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Has Apple given us much to be thankful for this year?

You might be sick of the sight of Turkey by now, but you can’t spend enough time being thankful. The big question we have is: Should we be thankful to Apple for the lineup it has delivered in 2015, or was this a year to forget? Apple certainly hasn’t been slow this year; we’ve had […]

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This stylish mountain bike jersey will turn heads off the trail

Lust List: Men’s Rudy Jersey by Kitsbow “You look cute,” said my wife. I have been pulling on bicycle kit in front of her for more years than I care to count, and she has rarely muttered these words. But Kitsbow’s Rudy Jersey is not like most other mountain bike kit — it is both […]

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Instagram update lets you seamlessly manage multiple accounts

Instagram is bringing a great new update to Android and iOS that allows users to seamlessly manage multiple accounts. The change means you’ll finally be able to access your personal and professional feeds — and the one dedicated to your cat — without having to log out and back in. Support for multiple accounts is now available in the […]

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Beats sponsors a Snapchat lens for Black Friday

The Apple-owned Beats brand has become the second company (after Fox Studios) to sponsor a Snapchat lens, with a one-day-only Black Friday deal that lets you animate your face bopping along in time to rapper Drake’s new song “Big Rings.” When Fox Studios sponsored a Spanchat lens to promote The Peanuts Movie, Re/code suggested that it likely […]

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Save big on top notch audio as part of the site-wide Black Friday sale [Deals]

It’s here: the biggest, stress-inducing flood of sales at stores around the country. Save yourself the headache and time of waiting in line with the Black Friday sales going on across all of Cult of Mac, including this premium pair of Beats earbuds and portable speaker by Logitech. Enter the coupon code ‘BLACKFRIDAY’ at checkout […]

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Australian banks accused of freezing out Apple Pay

Australia may recently have said “G’day” to Apple Pay, but when it comes to the country’s overall embrace of Apple’s NFC payment platform, well, let’s just say that a few more shrimps could be tossed on the proverbial barbie. That’s because, despite now being available to Amex customers Down Under, Australia’s Reserve Bank is being pushed […]

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Sony is bringing PlayStation 4 Remote Play to your Mac

Sony has revealed that it is developing an official PlayStation 4 Remote Play app for Mac and PC, giving gamers the ability to play their favorite titles on their desktop. The announcements comes just days after an unofficial Remote Play app was made available for Windows. “Some people asked if we plan to provide Remote Play function […]

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iPhone 7s may be the first iPhone to boast an OLED display

Apple has reportedly confirmed to its supply chain that it plans to switch from LCD panels to OLED ones for iPhones released in 2017-2018. This potentially means that we might get an OLED Apple handset as early as the iPhone 7s — and not the iPhone 8 as previously thought. Cupertino is said to be asking […]

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Black Friday liveblog: Big savings on smart scales, secure USB drives, editing software, and more

The deals just keep on coming, with a bunch of killer deals out there for now, Black Friday, and a few more for Cyber Monday. Check the deals out below, like that massive USB 3.0 drive for more than half off, that great smart scale (you might need it after this weekend), and more price […]

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Jobs would’ve despised this BlackBerry-inspired iPhone concept

The Apple-watching world just about blew a gasket when the Apple Pencil was first announced for the iPad, given Steve Jobs’ famous assessment that, “If you see a stylus, [Apple engineers] blew it!” With that in mind, how would people react if the next iPhone went again Jobs’ wishes by taking a note out of BlackBerry’s […]

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