9to5Toys Lunch Break: iPad Pro Smart Keyboard $143, olloclip iPhone Lens $50, Kindle eReader $50, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
AT&T buy 3 accessories, save 20%: iPad Pro Smart Keyboard $143 (Reg. $169), Apple Pencil $87 (Reg. $99), more
olloclip 4-in-1 Photo Lens for iPhone 6/s & Plus $50 shipped (Reg. $80)
Amazon’s popular Kindle e-readers are up to 37% off for Prime members w/ prices starting at $50 shipped
Walmart launches iPhone SE $100 discount, other Apple/Samsung devices too!
App Store Free App of the Week: CHOMP interactive storybook goes free for the first time ($3 value)
The classic-style Doom and Destiny RPG games drop to just $1 each on iOS (Reg. $3 ea)
Game Dev Story for iOS now matching its lowest price ever: $1 (Reg. $5)
Apple offers Day One 2 iOS journal app for free ($10 value)
Take It Easy iOS puzzler/brain teaser goes free for the first time in years (Reg. $2)
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Browse the web anonymously with a Private Internet Access VPN 2-year subscription: $60 (Orig. $80)
- Samsung 48-inch Smart UHDTVs: 3D 120Hz $925 (Reg. $1,200+), Curved 60Hz $629 (Reg. $830)
- Games/Apps: Far Cry Primal (PS4/Xbox One) $45, iOS freebies, more
- Smartphone Accessories: Poweradd Solar 10000mAh Dual 2.1A USB Battery/light: $12, more
- Daily Deals: Google OnHub Dual-Band Wireless AC1900 Router $160, more
- Amazon Gold Box – Schlage Camelot keypad flex lock $82 shipped (Reg. $119+)
- Here’s how you can get a 90-day membership to BJ’s Warehouse for free
- Fashion: 40% off Perry Ellis – Slim Fit Twill Chino $33 (Reg. $55), more
MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:
UE BOOM 2 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker in all colors: $150 shipped (Reg. $200)
- Final Fantasy XV gets a new playable demo, now available for free on PS4 and Xbox One
- Green Deals: WORX WG156 2-in-1 Electric Trimmer/Edger $80 shipped (Reg. $107+), more
- Kindle First eBook freebies for April: Golden Age, The Secret Healer, Blood Defense, more
- Google Play Metal Albums for $0.99: Trivium’s Silence In The Snow (Orig. $11), more
- Buy Galaxy S7 from AT&T & get a FREE 48” Samsung TV ($500 value) w/ DirectTV (or U-verse)
- iOttie Car Mounts for iPhone: Easy One Touch 2 $13 (Reg. $20), w/ Qi Charger $40 (Reg. $55)
- Headphones: AKG Tiesto DJ-style $30 (Reg. up to $80), earbuds from $14, more
- Amazon adds over 70 products to its Dash Button lineup: Doritos, more
- Free MP3 Albums: Black Sabbath Paranoid, Chris Janson Buy Me a Boat
- Twelve South HiRise Apple Watch Dock: $40 shipped (Reg. $50)
- Free PS Plus Games for April: Dead Star, Zombi, more
- T-Mobile offers buy one, get one half off for the new iPhone SE (& 6s/Plus, more)
- Green Deals: Stanley 10W Rechargeable LED Flashlight $37 (Reg. $54), more
- Bluetooth Speakers: Sony w/ AirPlay $350 (Reg. $500+)
- Best Buy: $50 gift card w/ iPhone SE purchase & up to $350 off iPad Pro 9.7 on Verizon
- Apple iPhone 6 16GB (certified pre-owned, unlocked): $385 (Orig. $649), more
- Media: Zootopia + Batman v. Superman pre-order deals, more, more
- SNES30 Bluetooth Controller brings old-school buttons to touchscreen games: $35 (Orig. $45)
Apple Watch 42mm Space Gray Milanese Loop Band + Aluminum Dock: $27 Prime shipped (Reg. $35)
Buy a refurbished Apple AirPort Express Wi-Fi router w/ 1-yr warranty for $49 shipped (Orig. $99)
NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:
ROAM-e follows you around in the sky and takes selfies on demand
Sprint customers can now (but probably shouldn’t) pay monthly for Amazon Prime
- Seagate unveils the “world’s first” USB-powered 8TB desktop hard drive
- Sony’s new RX10 III digital camera goes big with a 24-600mm lens and 4K capabilities
- Unboxing the awesome, pricey C-3PO and Stormtrooper Bluetooth speakers [Video]
- QWERKYWRITER is a mechanical Bluetooth keyboard that takes us back to simpler times
- Build an Alexa-enabled device using a Raspberry Pi
- Review: Fitbit Alta pairs smart fitness tracking with a small and beautiful design
- The Kuvée smart wine bottle brings the Internet of Things to grapes near you
- This Kickstarter project allows up to 10 people wirelessly listen to nearly any source
- TCL’s new 4K Roku-enabled UHDTVs hit every price point
- The Tovala iOS-connected oven scans and automatically prepares your dinner
Filed under: Tips and Tricks Tagged: 9to5Toys, Amazon, app deals, Best Buy, Daily Deals, free apps, Gold Box, video games
9to5Mac readers warming to the iPhone SE – purchase intent almost doubles, from 26% to 48%
The first time we ran a poll on the iPhone SE, just after launch, some 26% of you were planning to buy it. Now it’s on sale, and we’ve run a number of hands-on pieces with the more pocketable phone, and that number has grown dramatically, to 48%.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Buy iPhone SE, iPhone, iPhone SE, iPhone SE purchase, iPhone SE purchase intent
9.7-inch iPad Pro teardown finds Samsung RAM, smaller battery, and same low repairability
It’s been a year and a half since iFixit tore into the flagship 9.7-inch tablet from Apple, and now it’s finally time to look inside the smaller iPad Pro and see what it’s really made of. What you’ll find is your typical mix of components from Samsung, Bosch Sensortec, NXP Semiconductors, and others, plus a whole lot of battery. Cutting to the chase, iFixit rates the smaller iPad Pro’s repairability at a low 2 out of 10, which is the same as the iPad Air 2 it replaces but one point below what it rated the 12.9-inch iPad Pro last year. Here’s what’s inside the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and why iFixit says it’s not so repairable…
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: 9.7-inch iPad Pro, Apple, iFixit, iPad Pro, Samsung
New Apple Campus 2 flyover for April shows progress on the spaceship over the last year
Following a flyover video late last month, today we get even newer 4K footage of Apple’s under construction Campus 2 site for April courtesy of YouTuber Duncan Sinfield.
