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Pictures, perfectedThis week’s roundup of new gear for your iOS devices includes several new options for the photographer, as well as new ways to hear and see the media on your iPhone or iPad.BiteMyAppleThe $70 Snappgrip mounts onto the iPhone 5, 5c, a…
The latest edition of Gmail works about as well as you think it should, at last. Also, apps for paying bills, reading documents, and fighting World War II better than ever.
Let’s be honest: Hitler is always in need of defeat. Battle Supremacy, a $2 offering for iOS, lets users fight World War II at the helm of a battle tank. It features both single player and online multiplayer modes; victories unlock better tanks and cooler missions, all without spending additional money on “freemium” upgrades.
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This week’s roundup of apps includes a game that features world historical figures facing off against zombies, werewolves, and fast food. There are also offerings for music lovers, nature admirers, and people who just want to get someplace else on time.
This is actually a sequel app to Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Universe. The newer, $2 offering for iPhone and iPad offers a 3D tour of nature, featuring more than 30 creatures and habitats, two hours of HD video, and 1000 images with commentary—all accompanied by a great soundtrack. This week’s update includes more videos, more content overall, and some minor adjustments.
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Our latest roundup of Mac accessories includes all sorts of ways to put your Mac’s Thunderbolt connections to work. And when you’re done with that, we’ve got plenty of bags to carry your laptop home, as well as some other gear for connecting and recording.
The $350 Journeyman Leather Messenger Bag has room for both a 13-inch laptop and a full-size iPad. The company says that the bag has “innovative laptop suspension technology” that “gently cradles your tech, lifting it away from your back,” protecting both your fragile devices and your lower lumbar region.
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Richard Crone had been on the road a few days recently when his smartphone did something unexpected: It started sending him special-offer coupons for breakfast at Starbucks.
Why the sudden largesse? Well, Crone has the Starbucks mobile payment app installed on his phone—and as he traveled the country, buying coffee with that app, it started to learn his habits. Instead of merely acting as a digital wallet, the app also began to serve as the virtual version of a “loyalty card”—one with a more proactive approach than merely offering discounts for money spent.
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This week’s roundup of apps includes not one but two great weather apps getting major upgrades. Plus: offerings for science lovers, math lovers, and late-night TV watchers.
This free video-editing app for the iPhone makes it easy to create short movies and share them to social media. It’s been through several updates in recent weeks, including a re-designed editing panel that makes it even easier to trim clips and add effects, as well as to use still photos in the movie. Other updates let users add opening and closing titles, as well as incorporate music from your iTunes library or from tracks pre-loaded in the app.
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Light and soundThis week’s roundup of gear for your iOS devices includes a Bluetooth speaker that’s also an LED lightbulb for your lamp. We’ve also got new ways to sync, and ways to bring your iPad into the workplace.AwoXThis company has announced ye…
Good news, long-form reading fans: The Instapaper app for iOS—one of the grandaddies of “read it later” offerings for the iPhone and iPad—is free this week on the App Store as part of Apple’s “App of the Week” program.
For Instapa…
The focus of the music world seems to have turned of late to streaming services, but music downloading still has a few muscles to flex. On Friday morning, Beyoncé unleashed a surprise self-titled album—complete with videos for each song—exclu…
App.net spreads its wingsThis week’s roundup of new and updated iOS apps features some of those “other” social media services. App.netThis free iPhone app is helping its eponymous service branch out beyond its original role as an alternative social ne…
Wood makes everything betterThis week’s roundup of accessories includes several speakers made more beautiful by using natural materials, as well as docks, keyboards, stands, and more.BlueloungeThe $100 Sanctuary4 is a tablet stand that also has four U…
Survival gearThis week’s roundup of accessories for your iOS devices includes items that will help you use your iPhone in the wilderness, or even when Mad Max is ruling the world.BracketronThe $80 SmartLantern has a 7,800 mAh battery that can provide …
Apple disclosed content from users’ accounts to U.S. government officials fewer than 1000 times during the first six months of 2013, according to a Report on Government Information Requests that the company issued on Tuesday.
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Airing it outThis week’s roundup of accessories includes items for Apple’s newest tablet, as you might expect. But we’ve also got gear for charging, using, and displaying all your iPhones and iPads, new and old.AutomaticThe $100 Automatic plugs into y…
Fresh AirThe newest member of the iOS family won’t be available for a few more days, but it already has accessories to make it easier and more comfortable to use.BelkinThis company quickly announced new gear for the iPad Air, including the $129 Qode U…
Power pack!This week’s roundup of new iOS-related gear offers new ways to power up your iPhone, and even new ways to power up multiple iOS devices at the same time. Power to the people, uh-huh!AnkerThe name of the $12 Anker USB 24W Dual Port Car Charg…