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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.

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Microsoft offers new Planner app to ‘eligible’ Office 365 subscribers [Video]

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Jun 7 2016 - 7:07 am PT
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Microsoft has announced a new project management app for premium, business and educational subscribers to Office 365, simply known as Microsoft Planner. The company says that access to the new app will roll out over the ‘next several weeks.’

The addition of Planner to the Office 365 lineup introduces a new and improved way for businesses, schools and organizations to structure teamwork easily and get more done. With Planner, teams can create new plans; organize, assign and collaborate on tasks; set due dates; update statuses and share files, while visual dashboards and email notifications keep everyone informed on progress.


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You can now post to Instagram directly from Photos and other iOS apps

Avatar for Zac Hall Jun 6 2016 - 1:38 pm PT
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Starting today, it’s now possible to share photos and videos directly to Instagram on iOS without having to first launch the app. Instagram version 8.2 includes an iOS extension that lets you share both photos and videos from Photos and other iOS apps directly to Instagram. The feature also lets you write a caption to accompany the photo or video, but filters and other editing features will still require launching the full app.


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9to5Toys Last Call: Apple Watch Stainless Steel from $349, iPad mini 4/Air 2 $300, $100 iTunes Credit $85, more

Avatar for Trevor Daugherty Jun 6 2016 - 9:29 am PT
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Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

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Start your week with a $100 discount on iPad mini 4 & Air 2, priced from $300 shipped

Best Buy is taking up to $249 off 12.9-inch iPad Pro: Wi-Fi 32GB from $550 w/ .edu (Reg. $799), more

Save $429 on Apple’s 12.9-inch 128GB iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular by going w/ a refurb for $650 shipped

Apple’s 12.9″ 128GB iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular is all the way down to $800 (Reg. $1,079)

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Get a $100 iTunes Gift Card with email delivery from PayPal for just $85 (15% off)

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Save $200 on Apple’s 27-inch iMac w/ 5K Retina Display 3.2GHz/8GB/1TB: $1,599 (Reg. $1,799), more

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Indoor HDTV 25-mile Antenna w/17-ft cable: $8 Prime shipped (24″ Vizio HDTV for $90)

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Rovio’s Bad Piggies for iPhone/iPad goes free for the first time in years (Reg. $1)

App Store Free App of the Week: Sago Mini Road Trip goes free for the first time in over a year ($3 value)

NBA 2K16 for iOS now matching lowest price ever in celebration of NBA Finals: $4 (Reg. $8)

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Here are our favorite Father’s Day gifts for the outdoorsman, chef and car aficionado in your life

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Monitor your home from anywhere with the best-selling Nest Cam for $149 (Reg. $199)

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Put an extra 256GB of storage in your MacBook Air for $125 shipped (Reg. $155)

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Raspberry Pi 3 bundle has everything you need to get started: $70 shipped (Reg. $90)

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Review: Pelican’s impressive Elite Luggage is built like a tank, but is it worth the price tag?

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Segway returns with the smartphone-connected miniPRO electric transporter

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OS X 10.12 & Mac: What will Apple show off for Mac at WWDC 2016?

Avatar for Jordan Kahn Jun 3 2016 - 12:12 pm PT
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Apple’s WWDC 2016 will be light on new hardware announcements this year, but that will give the company plenty of stage time to show off big new releases on the software side. Siri for Mac, a Siri SDK for developers, an Apple Music and iTunes refresh, Touch ID features, and possibly a first look at new Macs, Apple has a lot of interesting in-development projects it could show off for Macs and OS X 10.12 at WWDC 2016. Below we roundup the rumored features for the next release of Apple’s Mac operating system and explore some of the possible new hardware we might see at the event later this month.


