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Prospective web developers, it’s time to tame Python [Deals]

Python’s name isn’t accidental — it’s one of the most flexible and wide-reaching web development languages around. It can seem intimidating to learn such a massively applicable language, but this comprehensive bundle of lessons make it easy to learn Python from stem to stern. Comprising 7 courses and around a dozen hours of content, you […]

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101 things to draw and send with your Apple Watch

The ability to send tiny finger drawings — or “Digital Touch sketches,” as Apple calls them — is probably the least-popular Apple Watch feature. Which is a shame, because once you get the hang of drawing them, they can be a lot of fun. To help get you started, I’ve put together a compendium of 101 Digital […]

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Apple’s big event, iPhone 7 leaks and rumors, malware and more

Apple’s set to bring the noise at an exciting new keynote event March 21, full of iPad Air 3 and iPhone SE news, and we’re sure you’re ready to hear it. While you wait for Apple’s big event, though, we’ve gathered together all the things we think you need to know about the upcoming Apple-fest […]

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AR and VR-mixing headset is too awesome to exist

We’d play this game in a heartbeat, especially if it can bust video games into our living rooms in such a realistic way. Putting on a typical virtual reality (VR) headset like an Oculus Rift can be disorienting at first, as VR tends to shut you out of the real world and into a, well, […]

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Silicon Valley nerds get new boss in Season 3 trailer

Silicon Valley, the HBO comedy about the hard knocks of startup life, is coming back for its third season this April, and based on the first trailer that was released today, it’s going to be every bit as whacky as the first two seasons, if not more. The Pied Piper gang gets a new CEO […]

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Should we be excited for next week’s Apple keynote? [Friday Night Fights]

Tim Cook will take to the stage to host another Apple keynote on Monday, but who cares? It seems only a small percentage of Apple fans are interested in a 4-inch iPhone, and although the rumored iPad upgrade will be a big one, interest in tablets is falling like Jennifer Lawrence at big events. So […]

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12 amazing iOS games definitely worth downloading

On a recent episode of The App Factor podcast I got into (or rather, confessed) how many apps were on my iPhone prior to me having to start from scratch and install the OS and apps fresh (for what it’s worth, it was 750+ apps). While I try to use my iPhone and iPad for […]

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It’s official: Galaxy S7 has the best smartphone camera on the market

Countless YouTube videos and reviews have demonstrated just how impressive Samsung’s new smartphone camera is in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, but just how good is it compared to the rest of them? According to the experts at DxOMark, it’s the best you can get right now. Samsung actually took some megapixels away from the […]

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DOJ surprises Apple with evidentiary hearing request

The Department of Justice has pulled another surprise on Apple this week by making a last minute request to turn the company’s court appearance on March 22nd with the FBI into an evidentiary hearing. Apple lawyers told reporters this morning that they were caught-off guard by the last minute request which should have been submitted […]

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Versatile leather iPhone case lets you stow your earbuds [Reviews]

Touted as “the ultimate iPhone leather case” by its creators, the Guardian Leather case for iPhone 6 and 6s is a new wallet-style accessory with a campaign that just launched on Indiegogo. It’s designed with various functions in mind, but the focus on music takes the cake: You can control the volume from the outside […]

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