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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

OG Apple Watch Sport now at $189 ($172 Open Box, $219 42mm, $249 Stainless)

Smartphone Accessories: Mpow Sweatproof Bluetooth 4.1 Running Sports Headphones $13 Prime shipped (Reg. $25), more

This Case Logic Messenger Bag will hold your MacBook + iPad for an Amazon all-time low price of $13

The 13-inch MacBook Air is Apple’s most popular laptop, pick it up today for $790 shipped (Reg. $999)

Apple’s 11-inch MacBook Air is a great laptop for everyday tasks, now just $690 (Reg. $899)

Save nearly $600 on Apple’s powerhouse 15-inch 512GB Retina MacBook Pro: $1,900 shipped (Reg. $2,499)

Apple’s 27-inch Retina 5K iMac rarely goes on sale, save nearly $300 on the entry-level model: $1,500 (Reg. $1,799)

Caseology iPhone 7/Plus cases in multiple styles & colors starting at just $4 shipped (Reg. up to $17)

tvOS 10 is slated to change the game, grab a 4th Gen. Apple TV for up to 20% off: 32GB $129 or 64GB $159

The stellar Blek puzzler goes free for the very first time on iOS (Reg. $3)

You can grab the Hitman Essentials iOS bundle (GO & Sniper) for just $1 right now ($8 value)

The stellar Blek puzzler goes free for the very first time on iOS (Reg. $3)

App Store Free App of the Week: Noodles! puzzler goes free for the first time (Reg. $2)

The best LED Desk Lamps with Apple-friendly designs, USB charging stations and more.

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

The Bose SoundLink III Bluetooth Speaker is one of our favorites, on sale today for a low $252 shipped (Reg. $300)

• Games/Apps: LEGO Marvel Avengers $29, Overwatch free-to-play, Bloodborne $13, more
• Daily Deals: Audio-TechnicaHeadphones $69, Logitech Keyboard and Mouse Combo $20, more
• Attention content creators! Grap a Lexar 64GB microSDXC card + USB 3.0 card reader for $34
• Sperry is taking an additional 30% off already reduced sale prices: save on shoes, clothes, more
• Make Lounging Great Again: Pick up an inflatable hammock for $40 (Reg. $60)
• The BUNN NHS 10-Cup Home Coffee Brewer just hit its Amazon low: $77 (Reg. up to $130)

Aukey’s new surge protector has 8 outlets + six USB ports: $29 Prime shipped (Reg. $35) wp.me/p1xTlR-VvE https://t.co/nHcAmyHXEy

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MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:

Always have storage on-hand w/ a 2TB Toshiba Canvio USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive for $68 shipped

T-Mobile offers free iPhone 7 w/ trade-ins, deal starts tomorrow alongside pre-orders

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iPhone 7 pre-order day is here and two things are clear. 9to5Mac readers really like black whether its matte or glossy, and Apple can’t make enough of the new colors in time for launch day.

Jet black is already backordered into November unless you woke up at 3am ET and pre-ordered immediately. Matte black isn’t as bad with 2-3 week estimates for most models currently, but the low supply has presented an annoying downside to iPhone Upgrade Program customers.

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Verizon Wireless has joined rival carriers T-Mobile and Sprint in running a free iPhone 7 launch promo. The terms of Verizon’s deal pretty much mirror that of the other carriers.

You’ll receive $650 for a qualifying trade-in of iPhone 6/s and iPhone 6/s Plus as credit across 24-months when you purchase iPhone 7. The credit should show up on your bill within 2-3 cycles. To receive the full credit the line must be active for the full 2-years, which would come into play if you’re planning to upgrade next year.

Verizon isn’t too specific on device trade requirements, only saying that it “must be in good working & cosmetic condition.” No matter which iPhone 7/Plus you order, you’ll only receive a credit of $650 (effectively makes 32GB iPhone 7 free). Surprisingly, we haven’t seen an iPhone 7 promo from AT&T yet, despite all of its major competitors grabbing headlines with their pre-order offers.

After pre-ordering iPhone 7, your next move should be to pick up a solid case and a pair of Bluetooth headphones. I’d recommend Amazon’s iPhone 7 storefront as the best one stop shop for all accessories. Also, check out our recent roundup for even more iPhone 7/Plus case options.

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I gave my verdict on the iPhone 7 yesterday, and asked for yours. The majority of you – some 54% – said that the new iPhone was as expected. That’s not particularly surprising given than we’d previously reported almost everything we saw, but 28% of you were still impressed, while 17% were disappointed.

Impressed or not, though, the majority of those who took part in the poll are intending to buy the new iPhone. Interestingly, and perhaps influenced by the dual-camera, more than twice as many of you are opting for the larger iPhone 7 Plus than its smaller sibling …

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In our recent video about the upcoming dual camera feature on the new iPhone 7 Plus, we featured an animated graph charting iPhone camera improvements over the years. Instead of relying on Motion or a third party plugin to pull off the animation in Final Cut Pro X, we tapped into Keynote instead.

While it’s true that Keynote is primarily a presentation app in the same vein as Microsoft’s PowerPoint, it can also work as a handy Final Cut Pro X companion for producing quick animated graphs and charts. Watch our video walkthrough to see how it’s done. more…

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This week Benjamin and Zac unpack Apple’s iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 event. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.

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With consumers not shy about voicing their own opinion of Apple dropping the headphone socket from the iPhone 7, The Verge decided to find out what headphone manufacturers had to say about it.

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I’ve never been one to shy away from admitting when my first impression of a technology turns out to be wrong. I initially saw smartwatches as a solution in search of a problem, and didn’t think I would keep mine. It took just four days of use to make me think that maybe I’d hang onto it after all, one week in I was tentatively sold – and by the three-month point, I had to call myself a convert.

The only question this time around, then, was whether I was going to upgrade to the Series 2. The new fitness features sold it (and the Nike+ version) to Zac, but after almost 18 months of ownership, my usage patterns mean that I can’t see any benefit in upgrading myself …

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When Phil Schiller used the term ‘courage’ to describe Apple’s decision to remove the 3.5mm headphone socket from the iPhone 7, his choice of that particular word was probably not accidental.

It’s likely a reference to a comment by Steve Jobs when he was asked to explain another controversial omission of an established standard: the lack of support for Flash in the iPhone and iPad …

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With Apple’s shiny new AirPods appearing to have exactly the same size and shape as EarPods – noted for the frequency with which they fall out of people’s ears – there has been concern that the same would be true of AirPods.

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