Nokia introduces budget-friendly 130 feature phone

Not everything out on the market is a smartphone, at least if Nokia has any say about it. Nokia just unveiled the 130, a device that reminds us that mobile phones were for a time just meant for calls and text messages. The device supports microSD cards and has an LED flashlight but it doesn’t have a camera or Web browsing capabilities. Well, this is basically a US$25 phone so don’t expect it to perform any of the usual functions of a smartphone (aside from the calling, texting, and looking for stuff in the dark). It is a device meant for the developing markets or those that need a spare phone with them for emergencies.

Source: Engadget

Apple TV iTunes Festival promo comes with $25 iTunes Gift Card

A new iTunes Festival promo for Apple TV buyers gets them a $25 iTunes Gift Card for them to purchase music from the festival performers.  So anyone who buys a new Apple TV for $109 will get a $25 gift card to splurge. 

Breaking: Steve Ballmer now owns the L.A. Clippers

After a very convoluted and public bid to purchase the Los Angeles Clippers from Donald Sterling, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has apparently triumphed in his bid to own the NBA basketball franchise. Steve Ballmer is reportedly paying $2 billion for the Los Angeles Clippers franchise, and while Ballmer (and Microsoft's roots) are anchored in Seattle (a city that's been crying out for an NBA franchise since the Supersonics moved to Oklahoma), Ballmer has repeatedly said he isn't moving the franchise away from LA. “It is really unfortunate that the greatest city in America doesn’t have a professional basketball team. And so, I still hope that happens," Ballmer said in an interview last week. "I am humbled and honored to be the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers," Ballmer added in a statement yesterday. 

As for the Clipper players, they seem pretty chuffed at having a change in ownership. Read their statements here.

Apple readies to roll out HealthKit solution to Medical Professionals in U.S.

Apple has started rolling out its HealthKit solution to medical professionals in the U.S. by setting up collabortions with major medical centers like Mount Sinai, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, and Allscripts to use the new system. 

The Health app and Healthkit development kit are part of the improvements coming to iOS 8 this fall. Ideal for tracking patient's data like blood pressure, pulse, and weight, HealthKit can revolutionize patient monitoring and care and possibly even alert healthcare professionals if a sudden or unexpected drop in patient's vitals is recorded. The Health app integrates information captured by various sensors in wearable devices and silos them into one dashboard. Launched at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, Health and HealtKit are two technologies that have led many to believe that Apple is developing its own wearable device.

Source: Reuters.