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6,516 'Apps' stories April 2010 - April 2014

Learn about the latest news for iOS, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV apps

Apps for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS power our modern world. 9to5Mac will update you on the latest news, review, and updates for all types of apps. “There’s an App for that”.

The term came became part of our vocabulary when Steve Jobs announced The App Store as part of the iPhone 2.0 software update in 2008.

Over the years, the term has become as common as kleenex for describing applications on all of our devices. Apple’s platforms have apps for just about anything from finance, banking, sports, social media, podcasting, music, and more. We have a guide for helping you discover the best ones as well. Apps are now on everything from our TV, to our smartphones, on our laptops, and all the way down to our wrists.

As new ones are released or existing ones have major updates, the team here at 9to5Mac will bring you the latest news and reviews. If you want to follow along with video footage, be sure to follow 9to5Mac on YouTube. Scroll down below our latest updates on all things relating to applications on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.

9to5Toys Weekend: 1Password 50% off, iPad Air 16GB WiFi $400, Intel SSDs 120GB $80/240GB $136, more

Apr 13 2014 - 6:58 am PT

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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.

This weekend’s can’t miss deals:

Updates:

Apple iPad Air 16GB WiFi $400 shipped (Reg. $499)
Western Digital 1TB USB 3.0 Portable External Hard Drive $54 shipped (Reg. $119)

Heartbleed Sale: 1Password for Mac/iOS/PC/Android is 50% off

~~Apple iPad 4th generation 128GB WiFi (black or white) $500 shipped (Reg. $799)~~ (Sold out)

Intel 530 Series 120GB 2.5″ SATA III Solid State Drive $80 shipped (Reg. $170), 240GB $136 shipped (Reg. $300)

Yamaha YAS-201 Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer $200 shipped (Reg. $450)

Other deals from today:

New! Netgear WNDR3400 N600 Wireless Router w/ USB port (Refurb.) $10 shipped (Reg. $70 new)
New! Daily Deals: Beats by Dre Solo HD Headphones (refurb) $160, Harmon Kardon A/V Receiver $160, Hisense Media Player $50, more
New! 2-pack of rooCASE Apple iPad Air cases for $11 with free shipping (Reg. $36)
New! Android $0.99 app/game deals: Need for Speed Most Wanted, NBA Jam, Unified Remote, more
New! Corsair Flash Voyager GO 64GB Micro USB Flash Drive for Android devices $45 shipped (Reg. $55)
New! XtremeMac Soma Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $30 ($100 off)
New! Samsung Galaxy S5 for Verizon free after $100 bill credit and new 2-yr agreement (Reg. $200)
New! Games/Apps: The Last of Us $25 shipped, NBA Live 14 $30 shipped, 60% off Adobe Photoshop Touch, MagicalPad HD $5, iOS freebies, more

More deals still alive:

Canon PIXMA MG5520 Wireless Photo All-In-One Printer w/AirPrint &Cloud Print: $65 shipped ($85 off)
HTC One (M8) on Verizon and Sprint for $150 with a 2-yr agreement (Reg. $200)
Apple 2TB Time Capsule (previous generation) $169 shipped (Reg. $249)
R.B.I Baseball is back! Get it today on iOS, PS3, and Xbox 360
Up to 83% off 12 top rated iOS apps: 1yr. Parallels iOS access, Printer Pro, Scanner Pro, iDownloader Pro, Day One, more
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)
AKG K44 over-the-ear studio headphones or Ultimate Ears 500vm for phones: $20 shipped ($60 off)
iPad Air Bluetooth Keyboard Cases: New Trent Airbender 2.0 $20 (Reg. $40), Anker Ultra-thin $24 (Reg. $40)
Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard K830: $100 shipped
Smartphone Battery Cases: OtterBox iON for iPhone 4/4s $40 (Reg. $130), uNu ultra-slim for Galaxy S4 $39 (Reg. $69)
iRig HD guitar interface for iOS and Mac: $45 shipped (Reg. $100)
ASUS RT-AC56U Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Gigabit Router $90 shipped (Reg. $180)
Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive $130 shipped (Reg. $220)
Jabra Solemate Bluetooth speaker (red): $65 shipped, Memorex Bluetooth speaker/phone: $32.95 shipped
OtterBox Defender Series for iPad mini $28 shipped (Reg. $70)
Syma 3.5 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro $20 (Reg. $80)
Logitech PowerShell MFi iPhone game controller w/ built-in battery $50 shipped (Reg. $100)

New products/useful info:

Samsung Chromebook 2 now available for preorder with limited time free case offer
Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

Microsoft/Google/Android:

Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 w/ free shipping (Reg. $35)
Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets: Refurbished 64GB $399 (Reg. $499 new), 128GB $500 for .EDU emails (Reg. $600)
Google Nexus 7 16GB (2nd gen) and Chromecast media player: $199 for .EDU emails ($265 value)

Apple updates standalone FaceTime app for Snow Leopard users with connection bug fix

Mike Beasley Apr 11 2014 - 3:36 pm PT

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Remember the good ol’ days when FaceTime wasn’t included with each Mac? Back then, you had to download a bit of software from the Mac App Store in order to make video calls to iPhone owners (though iChat could still do Mac-to-Mac calls). Even today, that standalone app is still available on the Mac App Store for $.99—and for some reason it’s still the #5 paid app on the entire store.

