There has been news lately about AT&T and Verizon jumping in on a purchase for Vodafone Group PLC. Verizon though recently denied the claim that they were taking part of this $245bil buyout of Vodafone. The rumors floating around sent Verizon Shares up in trading yesterday April 3rd, 2013 as speculation of this would meanContinue reading “Verizon: Perhaps a Gentle Giant”
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Bad Apples- She’s at it again
As we all know, Apple has been generating a lot of news lately. And not merely just for it’s new devices or even the next greatest watch, the iWatch. The area in which Apple in generating news is where it has been for the past 4 or 5 years. Apple is very well known forContinue reading “Bad Apples- She’s at it again”
#AppleProbz & The iPhone #7
The moment all Apple lovers have been waiting for may be right around the corner. According to the iPhone “experts” we should be expecting the 7th iPhone this Summer since we haven’t seen a new devices since October when the iPad Mini was released. Though Apple is continuously working with its counterparts in Asia onContinue reading “#AppleProbz & The iPhone #7”
Apple: “Sorry China”
Apple CEO, Tim Cook signed a letter of apology to Apple consumers in China which was discovered on Apple’s website Tuesday morning by Techtronica staff. Thanks to Google Translate we were able to find that Apple’s apology consisted of encouraging words to the China version of Apple’s website including, “We express our sincere apologies forContinue reading “Apple: “Sorry China””
“Don’t Piss Off A Radio DJ”: Lil Wayne’s Cell Phone Number Made Public
If you’re in the upstate South Carolina area or in extreme Northeast Georgia [and surrounding areas] you might’ve heard a celebrity’s phone number read over the air. Lil Wayne, [Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.] supposedly had a scheduled an interview with Hot 98.1’s “Shorty” Lil Wayne BAILED on our interview! CALL HIM to tell him hisContinue reading ““Don’t Piss Off A Radio DJ”: Lil Wayne’s Cell Phone Number Made Public”
A New Name. A New Beginning…
If you haven’t seen our post on facebook or twitter, we are changing the name and logo of Techtronica tomorrow! It’s exciting news and we want you, the reader to help us pick a great new name. Techtronica is a name that has served us well for years and we are sad to see itContinue reading “A New Name. A New Beginning…”
AMD Radeon Sky Series Brings Cloud Based Graphics to the Masses
Okay, It is fairly obvious that the way to go for computing these days is “To The Cloud.” but perhaps not everything is best suited for cloud operations. We have seen many blunders in Cloud based technology such as with SimCity’s DRM game play that upset global servers and most importantly turned off many loyalContinue reading “AMD Radeon Sky Series Brings Cloud Based Graphics to the Masses”
Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini vs. Apple: Case Dismissed!
To add to our list of posts on Apple yelling patent violation, yesterday, they dropped their case against the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini. The case was a part of an ongoing lawsuit between the two companies that earlier involved a line of phones with agreements mirroring the outcome of what happened in this particular case.Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini vs. Apple: Case Dismissed!”
Snapchat: Does it Really Disappear?
If you’ve ever used Snapchat before you’ve most likely known that all media sent and received disappears after the alloted time set by the sender, right? Well, Buzzfeed has found out a hack that allows those recieving to view the videos forever. So how’s this happening?
Anonymous Account Suspended on Twitter
5 Days ago Twitter suspended the regularly used account by Anonymous [@YourAnonNews]. Though Anonymous occasionally [okay maybe regularly] violates Twitter’s T.O.S. but this is the first time we’ve reported on a suspension. Soon after, Anonymous released this tweet from their backup account: When media sources contacted Twitter for a comment they had this toContinue reading “Anonymous Account Suspended on Twitter”
NRA’s silence on the WWW
Before beginning this post I’d like to personally express my condolences for those involved [in any way] with the tragedy that struck the town of Newtown, Connecticut. One of the highly discussed topics during these difficult times is the statements of different organizations against “unnecessary” gun limitations and the ones that believe they are necessary. As ofContinue reading “NRA’s silence on the WWW”
Once in a Lifetime Minute
Today, we all have a once in a lifetime minute. For all of us, this will be the final time we will have a number repeating across the board in both time and date. 12/12/12 12:12 The next time this will takes place will be in 3001 so for us this will be our finalContinue reading “Once in a Lifetime Minute”
“The Darkest Night”- Aurora, Colorado Shooting
We see many things happen on a daily basis that tries to wreak havoc on our nation or even a local theatre whether it be a domestic attack on national security, a terrorist attack or even a local theatre shooting. We’ve decided to cover this story to show the social media aspect and how quickly theContinue reading ““The Darkest Night”- Aurora, Colorado Shooting”
Mars Rover Landing for Kinect
Microsoft and NASA joined effort to celebrate the landing of my favorite Mars rover Curiosity on Mars in a few weeks time by release just today an Xbox 360 App for Kinect. Mars Rover Landing for Kinect takes you through the difficult motion of landing a Rover safely in an unfriendly atmosphere of Mars. This is an opportunityContinue reading “Mars Rover Landing for Kinect”
False Start: CNN & Fox News on HealthCare Ruling
Thursday afternoon was a very hectic day for all national news networks because of the HealthCare decision that was set to be made by the supreme court. As I was sitting in a conference Thursday my phone vibrated alerting me that HealthCare *had* been passed. Before this alert I got an audio clip sent toContinue reading “False Start: CNN & Fox News on HealthCare Ruling”
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