Month: May 2015

‘Redacted’ Hits Number 8 Spot in Mac App Store With Just $302 in First-Day Profit

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App developer Sam Soffes today published a blog post detailing the early monetary performance of his new app Redacted [Direct Link], which allows users to easily obscure sensitive information on personal photos. Screenshot of Redacted’s image obscuring features After launching the app earlier this week, the $4.99 Redacted app quickly broke into the top paid…

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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Belkin/Kensington iPad Keyboard cases $30, Photoshop+Premiere Elements 13 $68, more

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Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Amazon Gold Box Tech Accessories: Belkin/Kensington iPad Keyboard cases $ 30, Pencil/Adobe Stylus $ 40, Bags, more Adobe Premiere+Photoshop Elements 13: $ 68 download or…

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Apple Preparing In-Store Pickup Option for Apple Watch

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Apple is preparing to offer an in-store pickup option for the Apple Watch in the United States and other launch countries, listing the option as “available soon” on the Apple Online Store and Apple Store app. The new option remains grayed out on Apple’s website and app, making it unavailable to select, and Apple’s Reserve…

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Apple again said to be under federal investigation over upcoming streaming music service

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Following a report yesterday claiming that Apple was being investigated by the Department of Justice over anti-competitive practices surrounding the launch of its rebranded Beats streaming music service, Bloomberg this evening now corroborates that report. Bloomberg says that the Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Apple is using its large iTunes store to put rival…

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Jewelers start gold plating Apple Watch to undercut Apple’s pricey Edition models

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It’s no secret that the price of the Apple Watch rapidly increases if you want a gold model. The Apple Watch Edition with an 18 karat rose gold case starts at $ 10,000 and ranges to $ 17,000 for yellow gold models with a gold-plated band. Jewelers, however, looking to take some of Apple’s high-end Watch market,…

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Review: Urban Armor Gear, the military-spec iPhone & iPad cases dropped from space (Video)

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Scuff marks created during my own drop-tests … The problem with buying a protective case for an iPhone or iPad is that you never know for sure just how protective it really is until it is needed to do its job. Even a drop-test video only shows you how well the case worked with that…

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How to calibrate Apple Watch to improve accuracy of calorie, distance, & other fitness data

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Apple takes user submitted data for age, height, gender and weight to help it calculate the different data points it provides for workouts and activities, but there is also a way to calibrate Apple Watch to improve the accuracy of the data. By initiating the calibration process, you can get more accurate readings for calorie,…

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Review: OWC’s Envoy Pro mini hides a MacBook-like SSD inside a USB 3.0 flash drive

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Across the How-To guides I’ve written for adding solid state drives (SSDs) to iMacs, Mac Pros, Mac minis and MacBooks, there was one option I left out: thumb drives. While external SSDs such as Elgato’s Thunderbolt Drives and Samsung’s T1 can do two things — dramatically speed up Macs and add storage space — thumb…

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