Make your iPhone standout with Speck’s new spring and summer collections
While cases from Speck Products are known for their military-grade protection and helpful features, the aesthetics are just as important. Speck’s cases have long used high-quality materials, inks, and shades, and for 2016, the company is taking it to the next level. Since your smartphone’s case should compliment you well, Speck’s in-house design team has designed a series of new cases optimized for the latest spring and summer fashion trends this year. Below, we take a look at Speck’s latest cases with designs that will truly fit your seasonal wardrobe.
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: iPhone 5 w/ OtterBox (refurb) $100, Leather Apple Watch Band $100, iFixit Tool Kit $35, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
iPhone 5 16GB refurb with OtterBox Defender case: $100 shipped
Get Nomad’s premium Italian leather Apple Watch Strap for just $100 shipped (Reg. $150)
iFixit 64-Bit Screwdriver Kit lets you open phones, tablets, laptops, games consoles, and more: $35 (Orig. $50, CA Tax only)
Get a $50 iTunes Gift Card for $40 delivered via email from PayPal (20% savings)
Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (newest version) 2.7GHz/8GB/256GB $1,200 shipped (Reg. $1,499)
Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (newest model) 2.7GHz/8GB/128GB: $1,040 (Reg. $1,299)
App Store Free App of the Week: Camera Plus w/ AirSnap goes free for the first time in months (Reg. $2)
Call of Duty iOS titles matching all-time lows: Strike Team $2 (Reg. $7), Zombies $1 (Reg. $5), more
Grand Theft Auto iOS Sale: Liberty City Stories $3, China Town Wars $3, San Andreas $4, more
Star Wars Mac Games 50% off Sale: Jedi Academy $5, KOTOR $10, The Force Unleashed $10, more
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Case with Auto Wake/Sleep in two colors: $8 Prime shipped (Reg. $14)
- Dell 27-inch 1080p Curved Monitor w/ two HDMI inputs: $220 shipped (Reg. $300+)
- Smartphone Accessories: OLALA 13000mAh power bank w/ built-in Lightning cable $30, more
- Games/Apps: Bloodborne $20, Just Cause 3 from $34, iOS freebies, more
- A/V Receivers w/ 4K + AirPlay: Harman Kardon 7.1-Ch. $269 (Orig. $800), more
- Daily Deals: Pyle Mini LED Projector $43, Logitech M510 Wireless Laser Mouse $18, more
- Get a head start at work: learn-to-code learning bundle $59 (Orig. $924), more
- Amazon Gold Box – up to 64% off TaoTronics LED Desk Lamps from $21 (Orig. up to $40)
- New LG Nexus 5, unlocked with 32GB storage down to $149 shipped (Reg. ~$280)
- New Google Express customers can grab a $40 credit for $15 with email delivery (42% savings)
- Keep your pet in the back seat w/ a 2-pack of Etekcity’s Dog Car Seat Belt for $6 (Reg. $12)
MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:
iPhone 6/s/Plus, 5/s/SE & Android case sale in a variety of colors/styles from $2 shipped
OtterBox iPhone 6/6s Plus Symmetry Series Phone Case (Various Colors): $12 shipped
LifeProof iPhone 6/s FRĒ waterproof case (multiple colors): $40 Prime shipped (Orig. $80)
Charge your iPhone 6/s on-the-go w/ this RAVPower 3000mAh 2A MFi Battery Case for $24 Prime shipped (Reg. $36)
- Spring cleaning: Essential products for an organized and clutter-free bathroom
- Wired w/ digital access + Popular Science magazine bundle for $8 shipped (Reg. $25+ value)
- Keep your wine fresh w/ this 4-pack of bottle stoppers for $6 Prime shipped (Reg. $8)
- Taste the Rainbow! 30-Pack Skittles/Starburst Box for $18 Prime shipped (Reg. up to $30)
- Anker 3-ft reinforced Lightning cable (multiple colors): $8 Prime shipped (Reg. $10)
- Samsung Smart HDTVs: 55-inch 4K 3D Curved $1,375 (Reg. $1,800), more
- FREE ebook: ‘Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices’ ($27 value)
- iMac 17-inch Core 2 Duo Computer (Refurb) $110 shipped (Reg. $200)
- Green Deals: Solar 8000mAh Battery Pack $11, Philips 65W LED Flood Light $5, more
- Home: NuWave’s best selling convection oven $93 (Reg. $120), more
- Sports/Fitness: Tackle Tek Nomad Lighted Backpack $117 (Reg. $140+), more
- Nike extra 20% off clearance: Free 5.0 Running Shoes (five colors) $64 (Reg. $80), more
- Golfsmith gift cards 20% off: $50 for $40, $100 for $80 with free email delivery
- Burt’s Bees Basic 3-item Face Care Kit for $20 Prime shipped (Reg. $24)
- Sony’s powerful 154W AirPlay and Bluetooth Speaker is on sale for $329 shipped (Reg. $500+)
- Fashion: Sperry surprise 30% off sale- Men’s shoes starting at $28 shipped, much more
- Amazon Prime Member Exclusive: free 4-month subscription for top print magazines
- Here’s our first look at the new Battlefield 1 gameplay
- Green Deals: Tegu Natural Magnetic Block Sets from $9 Prime shipped, more
- How To: Save a significant amount of money on your next Walt Disney World vacation
- Mackie CR4 50W Creative Reference Monitor Speakers for $115 shipped (Reg. $150)
- Hamilton Beach 800-watt Big Mouth Juice Extractor w/ 20 oz pitcher $41 (Reg. $59)
NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:
The Thin Ice wearable cools your body in hopes of burning an additional 1,000 calories per day
- This Hybrid Tube Amp system for Raspberry Pi is ideal for DIY Audiophiles
- Vans and Nintendo team up for epic new line of NES-themed sneakers
- NERF’s upcoming Terrascout RC Drone Blaster is going to be a menace in your home
- Straight out of Chicago, this mid-century modern Bluetooth stereo cabinet is beautiful
- Garmin goes classy with its new smartphone-connected vívomove fitness tracker
- Moog brings its $10,000 Model 15 synth to iPad and iPhone w/ new $30 app