Given its apparent popularity three years after its launch, it makes at least a little sense that Apple updated the app today to fix a bug that could prevent users from connecting to FaceTime calls. Of course, if you’re on anything newer than Snow Leopard, you don’t need this update, but anyone still running OS X 10.6 who already purchased the app can get the free update to resolve the problem.

For Snow Leopard users who haven’t already made the purchase, the app is $.99 on the Mac App Store.

Popular RSS client Reeder 2 for Mac hits first public beta

Zac Hall Apr 11 2014 - 8:43 am PT

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Popular RSS client Reeder was largely affected by Google’s abrupt shutdown of Google Reader earlier last year as it raced to update its various apps support for alternative RSS subscription services.

Reeder for iOS gained support for services like Feedly and Feed Wrangler pretty quickly last year, but Reeder for Mac has taken a bit longer than had originally been anticipated.

Today, Reeder 2 for Mac is available in its first public beta for free ahead of its final development.
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App.io brings its HTML5 iOS app demos to interactive ads on mobile devices

Jordan Kahn Apr 11 2014 - 7:18 am PT

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I’ve covered App.io a few times in the past. The service, which allows app devs to deploy fully useable HTML5 demo versions of their native iOS apps on the web, first launched under the name “Kickfolio” back in 2012. The goal for the company was originally to let devs bring demos of their apps to promotional webpages and it eventually expanded the platform to include Facebook and other channels. Today, and around 2 million interactive app demos later, the company is announcing that it’s bringing those same app demos directly to mobile devices as interactive ads.

The ads go a step beyond the interactive app-like experience that Apple promised, but never quite delivered, with iAd, and allows users to play a demo of the app before deciding to purchase/download or even visit the App Store at all. The ad starts off as a banner or like any other ad but turns into a demo version of a native iOS app that is fully playable for a set period of time before prompting the user to visit the App Store. The company tells me in its initial tests it saw “3-5x higher conversion rates than normal mobile ads.”
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SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition incorporates Rush Hour expansion pack, exclusively in Mac App Store

Ben Lovejoy Apr 11 2014 - 4:36 am PT

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The Deluxe Edition of Sim City 4 is now exclusively available on the Mac App Store, some weeks ahead of availability elsewhere, priced at $19.99.

The special edition includes the functionality of the Rush Hour expansion pack, which includes a monorail system and a ferry, along with two new disaster scenarios …
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Apple releases iMovie for Mac 10.0.3 with new sorting options, improved titles, and more

Mike Beasley Apr 10 2014 - 2:51 pm PT

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Apple has just published its third update to the revamped Mac version of iMovie launched last year. The update, version 10.0.3, makes changes to the default font in the new titles first added to last year’s release. It also includes the ability to sort events by date to quickly find clips by when they were recorded.

Other improvements include the ability to rotate and crop clips within events rather than projects, an easier method of accessing transition duration settings, faster access to clip speed controls, improvements to how speed changes are handled, and various bugs that could cause the app to crash or not do what was expected.

You can grab the update for free in the Updates tab of the Mac App Store if you already own iMovie 10. Users on previous versions of iMovie can buy the current version for $14.99. The full change log is below:

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9to5Toys Lunch Break: iPad Air Bluetooth keyboard cases from $20, AKG K44 headphones $20, Ooma VoIP $85, more

Apr 10 2014 - 9:52 am PT

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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:

iPad Air Bluetooth Keyboard Cases: New Trent Airbender 2.0 $20 (Reg. $40), Anker Ultra-thin $24 (Reg. $40)

AKG K44 over-the-ear studio headphones or Ultimate Ears 500vm for phones: $20 shipped ($60 off)

Ooma Telo VoIP Home Phone System (Refurb.) $85 shipped (Reg. $150 new)

Apps:

Up to 83% off 12 top rated iOS apps: 1yr. Parallels iOS access, Printer Pro, Scanner Pro, iDownloader Pro, Day One, more
R.B.I Baseball is back! Get it today on iOS, PS3, and Xbox 360
Games/Apps: Final Fantasy XIV preorder w/ $5 GC, AC: Ezio Trilogy $17, 50% off iSlash, Slide & Vintage Cam go FREE, more iOS freebies
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)