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9to5Toys Last Call: 11″ MacBook Air from $600, Beats Solo2 $80, iPad Pro 128GB LTE refurb $650, more

Avatar for Justin Kahn Jun 2 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

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App Store Free App of the Week: Sago Mini Road Trip goes free for the first time in over a year ($3 value)

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Apple’s latest 11-inch MacBook Air is on sale from $600 shipped w/ .edu, 13-inch 128GB as low as $800, more

Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (latest version) 2.7GHz/8GB/256GB $1,200 shipped (Reg. $1,499)

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Best Buy’s 3-Day Sale includes Beats Solo2 On-ear Headphones for $80 (Reg. $120), more

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Save $429 on Apple’s 12.9-inch 128GB iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular by going w/ a refurb for $650 shipped

Apple’s 12.9″ 128GB iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular is all the way down to $800 (Reg. $1,079)

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World Class Mac Bundle: 8 outstanding apps for $25 w/coupon (Orig. $401)

Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

Get 83 hours of coding tutorials with the Comprehensive Android Development Bundle: $40 (Orig. $727)

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App Store $1 Amazing Apps & Games Sale: Halo, Runtastic, Lifeline, djay 2, Runstastic, more

App Store Free App of the Week: Octagon arcade-runner free for the first time in over a year ($2 value)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

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NBA 2K16 for iOS now matching lowest price ever in celebration of NBA Finals: $4 (Reg. $8)

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AmazonBasics Felt Sleeves for MacBooks up to 15-inches are on sale from $8 Prime shipped

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Bring HomeKit control to your lights w/ Philips’ 2nd Gen Hue LED Starter Kit: $170 + varied shipping (Reg. $200)

Philips Smart Lighting: Hue Go Portable LED $80, Wireless Hue Tap Switch $50

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Review: Pelican’s impressive Elite Luggage is built like a tank, but is it worth the price tag?

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Apple Watch Diary: Native apps or not, my usage pattern remains the same

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Jun 2 2016 - 7:43 am PT
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It’s been a while since my last Apple Watch diary piece, prompted by the experience of losing access to Apple Pay for a couple of days. Unless you get excited by straps, we haven’t seen much in the way of new developments of late, but one thing did change yesterday: that was the date from which only apps using the native SDK would be accepted into the App Store.

The sluggish performance of the Watch was our most immediate complaint when a few of us here looked back at our experience of the wearable over the year. All too often, you open an app or select a Glance and then spend several seconds – and sometimes much longer – staring at those spinning dots. Less a Glance and more an Impatient Stare.

I’d hoped that the switch to native apps might improve things notably, but so far I can see no evidence of this – which means that, of the eight different ways in which you can use the Apple Watch, I’m only using a subset of them …


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9to5Toys Last Call: iPad Pro 128GB LTE $800, VPN Unlimited Lifetime $29, Brother Color Laser Printer $143, more

Avatar for Trevor Daugherty Jun 1 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

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Bring HomeKit control to your lights w/ Philips’ 2nd Gen Hue LED Starter Kit: $170 + varied shipping (Reg. $200)

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Apple’s 12.9″ 128GB iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular is all the way down to $800 (Reg. $1,079)

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VPN Unlimited: Lifetime Subscription for $29 ($500 value)

The World Class Mac Bundle brings together 8 outstanding apps: $25 w/coupon (Orig. $401)

Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

Get 83 hours of coding tutorials with the Comprehensive Android Development Bundle: $40 (Orig. $727)

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Leave InkJet behind and switch to Brother’s Color Laser Printer w/ AirPrint for $143 shipped (Reg. $180)

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Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (latest version) 2.7GHz/8GB/256GB $1,200 shipped (Reg. $1,499)

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App Store $1 Amazing Apps & Games Sale: Halo, Runtastic, Lifeline, djay 2, Runstastic, more

App Store Free App of the Week: Octagon arcade-runner free for the first time in over a year ($2 value)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

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Games/Apps: Guitar Hero Live iOS (Prime only) $22, AC Syndicate & Rainbow Six Siege $45, iOS freebies, more

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AmazonBasics Felt Sleeves for MacBooks up to 15-inches are on sale from $8 Prime shipped

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Review: Pelican’s impressive Elite Luggage is built like a tank, but is it worth the price tag?

