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Apple accounts for 51% of devices as Christmas gifts

These are the days of giving devices as gifts. Specifically, Apple devices. Per Flurry, 2014 turned into a banner year for Apple, its devices accounting for 51 percent of the new device activations worldwide Flurry recognized in the week leading up to and including Christmas Day (December 19th – 25th). Samsung held the #2 position […]

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Chevron to integrate Apple Pay at the pump in 2015

Chevron will expand Apple Pay support from inside its convenience stores to the pump, allowing drivers to refill and pay with their iPhone or Apple Watch. According to AppleInsider, Apple is working directly with Chevron, the gas company revealed via Twitter Monday afternoon, to bring Apple Pay support. The company hopes to have its systems […]

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iFixit programmer drills 60 small holes in MacBook Pro to help resolve overheating issues

This is somewhat psychotic. And it just might work. Per 9to5Mac, a programmer over at iFixit was able to resolve an overheating problem with a MacBook Pro notebook by drilling a ring of holes under each of its fans. With a 1/16” bit, the group drilled holes in the bottom case, under the fans (they […]

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Rumor: Apple Pay to launch in UK in first half of 2015

Apple Pay may be coming to the old empire before too long. Per 9to5Mac and the Telegraph, sources involved in talks taking place between Apple and “Britain’s top banks” have stated that the service is expected to launch in the UK in the first half of 2015. A job listing revealed earlier in the month […]

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“The Interview” becomes available on the iTunes Store, now available for rent or purchase

The Interview has finally come to iTunes. Per Macworld, Sony has brought the comedy, which features Seth Rogen and James Franco as journalists sent to assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un to the iTunes Store. The movie can be rented for US$6 or bought for US$15 in HD or SD.