http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/16-gb-iphone-4-still-available-at-some-radio-shack-locations http://tech.peekbase.com/16-gb-iphone-4-still-available-at-some-radio-shack-locations#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:20:04 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/16-gb-iphone-4-still-available-at-some-radio-shack-locations January 12th, 2012 If you’re in the market for a cheap iPhone 4, you may want to call your local Radio Shack. A leaked document provided to 9to5Mac suggests the electronics retailer still has inventory of both the 8 GB and 16 GB models. The two iPhone 4 models are available for US$99 with a new ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/domain-pain-techcrunch-fr-for-all-your-cloud-storage-needs/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/no-comment-rovio-execs-wife-dresses-up-angry-birds-style http://tech.peekbase.com/no-comment-rovio-execs-wife-dresses-up-angry-birds-style#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:20:03 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/no-comment-rovio-execs-wife-dresses-up-angry-birds-style December 7th, 2011 In these pics over at the Hollywood Reporter, you can clearly see Peter Vesterbacka, the CEO of Rovio, who you may remember from his speech earlier this year at GDC 2011. The woman he’s pictured with is none other than his wife, Teija Vesterbacka, who, according to the pictures, looks like a ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/apple-unveils-dock-to-micro-usb-adapter-to-comply-with-eu-standards/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/applecare-for-iphone-covers-accidental-damage http://tech.peekbase.com/applecare-for-iphone-covers-accidental-damage#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:40:05 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/applecare-for-iphone-covers-accidental-damage October 4th, 2011 One good accessory purchase for any iPhone buyer is AppleCare, but now Apple has upped the ante with a new product called AppleCare+ — they’ll now cover accidental damage to your iPhone. AppleCare+ ($US99) must be purchased at the same time that you buy your new iPhone, and covers up to two incidents ... Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/applecare-for-iphone-covers-accidental-damage/feed 0