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Great news — iMore Store is now available in Spanish! Desde el 2008 "The iMore Store" ha sido la tienda más popular para los usuarios de teléfonos iPhone, ofreciendo una amplia variedad de productos, un rápido envío, las mejores marcas, y ayuda por expertos. Como respuesta a los requerimientos de nuestros clientes y visitantes latinos y con la visión de expandir nuestra red de comercio electrónico, nos complace anunciarles que la tienda iMore está disponible en español. La adición de la versión en español a nuestra tienda, nos permite llegar a todos los latinos que prefieren navegar y comprar en internet en su lenguaje nativo, y también a muchos países latinoame…
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When I was in high school, I played CounterStrike as a guy. A very specific guy, in fact — a friend of a friend who'd given me his Steam login information because he didn't use his account. I didn't even realize that I was logging hours on borrowed time; around 2006, the account's owner changed his password and locked me out for good. After all, it had never really been "my" account – and as far as the Steam gameplay records were concerned, I was never even the one playing. At the time, this type of login exchange didn't seem so strange; digital game marketplaces were relatively new, and I was used to loaning my friends physical copies of games and systems. Now that…
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Health and fitness are their own reward... but there's nothing like shoving those rewards in the faces of your friends! The Apple Watch has a built-in Activity app that tracks the calories you've burned, the brisk activity you've engaged in, and the frequency of your standing up and moving around. Do well and you're rewarded with an achievement. It's a great way to motivate people, and a type of gamification that feeds us the same sense of accomplishment we get when we solve a puzzle and make it to the next level. In classical terms, it's us against ourselves. Some people, however, aren't as self-motivated or self-disciplined. Some people are competitive and they do…
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iFixit has published a set of repair manuals focusing on different aspects of the Apple Watch. Following their teardown of the Apple Watch last week, iFixit has posted four guides for replacing different parts of the device. There are currently guides available for replacing the battery, NFC antenna, and screen. There is also a guide for replacing the adhesive in the watch, which will need to be done after any repairs you make. Of course, you're free to do what you want with products that you've purchased, and if repairing your gadgets on your own is something you have experience in, then by all means, follow these guides. However, for most, it's probably best to ge…
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Apple's iPad Air 2 has been in our lives for six months now. Here's how it's faring. We've had just over half a year to test and use Apple's latest iPad — to feel out if the company's tablet is settling in as a valued device in our lives, or just another paperweight. Here's what the iMore team had to say about the iPad Air 2, six months later. Design Rene: The iPad Air 2 is just ridiculous. Even six months out I can't believe Apple's hardware team was able to pack this much power into a casing that's even lighter than the original. The lightness is what really does it for me, though. I use the iPad to read or watch video at night, browse the web, catch up on …
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There are a lot of purchases you can make with the information on the front of a credit card. But ID thieves who have the card number, name, and expiration date will still hit a speedbump if they have to enter that (usually 3-digit) security code on the back of a victim’s card. Notice that we said “speedbump” and not “dead end,” because some scammers have figured out how to get this crucial info from their victims. According to our colleagues at Consumer Reports, the security code scam works by taking advantage of the near-constant news of data breaches that have hit retailers in recent years. Once a scammer has the main information for the card, they can call t…
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Microsoft stopped actively developing Windows Media Center in 2009, but the company still shipped an unmodified version in an upgrade pack for Windows 8. The software giant is planning to kill off Media Center in Windows 10, meaning any PCs upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 will lose the feature. Microsoft confirmed the plan to ZDNet’s Ed Bott in a recent interview. It’s not a surprise move, but Windows Media Center has a passionate and loyal following which will undoubtedly mourn the loss of the feature. Microsoft first introduced Windows Media Center in 2001 as a separate Windows XP version. It was designed to run fullscreen as a media player, and support televi…
