Starbucks Team Up With Google For Wi-Fi Hotspot

It is official, Starbucks team up with Google to provide Wi-Fi hotspot.

The good news is that Google should be able to provide better Wi-Fi hotspot, especially in cities where Google Fiber are available; that’s Kansas City for now, Austin, Texas and Provo, Utah are next.

The other good news is that Google gets to collect more info on the users.

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Amazon changed Chromecast-Netflix Promotion Cut-off Time

Amazon now says that customer who purchased Google Chromecast before 5:30 p.m. on July 25, 2013 are eligible for the Netflix Promotion.

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Initially Amazon said:

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Please note that the Netflix promotional offer (which was available in limited supply) has now ended. Customers who ordered their Chromecast prior to 5:31 PM PST on July 24, 2013 will receive a Netflix gift code via email within 5 days of their product’s ship date.

Initially Amazon customers who purchased Google Chromecast after 5:31 p.m. on July 24, 2013 were told that they were not eligible for the Netflix Promotion. Disappointed Amazon customers were reportedly cancelled their orders citing that the Netflix Promotion influenced their decision in purchasing Google Chromecast.

Amazon is reportedly sending emails to customers who already cancelled their Chromecast orders that they qualified to receive the Netflix promotion.

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Carl’s Jr. Strawberry Pop-Tarts Ice Cream Sandwich

I’ve heard about Carl’s Jr Strawberry Pop-Tarts Ice Cream Sandwich for quite some times and finally I got one.

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This post is not brought to you by Carl’s Jr. because they do not pay me every time I mentioned it.

Does it have electrolyte, the one thing that plants crave?

Office Cat

It’s Saturday and I don’t feel like posting anything. So I’ve scheduled this post to be published sometimes in the evening.

Here’s an Office Cat.

An Office Cat

Apple Developer Center is Mostly Up

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It has been one week since Apple took down its Developer Center Website due to security intrusion. At this point most of Apple Developer Center is back online including iOS and Mac Dev Centers. Apple developers with expiring paid memberships are given some extra time to renew since Program Enrollment and Renewals section of the website is still not operational.

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Apple iOS team is reportedly ready to distribute the next iOS 7 beta sometimes early next week.