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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.

9to5Toys Last Call: latest 12″ MacBook from $1,100, UE Boom 2 Speaker $150, Beats Solo2 Headphones $80, more

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Microsoft’s E3 keynote brings new Xbox One S console w/ 4K, Forza Horizon 3, teases next-gen, more

You can save up to $200 on Apple’s latest 12-inch MacBook, entry-level model from $1,100 w/ .edu (Reg. $1,300)

Now you can get the UE Boom 2 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker for $150 ($50 off)

Listen to music & look good while you’re at it – Beats Solo2 Headphones from $80 new or $74 open-box shipped (Orig. $200)

Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

Pebble Steel Smartwatch for iOS and Android $80 shipped, Apple Watches up to $200 off, more

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

App Store Free App of the Week: Drop Flip puzzler goes free for the first time ever (Reg. $2)

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

AngerOfStick2 and its brutal beat’em up action goes free on iOS (Reg. $1)

Square Enix brings human augmentations and hacking to iOS with the new Deus Ex Go

Father’s Day Gift Guide Hub: One Place with all the best deals

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

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Amazon’s 4K-capable Fire TV Streaming Media Player is on sale for $85 shipped, more

If you’ve been holding out on buying a GoPro, here is the deal: HERO4 Black (refurb) $329 shipped (Orig. $499)


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Report: Amazon planning standalone subscription music service to compete w/ Apple Music & others

Reuters reports that Amazon is preparing to take on Apple Music, Spotify and the other music streaming services with a similar, full-fledged competitive subscription music service. That would be a step up from the limited catalog of music it currently offers to subscribers of its Prime shipping service that bundles perks for various Amazon services for a monthly or yearly fee.


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9to5Toys Last Call: 27” Retina 5K iMac $1,450, Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard $25, Power Inverter w/ USB $22, more

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This Sony 1080p HDTV has smart functionality, four HDMI inputs and 3D: $550 shipped (Reg. $700)

Best Buy is knocking up to $350 off select Apple 27-inch Retina 5K iMacs, prices start at $1,450 w/ .edu

Best Buy’s two-day sale is packed w/ deals on accessories, HDTVs, more: Logitech K480 Bluetooth Keyboard $25, more

Smartphone Accessories: Aukey 300W Power Inverter w/ Dual Outlets & 2.4A USB Ports $22 Prime shipped, more

Upgrade to Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB for $1,600 shipped (Reg. $1,999)

Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

Pebble Steel Smartwatch for iOS and Android $80 shipped, Apple Watches up to $200 off, more

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

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

App Store Free App of the Week: Drop Flip puzzler goes free for the first time ever (Reg. $2)

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

Colorware tricked out a MacBook with an Apple IIe design and it’s awesome

Father’s Day Gift Guide Hub: One Place with all the best deals

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Daily Deals: Sony Bluetooth Speaker w/ AirPlay $220, Brother Color Laser Printer w/ AirPrint $255, more


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Now you can post 360-degree photos on Facebook straight from iOS camera app

It wasn’t that long ago when creating 360-degree photos that you could share with others online required special camera kit, and you had to post them on websites that supported the feature. It’s since got much easier, and as of the latest update to the iOS Facebook app, you don’t need anything more than your iPhone and the stock camera app.

Simply take a panorama with your phone […] and then post it on Facebook as you would a normal photo. From there, we’ll convert it to an immersive 360 photo that people can explore, similar to how people experience 360 videos on Facebook … 


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Spotify complains Apple’s new App Store subscription changes don’t address core issues

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Following news of incoming changes to Apple’s App Store that will benefit developers with a new subscription revenue split and paid search result ads, Spotify today outlined to The Verge why the improvements don’t address their issues with Apple’s policies.

Specifically, a Spotify representative noted the company’s inability to offer special deals to customers and lack of access to data into “why customers churn — or who even qualifies as a long-term subscriber.”


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Apple updates Logic Pro X with 3 new Chinese instrument patches and over 300 Chinese loops

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Apple has updated Logic Pro X for Mac to version 10.2.3 and added new audio features and design improvements to the pro audio editing software. The update also has a focus on Chinese instruments much like recent GarageBand updates. Retina display users will appreciate hi-res support for seven more plug-ins, and the update delivers the usual performance improvements as well.

As for the Chinese focus, Logic Pro X now includes three new Chinese instrument patches: pipa, erhu, and percussion. Like GarageBand, Logic also includes more than 300 Chinese instrument loops for dropping into your own mixes.