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Molly Watt, who has Usher Syndrome Type 2a, and severely limited sight and hearing, recently got her Apple Watch She spent some time with it and has written a preliminary review. It's focused on the accessibility features, and her findings so far are impressive to say the least. mollywatt.com: So far for me the most useful App on the Apple Watch is Maps – on my iPhone I can plan my journey from one destination to another, for me it will be on foot with Unis my guidedog. This is where Haptics really come into its own – I can be directed without hearing or sight, but by a series of taps via the watch onto my wrist – 12 taps means turn right at the junction or 3 pai…
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No. You don't need a stylus for your Apple Watch. Seriously, folks. I've had three different people email me to ask to do a roundup of the best styluses for Apple Watch since the device's launch, and all I can kind of do is shake my head. Unlike the iPad or even the iPhone, the Watch isn't designed to be an in-depth sketching platform. No one's looking to the artist who will make the first gallery-ready "Watch drawings". Digital Touch is fun, and there are plenty of ways to get better at it, but a stylus is not practical for sketching. Where are you going to keep it? Behind your ear? In a bag? Clipped to the underside of your super-classy Watch band? But becaus…
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Something interesting happened to me this past year: My Mac ceased to have any use for me as a document scanner. The iPhone took it over. Now, in fairness, I don't do any really high-resolution scanning. For me scanning is pure utility: Needing to legibly digitize real-world documents. But it's an evolution. And so much of how we use our devices is about evolution. Even a couple of years ago, having a scanner was a core requirement of whatever printer I was shopping for. I still have that printer — a multifunction device that scans, prints and faxes. But for the occasional page printed, it doesn't see a lot of action these days. Now I use Scanner Pro from Readd…
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We're back with Peter, Serenity, Ally, and yours truly talking Apple results, Apple Watch week one, and more! Join us! Continue reading...
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Apple is attempting to raise the appeal of its upcoming Madison Avenue store, promising respect for the neighborhood with an earlier closing time, private shopping, and more, as the store faces opposition from area residents. The 940 Madison Avenue Apple Retail Store is facing opposition from residents who fear that the store will disrupt the neighborhood, attracting long lines of customers, camping out for the next Apple product launch. Apple is hoping to calm these fears with assurances that the new store will be tailored to fit in with the community, according to The Wall Street Journal "The Upper East Side store is designed to serve an important role in the…
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Alarms on your Apple Watch are separate from your iPhone alarms, but they can work together. Just like your iPhone, your Apple Watch comes with a built-in Alarms app to keep you from missing — or sleeping through — anything important. The two can work together quite nicely, or you can choose to just use one device's Alarms app. Here's everything you need to know. The difference between iPhone alarms and Watch alarms First and foremost: Alarms on your Apple Watch are completely separate from those that live in the Clock app on your iPhone. If you launch the Alarms app on your Watch, you won't see alarms from your iPhone, and vice versa. However, iPhone alarms…
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Apple said the Apple Watch should last you through the day — so is it? The currency of mobile devices is battery life. Every feature from the lightness of the hardware to the brightness of the display to the data being transferred has a price paid for in power. Watches are even smaller than phones, which means they have less energy to begin with and have to pay even more attention to efficiency. That brings us to the Apple Watch and for some of us, the battery life we've experienced during our first full week of using it. How's your Apple Watch battery life? Apple set Apple Watch battery life expectations at up to 18 hours for the following use case: 90 time chec…
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The Apple Watch is something new, and that means it's filled with fresh and interesting ideas — ideas that could be something great on the company's next iPhone. Apple has been working on its smartphone for over a decade, and iterating on that work going on eight years. Come this fall, we'll almost certainly see a new generation of iPhone models — let's call them iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, to stick to pattern — with iOS 9 to go with them. The Apple Watch, in contrast, has undergone related but distinct development for just about four years now. It's Apple's signature hardware — but wearable — and more importantly, it's iOS, rethought for the wrist. Jony Ive, Kevi…
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Ventev's charging data cable provides 6 feet of convenient charging and syncing whenever you need it. The cable's flat design makes it easy to maneuver around obstacles and even easier to store away for traveling purposes. It supports a rapid 2.1A charging rate and comes in gray, blue and white for just $15.95 today! Continue reading...