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: Apple, April, campus 2, Construction, Cupertino, drone, flyover, glass panels, landscaping, progress, Theatre, utilities
Our favorite Speck cases for your new iPhone SE & iPad Pro
Speck Products has unleashed a series of new, high-quality accessories for Apple’s latest line of mobile devices. For the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro and 4-inch iPhone SE, Speck has created new designs in addition to some of their most popular iPad and iPhone case designs. All of the new cases are great choices to protect your new Apple device because of their high-quality materials, snug fit, reliable engineering, cool colors, and low prices. Three of Speck’s latest offerings standout: StyleFolio Pencil for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, CandyShell Grip for the iPhone SE, and CandyShell Clear for the iPhone SE.
Filed under: iOS Devices, Sponsored Post
The TSA paid $336k (or maybe $1.4M) for a random number generator app for an iPad
Gotta love government IT projects. When you want to randomly pick airline travelers for reduced security screening, it makes sense to use a random number generator to choose those people, so you can show there’s no discrimination involved.
What makes rather less sense is to pay $336k for the app. Or maybe even as much as $1.4M …
Filed under: Apps Tagged: Department of Homeland Security, iPad, TSA, U.S. Government
No recovery from ‘peak iPhone’ this year, total shipments “likely below 200M units” – KGI
KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo – an analyst with an excellent track-record on AAPL – has forecast that year-on-year iPhone shipments will continue to fall this year, and be well below market expectations. In an investment note seen by 9to5Mac, KGI says that total 2016 iPhone shipments will likely fall below 200M units, and that the iPhone 7 will see lower sales than the iPhone 6s/Plus.
Kuo says that lower-than-expected iPhone 6s/Plus sales showed that replacement demand was falling in developed markets, while new demand from emerging markets has not yet picked up the slack. KGI does not believe that the launch of the iPhone 7 later this year will be sufficiently appealing to see the iPhone return to growth …
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS Devices Tagged: iPhone, iPhone 6s, iphone 6s plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 plus, iPhone sales, iPhone sales 2016, iPhone SE
Apple’s plans to boost iPhone uptake in India thru used sales opposed by Samsung & others
Apple’s plan to sell used iPhones in India to bring new customers into the Apple ecosystem has met with strong opposition, reports Bloomberg. A newly-formed lobbying group has sent a letter to the government asking it to deny Apple the official approval it would need to begin the sales – and one of the companies behind the group is Samsung.
“Why even consider allowing import of used phones when import of other used goods such as cars are precluded by 300 percent duty levies?” asked Ravinder Zutshi, chairman of the newly formed Mobile and Communications Council, which issued the letter. The group’s members include the largest Indian phone brands: Micromax, Intex and Samsung …
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: India, iPhone, iPhone SE, iPhone upgrade program
President Obama still not allowed to use an iPhone, but White House tech update mean his aides now can
President Barack Obama has said in the past that he’s not allowed to use an iPhone for security reasons (though he does use a WiFi-only iPad) – but the NY Times reports that senior White House aides finally can. The change of policy comes as part of a major update to elderly White House technology.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: BlackBerry, iPhone, Obama, President Obama, White House
Apple upgrades Siri to be smarter about baseball, deeper historical knowledge spanning 28 leagues
Apple doesn’t normally improve the capabilities of Siri outside of a major operating system update, but it has made an exception this time around for baseball. Apple has dramatically improved the knowledge base Siri can draw from for Siri, allowing the voice-activated personal assistant to answer a wider range of questions about the sport. Via The Verge, Siri now covers 28 leagues, not just Major League Baseball, too.
Siri first started answering sports questions with iOS 6. Apple says that the upgrade to baseball, timed alongside the new MLB season, allows users to ask more detailed questions about career statistics and baseball history.
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices, Tech Industry Tagged: Baseball, iPad, iPhone, MLB, Siri