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This week’s iPhone-case roundup comes with a bit of leather, some advanced plastics, and everyone’s favorite billionaire superhero. But the real star is a collection of cases that will make you happy no matter which nation turns out to have the best soccer team.
The World Cup (iPhone 4, 4s, 5 and 5s; $48) is a bundle of ten cases that celebrate this year’s international soccer games.
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This week’s Mac app roundup comes to you with a bit of writing flair, enough desktop wallpapers to last you a couple of lifetimes, and a trip down nostalgia lane.
Metaclassy’s $10 Byword (Mac App Store Link) is a Markdown text editor built with focus in mind. It provides a distraction-free writing environment that allows you to concentrate on your writing, while providing complete support for everything that Markdown has to offer.
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In this week’s roundup of new iPad cases, you’ll find a model that makes carrying your tablet a cinch, one that offers superior grip, and one that snaps the book shut on your every protection need.
The SnapView 2 (iPad mini and iPad Air; $30 to 40) features a secure snap closure and doubles as a viewing or typing stand at multiple angles in landscape orientation.
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Face offOne of the items in this week’s roundup of new iPhone cases lets you carry around a bit of sporting history, while others keep your handset dry, safe, or just looking comfortably fabulous.BallisticThe Every1 (iPhone 5 and 5s; $50) is impact res…
This year’s WWDC keynote was jam-packed with new technologies that will make their way into the next versions of iOS and OS X. While this is great news for users, it could also spell trouble for a number of products that will soon have to compete directly against Apple’s own products.
Despite its rocky start, iCloud has matured into a key element of the Apple ecosystem, powers important features like document sharing and automatic backups.
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This week’s Mac app roundup brings you building blocks you won’t step on, a magical way to keep track of your day, and an app that helps you when you just gotta go.
If you ever get tired of picking up (or stepping on) Lego blocks, Croco Studio’s $3 3D Sketch and Stretch Studio (Mac App Store Link) gives your children a software alternative to building everything from airplanes to buildings in 3D.
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This week’s Mac app roundup brings you software that keeps you on time, organizes your data, tracks your shipments, and wants your most intimate secrets.
Corel’s $600 CorelCAD 2014 (Mac App Store Link) helps you design everything from keychains to buildings with a time-tested interface that draws on the company’s venerable experience in this field.
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Haute couture makes an appearance in this week’s roundup of new iPad cases, and with it the kind of sticker shock that comes with the finest of fashions. If you’re on a budget, though, don’t worry—we’ve got protective accessories with a range of price tags.
The Signature Grain Leather (iPad mini; $475) isn’t priced for the faint of heart, but it sports an all-leather construction with a fold-out closure that’s compatible with the iPad mini’s magnetic sleep/wake feature.
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Dash and splashThis week’s iPhone-case roundup brings you a dash of color, a splash of protection, and a reminder that summer days, spent lazily at the beach, are not far off.Body GloveThe Toughsuit (iPhone 5 and 5s; $45) features an enhanced grip and …
In this week’s Mac app roundup, you’ll find software with an international flair, a calculator like no other, and a view of the beautiful planet we live on.
Developer Jay Versluis’s Bike Tour Diary keeps track of your bike rides and displays them on an interactive map.
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This week’s roundup of new iPad protection brings you all the softness of velvet, the rigidity of the most advanced plastic known to humankind, the luxury of leather, and the warmth of wood.
The MacBook Air + iPad Sleeve (iPad Air; $30) is designed to help you carry your notebook and tablet around in a convenient package made from tough and durable ripstop polyester.
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There’s a light at the end of the tunnel—and it could be coming from your handset, thanks to one of the cases we cover in this week’s roundup of new iPhone cases.
The Soft Gel TPU Gloss Skin (iPhone 5 and 5s; $10) is made, says the company, from 100-percent premium materials that sport special dust- and scratch-repellent properties.
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In the highly litigious world of mobile technology, it’s becoming hard to keep track of who’s suing who, but more and more often it seems that Apple’s name is appearing as one of the parties in the slew of legal actions that’s sweeping the industry.
Given the sheer number of lawsuits in play between the folks from Cupertino and other major industry players, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that I am beginning to find much of this legal ballyhoo a little boring. You might, however, be surprised to hear that I’m also starting to root for the other guys.
For better or worse, the products that have come out of Cupertino’s labs in the last ten years have informed the design of just about any other device in their respective categories. Objectively, it would be difficult to argue against the fact that, after the iPhone was introduced, practically every other smartphone started looking like it, or that the iPad didn’t essentially invent a whole new product category, putting a sizeable dent in the thirty-year-old PC industry. Even the MacBook—perhaps the least exciting of the company’s product lines—has changed the way we perceive laptops to such a degree that competitors seemingly can’t resist being “inspired” by its looks.
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This week’s Mac app roundup brings you software that can take you from device to device without batting an eye, a product that can save you money on your music, and another one that will play just about music you can buy.
Betaunltd LLC’s $2 Calculator• (Mac App Store Link) allows you to perform simple calculations right from the menu bar.
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Time is of the essence in this week’s app roundup. Whether it’s keeping track of it, knowing when it comes, or just figuring out how much of it is left, we’ve got an app that can cover your every need.
Curious about what goes on inside your Mac? FIPLAB’s Battery Health (Mac App Store Link) keeps tabs on the status of your battery and lets you take a peek at just about everything there is to know about its health.
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There’s a big case in this week’s roundup that’s designed specifically for small hands, while others bring together materials, from plastics to natural woods, to keep your tablet safe from everyday accidents big and small.
The Frame (all iPad models; $35) includes a case made from a soft, non-toxic rubber foam that keeps your tablet safe and makes it easy for the little ones to get ahold of it, as well as a compatible stand that safely holds up your iPad at multiple angles, in both landscape and portrait orientations.
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