At 2:18 PM today President Trump will send an unblockable text alert to every smartphone in America as he tests a new emergency system.
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iPhone loyalists expressed their disappointment over the prices Apple is demanding for 2 new iPhone devices. The iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max were announced at Apple’s launch event on Wednesday. The complaints started online immediately after the prices were announced.
Celebrities, billionaires and criminals are making the switch to the old school flip phone to avoid privacy invasion by snooping government officials, law enforcement or Facebook.com.
When former Atlanta city manager Mitzi Bickers (pictured) was arrested on bribery, wire fraud and money laundering charges earlier this month, she was spotted talking on a flip phone as she left the federal courthouse with her attorney.
If you suspect that Apple is intentionally throttling or slowing down your iPhone to force you to upgrade, you’re not just being paranoid. Apple has confirmed rumors that the old iPhones are designed to slow down as the battery ages.
Forbes first noticed back in 2016 that their old iPhones were slowing down. They did a little investigating and learned that there is “something buried in iOS code called ‘Powerd’ that will increasingly slow down your device as your battery degrades.”
Once that code was removed, their old iPhones ran at normal speed again.
Apple iPhone addicts rejoice: you will soon have 2 new toys to play with.
Apple CEO Tim Cook had a few surprises in store for the lucky few who were invited to Apple Day 2015 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco today.
The following details were gleaned from Gizmodo’s spies.
The Cleveland Cavaliers NBA team is reeling from the loss of Kevin Love, who injured his shoulder during round 1 of the NBA playoffs. The Cavs dropped game 1 in the Eastern Conf. Semifinals to the Chicago bulls at home on Monday.
Beyonce and her philandering husband, rapper Jay Z, are at war again. This time the couple are on the outs over a secret cell phone that Jay Z reportedly kept hidden from Bey so he could remain in contact with his side pieces and his protege, Bajan singer Rihanna.
Prison gangs have found a new revenue stream to finance their criminal activities behind the walls of America’s toughest prisons.
Gang members are using cell phones to extort other prisoners and their families.
In September, online hackers uploaded nude pics of celebrities to the Internet. The graphic photos were reportedly stolen from Apple iPhone’s iCloud service. It should be noted that Apple has denied the allegations.
After suffering through the public humiliation of having their private and personal moments exposed to the world, celebrities such as Rihanna (pictured above) have gone back to using old skool flip phones to protect their privacy.
Pop singer Rihanna was all smiles as she left an office building in NYC with her beloved granddaddy. The 26-year-old Bajan national wore bell bottom jeans and a snazzy quilted, mixed fabric baseball jacket. Rihanna was also spotted carrying an old Motorola V3 cell phone as she headed to the studio to work on her eighth album. It’s heartwarming to see RiRi interacting so lovingly with her elders.
Photos: NorthWoodsPix / @PapCultureNYC / Splash News
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