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This gorgeous $1,100 SmartBike cannot be stolen according to its creators

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Adobe Photoshop Sketch for iOS gains layer support, new 3D Touch features

Avatar for Zac Hall May 31 2016 - 10:52 am PT
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Adobe Photoshop Sketch for iOS is already one of my favorite iPad Pro apps to use with Apple Pencil, and the latest update adds new features that makes it even better for illustrating. Sketch also added iPhone support earlier this year, and the new version includes 3D Touch features for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.


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9to5Toys Last Call: 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro 256GB $1,200, SanDisk 480GB SSD $94, Mac App Bundle $25, more

Avatar for Trevor Daugherty May 31 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

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Apple’s 12.9″ 128GB iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular is all the way down to $800 (Reg. $1,079)

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The World Class Mac Bundle brings together 8 outstanding apps: $25 w/coupon (Orig. $401)

Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

Get 83 hours of coding tutorials with the Comprehensive Android Development Bundle: $40 (Orig. $727)

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Apple 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro (latest version) 2.7GHz/8GB/256GB $1,200 shipped (Reg. $1,499)

Apple’s newest 13-inch 1.6GHz/8GB/256GB MacBook Air is on sale for $1,000 shipped (Reg. $1,119)

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Amazon Gold Box – storage & networking products up to 60% off: 480GB SSD $94, 200GB microSD $60, much more

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App Store $1 Amazing Apps & Games Sale: Halo, Runtastic, Lifeline, djay 2, Runstastic, more

App Store Free App of the Week: Octagon arcade-runner free for the first time in over a year ($2 value)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

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Review: Pelican’s impressive Elite Luggage is built like a tank, but is it worth the price tag?

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

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AmazonBasics Felt Sleeves for MacBooks up to 15-inches are on sale from $8 Prime shipped

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Sabrent dock: multiple powered USB ports+ HDMI to your Mac $60 shipped (Reg. $90)

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Review: We flew DJI’s impressive Phantom 4 drone towards a wall at 20MPH and nothing happened

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iDevices’ latest creation brings HomeKit control to nearly any lightbulb in your house

How-To: Make Sony’s a6300 a vlogging camera by using an iPhone as a viewfinder

Avatar for Jordan Kahn May 30 2016 - 3:09 pm PT
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Sony’s a6300 is one of the Japanese company’s most recently released cameras and is the successor to the very popular a6000. The camera has already received a ton of praise — Jeff took it for a test drive the other week, and enjoyed its 4K shooting abilities.

One common complaint, however, is the lack of a selfie screen on the a6300. Sony missed a big opportunity by not including a built-in way for vloggers to view themselves while on camera. 

The solution? Use your iPhone as a digital viewfinder. Not only will such a setup work with the a6300, but it’ll work with other digital cameras that support such functionality.


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9to5Toys Last Call: Memorial Day Fashion/Apple Sales up to 50%+ off, Apple’s $1 iOS Game/App Sale, more

Avatar for Justin Kahn May 30 2016 - 2:17 pm PT
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

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Save on apparel, shoes, and more at Memorial Day Fashion Sales: Puma, Gap, Ralph Lauren, many more

Gear up for summer with Sperry’s Memorial Day Sale: save up to 50% + additional 30% off, more

eBay $15 off $75 Memorial Day Sale: Cuisinart blender/knife block $75, more

Belkin Memorial Sale: Valet Apple Watch/iPhone Charge Dock $91, Thunderbolt 2 Dock $210, more

Memorial Day magazine titles from $4/yr: Wired, GQ, ESPN, Forbes, Dwell, many more

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App Store $1 Amazing Apps & Games Sale: Halo, Runtastic, Lifeline, djay 2, Runstastic, more

App Store Free App of the Week: Octagon arcade-runner free for the first time in over a year ($2 value)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

11-13-inch-macbook-airApple’s newest 13-inch 1.6GHz/8GB/256GB MacBook Air is on sale for $1,000 shipped (Reg. $1,119)

Get a free iPad mini 2 ($269 value) w/ the purchase of a MacBook Pro or 27-inch Retina iMac at Best Buy

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Best Buy 4-Day Sale: UE Roll Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $50, Logitech Bluetooth Mouse $24, kitchenware, more

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Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

Get 83 hours of coding tutorials with the Comprehensive Android Development Bundle: $40 (Orig. $727)

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Review: Pelican’s impressive Elite Luggage is built like a tank, but is it worth the price tag?