Download 10 popular country music songs from iTunes for free http://t.co/bmI3PrMnEh

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 9, 2014

Other deals from today:

New! Apple 2TB Time Capsule (previous generation) $169 shipped (Reg. $249)
New! Daily Deals: Panasonic 39″ 1080p 120Hz Smart HDTV $430, Wii U 32GB w/2 games $250, ZAGGkeys Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad Air $49, more
New! Canon PIXMA MG5520 Wireless Photo All-In-One Printer w/AirPrint &Cloud Print: $65 shipped ($85 off)
New! HTC One (M8) on Verizon and Sprint for $150 with a 2-yr agreement (Reg. $200)

More deals still alive:

Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard K830: $100 shipped
Smartphone Battery Cases: OtterBox iON for iPhone 4/4s $40 (Reg. $130), uNu ultra-slim for Galaxy S4 $39 (Reg. $69)
iRig HD guitar interface for iOS and Mac: $45 shipped (Reg. $100)
ASUS RT-AC56U Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Gigabit Router $90 shipped (Reg. $180)
6TB hard drives from Seagate and Western Digital hit store shelves starting under $300
Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive $130 shipped (Reg. $220)
Jabra Solemate Bluetooth speaker (red): $65 shipped, Memorex Bluetooth speaker/phone: $32.95 shipped
25W 5-Port USB Wall Plug Family-Sized Desktop Charger with 5-Foot Power Cord: $15, 30W 4-Port: $14
Samsung 32-inch 720p LED HDTV and $150 Dell gift card for $278 shipped ($470 value)
OtterBox Defender Series for iPad mini $28 shipped (Reg. $70)
Syma 3.5 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro $20 (Reg. $80)
Logitech PowerShell MFi iPhone game controller w/ built-in battery $50 shipped (Reg. $100)
Google Nexus 7 16GB (2nd gen) and Chromecast media player: $199 for .EDU emails ($265 value)
Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets: Refurbished 64GB $399 (Reg. $499 new), 128GB $500 for .EDU emails (Reg. $600)
Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 w/ free shipping (Reg. $35)
Foscam Wireless/Wired Pan&Tilt IP/Network Camera w/ 8 meter Night Vision: $50 shipped
Monoprice iPhone 5/5s case 5-pack: $10 +$3 shipping
Case Logic Compact Systems Camera Medium Kit Bag: $6 w/free Prime shipping
Infinity Primus P143 Bookshelf speakers: $40/ea shipped
2600mAh USB power bank external battery key chain charger $5 shipped
Philips AD7000W/37 Fidelio SoundAvia Wireless Speaker with AirPlay: $62 shipped

New products/useful info:

Samsung Chromebook 2 now available for preorder with limited time free case offer
Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

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Apple reportedly considering “dramatic overhaul” of iTunes to help fight rising competition

Jordan Kahn Apr 9 2014 - 1:00 pm PT

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Billboard has a report out today claiming Apple is considering “the most dramatic overhaul of its iTunes music store in more than a decade” due to lack of traction with its new iTunes Radio service launched in September of last year.

According to the report, which cites executives close to the project at Apple, some of things Apple is considering include new types of on-demand streaming services and “negotiating download sales windows that favor Apple.” It also mentioned the possibility of an iTunes store for Android devices, something the publication has reported previously.
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Dropbox launches new “Carousel” photo & video gallery app

Jordan Kahn Apr 9 2014 - 11:20 am PT

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Dropbox is introducing its latest product today, a photo and video management app called Carousel that integrates many of the features from the photo storage service Snapjoy acquired by Dropbox back in 2012.

The company unveiled the app at an event today in San Francisco as a gallery to store and share all of your photos and videos. The app is built for quick and easy sharing of one or multiple photos to phone contacts or email addresses (even if the recipient doesn’t have a Dropbox account), allowing you to get around the upload limitations usually associated with sharing photos. With everything backed up in full resolution directly to Dropbox, it essentially becomes a standalone app to manage just photos and videos that you want to store in Dropbox.

With Dropbox, we built a home for your photos and videos but never gave you a great way to experience them. We’d like you to meet Carousel, the newest member of the Dropbox family. It’s a gallery that houses your entire life’s memories. Even more, Carousel lets you share and relive these memories in private conversations with friends and family.

Carousel is now available as a free download on the App Store for iOS and the Play Store for Android.

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The company also made some other product announcements today including news regarding versions of its Mailbox app for Android and Mac OS X.

Mailbox goes beyond iOS, now available on Android and coming soon to OS X

Zac Hall Apr 9 2014 - 10:39 am PT

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Dropbox announced today that Mailbox, the popular gesture-heavy email client it bought last year, will soon be launching a desktop version of its software.

