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Is $15/Month To Best Buy Worth A New Replacement Phone?
By Chris Morran on May 21, 2012 3:30 PM
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Phone insurance plans are often not worth the money you spend on them; especially since many credit cards already include extended warranty protection at no extra cost. But a Best Buy customer in California feels burned by Best Buy's Mobile Phone Plan after she paid more than $250 in insurance payments and had her broken iPhone replaced with a refurbished device that cost less than what she'd paid out. More »
Fraudulent eBay Buyer Leaves You Minus $1000 And A MacBook Pro
By Laura Northrup on May 21, 2012 9:30 AM
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Earlier this month, Jacob sold a MacBook Pro on eBay. His buyer appeared to be in Australia, but contacted him after payment and asked to have the computer shipped to Indonesia. Since he's both a Consumerist reader and a person with a functioning brain, Jacob was wary of this change, suspecting some kind of fraud. He called up eBay to see what he should do. The customer service representative told him that he needed to mail the laptop, or it would negatively affect his seller account. So he sent it along, then heard from eBay less than 24 hours later that the buyer's account had been compromised. You don't say! Now Jacob is out both a laptop and the $1,023.74 payment. More »
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Judge Cites Steve Jobs' Own Words In Refusing Dismissal Of E-Book Suit
By Chris Morran on May 16, 2012 2:00 PM
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' words came back to haunt the electronics company today. Its attempt to have a judge dismiss charges of e-book price-fixing were refused, in part because of things Jobs said during his time with Apple. More »
Size Matters To Apple: New iPhones Will Reportedly Have Larger Screens
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 16, 2012 12:15 PM
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Hey, iPhoners, remember when you scoffed at your friend's Android and what you called its "ginormous screen" while lovingly cradling your tiny, precious iPhone? Looks like people really do want bigger screens on their smartphones, as a new report says Apple is preparing to build four-inch screens for its next-generation iPhone. More »
Five Months Of Verizon Upgrade Runaround, Still No New Phone
By Laura Northrup on May 11, 2012 8:00 AM
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Jeremy is eligible for an upgrade of his unreliable Droid X. Or maybe he isn't. No, but today he totally is! It seems like every time he talks to someone new at Verizon, he gets a different answer. More »
AT&T Can Unlock Your iPhone, But Only If You Leave AT&T
By Laura Northrup on May 10, 2012 9:35 AM
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We often hear from readers who can't get their mobile phone carriers to provide unlock codes so they can use their phone on a different network, even just while traveling abroad. AT&T only recently started providing unlock codes to customers with iPhones, and Josh managed to get one for his iPhone 4S. There was one weird condition: he had to sever his ties with AT&T forever. They couldn't provide the code and keep him as a customer. Wha? More »
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Why Not Just Stuff Vending Machines With Healthy Snacks Instead Of Junk?
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 9, 2012 4:00 PM
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I remember an episode of My So-Called Life where Rayanne was trying to get an apple out of a vending machine at school and thinking, "That would be great. Why aren't there more healthy vending machines? I'd eat an apple with Jordan Catalano.* " Seems one school district in Dallas also saw that episode and is trying out just such an idea to promote healthy eating among its students. More »
Dozens Or Hundreds Of Apple Devices Burgled From Chicago Best Buy
By Laura Northrup on May 9, 2012 10:30 AM
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How many Apple gadgets did thieves remove from a Chicago Best Buy this past weekend? Police gave the media a modest estimate of only $42,000 worth of iPads, MacBooks, and GPS devices. However, an unnamed source whispered to CBS Chicago that the figure could be closer to $200,000, with the haul including a few hundred iPads. More »
What Could It Possibly Mean That Apple Wants The Domain iPhone5.com?
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 8, 2012 12:00 PM
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Let the gleeful rumormongering begin! Apple filed a complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain name iphone5.com, because it doesn't control it. And it wants it. So bad. Is it because that's the next iPhone, or just to stop others from taking advantage of the iPhone name? More »
Instead Of An iPad 3 From Walmart, How's About A Box Full Of Notepads Instead?
