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Nintendo promises “big characters” like Mario coming to smartphones this year

Last year, Nintendo said pit would deliver its first smartphone game by the end of 2015, and five other smartphone games by 2017. The first Nintendo game for smartphones, though, was delated until March, and worse, features none of Nintendo’s best known characters. What about the other games slated for 2016 then? Don’t fear: Nintendo’s […]

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Don’t pass up the chance to bolster your design skills [Deals]

These days good design is the key to any successful product, website, ad campaign, you name it. With these discounted resources, you can step up your design game and your pay scale at the same time. From drawing by hand with Adobe, to web development lessons and a library of design assets, there’s something here […]

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Expect the Apple Watch 2 in September, not March

If you’re expecting the second-gen Apple Watch to drop in March, think again. A new report suggests that while we might see new bands and partnerships announced in two months, a revised version of the Apple Watch hardware itself will not be on the table. Techcrunch’s Matthew Panzarino says that he’s heard the Apple Watch […]

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How Apple’s wireless EarPods could change the way we hear everything

Recent reports suggest Apple might ship wireless, noise-canceling EarPods with the iPhone 7. From a hardware perspective, these headphones would be very similar to hearing aids. With the right feature set, these devices could change the way we hear digital audio and pave the way for transformative new audio experiences for everyone. Are wearable manufacturers […]

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Apple Music is about to wall off its radio stations

Apple Music is shutting down its ad-supported radio as of January 28, pushing Beats 1 as the premier free “broadcast” for Apple. Apple sent the news out in an email to subscribers and free listeners today. You’ll still be able to listen to all the Apple Music radio as an Apple Music member, but not […]

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Apple Watch band seller hopes screwup earns stellar reviews

An accidentally deep discount on Apple Watch bands has the seller reaching out for positive reviews on Amazon. Baoxing Trading mistakenly marked down some of the accessories in its store to too-good-to-be-true levels, and while they were, in fact, that, the company decided to honor the prices and ship the items at a loss. And […]

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Mac’s malware protection still needs patching

We all know Apple’s are much safer than Windows PCs at keeping out the malware, right? Researcher Patrick Wardle has been trying to make sure of that for months now as he pokes holes in Apple’s current protection scheme, Gatekeeper. In fact, he’s gotten past Apple’s latest patch to its software security system in literally […]

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If you fall for this smartwatch hack, you practically deserve it

We’ve seen a clever smartwatch hack or two, but this is not one of them. A University of Cophenhagen student found a way to infiltrate smartwatches and trick them into giving up sensitive data like passcodes and personal identification numbers by accessing their motion data and offloading it to a secure server. And if that […]

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Cult of Mac Magazine: New betas, fixing Apple fitness apps, and more

We’re back from CES and rounding up everything from the show, checking out the new operating system betas for your iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV, proposing ways to fix Apple’s fitness apps, and taking a little time to mourn David Bowie and play some retro-tastic games on Apple TV. All this, and a […]

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Mac sales are on the up now, but is a downfall inevitable?

Apple was the only computer maker that didn’t endure a blue Christmas, with Mac sales up 3 percent year-over-year as worldwide PC shipments declined. But for how long can the Mac business continue to fight on, immune to the growing thread from other industries? Smartphones and tablets are now capable at handling many of our daily tasks, […]

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