The company also announced a set of new features like Dropbox account sign in and syncing and delete automation coming soon to the iPhone and iPad versions that will debut first in a version available for Android; this marks the first time the email software will be available on another platform aside from iOS as Mailbox is available on the Google Play Store today.

Users interested in using the beta version of Mailbox for OS X (screenshot preview below), which is said to be very minimal and rely on the trackpad for gesture-based interactions, can sign up on Mailbox’s website to learn more about the upcoming beta.
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9to5Toys Last Call: OtterBox iON iPhone battery case $40, Jaybird Bluetooth earbuds $40, app deals galore, more

Apr 9 2014 - 10:04 am PT

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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:

Download 10 popular country music songs from iTunes for free

Smartphone Battery Cases: OtterBox iON for iPhone 4/4s $40 (Reg. $130), uNu ultra-slim for Galaxy S4 $39 (Reg. $69)

Jaybird Freedom Bluetooth Earbuds with microphone $40 shipped (Reg. $70)

Apps:

Up to 83% off 12 top rated iOS apps: 1yr. Parallels iOS access, Printer Pro, Scanner Pro, iDownloader Pro, Day One, more
R.B.I Baseball is back! Get it today on iOS, PS3, and Xbox 360
Games/Apps: Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster $30 shipped, IM+ Pro7 for $2 (Reg. $5), Lep’s World Plus & Geared go FREE, more iOS freebies

ASUS RT-AC56U Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 Gigabit Router $90 shipped (Reg. $180)

Other great deals from this weekend:

New! Logitech Illuminated Living-Room Keyboard K830: $100 shipped
New! iRig HD guitar interface for iOS and Mac: $45 shipped (Reg. $100)

More great deals still alive:

6TB hard drives from Seagate and Western Digital hit store shelves starting under $300
Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive $130 shipped (Reg. $220)
Jabra Solemate Bluetooth speaker (red): $65 shipped, Memorex Bluetooth speaker/phone: $32.95 shipped
25W 5-Port USB Wall Plug Family-Sized Desktop Charger with 5-Foot Power Cord: $15, 30W 4-Port: $14
Beats by Dre: Executive over-ears (black) $199 shipped (Reg. $300), Pro over-ears (black/silver) $250 shipped (Reg. $400)
Samsung 32-inch 720p LED HDTV and $150 Dell gift card for $278 shipped ($470 value)
OtterBox Defender Series for iPad mini $28 shipped (Reg. $70)
Network Laser Printers: Canon all-in-one monochrome $95 (Reg. $199), Brother color $266 (Reg. $400+), more
Syma 3.5 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro $20 (Reg. $80)
Logitech PowerShell MFi iPhone game controller w/ built-in battery $50 shipped (Reg. $100)
Google Nexus 7 16GB (2nd gen) and Chromecast media player: $199 for .EDU emails ($265 value)
Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets: Refurbished 64GB $399 (Reg. $499 new), 128GB $500 for .EDU emails (Reg. $600)
Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 w/ free shipping (Reg. $35)
Foscam Wireless/Wired Pan&Tilt IP/Network Camera w/ 8 meter Night Vision: $50 shipped
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)
Monoprice iPhone 5/5s case 5-pack: $10 +$3 shipping
Case Logic Compact Systems Camera Medium Kit Bag: $6 w/free Prime shipping
Infinity Primus P143 Bookshelf speakers: $40/ea shipped
2600mAh USB power bank external battery key chain charger $5 shipped
Philips AD7000W/37 Fidelio SoundAvia Wireless Speaker with AirPlay: $62 shipped

New products/useful info:

Samsung Chromebook 2 now available for preorder with limited time free case offer
Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

Microsoft’s Office for iPad team talks development process, Ballmer, and more during Reddit AMA

Zac Hall Apr 8 2014 - 10:34 am PT

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As Microsoft continues its Office for iPad marketing campaign, the team that developed the productivity software has taken to Reddit for an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, to answer questions and discuss the development process behind Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for iPad. By measure of upvotes, the most popular question as of the time of this writing asked when Office for iPad would gain the ability to print, something Apple’s iWork suite and many of apps already offer, to which the team replied “in due course” while noting the high demand of the feature.

