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Today’s can’t miss deals:

2013 Haswell MacBook Air deals:

.EDU email adress only: 2013 Haswell MacBook Airs from $610 (open-box), $650 (new)
Non-EDU from $799 shipped (new, unopened)

Hulu announces free viewing coming to mobile this summer

Zac Hall Apr 30 2014 - 7:30 am PT

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At Hulu’s Upfront event in New York today, the streaming media company announced some interesting news for cable cutters and entertainment indulgers. Beginning this summer, viewers without paid Hulu Plus accounts will be able to view full episodes of TV shows via the Hulu mobile apps at no cost. The content will still be ad-supported, of course, as even paid members are exposed to advertising, but content will include full TV episodes. Currently, only Hulu members with a paid subscription can access content on mobile devices like the iPhone and iPad and free viewing is restricted to the web. Additionally, Hulu says the company will release “the next generation” of its Hulu Plus app for iPhone around the same time this summer.
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Adobe updates Photoshop Express for iOS with new design and features

Mike Beasley Apr 29 2014 - 6:47 pm PT

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Adobe has published an update for its mobile photo editing app, Photoshop Express, bringing the version up to 3.3. The update includes a redesigned interface to match iOS 7’s look along with a handful of new features.

Feature-wise, the update adds a ‘green eye’ correction filter, an auto-save feature, improved tool tips, a better photo picker, and new sharing options for Instagram and SMS.

The update is available for free to everyone on the iOS App Store.

What’s New in Version 3.3

• A brand new editing experience with a new look for iOS7
• Share via Instagram or SMS
• Pet-eye (a.k.a. green-eye) correction
• Save your work without saving now that the app resumes where you left off
• Navigation improvements throughout the app, including Tool Tips and updates to the Photo Picker
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

9to5Toys Last Call: Airbender BT iPad mini keyboard case $25, TP-Link travel router $15, Blu-rays from $5, more

Apr 29 2014 - 10:20 am PT

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed,Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

Last call updates:

TP-LINK wireless USB-powered 150Mpbs travel router $15 shipped (Reg. $50)
New Trent Airbender Mini Bluetooth iPad Mini Keyboard case $25 shipped (Reg. $50)
NETGEAR AC1200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router: $70 shipped (Reg. $100)
TP-LINK AV 500Mbps Nano Powerline Adapter Starter Kit: $30 shipped (Reg. $70)
Movies/TV/Music: 50 Warner Bros Blu-rays for $182, free episodes of 24, new Blu-ray releases $13 each, more
Home Deals: Cuisinart Stainless Portable Outdoor Propane Grill $117 shipped (Reg. $200), patio & kitchen items, more
New MacBook Air models hit MacMall with modest discounts, tax in few states
Sony Z Ultra Google Play edition $450 (Reg. $650)
Motorola to discount Moto X to $299 for 24 hours on Thursday, May 1 (Reg. $349)

Staples $10 off $100 or more: Amazon Fire TV $90 (10% off), more

1-year magazine subs w/ digital access: Wired $5 shipped (Reg. $60), ESPN $5 shipped (Reg. $104), more

Sony NEX-6L 16.1 MP Digital Camera w/ 16-50mm power zoom lens $525 shipped (Reg. $900)

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Other deals from today:

New! Refurbished MacBook Airs now start at just $599 and include a 1-yr warranty
New! Sprint Framily customers can get up to 6-months of Spotify for free and 50% off monthly fees thereafter
New! Games/Apps: Elder Scrolls Anthology w/ Star Wars Clones Wars $35, Reflex Vintage Cam, InstaFisheye and Framatic Pro go FREE, more iOS freebies
New! Asus Google Nexus 7 16GB 2nd Gen (refurb): $140 shipped (orig. $229)
New! Daily Deals: Carbon Audio Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $18, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 refurb $115, Soul Headphones $25, more
New! Amazon opens online Wearable Technology store w/ buying guides, videos & featured wearables

More deals still alive:

“@ElectrekCo: Ebay giving away a Tesla Model S, enter to win by signing up for Ebay Garage http://t.co/0JBqcre94O”

