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Cult of Mac Magazine: Apple’s ‘idea factory,’ best iOS games of 2015 and more

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so we’ve decided to unleash our weekly magazine stuffed full of great Apple news, reviews, and how-tos for your yuletide pleasure. This week, we’ve got a peek inside Apple’s super-secret Industrial Design team, the ten best iOS games from this past year, a plethora of setup guides […]

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Must-play Apple TV games of 2015

Games is already one of the most popular categories in the Apple TV’s new App Store. Just two months after the set-top box’s release, the Games category is easily where you’ll find the most variety of apps so far. Many are free while others are relatively expensive. But price isn’t necessarily an indicator of quality: […]

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Transform your mobile into a full-on gaming platform [Deals]

The more our phones become a platform for high quality gaming, the less adequate the touch screen feels for keeping up. With the Phonejoy GamePad 2, your phone gains the precision and range of a full-fledged game controller. It’s an instant upgrade the way you interact with your phone, powered by Bluetooth and available for […]

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How to set up your new iPad the right way

Congratulations — you got a new iPad this holiday season! Whether it’s a beast of an iPad Pro, a perfectly capable iPad Air 2 or an iPad mini 4, you’ll want to set it up with the least amount of fuss. We’re here to help you do just that with a ton of little tips […]

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Insanely crap: Top critic calls Steve Jobs one of 2015’s worst movies

One of the most surprising movie flops of 2015 was Aaron Sorkin and Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs: a movie which, miraculously, earned even less for its creators than 2013’s panned Jobs, starring Dude, Where’s My Car‘s Ashton Kutcher. Now the movie has received another ignominious fate: being singled out by major film critic and former co-host […]

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Apple looks to Asia to speed Apple Pay growth in 2016

Apple watchers should expect the company’s mobile payment service, Apple Pay, to expand to new markets in 2016 — with a heavy emphasis on Asia. According to a new report, Apple is focusing on Asia and Europe since adoption in the United States has been slower than expected. Regions set to get Apple Pay next […]

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Police crack massive iPhone black market crime ring

Police in Tigard, Oregon have cracked an organized retail crime ring which used stolen gift cards worth three-quarters of a million dollars to buy iPhones bound for the Hong Kong black market. Tigard Detective T.J. Hahn told the local KOIN 6 News that organized retail theft has become a bigger crime than even drug sales. “This kind of […]

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FAA hits turbulence with drone registration

Several thousand drone pilots registered their aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration within the first 24 hours, but glitches in the system briefly shut it down after takeoff. The FAA said the new mandatory online registration had to be shutdown for troubleshooting but would reopen Thursday. More than 45,000 drone operators signed in during the […]

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iOS tip: The weird way to find keywords in a webpage

Sometimes I’m browsing a site like Cult of Mac on my iPhone and I’m looking for something specific, like a story about encryption, for example. Instead of swiping down the page and hoping I see the story I’m looking for, I want to just search for it. When you’re on your Mac, it’s super easy […]

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iOS Tip: The weird way to find keywords in a webpage

Sometimes I’m browsing a site like Cult of Mac on my iPhone and I’m looking for something specific, like a story about encryption, for example. Instead of swiping down the page and hoping I see the story I’m looking for, I want to just search for it. When you’re on your Mac, it’s super easy […]

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