But the team didn’t stop there; Microsoft’s Office for iPad team also shared photos of their lab (as seen in the above photo), talked about the development process for bringing Office to the iPad, and even addressed the notion that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer held Office back from the iPad…
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9to5Toys Last Call: Jabra Solemate Mini BT speaker $65, Titanfall for Xbox One $45, hard drives, Beats headphones, more

Apr 8 2014 - 10:29 am PT

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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:

Jabra Solemate Bluetooth speaker (red): $65 shipped, Memorex Bluetooth speaker/phone: $32.95 shipped

Games/Apps: Titanfall on Xbox One $44 shipped (Reg. $60), 5-15% off XBL/PSN/Steam gift cards, iDownloader Pro $1 (Reg. $3), iOS freebies, more

Hard Drives:

Seagate Expansion 4TB USB 3.0 Desktop External Hard Drive $130 shipped (Reg. $220)
6TB hard drives from Seagate and Western Digital hit store shelves starting under $300, 5TB Toshiba USB 3 under $190

Other great deals from this weekend:

New! Samsung 32-inch 720p LED HDTV and $150 Dell gift card for $278 shipped ($470 value)
New! Beats by Dre: Executive over-ears (black) $199 shipped (Reg. $300), Pro over-ears (black/silver) $250 shipped (Reg. $400)
New! Magazine subs: Rolling Stone $5 (Reg. $102), Bloomberg Businessweek (3 yrs.) $20 (Reg. $749), Macworld $8 (Reg. $84), more
New! Samsung Chromebook 2 now available for preorder with limited time free case offer
New! Daily Deals: Logitech Wireless USB Touchpad $30, Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch $165, ZAGGkeys PROfolio Keyboard Case for iPad $25, more
New! $100 Apple iTunes gift card for $90 shipped (10% savings)
New! 25W 5-Port USB Wall Plug Family-Sized Desktop Charger with 5-Foot Power Cord: $15, 30W 4-Port: $14

More great deals still alive:

OtterBox Defender Series for iPad mini $28 shipped (Reg. $70)
Network Laser Printers: Canon all-in-one monochrome $95 (Reg. $199), Brother color $266 (Reg. $400+), more
Syma 3.5 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro $20 (Reg. $80)
Logitech PowerShell MFi iPhone game controller w/ built-in battery $50 shipped (Reg. $100)
Toshiba 5TB Canvio Black USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $190 shipped
Google Nexus 7 16GB (2nd gen) and Chromecast media player: $199 for .EDU emails ($265 value)
Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets: Refurbished 64GB $399 (Reg. $499 new), 128GB $500 for .EDU emails (Reg. $600)
Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 w/ free shipping (Reg. $35)
Foscam Wireless/Wired Pan&Tilt IP/Network Camera w/ 8 meter Night Vision: $50 shipped
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)
Monoprice iPhone 5/5s case 5-pack: $10 +$3 shipping
Logitech M325 (Red) Wireless mouse: $8.49 shipped
Case Logic Compact Systems Camera Medium Kit Bag: $6 w/free Prime shipping
Infinity Primus P143 Bookshelf speakers: $40/ea shipped
2600mAh USB power bank external battery key chain charger $5 shipped
Philips AD7000W/37 Fidelio SoundAvia Wireless Speaker with AirPlay: $62 shipped
Pebble Smartwatch: $130 shipped (Reg. $150)
uNu DX iPhone 5/5s 2300mAh MFi Protective Battery Case (multiple colors): $50 shipped (Reg. $90)

New products/useful info:

Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

Here, have a free month of Hulu http://t.co/Gv8Xg3ENzk (new subs. only)

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 5, 2014

NBC iOS app finally lets you AirPlay its free full-length episodes to Apple TV

Jordan Kahn Apr 8 2014 - 6:37 am PT

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NBC updated its mobile app for iPhone and iPad today with one big update for iOS and Apple TV users: the ability to AirPlay content from the mobile app to your TV via Apple TV.

The update is a big deal for a couple of reasons. The most notable being the fact that NBC offers full TV episodes for free through its mobile app, without the requirement of signing into your existing cable subscription like many other popular network apps. NBC has always been one of the go to apps for cord cutters, and now they’ll be able to beam that content onto the big screen using an Apple TV and AirPlay. Getting a lot of this content on the Apple TV previously required a subscription to Hulu or signing into a cable subscription.
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Adobe debuts Lightroom Mobile for iPad with powerful, on-the-go photo editing

Zac Hall Apr 7 2014 - 9:00 pm PT

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After briefly leaking earlier this year, Adobe is finally ready to show off its Lightroom Mobile for iPad software for photographers and photo editors. The iPad application borrows many of the essential features from the powerful desktop software and is optimized for the touch input user experience key to the tablet. We’ve taken a sneak peek at Lightroom Mobile for iPad, and we have all the details on Adobe’s latest Lightroom update.
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9to5Toys Last Call: Seagate 2TB desktop HDD $70, OtterBox Defender for iPad mini $28, PNY 32GB USB3 flash drive $14, more

Apr 7 2014 - 10:26 am PT

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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:

Seagate Expansion 2TB USB 3.0 Desktop Hard Drive $70 shipped (Reg. $130)
OtterBox Defender Series for iPad mini $28 shipped (Reg. $70)
PNY 32GB Turbo Plus USB 3.0 Flash Drive $14 shipped (Reg. $40)
Syma 3.5 Channel RC Helicopter with Gyro $20 (Reg. $80)