2nd prize=$100 EBAY GCs

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 28, 2014

Automatic: Your Smart Driving Assistant for iOS/Android $80 shipped (Reg. $100)
Staples Coupon $30 off select $60+ purchases: Save on wireless network cams and more
Kindle Paperwhite e-reader w/ high resolution display and built-in light $99 (Reg. $119), Kindle e-reader $49 (Reg. $69)
2-pack of rooCASE Apple iPad Air cases for $11 with free shipping (Reg. $36)
Netgear Centria N900 Dual-Band Gigabit wireless router w/ 3.5-inch storage bay $70 shipped (Reg. $250)
SOUL Electronics SV3SLV Volt Bluetooth 4.0 Pro Hi-Definition On-Ear Wireless Headphones w/dual Mics – Silver: $40 shipped (Reg. $150)
Home Deals: Philips Electric Toothbrushes from $50, Lowe’s $10 off $50, more
Sennheiser HD-360 PRO DJ Studio Style Over-Ear Headphones in Black:$45 shipped (reg. $150)
Mpow: Add CD-quality Bluetooth 4.0 to any home stereo or headphones: $23 shipped (reg. $70)
Corsair Voyager Slider 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive: $127 shipped (Reg. $190), 128GB PNY: $42 shipped, 64GB Lexar: $25 shipped
Free movie rental from M-GO: Available for iOS, Android, & Roku (~$5 value)
HGST Touro Desk Pro 3.5″ hard drive enclosure w/ USB 3.0 cable: $2 + $8 shipping
Anker 4-port wall charger + Anker 10,000maH Power Pack $40 (Reg. $120), Lumsing 11,000mAh 5-port USB Charger $21(Reg. $90)
Amazon Visa 20% off select tech products: GoPro, Dropcam, FitBit, Jawbone, and much more
Home Deals: Nespresso U D50 Espresso Maker $149 (Reg. $249), Philips AirFryer $100 off, kitchens items, more
MEElectronics Air-Fi AF32 Bluetooth headphones (multiple colors): $40 shipped (Reg. $100)
Name Your Own Price Mac apps bundle (Reg. $655): Snapheal Pro, TuneUp, RapidWeaver, Voila, more

New products/useful info:

Verizon FiOS 50Mb/25Mb, Local TV + HBO Go or Showtime: $50/month. Fully Loaded: $75/month
IDrive offers iOS users 100GB of cloud storage for $0.99 a year
Put up to 960GB in your MacBook Air or Retina MacBook Pro with Transcend’s new JetDrive SSD kits
Netflix price increase is coming, but it’s not too late for new members to lock in the current rate
iPad mini with Retina display hits the Apple Refurbished Store for the first time, starts at $339
New Sony 4K UHDTVs go up for preorder, and a couple are even halfway affordable
Nintendo announces price drops coming to some of its most popular 3DS games
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)

Microsoft/Google/Android:

Acer Chromebook 710 and 720 roundup: starting at $120 shipped (+Free Chromebook switchers ebook)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown now available on Android for $10
Google Play Premium App Sale: The Room Two, The Dark Knight Rises, Need for Speed, many more
Save 25% on three wireless accessories at AT&T, includes new Samsung wearables
Microsoft’s new 365 subscription gets you Office on one Mac or PC & tablet for $69/year

Microsoft adds printing support to Office for iPad apps, other features

Jordan Kahn Apr 29 2014 - 9:26 am PT

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When Microsoft launched its Office for iPad apps last month, one of the most requested missing features was printing support. Just over a month later, today the company announced in a blog post that it’s updating the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint iPad apps with support for printing in addition to other new features and fixes.

Your top request is here! You can now print Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations to an AirPrintTM printer. In Word for iPad, you can choose to print a document with or without markup. In Excel, print a selected range, a single worksheet or an entire spreadsheet. Of course, you can select the pages or slides you want to print.

In addition to printing, the company also announced that its updated PowerPoint with SmartGuides, the tool that allows users to easily “align pictures, shapes, and textboxes as you move them around on a slide.” You’ll also find other new features for Excel, as well as fixes and improvements in the other apps:
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Yahoo Mail iPhone app adds weather, web search, news, scores & more (for better or worse)

Jordan Kahn Apr 29 2014 - 9:19 am PT

Yahoo Mail version 3.0 is available on the App Store now.

Yahoo released an interesting update to its Yahoo Mail app for iPhone today. In version 3.0, Yahoo is integrating many of its other services including weather, sports scores, stocks, images, news, and web search directly into the mail app. The goal is to provide users one easy place to access all their content from Yahoo, but it’s unclear what that means for the future of Yahoo’s other iOS apps for each of the services. The feature is currently only available to iPhone users running iOS 7 and up.

