Tag: STARBUCKS

Those with Wi-Fi-equipped iPhones and iPods have been able to order songs at Starbucks for months now, part of a deal that saw the coffee mega-franchise giving away millions and millions of free iTunes tracks. Now, it seems, that was just the beginning of a partnership between the alternative computer manufacturer and the decidedly mainstream java house, with the unveiling of a new patent that ...

Starbucks has long been the go-to place for lovers of overpriced hot beverages and overpriced Wi-Fi. Now it's poised to become the go-to place for lovers of iTunes, too. Today, Starbucks announced that it will give away millions of free iTunes downloads to customers in the form of "Song of the Day" cards, set to be distributed between October 2 and November 7. When Apple announced the new ...

Starbucks, the second home of thousands of displaced workers and students, just made it easier to order a coffee while whiling away the hours at one of its locations. If you're on the Wi-Fi network at a Starbucks, you can simply pull up a browser screen and order a fresh cup o' joe. Of course, you still have to pay for the thing, and we'd be surprised if the cranky staff actually brings the ...

Think twice before you connect to that public Wi-Fi hotspot, because you could fall victim to a new and growing menace called an evil twin attack. It goes a little something like this: A ne'er-do-well uses a laptop to set up a clone of the login site you'd see at a place like Starbucks. You're there, sipping some ridiculously named cup of coffee and decide to get online. What you think is the ...