iPhone 4 Antennagate Complainants Starting to Receive $15 Checks from Apple

iphone 4 grip of death

Remember the grip-of-death that labeled the iPhone 4? The one that interrupts the signal when you hold the iPhone 4 in a particular part?

Those who filed lawsuit about the matter against the iPhone maker are now starting to receive a $15-check through email as compensation for the antenna’s problem.

This issue took a very long time before Apple decided to send checks to iPhone 4 owners this week. Some owners are surprised and forgot what it is for.

This case was already settled in February 2012. With Apple’s . . . → Read More: iPhone 4 Antennagate Complainants Starting to Receive $15 Checks from Apple

Verizon Wireless Reports Healthy Profit and Increased Share

verizon wireless revenue

The wireless carrier, Verizon Communications, reported a healthy profit on Thursday. The revenue is mainly from the wireless business that made millions from the smartphone sales, services, and subscription that keeps growing steadily.

The company’s investors were reportedly very satisfied and happy with the results in spite of the communication company’s increase of smartphone plan prices and cutting down the unlimited data service these past few years. Customers just keep coming and subscribing and seems like they are more willing to spend now in their monthly bills.

According to analyst Tero Kuittinen of Alekstra, . . . → Read More: Verizon Wireless Reports Healthy Profit and Increased Share

Instagram and Tumblr CEO talks

Instagram and Tumblr CEO talks

On Monday, the Chief Executive of Tumblr David Karp and the Chief Executive of Instagram Kevin Systrom have given a few clues on the steps their services will be taking or not taking at a San Francisco conference.

According to Systrom, he was not really affected on the issue that Twitter will be adding up photo filters to its service. It is known that Systrom has previously sold his photo-sharing site to Facebook. Instagram, according to Systrom, is said to owe some of its accomplishments to letting people change the appearance of their photos through the use of filters.

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OWC to ship SSD modules for Retina MacBook Pro

OWC to ship SSD modules for Retina MacBook Pro

On Tuesday, the Other World Computing which is the long-time accessory maker for Mac computers, announced that it will be starting in shipping the first ever third-party SSD modules for the Retina MacBook Pro of Apple on the 21st day of August.

Apple has released the Retina MacBook Pro with SSD-only drive options last June. However its SSD modules use a form factor and proprietary connector. With the latest SSD modules, the pre-orders for its 480GB Aura Pro are now accepted.

Originally, the SSD model is only available with a 256GB for $2,199, which became predominantly frustrating for early customers. . . . → Read More: OWC to ship SSD modules for Retina MacBook Pro

Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak, a Tetris Champ Since the 80′s

steve wozniak tetris

Steve Wozniak, Apple Co-founder, well not today but way back 1976, but he is still an employee today making a nice amount of cash, is not just a wiz in making stuff with computers. He is also a wiz in a classic game Tetris. And being a wiz means being a champion of the game.

Steve talked about his love of the game in an interview in Gizmodo today (you can see it here). Woz’s name appeared in every Nintendo’s Power magazine monthly ranking’s that started since 1988, and it carried on for a very long time that . . . → Read More: Apple Co-Founder, Steve Wozniak, a Tetris Champ Since the 80′s