When you’re finished reading and replying to your email, see what’s happening in the world by tapping on the News icon. From celebrity gossip to the latest political news, you’ll find it in your personalized, visually rich news stream.

Let’s head over to the Today icon. Here’s where you’ll find a snapshot of the information you care about most every day and search — from your local weather to a news digest to the latest stock quotes and sports scores you care about.

The updated app provides new three new tabs along the bottom— Mail, News, and Today— with Mail bringing you to your inbox, News providing a stream of all stories from Yahoo, and Today providing an overview of weather, trending content, scores, and access to web search. While I have a feeling that some might not be too happy about their Mail app being bombarded with all this new content, Yahoo has done a pretty good job of keeping it out of the way if you only ever want to see your inbox.

What’s New in Version 3.0

– Feature updates for iPhone iOS7+. Your Yahoo Mail app is now enhanced with news, search, and snapshots of the weather, sports scores, stocks, and News Digest. Access the info you need, all in one app.
– Performance improvements
– Bug fixes

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4Snaps word game for iOS updated to version 2.0 with a new look and gameplay tweaks

Mike Beasley Apr 29 2014 - 8:00 am PT

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4Snaps, the creative new word game we first wrote about when it debuted last year, has gotten a big overhaul today with the launch of its 2.0 update. The new version brings a new design with a gesture-focused interface that bounces around playfully using the new UI physics found in iOS 7.

Other interface tweaks include the ability to rearrange your snaps before sending them, delete finished games from the main screen, and preview exactly what your opponent will see when you hit the ‘send’ button.

The update also adds some new tweaks to the gameplay. If you’re having trouble figuring a word out, you can now share snaps to Instagram and ask your followers on that network for help.

The in-game economy has also gotten a boost. In the old version of the game, you could spend in-game coins to switch out your set of playable words for a new one. Now you can also spend those coins on hints, such as removing any incorrect letters from the board. And where coins were previously earned only by completing rounds, you can also now earn them by watching in-game video ads.

Overall, this is a really solid update to what was already a fun game. 4Snaps 2.0 is a free download on the App Store for all players.

Clear for iOS and Mac updated with Reminders feature and new sound packs

Zac Hall Apr 29 2014 - 6:00 am PT

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After previously announcing the feature and showing it off last month in a promotional teaser, Realmac Software is finally bringing the highly requested reminders functionality to the popular Clear to-do list app on both the Mac and iOS platform. The latest version also brings some extra goodies that add even more personality to the app like new sound packs. Check out the details below to see how the latest version of Clear measures up as an alternative to Apple’s own Reminders application and other apps as well.
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Facebook Messenger 5.0 adds video sharing, faster photo and sticker access, more

Zac Hall Apr 28 2014 - 10:49 am PT

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Facebook today updated Messenger to version 5.0 bringing a list of feature improvements to the iPhone messaging app. The new version boasts a streamlined design for accessing and sharing photos as well as a new shortcut for downloading sticker packs (tap and hold a sent sticker to download the pack), but it’s main feature addition tackles video. Users can now access and share video clips to other users within the app. Previous versions were limited to only sharing photos and voice recordings. The update also includes improvements to searching people and groups by name.
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9to5Toys Last Call: Automatic: iPhone driving assistant $80, two iPad Air cases $11, SOUL BT headphones $40, more

Apr 28 2014 - 10:28 am PT

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed,Facebook, Google+ and Safari push notifications.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

Last Call updates:

Home Deals: Philips Electric Toothbrushes from $50, Contigo water bottles up to 23% off, Lowe’s $10 off $50, more

“@ElectrekCo: Ebay giving away a Tesla Model S, enter to win by signing up for Ebay Garage http://t.co/0JBqcre94O”

2nd prize=$100 EBAY GCs

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 28, 2014

Automatic: Your Smart Driving Assistant for iOS/Android $80 shipped (Reg. $100)

2-pack of rooCASE Apple iPad Air cases for $11 with free shipping (Reg. $36)

Headphones:

SOUL Electronics SV3SLV Volt Bluetooth 4.0 Pro Hi-Definition On-Ear Wireless Headphones w/dual Mics – Silver: $40 shipped (Reg. $150)
Sennheiser HD-360 PRO DJ Studio Style Over-Ear Headphones in Black:$45 shipped (reg. $150)

