Day: September 20, 2013

Sorry, but BlackBerry is doomed

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How to hide user accounts from the log-in window in OS X

If you would like to keep a specific user account more private, you can do so by removing it from the log-in window in OS X…….


Wireless scanner sends documents straight to the cloud

Want to convert receipts or paper into a digital record, but aren’t near a computer? The touchscreen-accessible NeatConnect sends them directly to cloud storage services…….


Apple goes on charm offensive with new iPhone launch

UPDATED: Twitter has verified Tim Cook’s account. He garnered more than 33,000 followers in the span of an hour…….


iPhone 5S launch day gold rush

There’s high demand for the gold iPhone 5S, but supplies are limited — even the first customers to line up had trouble getting one. CNET’s Bridget Carey talks to early adopters outside of New York’s flagship Apple store…….


Conflict Minerals and Cell Phones

Presto Vivace sends in this story at Slate: “If you are reading this on a smartphone, then you are probably holding in your palm the conflict minerals that have sent the biggest manufacturing trade group in the U.S. into a court battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission. At stake in this battle between the…


Sen. Franken raises concerns about Apple’s iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner

In a letter to Tim Cook, Franken included a series of questions concerning the safety of the biometric data captured by the iPhone 5S…….


CyanogenMod founder teases Oppo as first smartphone partner

The Oppo N1 may prove to be the first smartphone to officially run CyanogenMod’s custom take on Android straight out of the box…….


BlackBerry sees Q2 loss of $950M-$995M, will cut 4,500 jobs

The company released early financial results, and they aren’t good…….


The 404 1,347: Where we can’t just be the two stooges (podcast)

Leaked from today’s 404 episode: how the Simpsons inspired the iPhone keyboard, crowdfunding your own future funeral, Grand Theft Auto V cheats, and who exactly is keeping Best Buy on life support!……