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August 04, 2011

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Radio Shack Cuts Contract iPhone Price

The US electronics store chain Radio Shack had cut the price of new iPhones on contract. It's knocked $30 off the up-front cost. The move has fueled speculation that the launch of the next-generation device is imminent. There are reports a new iPhone will be announced in August and go on sale in the US in September, followed by other countries - including the UK - a month later.

Five Reasons To Upgrade To Mac OS X Lion

1. Full-screen applications Numerous bundled applications now support full-screen modes to help remove distractions when working. You can swipe instantly between full-screen apps using a gesture on the mouse or Magic Trackpad. 2. New Mail application Apple has updated the bundled mail application for OS X 10.7. It now more closely resembles the Mail app on the iPad, and adds support for a conversation view that groups together replies to the same message chronologically. A new full-screen mode removes distractions when writing. 3. AirDrop AirDrop is a new feature that allows direct wireless file transfers over wi-fi between two Mac computers, even if they aren't connected to a wi-fi network. When activated a secure 'ad-hoc' connection is created between to computers, though both must be running OS X 10.7 for it to work. 4. Autosave and Versions Autosave continually saves changes you make to documents as you make them, removing the need to ever manually save files. Ve...

Bump iPhone App Now Gets Long-Distance Messaging

The highly-successful Bump iPhone app has been updated with an instant message facility. Now you can message friends anywhere - even if they're not close enough to bump phones with. The Bump app keeps its core functions of letting you share contacts, photos, music, location and calendar events simply by bumping your phone with the phone of someone who also has the app installed. It includes integration with Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The messaging feature lets you send instant messages to anyone you've "bumped" or added as a friend. What's new in version 2.3: + Send messages to friends who aren't near you by adding them as a friend inside of Bump -- it's kind of like a long-distance "virtual bump". + Fast app switching / backgrounding + Messages now stored for offline viewing Bump is free in the Apple App Store . Follow IJSMblog on Twitter

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