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Apple has updated the support page for the Apple Watch heart rate monitor, acknowledging that the device can have trouble getting a reading through tattoos. Apple is acknowledging that the Apple Watch's heart rate monitor, which uses light to read blood flow under the skin, has issues with some tattoos . iMore's own testing found that the Apple Watch does indeed have difficulty getting heart rate information through tattoos with dark or solid colors. Apple's support page relating to the heart rate monitor on the watch has been updated to reflect the issue. From Apple: Permanent or temporary changes to your skin, such as some tattoos, can also impact heart ra…
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While Microsoft is planning to launch Windows 10 on PCs this summer, the phone part of the operating system will debut at a later date. Speaking at a media event at Build in San Francisco today, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore explained the company's plans for the launch of Windows 10. "Our phone builds have not been as far along as our PC builds," explained Belfiore. "We’re adapting the phone experiences later than we’re adding the PC experiences." That slower progress means Windows 10 on phones will show up after the PC launch this summer. "There are devices and features that will come not on launch date, but following it," says Belfiore. "From the device view, our m…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ2m0b04z7c Microsoft originally commissioned English musician Brian Eno to create the startup sound for Windows 95. Eno’s piece of music was known widely as the Windows sound. At just over three seconds long, it became an iconic sound as Windows 95 grew in popularity. Microsoft has since changed its sound schemes for many Windows versions over the years, but now it appears to be evoking memories of the summer of 1995 with Windows 10. The Windows 10 startup sound is still a mystery. Russian site WP7 Forum has discovered a number of new system sounds in an unreleased preview version of Windows 10. While they’re not identical to…
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It was a ginormous week for developers and Microsoft at Build in San Francisco. As always, Weekend Reading, at your service, with a recap of all the excitement. Read on! Build, Microsoft’s annual developer conference, kicked off Wednesday with announcements about new features in Windows 10 and the unveiling of software development kits (SDKs) to help developers bring their code for the Web, .NET, Win32, Android and iOS to Windows 10. Says Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella: “Together, we will create more personal and more intelligent experiences that empower billions of people to achieve more.” In addition to opening Windows 10 to makers, Microsoft …
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Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes says he won't be surprised if and when Apple announces a streaming TV service. Bewkes expressed his confidence in a potential Apple streaming services during Time Warner's earning's call. Such a service has been widely-reported, and is reportedly aiming for a fall launch. Bewkes said that such a move wouldn't be surprising from Apple, who earlier this month partnered with Time Warner to launch HBO Now. From CNET: "We think Apple is very forward-thinking about television," he said, noting the computer maker's deal with Time Warner as the launch partner of streaming service HBO Now. "It's no surprise to anyone that Apple would be i…
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How your Mail app is set to load remote content can give e-mail scammers valuable information about you. A setting in Apple's Mail app for OS X that makes it more convenient to view your emails may also be telling scammers that you're reading your emails. To make your Mac more secure from potential threats, you can disable the remote content loading function. Follow along and we'll walk you through how! Back in the good old days, emails used to contain text, and that was it. Now they're chock-full of complex graphics and HTML-based layouts. Most of the content you see isn't actually in the email: It's stored on a remote server and loaded when you view the message.…
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Learn from the iOS and Mac community's top designers and personalities right in the heart of San Francisco. I love being in San Francisco during Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference: It's a great way to catch up with friends and other awesome folks in the community, and there are always so many interesting events outside of Moscone West that make it possible. It's one of the big reasons I'm thrilled to say I'll be presenting at Layers, Jessie Char and Elaine Pow's new conference centered around iOS and Mac design. It's such a smart move to have a design-focused conference during the relatively developer-focused WWDC — the Apple community has lots of events b…
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If you're in the middle of a workout with Apple Watch and something comes up, you can easily pause it. For most of us, our workouts are timed and we want the data our Apple Watch collects to be as accurate as possible. But what happens if we get a phone call, or something urgent comes up that interrupts the middle of a workout? If you're using the built-in Workout app, pausing your workout is just as easy as completing it. Here's how! How to quickly pause a workout on Apple Watch Press firmly on the screen of your Apple Watch during your workout. Tap on Pause. You can confirm your workout is paused by looking in the upper left hand corner. When you're ready t…
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Avengers: Age of Ultron opens tomorrow in the US. It has been three long years since we've seen Marvel's squad of superheroes team up against a common foe, and fans are hyped! What better way get even more hyped before the film (or keep the hype going after it ends) than a game featuring not only all of the Avengers, but also loads more Marvel characters all teaming up to save the world? Today Netmarble released just such a game on mobile: Marvel Future Fight. The game lets players collect and build up a team of good and bad guys from the Marvel movies and comics and then put them to work stopping an interdimensional threat. Most excitingly, Marvel Future Fight actuall…