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iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus vs iPhone 5s: What has Apple changed?

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by on September 9, 2014 at 7:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

Apple today announced the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, successors to the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. After all the rumors and leaks, Apple’s ninth and tenth iPhones are finally official. Yet before you run out and buy one of these gadgets, assuming you’re not interested in Android or Windows Phone, it might be wise to see what you’re getting for your hard-earned cash. As such, we’ve put together two tables to show you what’s new. iPhone 5s iPhone 6 Price on contract $199, $299, $399 $199, $299, $399 Price off contract $649, $749, $849 $649, $749, $849…

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The iPhone 5 ad that Apple wants you to forget today

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

With all the excitement surrounding the announcement of the newest iPhones, which both have much bigger screens than the iPhone 5 models – there’s one ad from a couple of years back that Apple probably doesn’t want you to remember. You know, this one. Whether Apple now believes that people are willing to stretch their fingers a little further to operate a larger handset, or whether it just decided it doesn’t need “a dazzling display of common sense” any more is unknown, but clearly it felt a little left out by all of its rivals having bigger displays and wanted to get in on the action. For…

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Google is pushing product ads to third-party e-commerce sites for more ‘contextually relevant results’

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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With Shopping Campaigns, Google lets merchants organize their online product inventory within AdWords, helping them create customized campaigns replete with tools to track a campaign’s performance. Now, the internet giant is inviting retailers to opt their campaigns directly into Google’s e-commerce partners’ own search results on their own sites. In real terms, this means merchants can have their own Product Listing Ads (PLAs) show up when a consumer is seeking for similar items on e-commerce sites across Google’s Search Network, which include heavyweights such as Walmart, as part of its new AdSense for Shopping. So basically a PLA can now…

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Apple offers U2’s new album Songs of Innocence for free, exclusively until mid-October on iTunes

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 7:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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U2 performed at Apple’s iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch launch event today, but there was another announcement the band was saving for the end of its set. Starting right now, the band’s latest album is available for free on iTunes. The record, called Songs of Innocence, is exclusive to Apple’s music store in 119 countries until October 13. After which point, it will presumably be available in a physical format and in other digital marketplaces. Apple says the Irish rock band’s new album will also be available through iTunes Radio and its on-demand music streaming service, Beats Music,…

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Everything Apple announced at its September 2014 keynote

Sep09
by on September 9, 2014 at 6:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Roundups

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After months of anticipation, the iPhone 6 is finally official… along with a bunch of other stuff! Here’s a recap of the highlights from Apple’s event today in Cupertino in case you were having some technical problems with the livestream. For full details, check out the link(s) below each highlight. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus The first thing we all noticed on the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is the rounded edges with a camera lens that sticks out of the body. Apple also announced the iPhone 6 Plus which has an extra large screen at 5.5-inch. Both models feature Retina HD screen; The…

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