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Zen Pinball for iPhone and iPad updated for new Walking Dead table
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Zen Studios has released an update to its Zen Pinball game for the iPhone and iPad that adds support for purchasing a new Walking Dead table inside the app. As we reported a few weeks ago, this zombie pinball table is not based on the hit AMC television show but rather the story and characters that are a part of the excellent adventure game series from Telltale Games, specifically the first five episode "season". Zen Studios says: "With recognizable locations from Clementine's treehouse and Everett's pharmacy in Macon down to the walker-infested streets of Savannah, players will find a breathtaking retelling of Season One that keeps the peril and drama of Lee a…
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Xbox One SmartGlass iPhone and iPad app updated with many new features
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Microsoft has released a new update for the Xbox One SmartGlass app for the iPhone and iPad that adds a number of new features, including a way to post status updates to the game console's activity feed and more. Here's the full change log for the new version of the app: Share and post activity feed items Post status updates to your activity feed See your activity feed on your profile Display messages in a new conversations view Record game clips In-app display of release and feature notes Expanding to new markets TV and OneGuide available in new markets What do you think of these new features that are included in this new Xbox One SmartGlass update? …
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Microsoft will unveil the next edition of Windows in just over five weeks, according to a widely-cited report last week. The Sept. 30 date was reported by Tom Warren of The Verge, who said "sources familiar with Microsoft's plans" provided the information. Warren added that Microsoft would host a press event on that day, a Tuesday, to tout the new edition. Windows 9 Watch Previously, other reports had claimed Microsoft would issue a "technical preview" of "Threshold," the code name for the next Windows, in late September or early October. Most observers and pundits have been using "Windows 9" to label the edition, preempting Microsoft's marketing. It's u…
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Some of the best sci-fi isn't clean lines and futuristic tech—sometimes it's the run-down, fantastical ruins at the end of the world. Decorate your desktop with them in this week's Wallpaper Wednesday. Remember, we're now requesting your participation in the Wallpaper Wednesday series! You'll find a selection here, but post your favorites for this week's topic in the discussions below. Stick to our format as best you can, including a title, the image, resolution, and a link. Happy wallpapering! Dark Future Download This Wallpaper (1920x1200) | Garcya.us Graveyards Graveyards reminds me of the Carmo Convent in Lisbon, Portugal. Download This Wal…
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History of iPhone 5: The biggest thing to happen to iPhone
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Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the biggest thing to happen since the original — the iPhone 5 WWDC 2012 came and went without any new iPhone announcements, re-affirming that that 2011 hadn't be a fluke and that fall was the new summer. So it was that Apple announced another iPhone event for September 12, 2012. There, Apple senior vice president of worldwide marketing introduced the biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since the original iPhone. Big as in tall. Big as in light. Big as in LTE. Big as in the iPhone 5. iPhone 5 is the most beautiful consumer device that we've ev…
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Deal of the Day: TYLT POWERPLANT 5200mAh Lightning Battery Pack
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Today Only: Buy the TYLT POWERPLANT 5200mAh Lightning Battery Pack and save 41% Designed for high-demand power users, the POWERPLANT 5200mAh Battery Pack can rapidly charge two devices simultaneously. Convenient LEDs indicate the remaining battery capacity so you can ensure you're never stranded without juice! Continue reading...