Staples Coupon $30 off select $60+ purchases: Save on wireless network cams and more

Other deals from today:

New! Games/Apps: Watch Dogs pre-order $45, $10 off Amazing Spider-Man 2 pre-order (all platforms), 50% off Deus Ex HR for Mac, iOS freebies, more
New! Kindle Paperwhite e-reader w/ high resolution display and built-in light $99 (Reg. $119), Kindle e-reader $49 (Reg. $69)
New! Daily Deals: Vizio 42″ Soundbar with Sub refurb $180, LG 8x DVD Drive $25, Viper Remote Car Starter with installation $180, more
New! Netgear Centria N900 Dual-Band Gigabit wireless router w/ 3.5-inch storage bay $70 shipped (Reg. $250)
New! HP Pavilion 21.5″ IPS 1080P HD Monitor w/HDMI/DVI/VGA input: $110 shipped (Reg. $180)
New! Verizon FiOS 50Mb/25Mb, Local TV + HBO Go or Showtime: $50/month. Fully Loaded: $75/month
New! Acer Chromebook 710 and 720 roundup: starting at $120 shipped (+Free Chromebook switchers ebook)
New! Corsair Voyager Slider 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive: $127 shipped (Reg. $190), 128GB PNY: $42 shipped, 64GB Lexar: $25 shipped
New! Mpow: Add CD-quality Bluetooth 4.0 to any home stereo or headphones: $23 shipped (reg. $70)

More deals still alive:

Free movie rental from M-GO: Available for iOS, Android, & Roku (~$5 value)
HGST Touro Desk Pro 3.5″ hard drive enclosure w/ USB 3.0 cable: $2 + $8 shipping
Anker 4-port wall charger + Anker 10,000maH Power Pack $40 (Reg. $120), Lumsing 11,000mAh 5-port USB Charger $21(Reg. $90)
Amazon Visa 20% off select tech products: GoPro, Dropcam, FitBit, Jawbone, and much more
Home Deals: Nespresso U D50 Espresso Maker $149 (Reg. $249), Philips AirFryer $100 off, kitchens items, more
MEElectronics Air-Fi AF32 Bluetooth headphones (multiple colors): $40 shipped (Reg. $100)
Name Your Own Price Mac apps bundle (Reg. $655): Snapheal Pro, TuneUp, RapidWeaver, Voila, more

New products/useful info:

IDrive offers iOS users 100GB of cloud storage for $0.99 a year
Put up to 960GB in your MacBook Air or Retina MacBook Pro with Transcend’s new JetDrive SSD kits
Netflix price increase is coming, but it’s not too late for new members to lock in the current rate
iPad mini with Retina display hits the Apple Refurbished Store for the first time, starts at $339
New Sony 4K UHDTVs go up for preorder, and a couple are even halfway affordable
Nintendo announces price drops coming to some of its most popular 3DS games
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)

Microsoft/Google/Android:

XCOM: Enemy Unknown now available on Android for $10
Google Play Premium App Sale: The Room Two, The Dark Knight Rises, Need for Speed, many more
Save 25% on three wireless accessories at AT&T, includes new Samsung wearables
Microsoft’s new 365 subscription gets you Office on one Mac or PC & tablet for $69/year

Review: Stride 2 jailbreak tweak brings a customizable gesture-based passcode to iOS 7 devices

Dom Esposito Apr 28 2014 - 9:14 am PT

If you’ve been around the jailbreak community for a while, it’s possible that you’re familiar with the popular iOS 5/6 gesture-based lock screen tweak Stride. This tweak worked as a lock screen passcode alternative and allowed users to set a custom gesture to unlock an iOS device.

Created by the popular tweak developer Adam Bell, Stride is making a comeback and is fully compatible with iOS 7 devices. This exciting release provides a very similar experience, but has been given a very clean makeover. This results in a beautiful native-like iOS 7 gesture-based lock screen and I just can’t get enough of it.