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9to5Toys Last Call: ecobee3 Thermostat $199, iPhone Thermal Imager $199, AirPrint Laser Printer $80, more

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

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App Store Free App of the Week: Drop Flip puzzler goes free for the first time ever (Reg. $2)

The ecobee3 Smarter Wi-Fi Thermostat brings HomeKit to your AC this summer: $199 shipped (Reg. $250)

FLIR ONE Thermal Imager for iOS & Android has more uses than you’d imagine: $199 (Reg. $250)

Amazon’s best-selling Brother laser printer has AirPrint and is on sale for $80 shipped (Reg. $100)

Upgrade to Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB for $1,600 shipped (Reg. $1,999)

Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

Pebble Steel Smartwatch for iOS and Android $80 shipped, Apple Watches up to $200 off, more

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

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

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

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)

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

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Easily enhance your HDTV audio by adding VIZIO’s Bluetooth Soundstage (refurb): $69 shipped (Orig. $250)


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9to5Toys Last Call: Spigen Apple Watch Stand $7, Kingston 64GB Flash Drive $15, 9.7-inch iPad Pro Case $7, more

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

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Pebble Steel Smartwatch for iOS and Android $80 shipped, Apple Watches up to $200 off, more

Put Spigen’s aluminum Apple Watch Stand on your desk for just $7 Prime shipped, today only

Grab some highly-rated Kingston USB 3.0 Thumb Drives up to 50% off: 32GB $7, 64GB $15, 128GB $30, much more

Here’s a 9.7-inch iPad Pro folio-style case in multiple colors on sale for $7 Prime shipped (Reg. $14)

Upgrade to Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB for $1,600 shipped (Reg. $1,999)

Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

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

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

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

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)

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

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Daily Deals: Apple TV (4th gen) w/ Siri 32GB (Refurb) $120, more

MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:

Amazon’s best-selling high-power, super-thin 50-mile amplified HDTV Antenna is somehow just $17 shipped

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

Hook Dad up with Automatic’s smartphone-connected car diagnostic system: $70 shipped (Reg. $100)

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Forget drones, this GoPro-enabled submarine takes you on a VR tour underwater

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Camera+ 8 for iPhone adds slow shutter and ultra-low ISO features, action extension, more

The powerful Camera+ app for iPhone and Apple Watch has a big new release today that should further transform the iPhone into a highly capable camera. Camera+ 8 adds slow shutter speeds for as long as 30 seconds, which makes it possible to let the iPhone catch a single scene for longer than a moment and shoot interesting night shots. Camera+ also supports ultra-low ISO levels for playing around with your shot before you take it, but you’ll need a newer iPhone.


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iTunes U for iOS can now add materials from iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, & more

Apple is out today with a new update to its iTunes U app for iPhone and iPad. The latest version of iTunes U adds a document picker that supports cloud services like iCloud Drive as well as others including Dropbox, Google Drive, and Box. Adding documents from non-iCloud services requires having their apps installed and being signed in.


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Google’s Motion Stills app turns Live Photos into stable GIFs and movies w/ cinematic backgrounds

Google’s latest photography app — following behind others such as Google Photos and Snapseed — stabilizes iOS Live Photos and turns them into shareable GIFs and short movie clips. The app can create still images by freezing the background of a Live Photo and makes short videos that feature sweeping cinematic pans. The free Motion Stills app comes to us from Google Research and is only available on iOS…


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Snapchat updates Stories and Discover with new look and subscriptions

Snapchat’s latest update brings some new and more easily understandable iconography to the app alongside changes to the Stories and Discover view. The update today puts a heavy focus on the Discover view within Snapchat, making ignoring it nigh near impossible. The Discover feed is now directly below a user’s personal stories and above their friend’s stories in a small card carousel view.


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9to5Toys Last Call: 15″ MacBook Pro $1,600, 50-mile HDTV Antenna $17, Automatic iOS Driving Asst. $70, more

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

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Bring a little horsepower to your old Mac w/ a fast SanDisk Ultra II 960GB Solid-State Drive for $200, more

Upgrade to Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB for $1,600 shipped (Reg. $1,999)

Amazon’s best-selling high-power, super-thin 50-mile amplified HDTV Antenna is somehow just $17 shipped

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

Hook Dad up with Automatic’s smartphone-connected car diagnostic system: $70 shipped (Reg. $100)

Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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Use Siri voice commands to control any of your electronics w/ the iDevices smart switch: $35 Prime shipped (Orig. $50)

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Two UE BOOM 2 Bluetooth speakers: $300 shipped ($150/ea, save $100)

Cover your iPhone 6/s Plus with OtterBox’s Alpha screen protector for $11.50 (Orig. $40)

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

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The Super 73 Electric Bike has an old-school design and hits speeds up to 30mph

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

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

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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

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

Best Buy is taking up to $200 off Apple Watch Stainless Steel: 38mm from $349, 42mm starts at $399

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)

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

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

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

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)

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

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

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

MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:

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

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

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

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

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

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TODAY’S CAN’T MISS DEALS:

Last Call Updates:

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)

MORE NEW GEAR FROM TODAY:

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

MORE DEALS STILL ALIVE:

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

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

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

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SodaStream gets tipsy with its new Beer Bar homebrew beverage maker