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Quotebook, a digital book for all your favorite quotes
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We all have our favorite quotes, and the newly overhauled Quotebook app aims to help us store and organize them all. The app, with the kind of clean design we expect from Lickability, makes it easy to keep all of your favorite quotes in one place, with ratings, sources, tagging, and more. Here's all that it does: Add quotes seamlessly from life, books, and friends Discover more about the people and places that inspire you Share quotes with the people who matter, no matter where they are Tag and search quotes to find the perfect one when you need it most Collect quotes on your phone and they'll be waiting at home on your iPad And here's what's new and int…
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Dropbox Pro cuts prices, adds security and power features
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Dropbox is cutting the price for 1 TB of their cloud storage the service all the way down to $9.99 a month. The change shows that the company is going after Microsoft's OneDrive and Google Drive's paid cloud storage services. Before today, Dropbox Pro offered just 100 GB of space for $9.99, with an upper limit of 500 GB for $500. Now Dropbox Pro's prices are more in line with similar services offered by OneDrive and Google Drive and could generate even more competition in the personal cloud storage space. Along with the price cut, Dropbox Pro will be getting some extra features, including new sharing controls that will offer better security when sending files to o…
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T-Mobile adds six streaming services to Music Freedom program
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T-Mobile announced its first expansion to the Music Freedom program, which sees the addition of six new streaming services — AccuRadio, Black Planet, Grooveshark, Radio Paradise, Rdio and Songza. The Un-carrier also announced that support for Google Play Music will be available later this year after the streaming service topped the charts as the most requested service in T-Mobile's social voting poll. T-Mobile stated that since the launch of the Music Freedom program, there has been an increase in the number of songs streamed on its network to the tune of 5 million per day, and that nearly seven thousand terabytes of music has been streamed thus far. The addition of …
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How to tweak the Mac's display settings for better visual accessibility
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A few weeks ago a customer came in to the Apple reseller store I spend my weekends working in. She was a long time Mac user who'd had an older Mac and recently upgraded. But ever since she got her new Mac, she'd been experiencing powerful headaches that made it all but impossible to use the computer. Could anything be done to fix it? It turns out that we found some solutions that worked great — and they're built right in to the operating system. My suffering customer no longer had her old Mac, and couldn't tell me quite how it was set up. I came to learn that she'd suffered a debilitating brain injury more than a year previously. She had made great strides to recover…
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Touch ID in iOS 8: Explained
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Touch ID is the name of Apple's personal fingerprint identity sensor. It's what currently lets you authenticate yourself to unlock your iPhone 5s and authorize iTunes and App Store purchases on your account. With iOS 8, Apple is making an application programming interface (API) available to developers as well so everything from your password manager to banking service to private photo vault can be both secure and convenient. But how's it going to work? Token problems, KeyChain solutions When you put your finger on a Touch ID-equipped Home button, the metal ring around it detects the capacitance and wakes up the sensor. A high resolution photo of your fingerpri…
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T-Mobile to cut prices on iPhones by up to $50 starting Wednesday
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A leaked memo sent to T-Mobile team members today reveals that the wireless carrier plans to cut the price on all of its iPhone models by up to $50 starting on Wednesday. The memo, as posted by Tmonews, shows that the price cut will affect the iPhone 4 and 4s and the iPhone 5, 5s and 5c models. However, it does not have the specific price reductions on each of the phones. It's possible that tomorrow's price cuts will only see some of the iPhone models cut by $50 while others will experience lower price reductions. Of course, such a move by T-Mobile could be interpreted as a way to get rid of some inventory in advanced of the rumored iPhone 6 release, but if you ha…
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PayPal offers 25% savings on iTunes gift cards for UK customers
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UK shoppers looking to score a deal on iTunes gift cards, which can be used to shop for movies, music, apps, magazines, and iBooks, can head over to PayPal where you'll get 25% off of the value of your purchase. The cards are available in denominations of £15, 25, 50, or 100 so after the discount you can expect to pay £11.25 for the lowest value and up to £75 for the highest denomination. The offer expires on Thursday, August 28 at 11:59 pm BST and though you won't get a physical gift card, PayPal will send you a code that you can redeem directly in iTunes. The savings may be a great way to catch up on some old TV shows or movies or build up your digital collectio…
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Will a bigger iPhone push iPad buyers towards the Air... or Pro?
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The iPhone 6, which is presumably going to be announced next month, is also presumably going to have a larger screen — 4.7- and/or 5.5-inches larger according to rumors. When you get towards 5.5, you become as much mini tablet as you do big phone. Apple already makes a mini tablet, of course — 7.9-inches of iPad mini to be precise. It's widely believed to be the more popular of the two iPad models, outselling the 9.7-inch iPad Air. So, could a bigger iPhone cannibalize the smaller iPad? Or could it lead to an entirely new market for the Air, and the rumored iPad Pro? Apple has repeatedly said they'd rather cannibalize their own products than have someone else do it. Ho…
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Microsoft's Windows and Windows Phone app stores have faced several issues with fake and scam applications over the years, but the software maker appears to be finally cracking down. After recent reports highlighting scams that lead people to pay for useless apps that are typically free, Microsoft's Windows Apps and Store general manager, Todd Brix, says the company will be enforcing its policies more strictly in future. While Microsoft made some changes earlier this year to its app certification requirements, Brix says Microsoft has been conducting a review of the Windows Store to find apps that don't comply with the guidelines. Microsoft's policies state names ne…