Amazon Gold Box: 50% off PC Components/Peripherals: Seagate 4TB USB 3 Hard Drive $130, more

Network Laser Printers: Canon all-in-one monochrome $95 (Reg. $199), Brother color $266 (Reg. $400+), more

Daily Deals: Apple iPad Air 32GB WiFi $540, Buffalo AirStation Extreme AC 1200 Gigabit Dual-Band Wireless Router $75, Beats Tour headphones $39, more

Logitech PowerShell MFi iPhone game controller w/ built-in battery $50 shipped (Reg. $100)

Save 90% on two (or more) @XtremeGuard screen/full body protectors w/ code Xtreme90 http://t.co/JvDhxZ8gMX pic.twitter.com/Lbh2w4ZTPk

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 7, 2014

Other great deals from this weekend:

New! Games/Apps: Battlefield 4 $40, FIFA 14 $40, 1 month free Xbox Live Gold, 75% off Feral Mac games, iOS freebies, more
New! Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets: Refurbished 64GB $399 (Reg. $499 new), 128GB $500 for .EDU emails (Reg. $600)
New! Google Nexus 7 16GB (2nd gen) and Chromecast media player: $199 for .EDU emails ($265 value)
New! Headphones: Parrot Zik Wireless (White): $320 shipped (Reg. $400), MEElectronics D1P in-ears: $25 shipped (Reg. $50), more

PlayStation Plus 1-Year Membership $40 shipped (20% savings) http://t.co/9FOjjSxHVk

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 7, 2014

More great deals still alive:

Toshiba 5TB Canvio Black USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $190 shipped
Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 w/ free shipping (Reg. $35)
Foscam Wireless/Wired Pan&Tilt IP/Network Camera w/ 8 meter Night Vision: $50 shipped
EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)
Monoprice iPhone 5/5s case 5-pack: $10 +$3 shipping
Logitech M325 (Red) Wireless mouse: $8.49 shipped
Case Logic Compact Systems Camera Medium Kit Bag: $6 w/free Prime shipping
Infinity Primus P143 Bookshelf speakers: $40/ea shipped
2600mAh USB power bank external battery key chain charger $5 shipped
Philips AD7000W/37 Fidelio SoundAvia Wireless Speaker with AirPlay: $62 shipped
Pebble Smartwatch: $130 shipped (Reg. $150)
Wacom Bamboo Stylus with soft tip for iPad and iPhone $11 shipped (Reg. $30)
uNu DX iPhone 5/5s 2300mAh MFi Protective Battery Case (multiple colors): $50 shipped (Reg. $90)
MacHeist Design Award Bundle: $20 ($1776 value) w/ BoinxTV, AccountEdge Pro, iSale, more
Free Coupon for Two Months of Audiobooks from Audible ($30 value)

New products/useful info:

Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

Here, have a free month of Hulu http://t.co/Gv8Xg3ENzk (new subs. only)

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 5, 2014

Amazon updates Instant Video iOS app with iOS 7 inspired redesign

Jordan Kahn Apr 7 2014 - 7:24 am PT

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Amazon has just updated its Amazon Instant Video app, which provides access to its catalogue of over 40k movies and TV shows, with a redesign of the entire UI inspired by iOS 7.

Amazon isn’t listing any new features in the iTunes release notes other than bug fixes and stability improvements, but you’ll also find a new icon and some UI tweaks that come as part of the new redesign. The overall navigation of the app remains the same but buttons and icons within have been flattened along with streamlining of other UI elements to make the app fit in with Apple’s iOS 7 redesign.

The redesign isn’t just for iPhone users, as the iPad version has been given a similar facelift:

The updated Amazon Instant Video app version 2.4 is available now on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

9to5Toys Weekend: Logitech PowerShell iPhone controller $50, Toshiba 5TB desktop HDD $190, AirPlay receivers, more

Apr 6 2014 - 8:19 am PT

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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:

Logitech PowerShell MFi iPhone game controller w/ built-in battery $50 shipped (Reg. $100)

Toshiba 5TB Canvio Black USB 3.0 Hard Drive: $190 shipped

Network A/V Receivers w/ AirPlay: Denon 5.1-Ch. $200 (Reg. $400), Yamaha 7.2-Ch. $450 (Reg. $650)

Google Chromecast streaming media player $30 w/ free shipping (Reg. $35)

Here, have a free month of Hulu http://t.co/Gv8Xg3ENzk (new subs. only)

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 5, 2014

Other great deals from this weekend:

New! Games/Apps: Buy 2 games Get 1 Free at Target, 50% off BADLAND for iOS, Rune Gems FREE, more iOS freebies
New! Daily Deals: Logitech Harmony Remote refurb $160, Pyle Bluetooth headphones $35, Griffin smartphone controlled helicopter $24, more
New! Logitech M325 (Red) Wireless mouse: $8.49 shipped
New! Case Logic Compact Systems Camera Medium Kit Bag: $6 w/free Prime shipping
New! 2600mAh USB power bank external battery key chain charger $5 shipped
New! Philips AD7000W/37 Fidelio SoundAvia Wireless Speaker with AirPlay: $62 shipped
New! Magazine subs: Bloomberg Businessweek (for 3 yrs.) $20 (Reg. $150 – $749), Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Car & Driver, more
New! Infinity Primus P143 Bookshelf speakers: $40/ea shipped
New! Monoprice iPhone 5/5s case 5-pack: $10 +$3 shipping
New! Foscam Wireless/Wired Pan&Tilt IP/Network Camera w/ 8 meter Night Vision: $50 shipped
New! EPOCH.2 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is IGN’s FREE game of the month (Reg. $5)

Xbox One Titanfall console bundle w/ 1 year of Xbox Live $450 (value $560) http://t.co/ZTCZSPvGGw

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) April 6, 2014

More great deals still alive:

Kensington AbsolutePower iPhone dock with built-in Lightning port and AC adapter $20 shipped (Reg. $50)
Pebble Smartwatch: $130 shipped (Reg. $150)
Sony 7.2-Channel 4K AV Receiver $220 shipped (Reg. $300)
Home Deals: Hoover/Bissell/Dyson Vacuum Event, Home Depot $10 off orders of $100+ (includes Nest), more
Mpow Bluetooth 4.0 Stereo Foldable Headphones Headset $33 shipped (Reg. $80)
DODOcase Sitewide sale on handcrafted accessories for iPad, iPhone, and other gadgets
Wacom Bamboo Stylus with soft tip for iPad and iPhone $11 shipped (Reg. $30)
Toshiba Canvio External USB 3.0 HDDs: 1TB Slim II Aluminum Portable $60 (Reg. $120), 5TB Desktop $205 (Reg. $300)
uNu DX iPhone 5/5s 2300mAh MFi Protective Battery Case (multiple colors): $50 shipped (Reg. $90)
Plex media server app for Android temporarily $0.99 at Amazon, down from $5
MacHeist Design Award Bundle: $20 ($1776 value) w/ BoinxTV, AccountEdge Pro, iSale, more
Free Coupon for Two Months of Audiobooks from Audible ($30 value)
WD My Passport Pro portable RAID storage w/ integrated Thunderbolt cable: 2TB $257 (Reg. $300), 4TB $369 (Reg. $430)
Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB unlocked smartphone $700 w/ free shipping
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50 (Refurb) $75 (Reg. $199 new), Monster Inspiration Noise-Canceling $125 (Reg. $250)
Up to $250 off Native Instruments DJ rigs: Traktor Kontrol S2/S4: $292/$455 shipped (Reg. $499/$799)
Staples offers $20 off purchases of $100 or more (up to 20% in savings)

New products/useful info:

Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

9to5Toys Lunch Break: Kensington Lightning dock $20, Incase backpacks 50% off, Sony 4K AV receiver $220, more

Apr 4 2014 - 10:02 am PT

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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:

Kensington AbsolutePower iPhone dock with built-in Lightning port and AC adapter $20 shipped (Reg. $50)

Select Incase MacBook backpacks and cases 50% off at Best Buy

Sony 7.2-Channel 4K AV Receiver $220 shipped (Reg. $300)

Other great deals from today:

New! Games/Apps: Rayman Fiesta Run $1 (Reg. $3), Knack $25, 50% off Hider 2, iOS freebies, more
New! Sony Smart Watch SW2 w/ Bluetooth for Android Phones: $130 shipped (Reg. $200)
New! Daily Deals: Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle $300, RCA 46″ 1080p LED HDTV $350, 2-Pack of Power Bank Key Chains $13, more
New! HTC One Smartphones: M8 buy one get one FREE w/ contract, M7 $1 w/ contract, Max factory unlocked $480

More great deals still alive:

