After about a year and a half, AT&T is going to change its iPhone and iPad data plans again. Previously, the plans consisted 200MB for $15, 2GB for $25, or 4GB for $45 w/tethering. Users who had the long-discontinued unlimited for $30 plan have recently been experiencing throttling if they go over 2GB of data per month. The new plans are only slight increases, in both prices and allotments…
Eric & Matt catch up on news that happened over the break, including the knighting of Jonathan Ive, Apple’s education event, Target and other retailers, first cell phones, Raspberry Pi, iPad rumors, and much more…
We’ve had pretty good reliability on our site—we’ve only had some downtime due to server upgrades or major relaunches, but we’re shutting things down on Wednesday, January 18 to protest SOPA and PIPA, two bills that are designed to stop Internet piracy (good), but have a lot of other implications, including censorship (bad)…
I came across a discussion this weekend that got me thinking about something that hasn’t gotten much coverage in the past 4 1/2 years—the iPhone’s silent switch is a unique piece of hardware. This was kicked off by a story about a man whose iPhone went off at a New York Philharmonic concert, only his phone was silenced. As it turns out, it was an alarm, not a phone call…
It’s about three weeks since Christmas and I’ve had a number of people who have contacted me about what I would suggest purchasing with extra tech-related gift cards. Obviously, iTunes cards are good for a few things—apps, movies, music, and books, but what should the iPhone or iPad user who seems to have enough accessories get? I always suggest that they check out the $99 Apple TV…
Earlier this week, there was talk that Target would be adding a dedicated Apple area in a number of its stores, much like Best Buy, and more details emerged today. Reuters is reporting (via MacRumors) that twenty-five Target stores will get dedicated Apple shops, as part of its “the Shops at Target” initiative…
Hinted at last week, Apple will be holding an event in New York City on Thursday, January 19. The event will begin at 10AM Eastern and take place at the Guggenheim Museum…