Skype brings free group video calling back to the Mac (and PC)

Zac Hall Apr 28 2014 - 6:34 am PT

You may recall Skype debuted a very useful (and social) feature for Mac way back in 2010: group video calling. Specifically, the feature was in a public beta stage with widespread testing thus carried a price tag of $0 with idea being it would eventually be a paid feature when the service was stable enough. Fast forward a few months to 2011 and Skype rolled the feature out to its official version of the app for Mac and put a price tag on it. As you can imagine, as the price of entry went above nothing, free alternative services including Google’s Hangouts video calling emerged. Three years later, the Microsoft-owned company is back in the business of bringing multiple faces together over video for free (hooray!) as today it announced group video calling for everyone at no cost… again.
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Apple Maps adds ancient Stonehenge monument to 3D Flyover

Ben Lovejoy Apr 28 2014 - 5:19 am PT

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Nobody is quite sure why or how Stongehenge was constructed, but the stone circle constructed sometime between four and five thousand years ago has long fascinated visitors.

As a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the closest most visitors can get to it these days is a pathway around the outside. (I probably shouldn’t admit this, but as a young child who lived nearby before all the restrictions were put in place, I used to climb on the stones …)

But thanks to Apple adding the site to its 3D Flyover library of Apple Maps, you can now take a tour around the site from the comfort of your sofa. Just enter Stonehenge into the search box.

Apple added 3D Flyover coverage of Perth, Saint-Tropez and Cordoba last month. This followed Cape Town, Helsinki and Marseille back in January. After a less than stellar start, Apple is working hard on an upgraded version of the Maps app ready for iOS 8.

9to5Toys Last Call: Two D-Link DCS-932L wireless cams $80, Seagate 4TB desktop HDD $130, Synology NAS $280, more

Apr 25 2014 - 10:02 am PT

Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed,Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

Last Call updates:

Two D-Link Wireless IP cloud cams w/ night vision: $80 shipped (Reg. $200)
Put up to 960GB in your MacBook Air or Retina MacBook Pro with Transcend’s new JetDrive SSD kits
HGST Touro Desk Pro 3.5″ hard drive enclosure w/ USB 3.0 cable: $2 + $8 shipping

More Games/Apps: Up to 40% off pre-owned console games, Nintendo Wii U Skylanders bundle $200, ROM Toolbox 50% off http://t.co/VkCbKueKHY

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 25, 2014

Seagate Expansion 4TB Desktop External USB 3 Hard Drive: $130 shipped, 3TB: $100 shipped

~~eneloop rechargeable Power Pack with batteries, a charger, carrying case, more $30 shipped (Reg. $50)~~ Sold Out

NAS Setup: Synology DiskStation DS214 $280 (Reg. $330), WD Red 3TB HDD $120 (Reg. $150)

Other deals from today:

New! Free movie rental from M-GO: Available for iOS, Android, & Roku (~$5 value)
New! Games/Apps: Assassin’s Creed Black Flag $14 shipped, 50% off XCOM Enemy Unknown on iOS, Sonic 1 & 2 for $1 each, iOS freebies, more
New! Daily Deals: Macbook Pro 13″ $950, Samsung 40″ 1080p LED HDTV $438, Lenovo 23″ Full HD Monitor $120, more
New! Free Android Music Apps (Reg. $40): Shazam Encore, TuneIn Radio Pro, Ultimate Guitar Tabs, more

More deals still alive:

Anker 4-port wall charger + Anker 10,000maH Power Pack $40 (Reg. $120), Lumsing 11,000mAh 5-port USB Charger $21(Reg. $90)
Amazon Visa 20% off select tech products: GoPro, Dropcam, FitBit, Jawbone, and much more
Home Deals: Nespresso U D50 Espresso Maker $149 (Reg. $249), Philips AirFryer $100 off, kitchens items, more
MEElectronics Air-Fi AF32 Bluetooth headphones (multiple colors): $40 shipped (Reg. $100)
Name Your Own Price Mac apps bundle (Reg. $655): Snapheal Pro, TuneUp, RapidWeaver, Voila, more
IDrive offers iOS users 100GB of cloud storage for $0.99 a year
Blu-ray/iTunes Deals: Frozen Planet complete collection $15, Godfather Trilogy $10, Don Jon rental $0.99, more
Apple iPhone 5c 32GB $50 w/ 2-yr agreement (Reg. $200)
$100 iTunes gift card for $85: Save 15% on future apps, music, movies, more
Griffin Technology 20% off sitewide sale: Save on iPad/iPhone cases, Lightning cables, more
Vizio 40″ 120Hz 1080p LED LCD HDTV + $200 Dell GC for $500 shipped
AT&T 25% off sale: Bose Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker: $150 shipped ($50 off), Beats Pill: $135, JBL Charge: $112

