Category Archives: Tech

How to block phone calls, FaceTime calls, and Messages from someone in iOS 7 | iMore

If youve got an iPhone or iPad running iOS 7 or higher, you have the ability to block people from being able to call you, send you messages, or FaceTime you. No more annoying calls to your carrier or extra … Continue reading

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Windows 8.1 Will Start At $120 or not

If you’ve got a Windows 8 device, you can download the update for free. To upgrade an older device, a download or an old-school DVD installation disc will set you back $120, $200 for Windows 8.1 Pro. The new software … Continue reading

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First grid-scale compressed air battery now operational

Compressed air batteries have long promised truly clean energy storage, but they havent scaled large enough in recent years to be viable companions to renewable power sources. That changes now that SustainX has switched on the first modern air battery … Continue reading

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iOS 7 arrives on Apple devices September 18th

The wait is over. Apple’s overhauled OS will be available for download on qualifying devices next week. Control Center, retooled notifications, redesigned calendar and improved Siri functionality alongside numerous other tweaks and thinner typography will soon be a mere download … Continue reading

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Apple iPhone 5s hands-on

To Apple faithful, iPhone day is as much a holiday as Thanksgiving (and much more so than, say, Columbus Day), and it typically only comes once a year. This time, however, was a little different, since we received even more … Continue reading

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Apple iPhone 4S now free on-contract in wake of iPhone 5c reveal

Just yesterday, the venerable iPhone 4S sat as Apple’s mid-tier smartphone, but now it’s moving into a new role as the company’s go-to option for budget seekers: an 8GB iPhone 4S is now free on-contract. The news follows this morning’s … Continue reading

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Apple announces the iPhone 5c: 4-inch Retina display, plastic design, available in five colors starting at $99 on-contract

And then there were two. Apple has for the first time announced a second new iPhone model: the iPhone 5c. As rumored, the device has a colorful new polycarbonate design, which Apple says is made from a single part save … Continue reading

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Apple’s Most Important New Product This Month Won’t Be an iPhone

Tomorrow, Apple will introduce the world to two new iPhones. One will look almost exactly like the current iPhone, the other will look slightly different. Apple will sell millions of each type. And both will hardly matter at all compared … Continue reading

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Reinvented Wheels Take the Air Out of Your Tires | Autopia | Wired.com

You hate flats, loathe checking tire pressure, and constantly run your rubber to its breaking point, but despite all those gripes, the lowly tire hasn’t evolved much over the last hundred years. Sure, there are new, exciting compounds that can … Continue reading

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Apple confirms September 10th iPhone event, and well be there live!

The next iPhone will be presumably unveiled on September 10th, as hinted at on the Apple-delivered invite that you see above. When the curtains pull back, itll be nearly a year to the day since the iPhone 5 was ushered … Continue reading

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