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 7, 2012 12:00 PM
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Forget about all that high-tech fancy pants electronics stuff, who needs an iPad 3 when you can have a box full of fresh yellow notepads to scrawl on? There have been a few complaints at a Walmart in Michigan, with customers claiming they thought they'd bought an iPad 3, only to find stacks of paper in the box once they brought their items home. More »
AT&T CEO Regrets He Ever Offered Unlimited Data To You Ungrateful Punks In The First Place
By Chris Morran on May 7, 2012 11:15 AM
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A lot of things keep AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson up at night. If he has enough hair gel to get through the week... Putting down the pesky rebels led by that Luke kid from Tatooine. But mostly it's about how third-party messaging systems are taking money out of his company's coffers and how he never foresaw that people might actually want to use smartphones for things other than checking e-mail. More »
FBI To Internet Biggies: Pretty Please Give Us An Easy Way To Spy On Your Users
By Chris Morran on May 4, 2012 4:30 PM
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The FBI really wants to know why you won't just make it your Facebook friend or add it to your Google+ circle. That's why the bureau has reportedly been asking those companies, along with Microsoft, Yahoo and others, to not impede its proposal to require back doors that would give the feds easy access for snooping. More »
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11-Year-Old Destroys $36,000 Worth Of MacBooks By Peeing On Them
By Laura Northrup on May 3, 2012 11:30 AM
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If smoking near your computer turns it into a biohazard, what does urinating on it do? According to local police, a Pennsylvania elementary school found out when an 11-year-old student emptied his bladder on a cart full of MacBooks. This hilarious prank destroyed more than $36,000 worth of computers. More »
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Report: Microsoft To Offer $99 Xbox & Kinect Bundle With 2-Year Subscription
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 2, 2012 1:35 PM
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A new report says Microsoft is preparing to launch a $99 Xbox console, equipped with a Kinect sensor, next week. To get your grubby hands on that sweet little piece, however, you'll have to sign a two-year contract for monthly subscription service. More »
Target Stops Selling Kindle Over Reported "Conflict Of Interest"
By Chris Morran on May 2, 2012 11:34 AM
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Even though Amazon's Kindle e-reader has been a top seller for Target since the retailer began selling the device in 2010, the Minnesota-based chain is pulling the Kindle from stores and has already stopped selling it on Target.com. More »
Why Do App Developers Release iPhone Versions First?
By Chris Morran on May 2, 2012 11:17 AM
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Even though there are still significantly more smartphones running some version of the Android operating system, it's not uncommon to see developers come out with an app for iPhone users weeks or months before they release anything for Android. What's up with that? More »
The Perfect Mother's Day Gift: Condoms And Lube
By Laura Northrup on April 30, 2012 12:30 PM
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We'd like to think that this display is the work of a Big Lots employee with a wicked sense of humor. "Celebrate the woman who gave you life," it seems to say, "by making sure she doesn't create any more of it." More »
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How Gamestop Lost My Business Over Twenty Bucks
By Laura Northrup on April 30, 2012 10:30 AM
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The game Brett wanted for his computer is compatible with both Windows and MacOS, in theory. He went to GameStop to buy a physical copy, and learned that he had to buy it as a download instead. They sold him a download code and he went home to get his new game. That's when he learned that GameStop's Impulse download platform might sell Mac-compatible games, but the program itself is Windows-only. Brett wants to warn other gamers...and to vent. More »
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Average Foreclosure In NYC Area Now Takes Longer Than 3 Years
By Chris Morran on April 27, 2012 2:30 PM
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Aside from being the title of a totally rad Olsen Twins movie, the phrase "New York minute" implies that things move rapidly in the Big Apple. One exception is the home foreclosure process, which can drag out to more than 1,100 days in the NYC metro area. More »
Fixing Your Own Electronics Is Fun And Almost Easy
By Laura Northrup on April 27, 2012 9:00 AM
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Last year, I bought a used iPhone 3Gs that is now well out of warranty. Not a big deal. Only the battery didn't stay charged all day anymore, and I wondered whether it was time for a new phone, even though mine is otherwise in great shape. Too bad I couldn't just order a new battery online and snap it in like with previous phones. Except...I could. I just needed a tiny screwdriver, a few other tools, step-by-step instructions, and a lot of patience. More »