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Piper Smart Home Security Cam w/ night vision & iOS/Android notifications: $175 shipped (Reg. $280)

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Philips Smart Lighting: Hue Go Portable LED $80, Wireless Hue Tap Switch $50

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Many acclaimed Bose speakers & headphones now on sale, SoundLink Mini II $179 shipped (Reg. $199)

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Review: We flew DJI’s impressive Phantom 4 drone towards a wall at 20MPH and nothing happened

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iDevices’ latest creation brings HomeKit control to nearly any lightbulb in your house

Report: Developers losing interest in Apple Watch until apps can run independently

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy May 30 2016 - 7:19 am PT
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Realm, a company which provides mobile databases to around 100,000 app developers, told Business Insider that its stats show that developers are losing interest in the Apple Watch.

“On a weekly basis we’re seeing very few Watch apps, compared to iOS apps,” says VP Tim Anglade. “For every 1,000 new iOS apps being built, there are 10 tvOS apps and maybe 1 Watch app” … 


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9to5Toys Last Call: Apple Watch + bands up to $200 off, 13-inch MacBook Air 256GB $1,000, UE Roll $50, more

Avatar for Trevor Daugherty May 27 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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Last Call Updates:

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Anker ToughShell iPhone 6/s/Plus Cases in a variety of colors: $3 Prime shipped (Reg. $8)

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Best Buy’s Memorial Day sale takes up to $200 off select Apple Watch models + bands, prices start at $349

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Apple’s newest 13-inch 1.6GHz/8GB/256GB MacBook Air is on sale for $1,000 shipped (Reg. $1,119)

Get a free iPad mini 2 ($269 value) w/ the purchase of a MacBook Pro or 27-inch Retina iMac at Best Buy

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Best Buy 4-Day Sale: UE Roll Wireless Bluetooth Speaker $50, Logitech Bluetooth Mouse $24, kitchenware, more

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Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

Get 83 hours of coding tutorials with the Comprehensive Android Development Bundle: $40 (Orig. $727)

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App Store Free App of the Week: Octagon arcade-runner free for the first time in over a year ($2 value)

WWE 2K on iOS and Android now on sale for just $1 (Reg. $8)

Get ready for Memorial Day weekend parties with djay 2 for iOS: $1 (Reg. up to $10)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

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Daily Deals: AOC 28-inch 4K Ultra HD Monitor $280, JBL Synchros Bluetooth Headphones (Refurb) $55, more

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Philips Smart Lighting: Hue Go Portable LED $80, Wireless Hue Tap Switch $50

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Many acclaimed Bose speakers & headphones now on sale, SoundLink Mini II $179 shipped (Reg. $199)

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Review: We flew DJI’s impressive Phantom 4 drone towards a wall at 20MPH and nothing happened

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This record player has Don Draper-style, AirPlay connectivity and a secret bar

Comment: Google’s use of Android’s Material Design in iOS apps is dumb as well as rude

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy May 27 2016 - 6:28 am PT
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Jason Snell has written an interesting piece at Macworld, berating Google for using its Material Design user-interface in iOS apps. In other words, Google ignores all the iOS conventions and instead makes its iPhone and iPad apps look exactly like Android ones. This can be seen in everything from the ‘white card on gray background’ overall design all the way down to small details like using vertical rather than horizontal dots as a menu icon.

