Category: 883: Weekly Apple News Recap | 05.30.14, WWDC Starts Monday 6/2!, Hinge Care for Portables, Vermont Goes Hands-Free: Part 1, South Burlington 3-Day Sale – Encore!, GE Financing is Back!

Grace is heading north with the pups, and although she’s leaving Key West and its consistently sunny weather, it will be nice to have her back her in Vermont. I can’t decide if I miss her or Hammerhead more, but we are getting the band back together. Aside from cleaning the house before she gets…

Want a new Mac or iPad or know someone who does? (We can think of several dads and grads who have them on their lists…) Well, we have some great news — our special financing promotion is back! Come into any Small Dog Electronics retail store and you can apply for *no interest financing* for…

Our Memorial Day weekend sale went over pretty well, so we figured we’d bring it back with some additional inventory for those of you looking for great deals! We’re searching every nook and cranny we can to add more items at deep discounts. **Starting Friday, June 6th, and running through Sunday June 8th,** South Burlington…

If you’re a Vermonter, you may have recently heard that legislation has been passed that will prohibit the handheld use of phones while driving. Many states have done this, and I personally agree that will help to make the roads safer. In plain language, the new legislation prohibits drivers from texting, scrolling through music and…

As I write this, I’m sitting on the Greyhound bus, and my display is shaking ever so slightly with the bumps in the road. I had also placed my iPhone on the windowsill (albeit precariously) before it fell onto the edge of my MacBook Pro and then landed on the floor, making a noise loud…

It’s that time of year again…the Worldwide Developers Conference starts Monday and we’re all anxiously waiting to see if there are going to be any new products or software. Like Don mentioned in his intro, there are always a ton of rumors that float around — but we’ll have to wait to hear about all…

*Apple Makes Beats Acquisition Official* Did you think they forgot about Dre? No chance. As Don mentioned above, what was rumored (and seemingly confirmed by Dr. Dre) is now a reality: Apple has purchased Beats, the electronics company most famous for its headphones, for $3 billion. “*Read more…*”:http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/28/apple-buys-beats/ “*Read the official press release here.*”:https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2014/05/28Apple-to-Acquire-Beats-Music-Beats-Electronics.html *Acompli…

_Dear Friends,_ The big news this week was official confirmation of the worst-kept secret in recent Apple history. Apple announced after the bell on Wednesday that they would be acquiring Beats Audio in a $3 billion deal. In addition to the wildly popular Beats headphones and speakers, Apple gains access to Beats Music, the subscription-based…