$10 iTunes movie bundles (2-3 films):

Hangover, Beverly Hills Cop, Happy Feet, GI Joe, more.http://t.co/WrfKuxw3RH pic.twitter.com/0aeKx1h5Ys

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 23, 2014

New products/useful info:

Netflix price increase is coming, but it’s not too late for new members to lock in the current rate
iPad mini with Retina display hits the Apple Refurbished Store for the first time, starts at $339
New Sony 4K UHDTVs go up for preorder, and a couple are even halfway affordable
Nintendo announces price drops coming to some of its most popular 3DS games
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)
Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard K830: $100 shipped

Microsoft/Google/Android:

XCOM: Enemy Unknown now available on Android for $10
Google Play Premium App Sale: The Room Two, The Dark Knight Rises, Need for Speed, many more
Save 25% on three wireless accessories at AT&T, includes new Samsung wearables
Microsoft’s new 365 subscription gets you Office on one Mac or PC & tablet for $69/year

Hulu Plus for iOS updated with remote control support for Xbox One and PS4

Mark Hearn Apr 24 2014 - 1:12 pm PT

The folks at Hulu have expanded their recent Chromecast efforts and thanks to a new update the company’s iOS app now moonlights as a remote control for the Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 game consoles. Users can pause, stop fast-forward and rewind content directly from their mobile device. This will definitely come in handy, because it takes the strain off your controller’s battery, which should be reserved strictly for gaming.

eBay revamps iOS apps, adds in-store pickup on iPad, Passbook integration, more

Jordan Kahn Apr 24 2014 - 11:31 am PT

Ebay has pushed out a notable update to its main iPhone and iPad apps today that include a number of new features and updated designs. Most notably, the iPad now includes an in-store pickup option that shows a “Free In-Store Pickup” option under the “Shop Locally” search filter to show items from local merchants available for purchase.” That feature was previously limited to the iPhone. To go along with the new in-store pickup option on iPad, you can also now save your in-store pickup orders directly to Apple’s Passbook app.

For the iPad app, eBay says it’s also added a new selling landing page, smarter search results, and “more current shipping tracking”:

When something is on the way, where is it? We’ve updated our tracking capabilities to provide more timely status updates from within the app. Pull to refresh and get the latest info.

On the iPhone, users will noticed an updated Home page that provides quick access to Watched items, Feed and eBay Deals, and the updated app also includes larger photos, product reviews for many items, the ability to attach photos to messages, and support for selling from Austria and Netherlands.

Ebay for iPhone and Ebay for iPad versions 3.3.0 are on the App Store now.

What’s New in Version 3.3.0

Version 3.3.0

• Updated Home page includes Watched items, Feed and eBay Deals!
• Larger photos on search and item pages
• Product reviews now included for many items in the eBay catalog
• You can now attach photos to messages
• Selling support added for Austria and Netherlands
• Save your in-store pick up order details to iPhone’s Passbook
• Brazilian Portuguese language support
• Speed improvements and Bug fixes

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Trademark filings might show future OS X names: Yosemite, Redwood, Mammoth, California, Big Sur, Pacific

Jordan Kahn Apr 24 2014 - 10:04 am PT

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Following the introduction of OS X Mavericks and Apple’s new naming scheme inspired by locations in California, there has been much speculation about which famous California destination might be the name of future releases. Today, French blog Consomac has discovered trademark filings for other California locations that appear to be linked to Apple.

The site found trademarks for Yosemite, Redwood, Mammoth, California, Big Sur, and Pacific, all of which are registered by one of two shell companies, Yosemite Research LLC and Coast Research LLC. While that wouldn’t normally be enough evidence to assume Apple is behind the filings, the site also found the trademarks include protection for operating systems and connections to Apple through the lawyers that filed the application. From the translated report:
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Facebook buys fitness app Moves as health race heats up

Zac Hall Apr 24 2014 - 7:19 am PT

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There’s certainly no shortage of buzz around health tracking and fitness-related products and software these days, and Facebook is making sure it its not going to be left out of the race (there’s also no shortage of Facebook acquisitions).

Finnish company ProtoGeo Oy, the developers behind the iPhone and Android fitness app Moves (seen above), has been acquired by Facebook as it posted this on its site today:

Today, we’re delighted to announce that Facebook has acquired our company and the Moves app. Since we launched Moves, we’ve been focused on running a simple and clean activity diary that millions of people have enjoyed using.

