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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

TP-Link Wi-Fi Smart Plug with Alexa control starting at $18

Pad & Quill 25% off: leather wallets, iPhone cases, watch bands & more

Cut the Rope Magic on iOS free for very first time (Reg. $1)

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro w/o Touch Bar $1,280 ($219 off, Tax NJ only)

Apple’s Touch Bar-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro 512GB now $1,740 shipped

Apple’s entry-level 13-inch MacBook Air on sale for $750 shipped

Beats Powerbeats3 W1-enabled Wireless In-ear Headphones down to $130 shipped

BeatsX Wireless In-Ear Headphones go to $120 at Amazon and Best Buy

Beats Solo3 Wireless On-Ear Headphones $160

 

Apple AirPort Express Base Station $67 (Reg. $99)

Duet Display for iOS/Mac goes 50% off: $10 (Reg. $20)

9to5Rewards: SkylinkNet Plus Alarm System Starter kit [Giveaway]

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

Daily Deals: Adobe Creative Cloud 1-year Sub. $90, Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse $25, more

Bose SoundLink On-Ear Bluetooth Wireless Headphones $150 (Orig. $250)

BÖHM Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones from $68 for today only

NEW PRODUCTS & MORE:

Master & Dynamic’s MA770 speaker is housed in hand-finished concrete

AOC brings new 40-inch Curved 4K Display stateside with a bevy of inputs

Reservoir Dogs Bloody Days hits Steam next month + new trailer [Video]

MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:

Score a pair of UE BOOM 2 Bluetooth Speakers for $175 ($300 value)

Anker iPhone 7/Plus cases & screen protectors from $2 Prime shipped

Elago’s adorable W3 Apple Watch Stand is back under $10

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Adobe updates Creative Cloud video tools for pros ahead of NAB 2017

Adobe is announcing several new updates to its pro video tools in its Creative Cloud suite ahead of the National Association of Broadcasters Show. NAB 2017 kicks off on Saturday and runs through Thursday, and Adobe is releasing new features for filmmakers and video producers including updates for “graphics and titling, animation, polishing audio and sharing assets; support for the latest video formats, such as HDR, VR, and 4K; new integrations with Adobe Stock; and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities powered by Adobe Sensei.”

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China summons Apple to meeting to ‘tighten checks’ on live-streaming apps

Three months after the Chinese government forced Apple to remove the New York Times apps from the Chinese version of the App Store, it seems the government is now unhappy with some of the live streaming apps available. Reuters reports that a government agency plans to ‘summon Apple’ to a meeting to demand restrictions.

Internet regulators in China’s capital plan to summon Apple to urge the American firm to tighten its checks on software applications available in its Apple Store, the official Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday.

It also appears that this won’t be the first time government agencies have raised the topic of live streaming apps with Apple …

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Oneadaptr Twist+ World Charging Station now compatible with 2016 MacBook Pro chargers

I reviewed the Oneadaptr Twist+ World Charging Station back in 2015. This is a slot-in replacement for the plug section of a MacBook/Air/Pro charger, allowing it to be used in most countries around the world.

An Apple power brick with this permanently attached has lived in my travel bag for the past couple of years, alongside the cables I carry with me. But when Apple slightly changed the design of the charger for the 2016 MacBook Pro, it no longer fit – a problem the company has solved with the latest version …

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New iPhone 8 schematic shows rear Touch ID design, vertical dual cameras, more

iPhone 8 rendering above, new schematic below

A new image shared online appears to show a preview of the iPhone 8 design with vertically stacked dual cameras and a rear Touch ID fingerprint sensor. The schematic shared on Twitter by Sonny Dickson features a cut out on the backside presumably used for Touch ID with dimensions matching schematics leaked earlier by a different source.

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