camera jump ever” in the next-generation iPhone. In a recent episode of his podcast The Talk Show, Gruber ...
The highs and lows of Apple Watch: Details emerge with WatchKit launch
Luring developers with the tools to make apps for its inaugural smartwatch, Apple Inc. announced yesterday the availability of WatchKit. “Apple Watch is our most personal device ever, and WatchKit provides the incredible iOS developer community with the tools they need to create exciting new experiences right on your wrist,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice ...
Apple Pay in action: a ‘shopping spree’ with Apple exec, Eddy Cue
Last night Los Angeles, Calif. news station, KTLA, aired a segment showing Eddy Cue, Apple Inc. SVP of Internet Software and Services, going on a “shopping spree” to showcase Apple Pay. Rich DeMuro from KTLA’s The Tech Report and Apple’s, Cue shopped at a number of retailers in Santa Monica, including the Apple Store. They ...
Selfies for cash? Snapchat teams with Square to send money with Snapcash
It seems Snapchat Inc. also wants a piece of the mobile wallet pie. In a blog post on Monday they revealed their very own peer-to-peer payment functionality dubbed “Snapcash”, powered by Square Inc.. Integrated into Snapchat itself, Snapcash lets friends instantly send each other money by simply entering a cash amount into the subject line ...