Whoa! While Starbucks’ coffee may not be the greatest, they have locations just about everywhere, including some 10,000 in the US alone. According to the company’s official Twitter, you’ll be able to get free, 1-click, no registration Wi-Fi at all the US locations starting July 1. Presumably indefinitely. That’s news even coffee snobs can get excited about.
Starting today, Foursquare Mayors of Starbucks in the US can cash in their hard-earned virtual reputation in the form of a $US1 coupon. Frappucinos may taste awful but slightly cheaper Frappucinos should be drunk proudly.
Jumping drastically from 16 stores to well over 1000, Starbucks branches within Target stores in the US are now accepting payment via the Starbucks Card Mobile iPhone app. It works by displaying a QR code, which the hot little barista behind the counter can scan and then bill you for. [Mobile Apps via MobileCrunch]
Remember the extremely popular and touching Stand By Me video? That was recorded in a virtual studio around the world during different days. Here’s the not-less-touching “All You Need Is Love”, recorded in 156 countries at exactly the same time…
This intriguing dude is watching a black-and-white TV, with a DTV converter box, in a Starbucks. Hey, it’s not his fault Hulu doesn’t carry Jeopardy!, right? [Kansas City Blog via Boing Boing Gadgets]
When Starbucks announced last year that they were closing down a heap of their stores, we commented on how this would effect the free wireless internet access, the only thing that would inspire us to walk into a Starbucks in the first place. Well, turns out the arrangement with Telstra soured completely, and now iiNet has stepped in to fill the void by offering free Wi-Fi for their customers in 20 Starbucks stores around the country.
Reader jessettrs sends in this ridiculous image taken at a Starbucks on 42nd and 9th. Yeah, it’s a guy with a Mac Mini and a 15-inch LCD.
All iPhone users get free AT&T Wi-Fi, hurray. But the text-message-based access system makes it a pain in the arse to log onto. Enter Easy Wi-Fi for AT&T, an app that makes it, well, easy. When you fire up the app for the first time, you just enter your number. After that, when you hit an AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot, like at Harbucks, you just mash a giant button to log in, no hassle required. Ars says Devicescape is planning more automated connection apps for other operators, AT&T is just the first, thanks to the “approval store nightmare.” It’s free until Friday, then it jumps to $US1.99. [iTunes via Ars]
