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9to5Toys Lunch Break: Anker Dual-USB Solar Charger $40, WD 4TB NAS $160, Cards Against Humanity 20% off, more
Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter. Also, be sure to check us out on: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications. Today’s can’t miss deals: Anker 14W Dual-USB Port Solar Charger: $40 shipped (Reg. $50+) WD My Cloud 4TB Personal Cloud Storage NAS $160 shipped (Orig. $220) Amazon Gold Box – […]
Early iPhone 6s + 6s Plus buyers report Touch ID, 3D Touch, speaker + power problems
Following last week’s release of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Apple’s support community pages are lighting up with new reports of problems with the new iPhones for some customers. The issues range from overheating Touch ID buttons to random power-offs, significant audio distortion, and 3D Touch glitches. Below, we look at some of the most interesting iPhone […]
Google wants Apple Music to play on Chromecast Audio … but Apple is silent for now
During the announcement of Google’s Chromecast Audio yesterday, the company made sure to mention that music subscription leader Spotify will soon be one of the many music streaming services supported by the platform. With many Apple Music subscriptions renewing (or not renewing) and Google unveiling a $35 dongle that retrofits our existing home speakers with Wi-Fi, some are rightfully wondering: What about Apple Music? According […]
Apple strikes US drone attack-reporting ‘Metadata+’ from App Store
As long as there has been an App Store, Apple has practiced strong discretion over which apps it approves and which it doesn’t allow on the iPhone and iPad. This has sometimes meant controversy for Apple, as its judgement is called into question when apps that were once approved are sometimes pulled for questionable reasons. Metadata+, an […]
Security researcher finds simple way to bypass Gatekeeper and allow a Mac to run malware
A security researcher has found an extremely simple way to bypass Gatekeeper to allow Macs to open any malicious app, even when it is set to open only apps downloaded from the Mac App Store. Patrick Wardle, director of research at security firm Synack, told arsTechnica that once Gatekeeper okays an approved app, it pays no more attention to […]
Zane Lowe on Beats 1: ‘Time will tell’ if Apple Music really needs us
In a Radio Festival interview in London by Zane Lowe‘s former boss, Lowe told Radio 1 head Ben Cooper that Beats 1 is like a new-born baby. We’ll grow up, but right now we’re three months old, and babies make a lot of noise, they look at the world all wide-eyed and they shit everywhere. That’s kind […]
Apple describes its first store in Europe as “tired and outdated” as it joins the queue for a refresh
A planning application to refresh the design of Apple’s Regent Street store in London describes the current look as “tired and outdated” as it joins the queue to see a major redesign. This is expected to be broadly in line with the new look first seen in Brussels when it opened two weeks ago, overseen by Jony […]
Teardown analysis estimates component & assembly cost of “more robust” iPhone 6s Plus at $236
iFixit wasted no time in carrying out its teardowns of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and now IHS has weighed in with its usual estimate of the component and assembly costs. It reckons that the total cost of materials and manufacturing of the 16GB 6s Plus to be $236. Direct Material Costs (Component Costs) $231.50 Conversion Costs (Assembly / […]
How to Use Social Media Insights to Improve Your Marketing
Are you marketing on Twitter, Facebook or Pinterest? Do you know which type of posts your followers prefer? Social media analytics let you see who your followers are and what they like. In this article you’ll discover how to use your audience insights from Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest to improve your social media marketing. #1: Track Follower Preferences on Twitter […]
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Apple purchases 200 acres of land in Oregon to further expand its server farms
Oregon news outlet The Bulletin reports that Apple has purchased nearly 200 acres of land in Prineville, Oregon this week. The property purchased this week is directly adjacent to Apple’s already existing facility in the city. Apple reportedly paid $3.6 million for its new 200 acre plot. Apple hasn’t specified its plans for the land […]
Apple Music, iTunes Movies, and iBooks now available in China
Apple today announced via a press release that its Apple Music, iTunes Movies, and iBooks services are now available to customers in China. The company says that Apple Music is launching in China with “millions” of songs, including local artists like Eason Chan, Li Ronghao, JJ Lin and G.E.M, as well as international stars like […]
Poll: As Apple Music free trial expires, are you staying or going?
When Apple Music officially launched earlier this year, we ran a poll seeing where people were switching from to use the service. A surprising 33 percent of the 18,000 responses said they were switching from Spotify to Apple Music, while another 23 percent said Apple Music was their first streaming service. At the time, however, anyone […]
Google Maps comes to the Apple Watch in latest iOS app update
Google has released an updated version of its mapping application for iOS that includes several new features, including an Apple Watch app. Along with the new watch app comes the ability to compare ETAs for different modes of transportation, such as biking and walking. Users can now also call a business or get directions to […]
$450 for a prepaid iPhone 6s seems like a typo, but Boost Mobile is making it happen
From 9to5Toys.com: Apple’s latest flagship iPhone isn’t even a week old yet, but it’s already getting its first significant discount. Boost Mobile (a pre-paid arm of Sprint’s Network) offers the 16GB iPhone 6s in Space Gray for $549.99 (already $100 below list), but applying coupon code B6677847 during checkout drops your final price down to just […]
Happy Hour Podcast 034 | iPhone 6s and 6s Plus impressions
Apple’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are finally here and we’re giving you a rundown of our favorite features and overall impressions. Does the iPhone 6s live up to the hype? Check out this week’s episode for more details. The Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and through our dedicated RSS feed. […]
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus 4K camera test [Video]
With the launch of Apple’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, users now have the option to shoot up 12-megapixel photos and 4K video at 30 fps. This is four times the video resolution found on the iPhone 6, but how does it perform? We’ve put together a new video test to find out exactly what […]
Apple releases second OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 beta to developers
Just under two weeks following the first beta, Apple has seeded a second beta of the upcoming OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 release to developers. The first version of El Capitan comes out on the Mac App Store for consumers tomorrow. The first 10.11.1 beta brought new emojis over from iOS to the Mac, and […]
Box debuts ‘Capture’ iPhone app that lets businesses create workflows using the camera
After chatting with Tim Cook about Apple and the enterprise at BoxWorks today, Box took the wraps off a new app for business customers using the iPhone camera. Box Capture is an iOS-only app with enterprise-friendly features like security compliance built on Box’s mobile software development tools. Like the built-in camera app, Capture shoots both photos and […]