He argues that Google is acting like Microsoft did back in the early 90s, suddenly making its Mac apps look and behave like Windows ones. It is, he suggests, arrogant …


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9to5Toys Last Call: 11″ MacBook Air $650, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones $90, Philips Hue Go $80, more

Avatar for Justin Kahn May 26 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

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App Store Free App of the Week: Octagon arcade-runner free for the first time in over a year ($2 value)

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Apple 11-inch MacBook Air 1.6GHz/4GB/128GB (latest version) from $650 shipped w/ .edu (Reg. $899)
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Daily Deals: Audio-Technica ATH-M50X Pro Studio Headphones (Refurb) $90, more

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Philips Smart Lighting: Hue Go Portable LED $80, Wireless Hue Tap Switch $50

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Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

Get 83 hours of coding tutorials with the Comprehensive Android Development Bundle: $40 (Orig. $727)

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Many acclaimed Bose speakers & headphones now on sale, SoundLink Mini II $179 shipped (Reg. $199)

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WWE 2K on iOS and Android now on sale for just $1 (Reg. $8)

Get ready for Memorial Day weekend parties with djay 2 for iOS: $1 (Reg. up to $10)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

Halo Spartan Strike action-shooter for iOS drops to its lowest price yet: $1 (Reg. $6)

App Store Free App of the Week: Pull My Tongue goes free for the first time ($1 value)

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Review: We flew DJI’s impressive Phantom 4 drone towards a wall at 20MPH and nothing happened

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Mackie Studio Speakers: 5-inch w/ Bluetooth $200 (Reg. $250), 6.5-inch $160 (Reg. $200)

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Get SSD speed and size for $50 w/ Lexar 256GB S75 USB 3 Jumpdrive retractable Flash Drive (150mb/s read)

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Samsung’s SmartThings home automation lineup now 20% off, get the 2nd gen Hub for $79

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Olympus wants you to beat the hell out of its new Tough TG-Tracker 4K Action Camera

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Grado Labs latest Brooklyn-made set of headphones blend mahogany & maple woods

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Xiaomi’s first drone records 4K video, lasts 27mins, costs $460

Opinion: With Apple finally showing Siri some love, have we hit ‘peak app’?

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy May 26 2016 - 6:53 am PT
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Last year, I wrote a Feature Request asking that Apple give third-party apps access to Siri, and generally work at beefing-up both the intelligence and the capabilities of its intelligent assistant. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an opinion piece pointing to the fact that Viv is exactly what Siri should have been by now.

This week, a report suggests that I may finally be getting my wish. Apple is said to be not only planning to offer a Siri SDK to all developers, but also building an Amazon Echo/Google Home type box that will embed Siri more deeply in the home through integration with HomeKit. We will, says the report, find out more at WWDC.

If true, the implications could be profound – perhaps even meaning that we’ve hit ‘peak app’ …


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Pixelmator for Mac update adds Magnetic Selection, Retouch brushes extension for Apple Photos app, more

Avatar for Benjamin Mayo May 26 2016 - 4:05 am PT
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The team behind Pixelmator has today released yet another free update to its Mac photo editor, Pixelmator version 3.5 ($29.99 in the Mac App Store). Alongside the usual round of performance improvements and bug fixes, the app includes a few handy new end-user features. There’s a smarter Auto Selection tool and a brand new Magnetic Selection tool to accurately and quickly cutout objects from a scene in a photograph. There’s also a brand new Retouch extension for the native OS X Photos app, integrating refined brush-style edits into iCloud Photo Library. Video demo after the break …


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9to5Toys Last Call: Lexar 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive $50, Bluetooth FM Transmitter $30, SmartThings 20% off, more

Avatar for Trevor Daugherty May 25 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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Logitech Powershell controller/1500mAh battery case for iPhone 5/5S/SE/iPod Touch refurb: $5 shipped

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Get SSD speed and size for $50 w/ Lexar 256GB S75 USB 3 Jumpdrive retractable Flash Drive (150mb/s read)

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GOgroove FlexSMART X2 Bluetooth In-Car FM Transmitter with USB Charging $30 (Reg. $40), more

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Samsung’s SmartThings home automation lineup now 20% off, get the 2nd gen Hub for $79

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Pay what you want for 26.5 hours of photography tutorials and 100 stock images