Home Deals: Hoover/Bissell/Dyson Vacuum Event, Home Depot $10 off orders of $100+ (includes Nest), more
Mpow Bluetooth 4.0 Stereo Foldable Headphones Headset $33 shipped (Reg. $80)
DODOcase Sitewide sale on handcrafted accessories for iPad, iPhone, and other gadgets
Wacom Bamboo Stylus with soft tip for iPad and iPhone $11 shipped (Reg. $30)
Toshiba Canvio External USB 3.0 HDDs: 1TB Slim II Aluminum Portable $60 (Reg. $120), 5TB Desktop $205 (Reg. $300)
uNu DX iPhone 5/5s 2300mAh MFi Protective Battery Case (multiple colors): $50 shipped (Reg. $90)
Plex media server app for Android temporarily $0.99 at Amazon, down from $5
MacHeist Design Award Bundle: $20 ($1776 value) w/ BoinxTV, AccountEdge Pro, iSale, more
Free Coupon for Two Months of Audiobooks from Audible ($30 value)
WD My Passport Pro portable RAID storage w/ integrated Thunderbolt cable: 2TB $257 (Reg. $300), 4TB $369 (Reg. $430)
Samsung Galaxy S5 16GB unlocked smartphone $700 w/ free shipping
Headphones: Audio-Technica ATH-M50 (Refurb) $75 (Reg. $199 new), Monster Inspiration Noise-Canceling $125 (Reg. $250)
Up to $250 off Native Instruments DJ rigs: Traktor Kontrol S2/S4: $292/$455 shipped (Reg. $499/$799)
Staples offers $20 off purchases of $100 or more (up to 20% in savings)

New products/useful info:

Bose introduces new colors and designs to their high quality line of headphones
Logitech introduces new Audio Adapter for Bluetooth pairing with any speakers
Amazon Officially Releases FireTV Today for $99
Samsung’s new billion-color, 28-inch 4K monitor is now available to preorder: $699
The best storage, drives, and NAS deals & tips for World Backup Day 2014
Get 33% off 1yr Office 365 Home Premium subscriptions: $67
Spotify cuts 50% off Premium subscriptions for US students, now just $5 per month
NVIDIA Shield portable gaming system gets a temporary $50 price cut while KitKat upgrade looms

Get selected travel apps free via new Expedia app Media Lounge feature

Ben Lovejoy Apr 4 2014 - 6:02 am PT

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If you do a lot of travelling and like your travel apps, you can now get some paid iPhone apps free of charge through a new Media Lounge feature in the Expedia app.

To access the offers, you need to download the free Expedia Hotels & Flights app, complete your traveller profile and then hit Extras to see what’s on offer. The first offer is Over, an app that allows you to create customized artwork from your travel photos. Normally priced at $1.99, it’s free when you download it via the Expedia app …
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Apple seeds OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 build 13D33 to developers

Jordan Kahn Apr 3 2014 - 3:20 pm PT

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After seeding the fourth OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 beta (build 13D28) to developers a week ago, Apple today pushed out another pre-release version of the update, Mavericks 10.9.3 (build 13D33). Like previous builds, Apple is once again asking developers to focus on Graphics Drivers, Audio, Safari, and Contacts/Calendar USB sync via iTunes.

The new beta release is available now through software update and Apple’s developer channels.

One feature users can expect when the update is released to the public is the enhanced support for 4K external monitors we discovered in the first beta. Apple recently started seeding versions of the update to AppleCare employees alongside a pre-release version of iTunes 11.1.6 that will restore the ability to sync contacts and calendar data to iOS devices locally. The ability to sync contacts and calendar data to an iOS device from a Mac was removed previously (to many complaints) but remained possible through iCloud syncing.

iPhoto for iOS update adds white border printing option alongside various bug fixes

Benjamin Mayo Apr 3 2014 - 2:59 pm PT

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Following a slew of updates to iWork, Apple has released a minor update to iPhoto for iOS, part of its iLife suite. The update adds a new border printing option. When ordering prints, you can now frame your photos with a white border. As usual, the update also includes miscellaneous bug fixes and “other improvements”.

What’s New in Version 2.0.1

• Add a white border to photos when ordering prints
• Includes bug fixes and other improvements

iPhoto costs $5 on the App Store, but new iOS device purchases automatically unlocks the app for the registered account for free.

Microsoft says Office iPad apps hit 12 million downloads a week after release

Jordan Kahn Apr 3 2014 - 1:37 pm PT

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After announcing the release of the Office for iPad apps late last month, Microsoft announced today that the separate Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps for iPad have collectively reached 12 million downloads a week after release. The number also included downloads of the OneNote app for iPad, which has been available for a couple of years leading up to the release of the Office apps, but Microsoft didn’t provide a breakdown of sales by app.
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Vine adds private video messaging, profile theming in latest update

Benjamin Mayo Apr 3 2014 - 12:36 pm PT

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Vine has just released its ‘biggest update yet’ to the App Store, bringing one-on-one video messaging to the service for the first time. Analogous with Twitter DM’s, Vine’s VM’s work in the same way — hosting private conversations outside of the main stream. As you might expect, conversations can include short video clips as well as text messages.

You can start a conversation directly to a recipient, or bounce off a public Vine for inspiration. Just share the Vine to as many as friends as you want to start a message. It’s important to note you cannot have group conversations (yet). If you share a Vine to more than one person, a separate thread is created for each recipient.

Version 2 also adds some new customization options for your Vine profile. In Settings, you can theme your profile with a specific color which then shows to all other Vine users.

Vine can be downloaded on the App Store, for free.