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How to sign, scan and send PDFs with an iPhone or iPad

PDF handling on the iPhone and iPad has vastly improved over the last year or so. Not only can you scan documents as PDFs using the camera, you can sign documents and send them off to the recipient, and even request the signature of others electronically. 1. How to scan documents to PDF on iPhone […]

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Every time a baby is born Apple sells two iPhones

Four years ago Apple hit the milestone of selling more iPhones per day than babies born per day. Now, four years later, we wanted to revisit those statistics since iPhone sales have grown quite significantly since then. It turns out, with current sales numbers, Apple sells nearly two iPhones for every baby born. The math […]

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Apple drops new betas for iOS, watchOS and tvOS

Apple is serving up a buffet of new software updates with new beta releases of iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2, and tvOS 9.2 that are being made available to developers and public testers today. The new betas come more than a week after Apple seeded the last updates for the new software that could be made […]

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Turn your iPad mini 4 into a perfect pint-size netbook [Reviews]

Lust List: Zagg Slim Book case Long before the original iPad debuted, I dreamed of the day that Apple made the ultimate portable netbook that wouldn’t destroy my bank account and could be carried around everywhere. Apple wisely never got into the short-lived netbook trend, but you can get pretty much the next best thing […]

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Pebble Time, Time Round get permanent $50 price cuts

Pebble has slashed $50 off its latest Time and Time Round smartwatches. The permanent price cut lowers the starting prices of these models to $149.99 and $199.99, respectively — and makes them more competitive against other affordable wearables from the likes of Asus, Fitbit, and Jawbone. Pebble has previously slashed $50 off Time and Time Round, but […]

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Find out if you’ve been infected by sneaky new Mac malware

Is your Mac infected by the newly discovered malware ostensibly created by Milan-based HackingTeam in order to gain remote access to your machine? The new virus uses some old HackingTeam code and some new tricks to hide its tracks, but it’s mostly harmless, according to researchers. That doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea to […]

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Google Maps finally lets iPhone users make pit stops

Android owners have been able to insert detours into their Google Maps routes since October, but now the company is letting iPhone users in on the cool feature. Starting today, Google is rolling out “pit stop” functionality to the iOS version of its navigation app. The company says it will work in the over 100 […]

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NY judge rules Apple can refuse to unlock iPhone

A New York magistrate judge has said that the government can’t compel Apple to unlock an iPhone involved in a criminal investigation. In a ruling filed today, Judge James Orenstein has said that he must “reject the government’s interpretation that the [All Writs Act] empowers a court to grant any relief not outright prohibited by […]

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New iPad may pack better camera than iPad Pro

Apple is rumored to unveil a new 9.7-inch iPad on March 21st, and while it may not pack as big a screen as the iPad Pro, it will be way better at taking photos and videos. Rather than matching the iPad Pro camera, a new rumor claims Apple may give the new iPad the same […]

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And the winner of the free Apple TV is … [Deals]

Big congratulations to Jon S. for winning our 64GB Apple TV giveaway! We hope it really transforms your home entertainment experience (we’re pretty sure it will). For the rest of you, here’s another chance to win big: Our new $1,000 Apple Store Giveaway means a chance to get pretty much any Apple product your heart […]

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