- Erato’s Apollo 7 is the latest Kickstarter project with a goal of completely wireless earbuds
- SeeNote puts your iPhone notifications and smart home controls on an e-ink display
- Leica’s latest $6,000 digital camera drops the built-in display for a throwback look
- New MagicMount battery attaches magnetically to your iPhone or Android smartphone
- Triby is the first non-Amazon portable Bluetooth speaker with built-in support for Alexa
- The SteelSeries Apex M500 is a lean mechanical gaming keyboard w/ Cherry MX Red switches
- Dyson’s new Supersonic hair dryer will leave your hair healthy and wallet empty
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KGI: Apple’s full iPhone 7 Plus 5.5-inch lineup to adopt dual camera, 3GB of RAM
Contrary to a previous report, KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo now believes Apple’s next-generation 5.5-inch iPhone, likely to be called the iPhone 7 Plus, will have a dual back camera across the whole line. Previously, KGI is quoted as saying only the high end configurations of the iPhone would adopt the new camera technology:
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: 3GB RAM, 5.5 inch, Apple, Dual-Camera, iPhone, iPhone 7, KGI
iPhone 7 factory CAD shows camera bump, removed headphone jack, possible Smart Connector
The latest purported iPhone 7 schematics (via uSwitch) surfacing today continue to portray Apple’s next generation iPhones as very similar to the current generation models, save for a few notable changes.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: iPhone 7
Instagram updated with all-new new icon + black & white design
The day has finally come for Instagram’s skeuomorphic, iOS 6-style icon. Starting with Instagram version 8.0, the Facebook-owned photo sharing social network has a new, flat icon that’s radically different from the previous version and fits in with the iOs 7 and beyond aesthetic on iPhones.
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How-To: Automatically show the desktop bar by using Hot Corners to invoke Mission Control [Video]
When you invoke Mission Control on OS X El Capitan using the typical gesture on your Mac’s trackpad or via a keyboard shortcut, you’ve probably noticed that the desktop bar at the top of the interface appears minimized. Although this yields additional real estate for the app windows below the desktop bar, it means that you no longer get to see the handy thumbnails that represent each desktop without moving your mouse to the desktop bar area.
There are some workarounds to defeating this OS X El Capitan change, including an open source utility called Force Full Desktop Bar. But for those of you who don’t wish to go through the trouble of installing a separate utility, which also requires you to disable El Capitan’s System Integrity Protection, try this handy Hot Corner shortcut instead. more…
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How-To, Mac Tagged: el capitan, how to, Mac, Mission Control, OS X, os x el capitan, OS X Tips, tutorial, video
Feature Request: App-by-app toggling of mobile data roaming
I once teased an American friend about the fact that only 36% of Americans hold a passport, compared to 83% of Brits. He quite rightly pointed out that in America you can fly for six hours and still be in the same country – Seattle to Miami, for example – while Brits can fly for an hour or so and be in any one of a dozen different countries. (I later did a bit of Googling and found he could even have said 11 hours: New York to Honolulu.)
For that reason, this feature request may be most relevant to Europeans and frequent business travellers, but I think it’s one that would at least fall into the nice-to-have category for anyone who travels.
The issue is mobile roaming charges. Use your iPhone in your own country and all-you-can-eat calls and texts are typically pretty affordable, with data being the main thing that determines how much you pay for your plan. But however much you pay for data at home, that’s nothing compared to roaming charges overseas …
Filed under: Feature Request Tagged: data roaming, Feature Request, international roaming, mobile data, Roaming
Microsoft now has more than 100 Apple Store clones, but no customers
Re/code reports that Microsoft now has more than 100 of its Apple Store clones across the U.S. and Canada, in sizes ranging from tiny stores of 15o square feet to the 22,000 square feet store strategically positioned close to the iconic glass cube Apple Store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue.
What Microsoft’s stores don’t have is customers.
Filed under: Tech Industry Tagged: Apple Stores, Microsoft, Microsoft Stores
Apple ID websites down for some, not working properly for others
The Apple ID websites appleid.apple.com and iforgot.apple.com are not working properly for some users, with reports of a variety of glitches starting from yesterday afternoon. Some are reporting that the sites are completely down for them, while others describe problems ranging from being trapped in password-update loops to problems updating verification devices.
I was able to verify one of the problems myself …
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: Apple ID, Apple ID down, Apple ID problems
Facebook-owned WhatsApp introduces desktop app for Mac users
Popular messaging service WhatsApp has today announced its first desktop client for Mac OS X. The launch of a desktop Mac client comes a few months after the Facebook-owned service launched a web interface and a month after it rolled out end-to-end encryption for all communication.