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iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case arrives to mixed reviews

The first iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case reviews are in and the results are mixed. While the accessory adds a good amount of battery life to your iPhone 6 and 6s models and integrates with iOS to show a battery status icon, a number of complaints have surfaced about its “hunchback” design, complete with a […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.10.2 update

You’ve been hankering for it. And it’s here. On Tuesday, Apple released its long-awaited OS X 10.10.2 update. The update, a 400+ megabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes: – Resolves an issue that may cause Wi-Fi to disconnect. – Resolves an issue that may cause web pages to load slowly. – Fixes an […]

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Apple patent explores Gorilla Glass 4, “fall sensor” for next-gen iPhone

Gorilla Glass 4 and a new motion sensor might be the thing that saves your iOS devices from nicks, dents and scratches in the future. Per Macworld and Forbes, Apple has recently published a patent that covers a “protective mechanism for an electronic device” that would use a motion sensor to tell the processor when […]

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Wal-Mart posts Black Friday deals, offers gift cards ahead of shopping holiday

You may not love their corporate policies, wages or the fact that you can’t use Apple Pay at their stores yet, but they’ve begun offering some decent deals. Per MacRumors, retailer Wal-Mart today posted its Black Friday ad, revealing a number of deals on various Apple and Beats products for the upcoming holiday shopping season. […]

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Your next Apple headphones may have a Lightning connector

According to 9to5Mac, Apple has quietly introduced a new specification in its Made-For-iPhone/iPad/iPod (MFi) program that allows headphones that connect to iOS devices use a Lightning connector instead of the usual 3.5mm headphone jack. The ability to use such hardware doesn’t exist on iDevices yet, but a software update sometime in the future will likely enable […]