Twitter announced back in October that its micro video sharing service Vine will shut down in the coming months, and today the company has updated its plans for the social network.

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If you buy an iPhone 7 from AT&T this week, you can take home a second iPhone 7 for free thanks to the carrier’s latest BOGO offer. The buy one, get one free promo only runs through Christmas Eve, however, so you’ll have to jump on it fast. Meanwhile, T-Mobile is trying to steal a few AT&T customers with free year of the carrier’s new DirecTV Now streaming video service…

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Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Studio both received recent updates that implement support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. The professional non-linear editor is popular among videographers for its immersive color correction features.

While Apple’s flagship Final Cut Pro X received Touch Bar support back in October, DaVinci Resolve’s December 14th update brings one of the most impressive Touch Bar support implementations that I’ve seen thus far. more…

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Dive into the world of GoPro w/ a HERO+ LCD Action Camera in today’s Amazon Gold Box: $150 shipped (Orig. $300)

Daily Deals: Nomad Pod Portable Charger for Apple Watch $20, Sharp 40-inch LED 1080p HDTV $180, more

Panasonic’s Eneloop Power Pack includes ten AA and four AAA rechargeable batteries + a wall charger: $28 (Reg. up to $40)

B&H offers up to $200 discounts on Apple’s latest 27-inch Retina 5K iMac, prices from $1,630 shipped (Tax in NY only)

Apple’s 12-inch MacBook is up to $200 off right now at B&H (Tax NY only) and Amazon, prices start at $1,199 shipped

Cross that iPad off your holiday shopping list: iPad Air 2 $300 (Reg. $399), 9.7-inch iPad Pro from $450 (Reg. $599)

9TO5TOYS PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2016: Amazon’s Echo Dot changes your life for $40

Amazon drops its entire Echo lineup back down to Black Friday pricing: Dot $40, Tap $90, Echo $140

You clearly need more goats in your life this holiday season, so grab Goat Simulator on iOS while it’s free (Reg. $5)

9to5Toys Gift Guide: The best tech accessories for any car or truck – Bluetooth adapter, USB Jump Starter, Dash Cam & more!

9to5Toys Gift Guide: ideas for Music Makers – pocket synths, headphone accessories, DIY kits and more

9to5Toys Gift Guide: ideas for the Techie Traveler – best messenger bags, Bluetooth gear, accessories and more

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

Anki Overdrive brings race car driving to your living room with smartphone control: $100 shipped (Reg. $150)

• Games/Apps: Dishonored 2 $33, Ratchet and Clank $10, Battlefront Deluxe $10, more
• Smartphone Accessories: Lumsing Bluetooth 4.0 Car Kit Receiver Adapter for $13, more
• Sphero’s BB-8 App Controlled Robot bundled with the Force Band is on sale for $140
• Amazon is offering deep savings on popular Ninja blenders in today’s Gold Box from $49
• You can grab a certified refurbished Dyson Pure Cool Link Air Purifier Fan today for just $310
• LEGO Building Kits: Angry Birds King Pig’s Castle $53, Star Wars AT-ST Walker $32, more
• Amazon’s Gold Box features up to 30% off popular Kershaw Knives priced from $30

MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:

Score 20% off at Pad & Quill on its iPhone and Apple Watch Accessories

Great stocking stuffer! Caseology cases for iPhone 6/s/7/Plus, Pixel, and more from $4 shipped

Pick up a new Spigen iPad Pro Smart Cover-Style Stand/Case: 9.7-inch $6.50, more

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When Apple exited the display business and announced that it was partnering with LG for two new 4K and 5K UltraFine displays aimed specifically at owners of the new MacBook Pro machines, it promised that the 5K model would be available in December. LG went further and said ‘early December.’

Apple also showed introductory pricing valid only this month, reverting to full price in January.

As of today – officially mid-December – you can order the 4K model direct from Apple for the introductory price of $524, albeit with a lead-time of 5-6 weeks. But the ‘Add to Bag’ button on the 5K model remains greyed-out, its status shown as ‘Currently unavailable’ …

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Following a report in October claiming Samsung and LG were both attempting to win orders for OLED displays to be used in future iPhones, a new report today says Apple has partnered with LG Display for a foldable OLED panel of sorts.

According to the report from etnews, LG Display is partnering with Apple, Google, and Microsoft on what it describes as ‘out-foldable’ OLED displays.
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Apple has been ordered to pay a $2 million penalty after four retail employees from a San Diego Apple Store filed a lawsuit over meal and rest break policy. The complaint dates back to 2011 and became a class action lawsuit in 2013, although the retail policies were changed following the complaint in 2012.

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Since iOS 7, Apple has allowed third-party manufacturers to make game controller accessories for iPhones and iPads so users can play iOS games by mashing physical buttons and waggling real joysticks, rather than rely on the touchscreen for input. The Gamevice (~$99, price varies) is one such MFi accessory in an interesting form factor, almost like a GameBoy with buttons on either side of the screen.

Apple is featuring the Gamevice in Apple Stores now, and the iPad Pro models are recommended on the company’s gift guide. Read on for our hands-on review …

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YouTuber Matthew Roberts has supplied us with regular drone footage of the Apple 2 Campus construction work, but his latest video provides our best look yet at the impressive pace of that work.

Six months isn’t a long time by large-scale construction standards, yet here we see the transformation of the famous spaceship ring from a skeleton to a nearly-finished building …

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With continued concern about the battery life of the 2016 MacBook Pro models, ArsTechnica has written a short piece outlining some of the obvious and less obvious reasons many users are experiencing as little as half the usage time claimed by Apple.

There have been anecdotal reports of battery life being improved by the 10.12.2 update, but the site reports that Apple ‘told us repeatedly and emphatically that it had taken no specific steps to improve MacBook Pro battery life in this update.’ There is, the piece suggests, a likely explanation for these reports … more…

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