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App Store hero targets bogus reviews for termination

A new search engine wants to keep App Store reviews honest and accurate by completely ignoring the ones that may come from paid shills or through developers’ relentless badgering of users. As of this writing, the system claims it has audited over 17 million reviews and ignored 1.1 million of them. And if you’re wondering […]

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Apple is ‘biggest destroyer of wealth this year’

We can add another award to Apple’s long list, although the company might not be too happy to accept it: The iPhone maker’s stock lost the most value of any tech company this year. The news comes out of a study from USA Today that reports a shocking average 14 percent decline in value from […]

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Watching VR games get built in VR will blow your mind

Virtual Reality isn’t just going to change how we consume content. It’s going totally change how we make content for the digital world too. Developers at Epic Games have already created a way to build VR games using the Unreal Editor in VR mode, and it’s unlike any software development tool you’ve ever seen. Rather […]

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How to create perfectly sized iPhone and iPad wallpapers

Anyone who knows me in real life would tell you I’m a bit of a wallpaper nut when it comes to my iPhone and iPad. While I can normally get my fix via Google image search, that sometimes doesn’t cut it. Sometimes I come across a photo that isn’t sized correctly. Luckily, as long as […]

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Why would anyone game on an Apple TV?

The new Apple TV has been on sale for just over three months now, and the growing catalog of tvOS apps and games looks incredibly promising. It’s what Apple TV fans have been calling out for for years, and it doesn’t disappoint. But does tvOS and a strong backing from iOS developers make Apple TV […]

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HTC’s new One M10 looks like another iPhone clone

HTC’s flagship for 2016 has leaked out early, and it looks like yet another iPhone clone. The One M10 is almost identical to the One A9 that was introduced last October, but it finally does away with the front-facing HTC logo that was universally hated. The picture blow published by the reliable Evan Blass (@evleaks) […]

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Awesome iOS game will make an even awesomer Lego set

A Monument Valley fan has taken to the Lego Ideas website with plans to create real-life Lego models out of the award winning iOS game. Lego Ideas user Isometry has created a page that you can log in and vote for if you want to support the project; it costs nothing but your time to […]

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These wooden skins are a natural fit for your MacBook

The MacBook is a work of art, but looking at all that pretty brushed aluminum might get old for some. A Belgian design firm is here to help. Any MacBook owner can quickly give their laptop a unique look with wooden skins that can be customized with initials, a favorite sports figure — even their […]

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Super-thin iPad Pro cover lets you stash Apple Pencil

Lust List: CoverBuddy iPad Pro case by SwitchEasy Keeping track of my Apple Pencil is a royal pain. Either I’ve got to slip it into a bag like an actual writing implement, carry it around in my pocket, or get one of those cases for my iPad Pro that adds a ton of bulk just to include a […]

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Apple sold two-thirds of all smartwatches in 2015

So the Apple Watch wasn’t the first smartwatch. It just became the most popular in a hurry. Shortly after its debut last year, the Apple Watch set out to take over the market it was late to, accounting for two-thirds of all smartwatch shipments in 2015, according to a report by analysts with Canalys. By […]

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