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This morning, AT&T sent out a message to Oklahoma customers affected by yesterday's tornado devastation noting that those in the affected areas will have all voice, data and text overages waived through June 30. The company also reminded AT&T Wireless customers across the country that they can support disaster relief efforts by texting the word REDCROSS to 90999. That text message sends a donation of $10 to the American Red Cross and is charged on the customer's monthly bill. Bryan Gonterman, State President for AT&T Oklahoma, said in a statement that "Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City area Monday. We are coordinating with local authorities and bringing in additional resources. We recommend text messaging for communications with family, friends and loved ones given heavy call volumes." AT&T waiving overage charges for Oklahoma customers affected by tornadoes originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Catch up on all of Apple's tax controversy here as both CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer gear up to testify in front of Congress to address Apple's billions in foreign-stored cash. Livestream of Tim Cook and Peter Oppenheimer at today's congressional hearing originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Football fans rejoice (that's soccer for you in America)! Sky Sports has released an update to its popular iPad app that offers a new feature called Sky Sports 360. It lets you switch between over 20 camera angles during a replay. The app also allows you to choose to view the replays at normal speed or in slow motion. Announcing the new feature, David Gibbs, Director of Sky Sports Digital Media, told Sky Sports: "This is great news for the Sky Sports for iPad app, which keeps getting better and better. This is about putting the technology into the hands of the viewer and allowing them to recapture the big moments in the final. It's the first time we've offered this through our app and it's another example of our investment in the Sky Sports viewer's experience." Though the feature is built into the iPad app now, it won't go live for the first time until this Saturday, May 25th during the Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Munich. Sky Sports 360 will also be available throughout the 213-2014 season. Sky Sports for iPad is a free download from the UK App Store. It's free to use for all customers who subscribe to the Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 channels. Non-subscribers can access content in the app for £4.99 a month via in-app purchase.Sky Sports for iPad lets you choose your own replay camera angles originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments

As part of expert testimony at today’s Senate Sub-Committee Hearing to Examine Offshore Profit Shifting and Tax Avoidance by Apple Inc., Professor J. Richard Harvey has made a compelling case that the tax system Apple is taking advantage of needs to have its loopholes closed. Harvey — a distinguished Professor of Practice at Villanova University’s [...]Related StoriesGut Your Old Power Mac G5 And Set It Alight For The Ultimate BBQ GrillScanner Pro From Readdle Now Detects Page Borders AutomaticallyThird-Party App Brings Google’s All Access Music Streaming Service To iPhoneSenator John McCain: Apple Is Cheating The U.S.A. In TaxesSenator Rand Paul: U.S. Government Needs To “Look In The Mirror” Instead Of Critiquing Apple For Tax Evasion

Apple executives are testifying before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee today on tax evasion practices, specifically on routing funds offshore to avoid the U.S. government’s 35% corporate tax rate. This is the highest single tax rate in the world, and Apple has avoided paying billions in U.S. taxes by storing more than two thirds of its [...]Related StoriesGut Your Old Power Mac G5 And Set It Alight For The Ultimate BBQ GrillScanner Pro From Readdle Now Detects Page Borders AutomaticallyThird-Party App Brings Google’s All Access Music Streaming Service To iPhoneSenator John McCain: Apple Is Cheating The U.S.A. In TaxesHow Apple Used An Irish Ghost Company To Avoid Paying Taxes On $78 Billion

Once again, the strength of Apple's products has led to the Cupertino company being honored as the most valuable brand in the world, topping not only tech rivals like Google and Microsoft, but also giants of industry like McDonald's and Coca-Cola.

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky Before either Apple CEO Tim Cook or Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer took the stand to testify on behalf of Apple to defend their tax practices, Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky lashed out on Senator John McCain and Senator Carl Levin for the “spectacle of dragging in here executives from Apple using the brute force of government to bully a great success story.” Senator Paul, a notable Tea Party leader and son of Representative Ron Paul, is often outspoken on issues of tax reform and made no effort to align for his Republican colleague Senator John McCain. Chairman Levin didn’t hesitate to bring the narrative against Apple and its tax practices back to the center stage soon after Senator Paul’s comments. “Apple has done more to enrich people’s lives than politicians will ever do,” Senator Paul voiced on Twitter after his monologue. “If there is anyone to blame here it is not Apple, it is Congress and the tax code it created.” Tim Cook and Peter Oppenheimer are both positioned to testify on behalf of Apple shortly, but you can read their prepared remarks that they published prior to today’s appearance. We don’t expect Apple will offer much deviation from its prepared remarks unless any unexpected questions prompt a notable response. Follow along with C-SPAN’s coverage of Apple’s testimony here.

PowerKiss, a wireless charging company based in Helsinki, Finland, has been acquired by Powermat, also a creator of wireless charging systems for mobile devices. The purchase will bring PowerKiss under the Duracell-backed brand, adding its 1,000 wireless charging points in European McDonalds branches and airports to the existing 1,500 Powermat-owned charging spots in the United States....

Senator John McCain just laid out his case against Apple in Washington D.C. in a Senate hearing about Apple’s tax rates, and he’s out for blood. According to McCain, although 95% of Apple’s research and development happens in the USA, they funnel most of their profits through overseas entities that are not tax residents in [...]Related StoriesWingo Easy-Hold Kindle Case Would Be Perfect For The iPad MiniSquare Cash: Send Cash From Your iPhone Via EmailGut Your Old Power Mac G5 And Set It Alight For The Ultimate BBQ GrillScanner Pro From Readdle Now Detects Page Borders AutomaticallyThird-Party App Brings Google’s All Access Music Streaming Service To iPhone

This is an excellent deal for any iOS owners who are fans of football and video games. EA is releasing the 25th iteration of the Madden football games this year, called Madden 25. And in that box, which costs a standard $60, there will be a deal with DirecTV and the NFL to set up streaming to your television, your PC and consoles, or any mobile devices you have. The NFL has been stepping up on streaming game coverage to iOS over the last year or so, and usually services like that can cost a couple of hundred dollars. To get the deal, you'll have to preorder the Anniversary Edition of Madden 25 (which costs $100) over on Amazon. The biggest hitch is that you'll need to actually have a DirecTV subscription to stream the games to your television. But even without a DirecTV sub, you can still get a code for the streaming, which will still allow you to see the games on your mobile device. Note also that this is for a "17-week free trial," which basically means that when the season is over, so's your service (so no playoff games, for example). Still, if you were thinking of picking up Madden 25 anyway, that's a solid deal, and it could mean hours of streaming games on your mobile device for essentially free. [via 9to5Mac]Preorder Madden 25 on Amazon, get a deal for NFL app streaming originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Source | Permalink | Email this | Comments