9to5Toys Lunch Break: LG 34″ UltraWide Monitor $299, Philips Hue Starter Kit $163, Bluetooth Headphones $22, more

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

LG 34-inch UltraWide WFHD Monitor w/ HDMI for $299 (Reg. $399)

Philips Hue White & Color Ambiance Starter Kit $163 (Reg. $200)

Philips Hue Lightstrip Plus 2nd Gen. $65.50 (Reg. $82, Prime only)

TaoTronics Sport Bluetooth Headphones $22 Prime shipped (Reg. $30)

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro 256GB w/ Touch Bar now $249 off

Final Fantasy VI hits its lowest price ever on iOS: $7 (Reg. $15)

Review: Yesgo iPhone 7/Plus cases offer protection at a value price

Review: Pad & Quill’s Leather Roll Top Backpack has impeccable craftsmanship and style

Hands-on with Anker’s robust 120,000mAh PowerHouse portable generator [Video]

9to5Rewards: Audioengine’s gorgeous B2 Bluetooth Speaker [Giveaway]

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

 

Daily Deals: Harman Kardon Onyx Bluetooth Speaker (Refurb) $70, Sony XPERIA XA 16GB (Unlocked) $150, more

NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:

Ultraloq is a secure, user-friendly and affordable home smart lock

DJI announces new 100MP Drone that’s overkill for everyone

DeskView brings a standing desk to your office window

MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:

Apple (Product)RED Leather Case for iPhone 7: $30 (Reg. $45)

Canon PIXMA Inkjet w/ AirPrint 2-pack for $88 (Reg. $80/ea)

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IDC: Apple’s iPhone sales remained flat in Q1 following RED iPhone 7 and SE launch

IDC is out today with its data for the worldwide smartphone market in Q1 which show that Apple remained largely flat during the quarter following the introduction of its new Product (RED) iPhone 7 and refreshed iPhone SE. Apple remaining steady comes as the rest of the market grew 4.3% during the quarter.

IDC’s data shows Apple shipped around 51.6 million iPhones during the quarter, up very slightly from 51.2 million in the year ago quarter:

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Opinion: We may now be just two or three years away from an iPhone replacing a DSLR

I’ve always been a keen photographer. At 14, my father bought me an old fully-manual film SLR, and my aunt gave me her old darkroom equipment, so my bedroom became a darkroom with a bed in the corner.

When the first DLSRs hit the market, I waited impatiently for them to drop below the $1000 mark. That early Nikon D70 was replaced by a D3 which I still have today. If you had suggested then that it could be just a few short years before cameraphones could replace a DSLR, I’d have laughed.

But camera technology has developed at an astonishing pace. That D3 already spends most of its time gathering dust in a drawer. My Sony a6300 compact camera delivers near-identical results in most situations. And the camera I use most on an everyday basis is my iPhone.

There are just four remaining pieces of the puzzle before an iPhone can replace a DSLR, and it looks to me like we’re just 2-3 years away from cracking all of them …

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Report: Apple in talks to extend Apple Pay with person-to-person payments, offer its own prepaid debit cards

Apple is reportedly in talks with partners to launch its own person-to-person payments service, extending the breadth of Apple Pay and closely competing with services like Venmo or Square Cash. Recode reports that the company wants to announce the payments-between-friends feature later this year — although plans can change.

Recode says that Apple has also held talks with Visa about the possibility of creating virtual Apple prepaid debit cards. This would allow users to spend the money they get from the new peer-to-peer payments service instantly without having to wait for the money to clear in their bank account.

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Review: mophie’s wireless charging battery comes to OtterBox’s uniVERSE Case System

After the success of having partnered with multiple companies for its modular case system, OtterBox is ready to add another household brand to its roster. Available today, OtterBox is introducing mophie’s charge force battery technology to the uniVERSE case system.

I spent the past week with the new charge force battery and charge force adapter to see how well the two companies were able to integrate their products.

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Largely unchanged design of iPhone 7 hurt sales, suggests CIRP data

New data from CIRP suggests that iPhone 7 sales suffered as a resulting of having a very similar design to the older iPhone 6 and 6s. The firm says that it led more buyers to opt for an older model in the last quarter.

Despite upgraded features like each new flagship iPhone release, the legacy models accounted for almost a third of iPhones sold in the quarter, the highest percentage since Apple started releasing two new phones each fall in 2014.

There was, however, some good news that helped protect the Average Selling Price (ASP) …

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