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The Start Screen is a feature available in Windows 8.x and is loved by many. Admittedly, it had a rough start when it first entered the market thanks to Microsoft and its idea that the Start Screen was suitable for devices that didn't support touch. The Start Screen and Modern UI has come a long way since it's original debut with Windows 8.0, and it's about to get a lot better with Threshold. WinBeta can reveal that Windows Threshold will include an updated Modern UI when it launches in 2015. The new Modern UI is set to include a whole bunch of new features which is aimed to align it with competing tablet operating systems like iOS and Android. The Modern UI (being the…
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Final Infinity Blade III update coming September 4
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Here's a glimpse of Infinity Blade Kingdom Come, which will be the final update and conclusion to the trilogy of amazing iPhone and iPad action games. On top of wrapping up the storyline, you'll also get a bunch of new weapons, items, enemies, and environments. Specific details beyond that are sparse for now. For those unfamiliar, Infinity Blade games pit players in one-on-one fantasy duels, full of monsters, magic, and an extensive armory. The Infinity Blade series has long set the bar for the graphics capabilities of iOS devices, and has remained an iPhone and iPad exclusive for years. It will be a shame to know that the series is done, but at least it's going o…
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EVE Online launches Hyperion expansion
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CCP Games on Tuesday announced the launch of the latest expansion for its spacefaring massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, EVE Online. It's called Hyperion, and it's a free update for all currently registered players. EVE Online takes gamers far in the future and across the universe to a remote galaxy called New Eden, where mankind has settled after discovering faster-than-light travel. Players pilot customizable ships through more than 7,000 star systems comprising planets, asteroid belts, moons, stations, wormholes and other phenomena. Players engage in professions that build skills and create products or services that can be sold for in-game currency. EVE Onli…
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Instagram's bringing stabilized time-lapse video to iPhone with Hyperlapse
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Instagram's second app is coming, and it's called Hyperlapse. The app combines some really intelligent video stabilization with time lapse techniques. It's not unlike the hyperlapse stabilization demoed by Microsoft earlier this month, except that it's coming as an app for your iPhone. Unlike Instagram, which has long-featured filters as a premiere element of the experience, Hyperlapse's only filters are stabilization and speed. Hyperlapse uses the motion data from the gyroscopes and accelerometers built into modern iPhones to extract motion data for the stabilization. A traditional stabilization algorithm (like those built into iMovie on the Mac and Final Cut Pro X …
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Simplicam offers home security alternative to Dropcam
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A new system called Simplicam by Arcsoft promises to be a strong Dropcam competitor thanks to cheaper cloud storage subscriptions and facial recognition alerts. Simplicam has the same simple plug-and-play set-up and mobile app for movement alerts and live monitoring. Facial recognition just lets you know that there's someone in the house, not who they are, but in most cases that's enough. If you snag the $199 version of Simplicam (compatible with both Android and iPhone), it includes a year of 1-day subscription service of the cloud storage service, Closeli, so you can go over footage from the last 24 hours. You can also subscribe to a $49 annual plan instead. By con…
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History of iPhone 4S: The most amazing iPhone yet
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Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the most amazing one yet — the iPhone 4S Nothing about 2011 was normal for Apple. Tim Cook had introduced the Verizon iPhone 4 at the beginning of the year and Apple had finally shipped the white iPhone 4 by spring. But unlike previous years, WWDC 2011 came and went with nary a mention nor a glimpse of a new iPhone. Steve Jobs went on medical leave again, and in August resigned as CEO. On October 4, 2011, Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller, and other executives took the stage at a special me…
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Every month for many years, we’ve released a number of updates focused on the continuous improvement of customers’ experiences with our technology. Historically, these updates happened at different times during the month, with the security-specific ones occurring on the second Tuesday of each month. Recently, to further streamline, we decided to include more of our non-security updates together with our security updates and begin the global release to customers on the second Tuesday of each month.
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Vector 55: Turtles all the way down, with Ben Thompson
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Vector is a news and analysis show focusing on the biggest stories, hottest trends, and most important issues in technology and popular culture. On this week's show, Apple university and the state of management training, Microsoft's stack ranking and how it affected the company, Samsung and Xiaomi and the idea of legal vs. ethical vs. smart copying, the success and failures of innovation vs. imitation for companies and the economy, app design copying and what it means for designers, John Gruber's iPhone 6 math and the importance of touch target size, and native advertising in the context of podcast and RSS sponsorships. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, Rene Rit…
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Apple TV adds Showtime Anytime to its premium lineup
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The Apple TV is expanding its lineup of premium on-demand offerings today with the addition of Showtime Anytime. Like HBO Go, Anytime provides you with on-demand Showtime content right on the Apple TV. In addition to providing on-demand movies and TV series from Showtime, Anytime also shows live TV. You can choose to watch the feed of either Showtime East or Showtime West. In order to access Showtime's content, including the live TV, you must be a Showtime subscriber, and verify your cable provider through the app. You can activate your Apple TV for Showtime Anytime either through the web or the Anytime app for iPhone and iPad. What do you think of Showtime Anytim…