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February 23, 2016

Coca-Cola boxes can now transform into iPhone VR viewer

Recycling is great. Reusing is even better, which is why Coca-Cola’s new packaging that can double as a VR viewer for iPhone one of the coolest and greenest innovations we’ve seen so far this year.  The new packaging prototype transforms a traditional 12-pack box made from recycled cardboard into a Google Cardboard-esque VR viewer. Coca-Cola […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 13:52

How to track App Store sales and iTunes price drops

While I don’t ever mind paying for amazing apps by great developers, who doesn’t like App Store sales — or even better, sales on iTunes movies and music? A few months ago I stumbled on an app called CheapCharts and I’ve been using it ever since to monitor App Store sales on apps I want […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 12:30

iPhone’s perfect ports don’t make up for all the missing features

Samsung is under fire again from iPhone fans for its apparent lack of attention to detail when designing the new Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Apparently, the fact that the ports don’t line up on the bottom of these devices automatically means they’re not as good as Apple’s. But it’s total rubbish. The smartphone market has […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 12:05

Up-close with world’s largest piece of curved glass at Apple HQ

The world’s largest piece of curved glass is currently being installed at Apple’s fabulous spaceship campus. Over 3,000 gigantic curved glass panes will be used to form the walls on both side of Apple’s four-story campus that will measure more than one mile around. Apple will use more than six kilometers of curved glass once […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 11:20

Streamline your Instagram filters to work smarter, not harder

Instagram power users are all about the filters, typically choosing a few favorites that they use more often than others. Instead of swiping back and forth along the filters row, why not reorder them to put the ones you use most often up front? Better yet, how about deleting the ones you don’t use ever […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 11:00

iPhone case adds bulk but keeps credit cards on lockdown [Reviews]

As a victim of a poorly-made iPhone wallet case that lost my ID and credit card, I’m always wary when I try a new one. I like carrying my valuables with my iPhone so I don’t need a secondary wallet, but I really like hanging onto my stuff even more. The Urban Armor Gear Trooper […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 10:30

Public testers can now download latest iOS and OS X betas

The latest batch of betas from Apple have just been made available to public testers one day after their initial release to developers. Members of Apple’s Beta Tester Program can install iOS 9.3 beta 4 on their devices. The update adds a bunch of new feature like Night Shift mode, Touch ID-secured Notes, as well […]

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Published on February 23, 2016 10:07

February 22, 2016

How I finally got serious about my photography

Even if the “teacher” is a college kid with bad diction, the one-hour Lightroom Basics course that I just took is pretty darn fantastic. I have to take a lot of photos in my work here, especially for reviews. Every gadget and gewgaw I review gets a big, bold photo at the top to best […]

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Published on February 22, 2016 15:21

Manhattan D.A. can’t wait for Apple to lose encryption case

If Apple loses its encryption battle with the FBI over the data contained on a terrorist’s phone, it will make Manhattan’s district attorney and police commissioner very happy. Despite the federal government’s claim that the updated version of the iPhone’s operating system will only be used on this case, D.A. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. sees […]

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Published on February 22, 2016 14:56

Zuckerberg backs Apple in fight against FBI

Apple has added Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to its growing list of elite tech allies that support that company’s fight against the FBI’s demands to create a back door on iOS to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. During an appearance today at the the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Zuckerberg said that adding backdoor […]

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Published on February 22, 2016 13:22

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