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Smart keyboard will teach you how to play piano

Lust List: The ONE Light smart keyboard Who doesn’t want to play piano? Learning to tickle the ivories must be right up there with writing the great American novel: Many of us have a hankering to become more musical. The fantastic $299 ONE Light smart keyboard is the way to go if you want a […]

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Catch spoiler-free Star Wars reviews and this week’s best Apple stories on The CultCast

This week: the force is looking very strong with the new Star Wars movie; live football may be coming to the Apple TV; the tvOS app store hits a major milestone; why you shouldn’t expect 3D touch in the next iPad Air; and with 2016 on the horizon, we’ll review our favorite games, gadgets, and […]

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2015’s best gear and gadgets from Cult of Mac Deals store [Deals]

There’s not much time left to buy gifts but still plenty of amazing deals in the Cult of Mac Store to check out. If you’re looking for some new techy toys or tools that are guaranteed to please, let us make it a little easier on you. Have a look at the five best deals […]

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The holidays might ruin your Apple Watch fitness streak. Good.

For many of us, Christmas is a time for relaxing with family, sitting in front of the TV, overindulging and generally moving as little as possible. In other words, all the things your Apple Watch hates you doing. So if you have a nice streak going in the Activity app, chances are it is about […]

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Pro Tip: Use Siri without all the loud play-by-play

You know how it is: You press and hold the Home button to set a quick timer and Siri comes back all loud, “OK! Setting the timer! I’m in suspense!” Or some such nonsense. Sure, you want to confirm that Siri’s not, say, adding an event to your calendar or calling your Aunt Tilly instead […]

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Cult of Mac Magazine: Inside Apple’s secret design studio, best Mac games of 2015, and more

Happy holidays, everyone! No matter what you celebrate (or don’t), we’ve got a ton of great stuff in the latest issue of Cult of Mac Magazine, right here for you. There’s a sneak peek inside Apple’s secret design studio to start you off, plus the best games for your Mac from 2015, a deep dive […]

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Tim Cook on Apple’s tax avoidance: ‘That’s total political crap’

Tim Cook will sat down for a wide-ranging interview with 60 Minutes host Charlie Rose for Sunday night’s episode inside Apple HQ, and it appears that the two will have a heated exchange about Apple’s tax practice. In a preview of the interview released this afternoon, Tim Cook defended Apple’s tax policies, noting that the […]

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Capable nano drone flies under the FAA’s radar

The ONAGOfly is a quadcopter like all the rest – four props and an onboard camera that records video at heights once the domain of TV news choppers. But you don’t need to stand back to launch the ONAGOfly – not when the palm of your hand will do for a launch pad. The size […]

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Use Trace to track your wildest powder runs

Lust List: Trace tracker for snow sports and surfing You can track your every mogul experience, tree run and back-scratcher with this tiny disc of a tracker attached to your skis or snowboard. Using inertial and GPS sensors packed into a miniature hockey puck package (with all-day battery life), the Trace tracker captures all the […]

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Target hopes for bull’s-eye with its mobile wallet

Target is reportedly looking to become a player in the mobile wallet game. The fourth largest retailer in the U.S. would be joining a market that’s quickly becoming pretty crowded. The next mobile payment solution on your smartphone very well could be Target Pay, though it can’t be confirmed at this time. The report comes from […]

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