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This micro drone turns flight on its head, literally [Deals]

Drones are becoming so common and easy to use that they’re almost impossible to break. Take the Micro Drone 2.0+ with HD-Camera: Inverted Flight Edition — just toss the thing into the air and it’ll automatically right itself, no matter the angle. Want to fly it upside down? It’s cool with that, in fact that’s […]

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Magic Flute bike pump is a magical tool you shouldn’t ride without

Lust List: Magic Flute bike pump by Portland Design Works The magic of the Magic Flute is its ability to do two things with equal aplomb. On the one hand, it is a solidly built hand pump that lets you fill your bike tire the old-fashioned way. On the other, it is a handy CO2 […]

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Apple starts raising iTunes Match limit to 100,000 tracks

Back in June, Apple’s Eddy Cue promised that iTunes Match – Apple’s song matching service that syncs local music files to the iCloud for streaming anytime – would soon phase out its 25,000 track limit in favor of 100,000 tracks. Sadly, we haven’t heard anything more about that since. But Apple might now be soft-launching […]

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Verizon customers to get Wi-Fi calling on iPhone and Android starting next week

If you’re a Verizon customer who wants to be able to make Wi-Fi calls on your Android or iPhone like your brethren over at Ma Bell, you’ll soon be able to. But if you’re on an iPhone, you’ll have to wait until 2016. Verizon announced it will launch Wi-Fi Calling on the Samsung Galaxy S6 […]

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How Apple out-innovates the competition, this week on The CultCast

Though Apple spends far less on research and development than the competition, they out-innovate them all. How? Catch the discussion on this episode of The CultCast. Plus: iPhone 7 may ditch the beloved headphone jack; Amazon Video is coming to Apple TV; the holiday accessory that could be eroding your WiFi signal; and with the […]

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Last-minute shoppers, check out 3 great Apple accessories for under $30 [Deals]

Still have a few names on your list for holiday shopping, or worried about going over your gifting budget? If any of them are Apple users, we’ve found three sure-to-please peripherals that are as useful as they are cool. The best part? They’re all less than 30 dollars. Zus Smart Car Charger and Locator – […]

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How to choose the right running app for you

There are so many iPhone apps for runners, it’s hard to decide which one to use. Should you go for a familiar brand like Nike, or a specialist like Runkeeper? Ultimately, all running apps do pretty much the same thing: They use GPS to track how far and how fast you run. But when you […]

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iPad math app comes with real human tutor

The fifth-grader who just last year was at least one grade behind in math is now a year ahead and helping his classmates. Sebastian Johnson’s grasp and meteoric understanding of math did not happen because of the tutor he met with twice each week. It was, his father Fred said, because of an iPad app […]

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Beats Music subscriber, your time is almost up

If you’re still subscribed to Beats Music instead of Apple Music, your days are numbered. Until January 19, you have the opportunity to save all of your playlists and migrate your account data over to Apple Music if you wish to do so. But after that, Apple will discard of your current data. As you’ve probably […]

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Apple Campus 2 drone video reveals underground auditorium

Drone footage of the progress being made on Apple Campus 2 has given us our first look at the underground auditorium where Apple will unveil all of its magical new products in the future. The new auditorium won’t be visible once construction is complete, but thanks to Duncan Sinfield’s latest 4K aerial footage of the […]

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