12-Inch MacBook Now Available in Apple Retail Stores via Personal Pickup
Nearly four months after release, the new 12-inch MacBook is starting to become available for personal pickup in Apple Stores in the United States. Previously, some stores have had sporadic stock for walk-in customers, but it now appears that stock is substantial enough for Apple to offer personal pickup.
The personal pickup option isn’t universal yet however, with only select configurations at select stores being available. For example, the 256 GB Silver MacBook is not available for personal pickup in New York, NY while the 256 GB Space Gray is widely available.
While some Apple Stores and Best Buys have had sporadic stock for walk-ins, most Apple Stores around the world have only had the unit on display. In the MacRumors’ forums, users have been reporting which stores around the world have had the new MacBook on display, whether they were available to purchase or not and how many units they had left in stock.
The MacBook is currently showing shipping estimates of at least 1 – 2 weeks when ordered online. Comparatively, both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are showing shipping estimates of at least 1 business day.
Pricing for the 12-inch MacBook starts at $1,299 for the entry-level model with 256 GB of storage while the higher-end model starts at $1,599 with 512 GB of storage and a slightly faster dual-core Intel Core M processor.
Apple job listing hints that “exciting new mobile products” are coming to Android
The days in which Apple completely neglects Android’s existence are coming to an end. This fall, Apple Music will be streaming on Android devices. Still shocked by that, right? And it doesn’t seem like Apple is stopping there. A job listing posted earlier this week shows that the company is seeking software engineers to develop Android apps.
More specifically, Apple is looking for people that will help bring “new mobile products” to Google’s platform.
The job listing is rather vague, but Apple is demanding a lot of experience and “broad experience” in Android development in particular.
What do you think is coming to Android — iMessage, Safari, iTunes? Be sure to drop a comment below with your prediction.
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Samsung Smart TVs get a new payment system, card details can be transferred from smartphones
Samsung has created a simplified payment system for its Smart TV devices. This will be great news for millions of customers who purchase content from the no. 1 smart TV manufacturer. The new payment service is said to support “major credit cards, debit cards, PayPal and other mobile billing options”.
What it supports is not the highlight, though. The manufacturer is more excited to showcase how easy it is to use this new payment system. After the initial registration set-up has been completed, it usually takes only 3 steps for the user to complete a transaction. Simply choose the item you want to buy, press the “Pay Now” button and enter your PIN number. You are done!
We know what you are thinking, though. Yes, Samsung’s Smart TVs don’t run Android, they run Tizen – so why are we talking about this? For starters, we know many of our readers still love Samsung televisions. Furthermore, this new payment method also takes advantage of a neat feature many Android users will be able to take advantage of.
Those who use a Samsung mobile device can transfer their Samsung account information and registered payment methods to their Samsung Smart TV units, making it even easier to take get everything set up. It makes the process of buying content and accessing in-app purchases within games (which is also a new addition to the experience) much easier.
In addition, Samsung promises tight security. PayPal users can expect the same level of privacy they have with other devices, and Samsung’s secure on-screen keyboard will keep your passwords and input data safe from falling in the wrong hands.
More details on availability are to come, so Samsung urges us to stay tuned. You know we will be keeping an open eye on the Korean manufacturer, so stick around!
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Idol 3 will receive Stagefright bug fix starting August 10
For the past several days, a new Android vulnerability given the name “Stagefright” has been causing consumers to worry about the security of their Android devices. For those who do not know, Stagefright gives a hacker the ability to take over your device with a simple text message, and almost every Android device is susceptible to this bug. Since then, Google has announced an update process for Nexus devices and Samsung has also come out with one for their devices.
Today, Alcatel OneTouch announced that there will be an update to the Idol 3 that comes with a patch for the Stagefright bug. The update will initially start in the US on August 10, and users should be able to receive it on their phones around that time.
It is interesting to see a smaller company like Alcatel Onetouch pushing the update to their devices so quickly when bigger companies like HTC, LG, and Motorola have not even unveiled a plan for the update. Hopefully, we will see updates hitting phones from all OEM’s soon, but this does raise an important question.
Did this new vulnerability cause you to worry more about your phone’s security? Will the response from manufacturers determine which one you go with for your next phone? Tell us what you think down in the comments!
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Google brings new features to Keep and Slides
Google has rolled out a new update to Keep and Slides. Both bring some useful tools.
