Really want to get the new iPhone 4S, but can’t think up an excuse to justify spending the money? Here’s one – Apple has included a GPS-run Find My Friends app that can help keep tabs on your loved ones.
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In recent news, the public has been distressed by talks about Apple storing location data that is as much as one year old via the iPhone. Apparently, the device collects information about your location via cell towers and WiFi hotspots. This data is backed up into your iTunes every time you sync and used by the company to track and map out where you may be.
In the vast canon of techie terms, the word “dongle” ranks somewhere between “thingamajig” and “whoseamawhatsit” as an official-sounding device. It may be fun to say, but it doesn’t exactly instill much technical confidence in the person or entity that is pushing the newfangled “hoobajoob” on you. In Nike’s case, the sneaker stalwart was charging [...]
With the new release of the iPhone 4, Apple has adopted some new advertising techniques in order to get more customers. Using the iPhones’ GPS trackers, Apple can track the locations of all their iPhone users simultaneously. With this information Apple can find where the greatest cluster of people gather, so that they know [...]
The iPhone 4 has finally arrived. The fourth upgrade in four years, and it’s already a hit. Over ten times as many people have reordered this new iPhone as opposed to the iPhone 3GS. More than 600,000 units were requested on the first day. Even though the iPhone 4 has shown so much positive feedback, [...]
