{"id":7505,"date":"2013-09-04T08:50:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T15:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=7505"},"modified":"2013-09-03T12:15:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T19:15:02","slug":"age-of-geeks-smartphone-competition-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2013\/09\/04\/age-of-geeks-smartphone-competition-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Age of Geeks<\/em>: Smartphone competition heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s absolutely no shortage of tech stories in this era. Some of us sleep with tech news in our minds and wake up in shock at how it changed overnight. Well, that\u2019s a bit of overkill, but, still, technology keeps changing rapidly and it\u2019s up to us to keep up with it. In this column we will keep you updated with the latest advancements and stories from various segments of day-to-day technology.<\/p>\n

For now we have some very interesting news coming from our beloved smartphone segment. These are the stories you shouldn\u2019t have missed:<\/p>\n

iPhone Reuse and Recycle Program<\/b><\/p>\n

Apple really did it right this time. Apple\u2019s rumoured \u201crecycle\u201d or \u201ctrade-in\u201d program is all set to launch during early September. Word has it that almost every iPhone is eligible for trade-in. So now you can trade in your existing iPhone for Apple credits and use those credits to get a new iPhone. Well, that\u2019s something to look forward to, isn\u2019t it? Thank you, Apple!<\/p>\n

Rogers slashes Motorola Moto X price<\/b><\/p>\n

The much-anticipated MotoX is finally here, and it\u2019s exclusive to Rogers. But it looks like it\u2019s not gaining as many sales as Rogers anticipated, so they have decided to cut back its price by $20. Let\u2019s see if that\u2019s going to work for Rogers, keeping in mind that American telecommunication giant Verizon is knocking on the door.<\/p>\n

Google refunds $100 on Nexus 4 purchases<\/b><\/p>\n

Did you buy a Nexus 4 recently? Then you might be shocked that Google decided to slash its prices after you bought it. Well, my friend, it\u2019s time to cheer up. Google has decided it will refund $100 to all customers who bought the Nexus 4 after August 12. But you only have until September 12 to file a refund.<\/p>\n

Verizon knocking on Canada\u2019s door<\/b><\/p>\n

Not sure if it\u2019s something to cheer about or feel threatened about. Although Verizon\u2019s arrival in Canada is not confirmed yet, it has still shaken our big three: Telus, Rogers, and Bell. The big three have started offering lucrative deals to its new and existing customers by introducing better plans and mouth-watering promos in anticipation of a possible price battle with Verizon.<\/p>\n

Join us next issue when we see what our favourite tech giants have in store for us for the fall. Maybe some nice surprises? Or some shockers? Either way, geek out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s absolutely no shortage of tech stories in this era. Some of us sleep with tech news in our minds and wake up in shock at how it changed overnight. Well, that\u2019s a bit of overkill, but, still, technology keeps changing rapidly and it\u2019s up to us to keep up with it. In this column […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,109],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-columns","category-september-4-2013"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7506,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7505\/revisions\/7506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}