September 28, 2024

Category: News

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StackSocial Offers 10 Mac Apps in Summer ‘Name Your Own Price’ Bundle and MacBook Air in Giveaway [Mac Blog]

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StackSocial has just launched a new “Summer Blockbuster Mac Bundle” that offers up to 10 apps with 10{813a954d5e225a1509f22204ece89c855080ce25555f20805f61bed63cbfde3b} of all profits going to one of three charities. Buyers can “name their own price” for the bundle and every purchase includes the following three apps:

– DiscLabel ($40)
– SyncMate Expert 5 ($40)
– Tangerine! ($25)

If a buyer pays more than the current average price displayed on StackSocial’s sales page for the bundle, the buyer will receive all 10 apps offered which includes the three apps listed above plus the following seven apps:

– Path Finder 6 ($40)
– Fantastical ($20)
– Flux 4 ($125)
– Gemini ($10)
– Logoist ($20)
– Tunes Cleaner ($40)
– MacX iPhone DVD Ripper ($40)

The total retail value of the bundle is $400. As with its last “Name Your Own Price” bundle in April, StackSocial is encouraging higher purchase prices by giving away an 11-inch MacBook Air in a random drawing with entries earned by taking a position on the price leaderboard while the bundle is available for purchase.

The bundle will be on sale until July 6.

MacRumors is an affiliate partner of StackSocial.



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Video Compares 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Model to Samsung Galaxy Note 3

While there have been plenty of videos comparing the 4.7-inch version of the iPhone 6 to the Samsung Galaxy S5 and other smartphones, there haven’t been many comparing the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 to other devices.

However, YouTube channel TechSmartt (via AppleInsider) has acquired a dummy of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 and compared it to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, offering a look at Apple’s rumored “phablet” against its main competition.

When compared to the 5.7-inch Note 3, the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is slightly taller. This correlates with an earlier size comparison that found the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 was the same height or taller than leading Android smartphones that had slightly larger screens.

If believed, these dummy models signal that the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 could be taller than the Note 3’s height of 151.2mm. The extra height is largely due to a carryover of design decisions from previous iPhone models, which include identically sized top and bottom bezels. These bezels contain the FaceTime camera, the Touch ID Home button and numerous sensors.



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Apple Hosts Sale for Hachette Books Amazon Refuses to Stock

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a currently a major legal battle being fought between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group. While the battle wages on, Amazon is refusing to sell books by the popular publishing company. Apple isn’t, however, and Re/code reports that the Cupertino company is even taking advantage of the situation by offering a sale on digital copies of Hachette titles.

The sale chiefly includes pre-orders for upcoming Hachette books from popular writers such as James Patterson and J.K. Rowling. It’s not hard to find, either — you’ll find them all by clicking “Popular Pre-Orders: $9.99 or less” on the home page for the iTunes book store. Click “See All” in the same category, and you’ll find all 26 books available through the pre-order promotion. Try doing the same on Amazon, and you won’t find anything at all.

Source: Re/code

Not bad considering that Apple just settled a nasty lawsuit related to price fixing that could have ended up costing Tim Cook and friends around $840 million. And get this — almost all of that money would have gone to Amazon.

While Re/code managed to get confirmation from Apple that the promotion was a real thing, most details remain scant. It’s not known, for instance, if Apple itself is lowering the prices or if Hachette is lowering its wholesale costs. What we do know, however, is that Amazon isn’t getting any of it.

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Alleged iPad Air 2 Mockup Shows Touch ID, Recessed Buttons

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a good mockup of an unannounced Apple product, but never fear — some unidentified case makers for the next iPad in China or Japan allegedly have us covered. It’s not clear if the photos are entirely accurate (although it’s touted as a “perfect replica”), but they look as though they could be authentic owing to the relatively few deviations from the existing model.

Source: Nowhereelse.fr

The images popped up on various online sales sites this morning with flashy watermarks, although French site Nowhereelse.fr managed to snag some that show the units in their natural state. Based on the images, the most notable deviation from the current iPad Air is inclusion of Touch ID, which hardly comes as a surprise on account of Apple’s increased focus on the feature at WWDC.

Closer inspection reveals other surprises. The volume controls have been recessed into the iPad itself, for one, and a new hole that looks like it might fit a SIM card eject tool is positioned slightly above them. It’s currently unclear what purpose it serves, although some commentators have suggested it might be an additional microphone.

“Additional” is the key word here, as there appears to be another microphone near the rear camera lens such as we find on the iPhone and iPod touch. The power button is recessed as well, suggesting that Apple might embrace this style of design more broadly in the future. It also might lend some credibility to the mockup — after all, it was reportedly made by case makers, and recessed controls would be tough to reach with almost any case design to date.

All in all, though, it’s not a significant visual shift from the current model. The most noteworthy stuff for the next iPad Air is thought to be on the inside, whether it’s the rumored A8 chip, the improved camera sensor, or iOS 8 itself. We’ll likely get to learn if all of this is true sometime this fall.

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