AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson was spotted Thursday morning heading into Trump Tower along with Robert Quinn, AT&T’s senior executive vice president for external and legislative affairs. The meeting isn’t public, but Bloomberg and other media outlets reported that the AT&T execs were scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump to go over the …
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Watch Steve Jobs introduce the original iPhone 15 years ago
“Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.” With those words Apple CEO Steve Jobs began his keynote address at Macworld San Francisco on January 9, 2007. In typical Jobs fashion, he went on to say that Apple was introducing “three revolutionary products” that day. The first was a widescreen iPod with touch controls, the …
Read More »Hushme may be the weirdest
Walking the floor at Eureka Park, the startup pavilion here at CES 2017, I came across this strange product: Hushme, which is billed as the “world’s first voice mask for mobile phones.” Due to hit a crowdfunding site later this year, Hushme can be worn as a standard neckband-style wireless headphone — it has integrated ear buds — or in …
Read More »Zagg wants you to ditch AppleCare on your iPhone for its InvisibleShield Screen Guarantee Plan
A lot of people purchase AppleCare because they’re concerned they might accidentally do something bad to their iPhone, like drop it and crack the screen. Zagg, which has sold lots of screen protectors for iPhones and other smartphones, announced at CES 2017 an alternate screen insurance policy with a new online beta program for iPhone 6, 6S and 7 and …
Read More »Headphone deal: Jaybird X3 Bluetooth is $30 off at Best Buy today
Here’s a quick deal alert. The Jaybird X3, one of CNET’s highest rated Bluetooth sports headphones, is on sale at Best Buy for $100 with free shipping. That’s a $30 savings on a headphone that’s still relatively new to the market. The black and white (sparta) colors are available for that price. Read our review to get the full skinny …
Read More »BeatsX headphone delayed until February
Now playing: Watch this: BeatsX may be the company’s best new wireless headphones 1:53 The AirPods may finally be available to buy, but another high-profile Apple headphone won’t see the light of day until 2017. Apple on Tuesday confirmed that the BeatsX neckband-style wireless sports earphones would be delayed until February. Rumors to that effect first circulated Monday. Without giving …
Read More »Samsung software update will brick few Note 7s left in the wild
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s Note 7 refuses to die on Verizon 1:22 Samsung said Friday it’s had overwhelming participation in the US refund and exchange program for the Galaxy Note 7 phone, “with more than 93 percent of all recalled devices returned.” The company also said it’s issuing an even more punishing software update to make sure the remaining …
Read More »Nintendo confirms you can’t play Super Mario Run offline
There’s a small catch with Nintendo’s much-anticipated Super Mario Run mobile game: you can’t play it offline. That’s what series creator and Super Mario Run producer Shigeru Miyamoto told Mashable in an interview. “We wanted to be able to leverage that network connection with all three of the [Super Mario Run] modes to keep all of the modes functioning together …
Read More »Mophie now shipping Juice Pack Air battery cases for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
With the release of a new iPhone, especially one that has some sort of change to its design, new battery cases typically get released a few months after the launch of the phone. Such is the case for Mophie’s new Juice Park Air for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The new battery cases, which also feature wireless charging capabilities (though …
Read More »Apple’s pricey MacBooks have me taking a second look at Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4
For the past six months I’ve been in the market for a new laptop, and like a lot of people, I put off making a purchase until Apple unveiled its redesigned MacBook Pros, which were officially introduced in late October and shipped last month. For those who missed the release, the new MacBook Pros come in entry-level and premium versions. …
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