Now, we’re joining Facebook’s talented team to work on building and improving their products and services with a shared mission of supporting simple, efficient tools for more than a billion people.

The company also rounded out its announcement with a thank you to customers for making its product a success and the standard promise that data gathered by the service won’t “commingle” with Facebook, but such promises are mostly “feel good” reassurances and surely have no legal merit especially with the “there are no plans” qualifier.

All of this is made much more interesting in the context of Apple’s plans to take a major step into owning the fitness category with the company’s upcoming Healthbook software first reported by 9to5Mac and widespread rumors of some sort of fitness-related band on the new product horizon (not to mention Nike reportedly stepping away from its FuelBand product).

Couple that with numerous fitness and health-related hires by Apple that continue as recently as this month and it’s easy to understand why Facebook would want to buy Moves: it doesn’t want to be the last one to the finish line.

Opera’s Coast browser adds iPhone support, adds iCloud syncing of bookmark tiles

Benjamin Mayo Apr 24 2014 - 6:30 am PT

Opera first launched Coast back in September 2013, on the iPad. Although it didn’t make a huge impression on the App Store first time around, Opera is probably hoping its new version will be more popular.

The app has been fully reworked for the iPhone size. There are hardly any buttons onscreen; the app relies almost exclusively on gesture-based navigation.

Weather Channel launches redesigned iPhone app with ‘social weather’ and flight info

Mike Beasley Apr 23 2014 - 9:50 pm PT

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The Weather Channel app for iPhone has been updated with a brand new iOS 7-inspired design and features. The new design gives each bit of information a more prominent location on the screen, though it does so at the expense of an all-in-one overview. Where previously all relevant weather information was contained on the main screen, the updated app places various types of information on separate pages that can be swiped through.

The addition of a new airport mode that provides users with information about weather-related flight delays and cancellations could serve as a useful tool for travelers. A new severe weather mode causes the entire app’s interface to change if severe weather is reported in your area, putting critical information front-and-center. Finally, a social component has been added that allows users to submit weather reports and photos of their own.

You can grab the redesigned Weather Channel app on the iPhone App Store free of charge.

IMDb iOS app adds U.S. TV listings, links to Amazon Instant Video, more

Jordan Kahn Apr 23 2014 - 10:57 am PT

The IMDb app for iPhone and iPad was updated today with a few notable new features. You can now view TV listings directly within the app, but the feature is initially limited to users in the US. Also new, listings will now tell you if the content is available on Amazon Prime and provide a link to starting playing a title directly in the Amazon Instant Video app (as pictured to the right).

Other new features in version 4.2 of the app include a redesigned showtimes page for iPhone and showtimes for upcoming movies being released in theatres directly from the title page.

Version 4.2 of the IMDb app is available on the App Store now for iPhone and iPad.

What’s New in Version 4.2

• US TV listings! See when and where you can watch things, wherever you are in the US.
• Amazon Prime availability! You can now tell at a glance when a title is available on Amazon Prime. If you have the Amazon Instant Video app installed already, tap to play!
• New showtimes page design on iPhone.
• For a movie coming out Friday (or any other day in the future and we know about it), you can get its showtimes right from the title page!
• Bug fixes, including a weird bug where your ratings history would show your most recently rated titles twice.

9to5Toys Last Call: iPhone 5c 32GB $50, IDrive 100GB cloud storage $0.99/yr, iTunes HD movie bundles $10, more

Apr 23 2014 - 9:51 am PT

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Today’s can’t miss deals:

Last Call Updates:

Anker 4-port wall charger + Anker 10,000maH Power Pack $40 (Reg. $120), Lumsing 11,000mAh 5-port USB Charger $21(Reg. $90)
Apple iPhone 5c 32GB $50 w/ 2-yr agreement (Reg. $200)
IDrive offers iOS users 100GB of cloud storage for $0.99 a year

$10 iTunes movie bundles (2-3 films):

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WD My Passport Slim 2TB Portable USB 3.0 Hard Drive $90 shipped (Reg. $150)

MEElectronics Air-Fi AF32 Bluetooth headphones (multiple colors): $40 shipped (Reg. $100)

Apple TV 3rd gen 1080p streaming media player $80 shipped (Reg. $99)

iPads:

