9to5Toys Lunch Break: 13-inch MacBook Pro w/ Touch Bar $1,550, iOttie Smartphone Car Mount $13, Logitech Wireless Mouse $20, more
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:
Take nearly $250 off Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar: $1,550 shipped (Reg. $1,799)
Today’s the day $13 finally gets your Smartphone mounted in your car [iOttie Amazon Gold Box]
Three-years of battery life highlights Logitech’s M705 Marathon Wireless Mouse, on sale now for $20 (Orig. $40)
The amazing Leo’s Fortune hits its lowest price on the App Store in well over a year: $1 (Reg. $5)
- App Store App of the Week: the Love You To Bits adventure/puzzler goes free(Reg. $4)
- Angry Birds Star Wars for iPhone/iPad goes free for the first time in 8 months (Reg. up to $3)
- LIMBO is one of the best puzzle/adventure games out there: $1 (Reg. $5) + 50% off on Mac
- Mac Game Sales: Trine Trilogy $8, FTL Faster Than Light $2.50, BioShock Infinite $10, more
- Danmaku Unlimited 2 bullet hell shooter for iOS/Android goes free for the first time (Reg. $5)
- Table Tennis Touch is one of the best on iOS and is now matching its lowest price ever: $1
9to5Rewards: Improve your basketball, golf or baseball skills with Blast Motion sensors for iPhone or Android [Giveaway]
MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:
Get some free money w/ up to 20% off gift cards from GameStop, Cabela’s, IHOP, Nike, Barnes & Noble and much more
Bring Samsung’s 24-inch 1080p Monitor w/ HDMI to your desk for $110 shipped (Reg. $140+), more
- Daily Deals: APC Back-UPS 1080VA UPS w/ 8 outlets $100, more
- Carry your MacBook in eBags’ popular Slim Backpack for $67 (Reg. $90+)
- Enjoy your movies on a new BenQ DLP 1080p 3D Projector for $499 (Reg. $600+)
- Samsung’s best-selling BAR 64GB Flash Drive is marked down to $14 (all-time low)
- Introduce Denon’s 5.2-Ch. 4K A/V Receiver to your home theater for $229 shipped (Reg. $279)
- Smartphone Accessories: iClever BoostCube 40W 4-Port USB Charger $14 (Reg. $30), more
- JBL’s Synchros Chrome Edition Headphones are down to $95 (Orig. $300)
- Games/Apps: Hitman Complete $30, Gears of War Ultimate from $12, iOS freebies, more
- One-year Sam’s Club Membership with $10 Gift Card: $30 ($55 value), more
- Klipsch’s 2.1 Ch. Soundbar is bundled w/ a $100 Dell Gift Card for $299 (Orig. $599)
- Upgrade your old toaster with this Hamilton Beach Keep Warm 2-Slice for just $20 (Reg. $30)
- Omron’s best selling Blood Pressure Monitor w/ Bluetooth is down to $52 shipped (Reg. $65)
MORE DEALS STILL LIVE:
The DJI Phantom 3 Professional w/ 4K UHD Video Camera (Refurb) is available for $569 shipped (Orig. $1,259)
Mackie’s CR4 Series Bluetooth Studio Monitor Speakers are down to $120 (Reg. $170)
Filed under: Apple
Nintendo’s Switch is using an outdated version of WebKit leveraged in previous iOS jailbreak
The just-released Nintendo Switch is proving to be quite popular among gamers, but it has also caught the attention of hackers who may be interested in exploiting vulnerabilities present in the console. It certainly wouldn’t be the first time such a thing has occurred, as we think back on jailbreaks that were released for the PS3, the Nintendo Wii, and other popular game consoles.
It just so happens that a vulnerability discovered in the Nintendo Switch has a slight iOS correlation — the console uses an outdated version of WebKit, the same version of WebKit used to leverage an iOS 9.3.x jailbreak in the past. That’s not to say that a Nintendo Switch jailbreak is imminent or even in the cards at this time, but a known working exploit is available to make arbitrary code execution a possibility. more…
Filed under: Apple
Apple’s best ‘Real problems… answered’ iPad Pro ads aren’t even made for TV
Apple recently kicked off a new iPad Pro ad campaign that highlights problems real people have with PCs and how iPads can be better solutions.
So far Apple has shared seven installments in its ‘Real problems… answered’ series, but there are at least two more ads in the wild that haven’t been published on YouTube.
Filed under: Apple
Apple now tracks and promotes all available and upcoming HomeKit accessories and packages
Key wireless charging company Powermat seeking to support this year’s iPhones
While all the signs are pointing toward Apple bringing wireless charging to all three of this year’s iPhones, there are still a lot of question marks out there – one of which is compatibility with existing charging kit.
One of the biggest suppliers of wireless charging mats for everything from cars to coffee shops is seeking to offer reassurance there, stating that it plans to support ‘whatever wireless charging protocol Apple employs’ …
Filed under: Apple
Pandora’s on-demand Apple Music/Spotify competitor launching this week after Rdio acquisition
This week Pandora is launching its on-demand music service with features like what other subscription services including Apple Music and Spotify offer. Before now Pandora has primarily served streaming radio stations based on artists and tracks. Pandora Premium opens the service’s catalog of music up to on-demand access for a monthly fee.
Filed under: Apple
Game of Thrones stars Maisie Williams & Sophie Turner tweet news they will feature on Carpool Karaoke
Apple has been busily teasing its upcoming Carpool Karaoke series, the Late Late Show spinoff it bought last year. The segment will stream 16 weekly episodes exclusively to Apple Music subscribers, starting next month.
Filed under: Apple
Google staff have created an iPhone-only app to watch YouTube videos with your friends
Comment: Making sense of the conflicting reports on the iPhone 8’s curved or flat screen
Seemingly conflicting reports on the iPhone 8 screen have been causing confusion, some earlier reports describing a curved screen, while Business Insider notes that some analysts expect a flat display.
A large number of reports have suggested that the screen on that new device will be curved but an increasing number of iPhone watchers believe it will actually be flat.
The apparent contradictions may, however, be down to little more than semantics …
Filed under: Apple
KGI: Samsung’s Galaxy S8 lacks ‘attractive selling points,’ iPhone 8 will cause drop in sales
Prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI is out this weekend with a new investor note, but this one focuses almost entirely on Samsung and its upcoming Galaxy S8 refresh. Nevertheless, there are a couple of tidbits about Apple inside the report…
Filed under: Apple