Remember this song and dance? You should. Major news agencies far and wide have been asserting that Apple would be producing a "cheaper iPhone" for years now, and it looks as if a few fresh rumors have the smoke all roiled up again. The Wall Street Journal is today reporting that Apple is "working on a lower-end iPhone," citing only "people … [Read more...]
Apple rumored to (again) be working on a cheaper iPhone, could arrive in late 2013
January 9, 2013 by
In his case, charges are cheaper by the dozen
August 2, 2012 by
37 year old Kevin Thomas Gordon is now facing seven new fraud-related charges involving senior citizens living in Saanich and Colwood on Vancouver Island. The charges are related to a door-to-door pressure-washing operation during the months of March, April and May this year. Gordon has been in custody since mid-July on an unrelated series of … [Read more...]
Utah researchers create ‘Spintronic’ LED, claim it’s ‘brighter, cheaper’ and eco-friendly
July 14, 2012 by
Spintronics? Not exactly a new term 'round these parts, but University of Utah physicists are applying it in a unique way that may eventually make TVs look even sharper than they do today. The entity is trumpeting a new "spintronic" organic light-emitting diode (that's OLED, for short) that's said to be "cheaper and more environmentally friendly … [Read more...]
Is this Apple’s cheaper iPhone 4?
October 2, 2011 by
See that? That just might be the cheaper iPhone that Apple's rumored to formally unveil on Tuesday. Gizmodo Brazil managed to get a hold of a purported iPhone 4s from within a Brazilian Foxconn factory, and while the hardware itself looks just about identical to the iPhone 4 that exists today, there's a new SKU that's leading to understandable … [Read more...]
Premier says provincial police force may be cheaper than RCMP
September 30, 2011 by
Premier Christy Clark says it may be cheaper for BC to set up its own provincial police force than to renew the RCMP's contract for the next 20 years. Speaking to municipal politicians who are urging BC and Ottawa to sign a deal, Clark admitted it would be easy to sign on the dotted line, but insists she's holding out for a better deal for … [Read more...]