Apple iPad 4th Gen. 128GB WiFi+AT&T LTE w/ Smart Cover $600 shipped (Orig. $929)
iPad Air 32GB WiFi $520 shipped (Reg. $599)
Staples offers $50 off iPad and other tablet purchases of $399 or more: Retina iPad mini from $349

Other deals from today:

New! Amazon Visa 20% off select tech products: GoPro, Dropcam, FitBit, Jawbone, and much more
New! Apple TV 3rd gen 1080p streaming media player $80 shipped (Reg. $99)
New! Games/Apps: Deus Ex HR Director’s Cut $16, Anodia & Drop The Chicken go FREE, Rebirth of Fortune 2 $1 (Reg. $3), iOS freebies, more
New! Name Your Own Price Mac apps bundle (Reg. $655): Snapheal Pro, TuneUp, RapidWeaver, Voila, more

More deals still alive:

Blu-ray/iTunes Deals: Frozen Planet complete collection $15, Godfather Trilogy $10, Don Jon rental $0.99, more
$100 iTunes gift card for $85: Save 15% on future apps, music, movies, more
PNY 128GB Turbo USB 3.0 Flash Drive $43 shipped (Reg. $70)
Griffin Technology 20% off sitewide sale: Save on iPad/iPhone cases, Lightning cables, more
Vizio 40″ 120Hz 1080p LED LCD HDTV + $200 Dell GC for $500 shipped
AT&T 25% off sale: Bose Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker: $150 shipped ($50 off), Beats Pill: $135, JBL Charge: $112
Dyson Tower Fan $280 (Reg. $450), more
Bowers & Wilkins Z2 wireless Lightning speaker dock: $297 shipped (Reg. $400)
JBL OnBeat Lightning Micro Speaker Dock: $40 shipped (Reg. $100)
Wacom Intuos Creative iPad Stylus w/ Bluetooth $70 shipped (Reg. $100)

New products/useful info:

Netflix price increase is coming, but it’s not too late for new members to lock in the current rate
iPad mini with Retina display hits the Apple Refurbished Store for the first time, starts at $339
New Sony 4K UHDTVs go up for preorder, and a couple are even halfway affordable
Nintendo announces price drops coming to some of its most popular 3DS games
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)
Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard K830: $100 shipped

Microsoft/Google/Android:

Google Play Premium App Sale: The Room Two, The Dark Knight Rises, Need for Speed, many more
Save 25% on three wireless accessories at AT&T, includes new Samsung wearables
Microsoft’s new 365 subscription gets you Office on one Mac or PC & tablet for $69/year

NYOP Mac software bundle: Few bucks gets RapidWeaver, Tuneup, Snapheal Pro, Crossover, PDF Converter and much more

Justin Kahn Apr 22 2014 - 9:00 pm PT

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StackSocial and 9to5Toys Specials are offering another Name Your Own Price Mac Bundle with 10 Mac apps regularly priced at $655. This bundle has some incredibly solid apps, and currently less than $5 will unlock all of the apps. In addition, 10% of your purchase will go to a charity of your choice including Child’s Play, World Wildlife Foundation, or Creative Commons. Also, if you are on the leaderboard at any time, you are entered to win a MacBook Air. The price will go up as more people buy so it is best to get in early.

Some of the notable apps in the bundle are photo editing software Snapheal Pro (Reg. $40), simple website builder RapidWeaver 5 (Reg. $79), Windows software utility CrossOver 13 For Mac, iTunes organizer TuneUp and screen capture software Voila ($30). You can see a full list of the apps in the bundle below, as well as more Mac deals on 9to5Toys Specials and in our daily app deal round-ups.

Apple updates App Store content ratings system with new descriptions and market-specific ratings

Mike Beasley Apr 22 2014 - 3:27 pm PT

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Apple has made some changes to the way it handles content ratings in the App Store, as outlined in an email (included below) sent to developers today. These ratings aren’t the five-star reviews that users assign apps, but the age-based restrictions assigned to each app based on the type of content in the app. While most apps are rated 4+ (the lowest), some that contain violent or potentially offensive content may have higher ratings (as seen above).

Starting today, developers will be able to assign a few new content descriptions to their apps in order to help better determine what age group the software is appropriate for. These new descriptions include “Medical/Treatment Information, Gambling and Contests, and Unrestricted Web Access.” That last one is good news for many developers previously forced to use a 17+ rating just because their app included a web browser that could be used to accesss anything on the web.