Want The Free Case For Your iPhone? There's An App For That!

Want to get a free iPhone 4 case?

Don't shoot me for using this overworked phrase, but ... there's an app for that.

In response to an alleged design flaw in its newest phone that causes dropped calls and poor reception, Apple announced last week that it would give consumers a free case that covers the antenna and fixes the issue.

On Friday, the company posted a website that explains how consumers can go about getting that free case.

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Stay Tuned To The World Cup 2010 On Your Mobile

Waka Wakka!!! It’s the 2010 FIFA World Cup! The games have kicked off in South Africa, but depending on your location and time zone, it might be hard to stay tuned and watch your favorite team(s) when working or traveling.

Here are a few helpful sites and ways to take advantage of so that you don’t miss a second.

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FAIL - Philippines First Automated Elections

MANILA, Philippines—A joint congressional canvassing committee Thursday night used a laborious, manual method and the crudest tools, including a bolt cutter, to begin tabulating votes for president and vice president in what was supposed to be a high-tech, automated election process.

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Gold-for-Cash Vending Machine

It's the ultimate hole-in-the-wall - a money machine that dispenses pure gold.

But installed beneath the gold-coated ceilings of Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace hotel, where royalty and billionaires come for cappuccinos topped with gold flakes, the machine almost seems part of the furniture.

'The reason we chose Emirates Palace is because it really fits with the surroundings here,' said German entrepreneur Thomas Geissler, creator of the 'Gold to Go' brand and chief executive of Ex Oriente Lux.

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Glittering prize: An Emirati man tries the 'Gold to Go' vending machine at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi

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