Parallels Black Friday Mac Bundle: 1Password, TextExpander, 500GB cloud storage & more $49 upgrade/$79 new (Reg. $509)
From 9to5Toys:
Parallels just launched its Black Friday bundle and in it offers 7 Mac apps free when you upgrade or buy Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac starting at $49/$79. The apps regularly have a combined value of $509.
In addition to Parallels Desktop 12, the go-to virtual machine software for running Windows, Android and other operating systems on your Mac, you’ll get a few must-have Mac apps for free including the popular 1Password password manager.
You’ll also get a one year subscription for an Acronis Online backup account with 500GB for storage in the cloud and much more.
Here’s what’s included:
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Chase Pay QR code-based payment service launches through bank’s new mobile app
Study: Apple Pay branding on vending machines increases mobile payment usage 135%, overall sales by 36%
The results of a new six month study by a company offering Apple Pay on vending machines shows that “Apple Pay” branding on the machines helped increase mobile transactions and overall sales. The study shows that Apple Pay messaging specifically helped increase mobile transactions by as much as 135%, while transactions in general were up […]
9to5Toys Lunch Break: iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi from $275, ASUS 802.11ac Router $59, Twelve South Apple Watch Dock $25, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Best Buy is offering $125 off iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi as it gears up for the holiday shopping season: 32GB $275, more
Apple is getting rid of its Airport Extreme, get a better router for $59 shipped
Your Apple Watch would love to charge on Twelve South’s Aluminum HiRise Dock: $25 Prime shipped (Reg. $40+)
Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pro w/o Touch Bar is being discounted by up to $200 (tax in NY only)
Best of Black Friday – Apple: iPad Pro 9.7-inch from $449, Apple Watch Series 1 $198, iPhone 7/Plus w/ $250 GC, more
Best of Black Friday 2016 – TVs: Samsung 50″ 4K Smart $398, Toshiba 49″ 4K w/ Chromecast $200, more
Best of Black Friday 2016 – Gaming: PS4/Xbox One console bundles + $75 GC or add-ons, New Releases from $25, more
Black Friday 2016:
Amazon’s month long Black Friday event starts today, get a sneak peek at some of the best upcoming deals
Best Buy Black Friday 2016: Apple Watch Series 1 $219, iPad Air 2 $275, iTunes GC, 49-inch 4K UHDTV w/ Chromecast $200, more
Walmart’s Black Friday 2016 Ad: iPhone 7 + $250 GC, iPad Mini 2 32GB $199, 55-inch 4K UHDTV $298, much more
Target Black Friday 2016: iPad Pro $150 off, iPhone 7 + $250 GC, Xbox One + $40 GC, iTunes, Beats headphones, much more
Amazon launches its Black Friday Store with new deals every five minutes + gift guides to make shopping easier
eBay Black Friday Sneak Peek: iPad Pro $150 off, iMac 5K $400 off, more
Deus Ex Go hits all-time low $1 (Reg. $5)
App Store Free App of the Week: Tayasui Pro realistic painting and sketching (Reg. $5)
Call of Duty iOS sale: Strike Team, Zombies & Black Ops Zombies down to $2 each
Review: DJI’s OSMO+ makes your videos look beautiful with professional-grade stabilization [Video]
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Reduce your monthly internet bill: buy this Linksys DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem for $20 Prime shipped and stop renting!
- Amazon kicks off its Kindle E-reader Black Friday promotion with prices starting at $50
- Games/Apps: Black Friday pricing on Xbox One S bundles + free game, iOS freebies, more
- These smart light switches can be controlled with Alexa: TP-LINK $30 or GE w/ Dimmer $33
- Logitech’s Circle Wireless 1080p Security Camera is on sale for $130 shipped (Reg. $200)
- Roku’s latest Streaming Stick hits its Black Friday price of $35 Prime shipped
- Seagate Backup Plus 8TB External Hard Drive w/ built-in USB 3.0 Hub: $180
- Add big sound to your HDTV w/ this Samsung 37-inch 2.1-ch 120W Bluetooth Soundbar for $83
- Huawei Smart Watches for Android and iPhone: Stainless Steel w/ Leather Strap $200, more
- LG G5 Smartphone w/ 32GB GSM 4G LTE (factory unlocked): $400 shipped (Orig. $650)
- Fitbit Fitness Watch (open-box) $90, Toshiba 55-inch 4K UHDTV w/ Chromecast $400, more
- Gift Cards up to 20% off: Toys R Us, Lowe’s, GameStop, Cabela’s, AMC, more
- Office Supplies: 12-Pack Paper Mate Felt Tip Pens $6, 12-Pack Sharpie Pens $10, more
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
Bose early Black Friday deals: SoundLink Around-Ear Wireless Headphones $229, CineMate Home Theater $349, more
Embrace our wireless future! Sony’s Extra Bass Bluetooth Headphones are down to $88 shipped (Reg. $200)
No need to wait, the HomeKit-enabled Ecobee3 Smart Thermostat w/ Sensor just hit Black Friday pricing: $200 (Reg. $249)
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Instagram launches live video for Stories, disappearing photos & videos in direct messages
After a tease earlier this month, Instagram today announced its new live video functionality available within the app’s Stories feature. The app also gets disappearing photos and videos within direct messages including group chats.
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How to enable unsupported Thunderbolt 3 devices on the MacBook Pro using ‘TB3 Enabler’ hack
TB3 enabler is a brand new hack from Khaos Tian that enables unsupported Thunderbolt 3 devices on the latest MacBook Pro.
As explained by Tian, Apple decided to impede support for some categories of Thunderbolt 3 devices by implementing a software block. TB3 enabler allows users to bypass that software block, enabling access to previously unsupported Thunderbolt 3 devices. more…
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MacBook Pro Diary: First impressions in the metal and glass
While some in the U.S. have been fortunate enough to take delivery of their shiny new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models, those of us in the UK are getting a rather more gradual unveiling. Most Apple Stores don’t even have display models yet, and even in the Regent Street store they only had one of each model, tucked away inside a perspex tube running demo loops.
My MacBook Pro Diary series is, then, getting a rather more drawn-out ‘first impressions’ treatment than usual. But there is an upside to that: there’s actually quite a lot to discuss with this new machine, and so far the focus has been very much on the specs. The loss of ports, whether Apple should have waited for Kaby Lake, whether the Touch Bar is a useful innovation or a gimmick … plus the ‘has Apple lost touch with its professional user roots?’ debate.
Those are all issues worthy of discussion, but I do feel the machine has perhaps missed out a little on the more usual (admittedly superficial) first impressions of its design …
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Apple shares new ‘Frankie’s Holiday’ ad featuring iPhone-toting Frankenstein
Pokémon Go hosting second in-game event during Thanksgiving week, action bonuses starting November 23
Pokémon Go was a phenomenal hit over the summer when the app first launched on smartphones, but players have needed new reasons to keep playing the AR-based game after the initial hype calmed down. Hosting in-game events that reward players has been one strategy used to recreate the excitement, and this week Pokémon Go will see it’s second-ever event.
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Developer gets classic shoot ’em up game Doom running on the Touch Bar [Video]
With most juries still out on whether the MacBook Pro Touch Bar will turn out to be a genuinely useful feature or just a gimmick, one iOS developer may not be helping to answer the question … Facebook engineer Adam Bell has managed to run the classic shoot ’em up game Doom entirely on the Touch Bar.
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