Slides now allows users to present their presentations within a video chat. This means you can show your Slides presentations to anyone around the world within Hangouts. Google has included a new present button within the app that enables users to see who is in the call before you start.
In Keep’s update, users can export their notes as a copy to Google Docs. Keep notes can already be shared with any Gmail account, but this enhances the experience by giving it more options to edit and share.
Via: The Next Web
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Twitter to offer new buying options with Shopify deal
Recently, Twitter has been negotiating deals with Shopify. The social network wants to offer buttons to more businesses around the world regardless of size. Shopify has 100,000 or so companies that currently use its software when creating their online stores, and Twitter believes it will make a great addition.
On the other hand, companies like Facebook and Pinterest have already begun the process of adding buy buttons to their social media sites and Twitter doesn’t want to be left out. The goal is to take advantage of people’s willingness to buy items and incorporate that in their platforms.
This hasn’t completely taken off yet and the companies must convince people to shop through their social media platform in order to make this work. Re/code states that Twitter’s commerce team is currently investigating different ways of adverting these products as well as making it easier to discover new items for sale. It’s predicted that many company’s will rely heavily on this for revenue in the coming years but only time will tell.
Source: Re/code
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Alcatel OneTouch working to issue Stagefright patch for the Idol 3
Sometime next week, Alcatel OneTouch will push a security update to its flagship device. The Idol 3 will receive a software update “on or around August 10″ to address Android’s Stagefright vulnerability. Alcatel OneTouch is following Google’s lead in issuing a fix for the vulnerability.
Owners of the Idol 3 located in the United States will be first to receive the security update.
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Send Facebook messages directly to businesses from ads
If you want contact someone running a Facebook Page, you can head over to that profile or rely on post comments. Now, the social network allows you to send messages directly to those businesses as soon as you see an ad. Page owners can opt for an ad’s call to action to be a Send Message button that would allow you, a prospective customer, to contact them directly for more information. The feature also lets businesses and page admins respond directly (read: privately) to any comments left on a page. When they do, a note will appear in the thread letting other visitors know they’re in contact.
Pages will also get a badge in their profile based on response time. To earn a “very responsive to messages” badge, the page will have to respond to 90 percent of messages and have an average response time of under five minutes. And yes, you can toggle your personal settings so that businesses and other pages aren’t able to contact you directly if you wish. There are plenty of tools for admins too, including saving commonly-used responses to lower that reaction time. The new messaging feature is available today, so you’re sure to see it pop up in Facebook ads soon enough.
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Tags: ads, facebook, facebookmessages, facebookpages, messages, pages, social
Custom $3,100 Apple Watch celebrates famed Russian leaders
If Lenin weren’t so pickled, he’d be rolling over in his display case at the sight of Caviar’s limited-edition luxury Apple Watch Epoca. The company has unveiled three unique designs for the new Epoca line. Each costs about $3,100 and celebrates one of three famed Russian leaders: Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Lenin and Peter the Great. The watches come replete with either leather or Milanese link bracelets, as well as engravings of Lenin’s mausoleum or Putin’s signature. Heck, you can even get the old Soviet logo on the crown — because if anything represents the failures of Russian Communism, it’s a custom-designed Apple Watch sporting the Hammer and Sickle that costs ten times more than its base model.
Source:
Business Insider
Tags: accessories, apple, AppleWatch, band, lenin, peterthegreat, putin, russia, watches
Apple won’t face class action lawsuit over iMessage problems
If you were hoping to get a payout from Apple after an iMessage flaw prevented you from seeing some text messages on your Android phone… well, you’ll probably be disappointed. Judge Lucy Koh (she of the Apple-versus-Samsung trials) has ruled that a lawsuit over iMessage’s problems won’t reach class action status. According to Koh, it’s not clear that everyone who would have been included (basically, any American who switched away from an iPhone) was affected. Even if the plaintiff could prove that Apple’s messaging tech has “systematic” problems, the judge says, that wouldn’t prove that people missed out on important conversations.
This doesn’t let Apple off the hook. It’s still facing an individual lawsuit, and there’s no guarantee that its solution (making it easier to deactivate iMessage) will convince the court that this case is unnecessary. However, the decision steals a lot of the suit’s thunder. Apple probably won’t pay nearly as much if it loses, and the odds are low that it’ll be pushed into reaching a settlement. That’s unfortunate if you were hoping that Apple would suffer a serious penalty, but it may not emerge completely unscathed.
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Bloomberg
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