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Exclusive: Bestbuy Will Pay You To Review Your New Gadget

Would you like to be paid to write reviews? If you’re a customer of Best But, you’ll soon have the option. According to exclusive sources for Appstorechronicle.com at Best Buy, they will soon “expanding customer reviews by giving RewardZone points [Bestbuy’s loyalty program] for writing them“.  This is all part of a renewed effort by Bestbuy to drive online sales by giving customers information....

Microsoft Buys Nokia (sort of): A Caveman Could Have Predicted This

In a move that literally anyone not living on a remote island in the middle of the atlantic could have predicted, Microsoft bought Nokia’s devices and services division. Essentially, Nokia kept its profitable corporate products, while Microsoft bought the division behind the infamous Lumia 920, Lumia 1020, and other Windows phone devices. Engadget is reporting the deal to be worth around $4.9 billion. Why...

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Apple Offers Buybacks In Fight To Keep Customers

In the midst of declining market share, and a slowing of growth, Apple is doing all it can to retain customers. With customers seeing the iPhone 5 as old and worn, in comparison to newer Android phones, Apple is trying just to keep those customers happy long enough to wait for the iPhone 5S/6 which will be coming out on September 10th according to...

Startup of the Month: Geartag – Smart Tags That Help Find Your Lost Stuff

How often have you lost a pair of headphones, or a certain cable, or your keys, or even your phone? I know that amongst my pile (I keep my stuff in piles) of technology gear, things tend to get lost right when I need them. August’s startup of the month, (Geartag) claims to eliminate that issue, using an app, and a small tag. Geartag,...

Apple Releases Badass Mac Pro Cinema Trailer [Video]

In their usual grandiose fashion, Apple released a movie-like trailer for the new Mac Pro. Using “James Bond”-esque music, fast moving camera pans to show the beautifully sharp curves, and other cinematic techniques, Apple drummed up excitement. In the end, the Mac Pro transforms into fire, then earth, showing its magnitude. This ad is different from past mac ads, usually shot on white backgrounds,...