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Nomad introduces Stand, Pod charging accessories for Apple Watch

This could come in handy. Last week, accessory maker Named unveiled two new product categories for Apple Watch; Stand and Pod. The Stand for Apple Watch is built from a solid piece of military grade extruded aluminium with a concealed, precision CnC milled, channel on the backside to effortlessly guide Appleā€™s cable and magnetic puck […]

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Apple releases iPhoto 9.6.1 update, works to pave transition to iPhotos for OS X app

It’s not a huge update, but it preps the way for the upcoming transition to the long-awaited OS X Photos app. On Thursday, Apple released iPhoto 9.6.1. The update, a 1.14 gigabyte download available via OS X’s Software Update/App Store feature, offers the following fixes and changes: -Improves compatibility when migrating iPhoto libraries to the […]

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Rumor: Apple to release updated Apple TV with A8 processor, Siri interface at WWDC

Apple may be updating the ol’ hockey puck come WWDC… Citing sources familiar with Apple’s plans, John Paczkowski of Buzzfeed News reported on Friday that Apple will introduce a next-generation Apple TV in a matter of months. It will also apparently provide developers with a new software development kit to write applications for the new […]

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New York Times editor called out in wake of Apple Watch/health concerns column

Apparently everyone freaked out two days ago when New York Times staff writer Nick Bilton published a column. The column, originally titled “Could Wearable Computers Be As Harmful As Cigarettes”, but was later changed to “The Health Concerns in Wearable Tech,” earnestly points to the rising interest in smartwatches and fitness trackers and wonders if […]

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Streaming music rises, CD sales fall and Apple may rebrand Beats into improved streaming music service

This may be behind the reason that Apple acquired Beats and its associated streaming music service last year. As of now, revenue from music streaming is now overshadowing CD sales in the US, according to new data published by the Recording Industry Association of America on Thursday, signalling a sea-change in favor of services like […]