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Apple to give away bumper cases, press conference online

Jul 16th

Posted by JLR in Technology

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Also known as “Antennagate” or the “Death Grip”, the iPhone 4 has been plagued by the antenna reception issue. 22 days from its release, Apple has put together a fairly informative 34 minute press conference which they’ve released on their website. The biggest news included in the press conference… More >

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Subway Dinnertime Deals

Subway Dinner Time Special

Jul 16th

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Subway Dinnertime DealsYes I’m a Subway Fanatic… what I usually do is buy a $5 foot long and eat half of it for lunch and the other half for dinner. The choices for the $5 foot long were limited but it seems Subway is having another special promotion… More >

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Subway $2 Customer Appreciation Month

Subway $2 Customer Appreciation Month

Jul 9th

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Subway $2 Customer Appreciation MonthI’ve turned into a big Subway Fanatic so I’m taking Subway’s $2 Customer Appreciation Month as perfect timing and well deserved. For the entire month of July, get either the Cold Cut Combo or the Meatball Marinara for only $2.  It seems this promotion has been a bit on the hush-hush… More >

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iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Fix / Update

Jul 7th

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This is in response to one of my iPhone 4 Annoyances involving the proximity sensor. I was able to do a bit more research and with some luck my proximity sensor problems have mostly disappeared. More >

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Apartment Rental Apps for the iPhone review

Jul 7th

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I’ve been casually searching for a new place this past week and I figured I’ll make my job easier by downloading and trying out some of the Apartment Search Apps for the iPhone. Here’s a quick review of 4 apps that help you search for rentals and houses… More >

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Chase iPhone Deposits Screenshot

Chase iPhone App now allows mobile deposits

Jul 6th

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Chase iPhone Deposits ScreenshotNo more going to the bank to make check deposits. Just take a picture of a check with your phone and deposit from the iPhone. This is almost convincing me to switch my Wachovia (soon-to-be Wells Fargo) account to Chase.

There are some limits imposed though… max. deposit per check, per day, and per month. Download the Chase App from the AppStore.

USAA and Chase now have mobile deposits… Wells Fargo, where you at?

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My Top 6 iPhone 4 Pros

Jul 5th

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My recent iPhone 4 blogs might make it seem that I regret my purchase but in all honesty I love the iPhone 4. So to introduce a bit more balance, here are my Top 6 Pros of the iPhone 4… More >

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5 Lawsuits vs Apple for iPhone 4 signal problems, Apple releases statement

Jul 3rd

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It was bound to happen, as of today, there’s now five class-action lawsuits against Apple in regards to the signal loss design flaw. As a response to the growing number of complains, Apple released an official statement. More >

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My Top 6 iPhone 4 Annoyances

Jul 1st

Posted by JLR in Technology

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Don’t get me wrong, I do like my iPhone 4 and I still think it’s an amazing piece of technology. However Apple has set the bar high for itself and thus here are my top iPhone 4 annoyances and some suggested workarounds: More >

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