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Many acclaimed Bose speakers & headphones now on sale, SoundLink Mini II $179 shipped (Reg. $199)

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WWE 2K on iOS and Android now on sale for just $1 (Reg. $8)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

Halo Spartan Strike action-shooter for iOS drops to its lowest price yet: $1 (Reg. $6)

App Store Free App of the Week: Pull My Tongue goes free for the first time ($1 value)

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Review: We flew DJI’s impressive Phantom 4 drone towards a wall at 20MPH and nothing happened

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Tear up that cable bill and save with free local channels: 1byone 50-mile invisible HDTV Antenna $22 Prime shipped (Reg. $30)

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Get more space and 2X the power with the mophie 32GB Space Pack for iPhone 5/s/SE: $40 shipped (Reg. $110)

Boost your iPhone’s battery w/ mophie’s juice pack reserve case for $40 Prime shipped (Reg. $60)

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LG’s new OLED 4K Ultra HDTVs are still lustworthy, just as expensive

GhostCodes makes it easy to discover new Snapchat users [Video]

Avatar for Jeff Benjamin May 24 2016 - 12:29 pm PT
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GhostCodes

Snapchat is insanely popular with the younger demographic, and it flourishes in areas like schools, where there is a community of individuals using the app who see each other face to face.

One of Snapchat’s greatest weaknesses, though, is that it lacks good discovery tools built inside the app. It’s why I believe that its growth, although impressive, has been bridled in some instances. It’s why an app like GhostCodes can provide a valuable bridge to user discovery on the platform.
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9to5Toys Last Call: Panasonic 50″ 4K UHDTV $500, mophie 32GB Space Pack $40, Bose SoundLink Mini II $179, more

Avatar for Justin Kahn May 24 2016 - 9:30 am PT
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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

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LG’s new OLED 4K Ultra HDTVs are still lustworthy, just as expensive

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Add a 50-inch Panasonic 4K Smart LED Ultra HDTV to your home today for $500 shipped, 65-inch $1,000, more

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Get more space and 2X the power with the mophie 32GB Space Pack for iPhone 5/s/SE: $40 shipped (Reg. $110)

Boost your iPhone’s battery w/ mophie’s juice pack reserve case for $40 Prime shipped (Reg. $60)

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Many acclaimed Bose speakers & headphones now on sale, SoundLink Mini II $179 shipped (Reg. $199)

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Here’s your chance to finally save on SONOS, all speakers now come w/ a free gift card

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WWE 2K on iOS and Android now on sale for just $1 (Reg. $8)

KAMI paper puzzle game goes free on iOS for the very first time today (Reg. $2)

App Store Free App of the Week: Pull My Tongue goes free for the first time ($1 value)

Transistor action-RPG for iOS once again matching its lowest price yet: $3 (Reg. $10)

Awesome Note 2 task/calendar app for iPhone, Apple Watch and iPad: $2 (Reg. $4)

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Review: We flew DJI’s impressive Phantom 4 drone towards a wall at 20MPH and nothing happened

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

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Add 5TB of external storage to your Mac, PC or Xbox One: Seagate USB 3.0 Expansion Hard Drive $110 (Reg. $130+)

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Green Deals: Philips Hue Lux A19 LED Light Starter Kit $40, more

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Treat yourself w/ all-time low prices on Bowers & Wilkins headphones, speakers

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Jaybird’s new Freedom Bluetooth earbuds have an Apple-inspired metal design

Parallels Access 3.1 adds native iPad Pro resolution, Apple Pencil support, 3D Touch features, more

Avatar for Zac Hall May 24 2016 - 8:20 am PT
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Parallels 3.1

You may be familiar with Parallels for its virtual machine software that lets you run Windows alongside OS X on a Mac, but the company also offers a service and mobile app called Parallels Access that lets you remote into your Mac and Windows VM from other devices. Parallels Access for iOS is updating to version 3.1 today with enhancements for Apple’s latest iPhones and iPads plus new features for all users.


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