How to travel with your iphone | 0 Comments
By evp on 03-06-2012 04:15 PM
There is no doubt that the iPhone is one of the hottest devices right now. Clients are scooping them up left and right on all 3 available carriers.
Almost every day we get a call back with the question “How do I use my new iPhone internationally?”.Good question and the answer will depend on the carrier that you have. USA today did a great article on the different carriers and how to unlock your phone on each one.
- ATT does not unlock iPhones (you can buy unlocked ATT iPhones directly from Apple at retail costs)
- Verizon can be unlocked after 60 days of good standing, must follow unlocking procedure first. If you buy a foreign SIM here, you can program before travel…if you buy a SIM upon your arrival, you must have a Wi-Fi connection to activate. A domestic SIM will not work.
- Sprint can be unlocked after 90 days of good standing, Sprint iPhone will recognize automatically if it is foreign or domestic SIM (cannot use domestic SIM)
Read the full article here and safe travels. - Article by Rob Pegoraro- USA Today
Do you use Facebook on your phone, computer or both? | 0 Comments
By evp on 12-29-2011 09:15 PM
A new study shows that 40% of Facebook use is from mobile apps. This past week I visited the App Store and saw that the Facebook app was in the Top 25 during the holiday weekend. I assume it was because everyone got a new smartphone for Christmas and immediately went to download the app, like I did.
If you think about today’s technology we have built a society that has us always on the go. We want tablets and smartphones and everything needs to be 4G, fast and wireless. It’s no surprise that people aren’t taking the time to sit at their desktop and login to sites as much. We are checking apps at a stoplight, on our lunch break or during a meeting. Many companies are now blocking social media sites like Facebook on corporate computers which forces employees to check in more often from their smartphone. Could you imagine a world where computers were obsolete? With the number of new apps on the rise we’ll see what the future holds.
Starbucks has the nation’s largest mobile payment program | 0 Comments
By evp on 12-07-2011 07:28 PM
Less than a year ago Starbucks introduced a new mobile payments system through the Starbucks Card Mobile iPhone and BlackBerry applications, which is used at nearly 7,000 Starbucks across the US. Coffee lovers can easily pay for their favorite latte with their phone versus a debit card. The Starbucks app allows you to reload your Starbucks card and scan the bar code at checkout. Since the app was launched over 26 million transactions have been made according to Computerworld.com. Matt Hamblen states “Starbucks didn’t divulge the total number of purchases with mobile devices, but said $110 million had been reloaded onto Starbucks cards directly through the mobile app since January. Globally, $2.4 billion was loaded onto Starbucks cards in fiscal 2011, with the cards making up one in four transactions in U.S. Starbucks stores. Starbucks cards were launched a decade ago and $10 billion has been loaded onto them, the company said.” Starbucks is only the beginning, with this kind of success I would imagine other retailers hopping on the bandwagon. Smartphones and apps continue to make our daily life easier and a bit more entertaining, what will they think of next?
- Matt Hamblen- ComputerWorld.com Article
