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Is this a bad time to renew your MobileMe subscription?
In the madness of the Feb 22nd earthquake and it’s aftermath, we managed to miss the news that on Feb 24th Apple discontinued retail boxes containing MobileMe activation keys. Since that revelation, speculation has been rife across the interwebs that Apple are wanting to clear these from shelves in preparation for an overhaul of the service and the possibility that the service will soon become free.
Yesterday, before finding out about this, I logged into the account section of MobileMe and got a warning that my account was due to expire in seventeen days. There was no link to renew the subcription so I was completely stuck as to how I might continue with the service. Then I remembered that Apple’s online store sold the retail boxes with activation keys (my preferred method of payment for MobileMe) so I went to the site only to find that the product was nowhere to be found. Confused, I hopped onto Apple’s ExpressLane service and had a conversation with a MobileMe support person, and my interpretation of the responses to my questions is that we’re less than 45 days away from the new MobileMe. But I’ll let you be the judge. I am going to share a transcript of the conversation: you read the questions and answers carefully and draw your own conclusions.…
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FTW: MobileMe boxed copies going away
Apple is reportedly informing third-party resellers that boxed versions of MobileMe are now discontinued. Retailers can continue to sell their existing inventory, but supplies will not be replenished. This latest information falls in line with earlier rumors that suggest Apple may offer MobileMe as a free service with cloud-based digital lockers for music, photos and videos.
via MobileMe boxed copies going away.…
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FTW: Researchers steal iPhone passwords in six minutes (video)
Losing your smarpthone is bad enough. But if you lose your iPhone and don’t issue a remote wipe command (available for free with the Find My iPhone app) then you could find yourself in a world of hurt
via Researchers steal iPhone passwords in six minutes (video) — Engadget.…
Read MoreRupert Murdoch’s The Daily app now available – US only for now, but here’s how you can get it
Rupert Murdoch’s new iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, has just been launched on the App Store. For now, it’s only available on the US store but for any New Zealanders keen to have a look, here’s how you can grab it.…
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Which Free case will you get? [poll]
With the announcement of the Free Case Program from Apple you are going to have a choice of 8 cases, but the big question is which one will you be getting?
Hit the read more and let us know in our latest poll.…
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Apple begin iPhone 4 Bumper refunds and free case program [gallery]
If you bought an iPhone 4 early and with it a Bumper at the same time, then you will have just received an email, as we just did above, advising customers they are automatically refunding them the cost of the Bumper they purchased.
They have also started the Free case program as promised, so for those of you that didn’t get a bumper/case at the same time as your iPhone 4 you can now get one for free and to organise it, well, ‘There’s an App for that’.
Hit the read more to see a gallery of the cases they are offering as freebies and the link to the app (bookmark it for later)…
Read MoreFree* MicroSIM for iPad – Vodafone
Not sure if this has come to anyone’s attention but it has just been pointed out to us that Vodafone are offering a Free* MicroSIM for iPad users….. One catch with the SIM though is that it can only be used with the iPad.
*$6.95 P&P
Hit the read more for the link to buy….…
Read MoreFree Cases for iPhone 4 users…. until September 30th
So if you bought an iPhone 4 from the UK already then Apple are going to provide you with a free case. If you have bought a bumper, they will refund you the cost of the bumper (this could be cool as I should get both a free case, and a free bumper).Or if you really want to you can get a full refund.…
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App Store Essentials: Skype
It’s easy to forget with its miriad of features and functions that the iPhone is just that… a phone. And while making and receiving phone calls on the device is just as much of a joy as performing any other function, there are two ways to improve on the experience: one is to be able to make cheap phone calls, and the other is to be able to make free phone calls. In the second in our series of App Store Essentials where we highlight the absolute must-haves that were launched prior to the 3GS and OS 3.0, we take a look at Skype.…
Read MoreTIP: How to get MobileMe functionality… for free
After a shakey launch and initial few months, MobileMe has once again become an attractive proposition not just for iPhone users but for Mac users and even PC users. But its price point of $140 per year is pretty steep, and places it out-of-reach for many would-be users including myself. So what are the alternatives? In this article I will show you how to get the MobileMe experience using free alternatives.…
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Map of free / nearly-free wifi hotspots in New Zealand
I just came across this great project to map all free / nearly-free (with a coffee or other minor purchase) wifi hotspots in New Zealand. Lord knows we’re not exactly flush with them here in Aotearoa so it’s good to know where they are! Top work! Let’s help the project out and add any hotspots that we know of by hitting up the link below. Ain’t crowd-sourcing sweet?
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