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Accessibility — also referred to as inclusivity — is all about making the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad work for as wide a range of people as possible. That can include the very young, the very old, people brand new to computers and mobile devices, and also people with disabilities and special needs. With iOS, Apple has added features to specifically help those with visual impairments, including blindness, color blindness, and low vision, with auditory impairments including deafness in one or both ears, physical or motor skill impairments, including limited coordination or range of motion, and learning challenges, including autism and dyslexia. It also includes general fea…

Beamdog Studios, who previously released enhanced iPad versions of the classic PC Dungeons and Dragons RPGs Baldur's Gate I and II, is doing it again with another D&D-based game, Icewind Dale, which will be launched for the iPhone and iPad later in 2014. Icewind Dale was first developed by Black Isle Studios and published by Interplay in 2000, using the Forgotten Realms setting in the D&D universe. Beamdog Studios is going back and making a lot of improvements for the new version, along with adding new content, which is why their game is titled Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition. Here's a list of what's being added to the game: Six expanded quests, featuri…

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Every week Apple adds tons of new media content on iTunes — music, books, movies and more. It's impossible to keep up with all of it, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! This week we've got new music from Prince, doom soul from Cold Specks, Godzilla and more! Art Official Age and Plectrumelectrum - Prince Only Prince can get away with releasing two albums on the same day. Prince is back with Warner Bros, the same label he split from back in the 1990s when he painted the word "Slave" on his face and changed his name to a symbol. They've kissed and made up, and the result is not one but two albums. Art Official Age contains 13 tracks wh…

It appears that Apple may have found at least one new partner for their rumored payment system, reportedly coming with their next iPhone. American Express has reportedly signed on for Apple's mobile payments, one of several such agreements that Apple will need to make with credit card companies if they want their system to be a success. From Re/code: Apple has reached an agreement with American Express to work together on its new iPhone payments system, according to sources familiar with the talks. American Express is one of several partners Apple will need to sign up before it can launch its new payments plan, which sources say it plans to announce at its Sept…

Acorns is a new investment app for iPhone that invests small amounts of money from your everyday transactions. Connecting to your credit or debit card, Acorns rounds up your transactions, taking the remaining "spare change" and investing it in a stock portfolio. Acorns allows you to choose what type of portfolio you invest in. It can range from very conservative to very aggressive. You can also check the growth of your investments over time, and how they are predicted to grow. In addition to investing your spare change, you can deposite as much as you want at any given time. You can also set up recurring payments on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. You can also wit…

Dungeons & Dragons is a super-popular tabletop role-playing game. There have been numerous titles released in digital format for players to enjoy on their consoles and gaming rigs, but many have failed to replicate the magic of tabletop. That could change as Backflip Studios is looking to bring a new Dungeons & Dragons game to mobile platforms and it's set to introduce some neat features. Backflip has announced that it's creating a new mobile game and while it doesn't look like the tabletop role-playing game, the development team is working hard to implement some key elements. The team will also look to add some unique touches to the game, including real-time…

An enterprising Cupertino resident used a drone to capture footage of Apple's new Campus 2 facility under construction. The video shows shows us the site from a variety of angles, and as you can see, the drone actually gets fairly close to the site. The video was shot using a DJI Phantom 2 Drone with a GoPro camera attached. It looks like they've made significant progress on the facility. Phase one of construction on Campus 2 is supposed to be completed by 2016. What do you think of the video? Tell us below in the comments. Source: Continue reading...

Ever comment on someone's Facebook status or photo from your iPhone or iPad only to find the Facebook app incessantly bugging you with notifications every time someone else leaves a comment on that particular status or photo? Worse yet, how about page notifications that you don't even remember commenting on or liking? Luckily, there's a way to put Facebook back in its place with just a few taps! How to selectively disable Facebook notifications in iOS Launch the Facebook app on your iPhone or iPad. Find the status or photo that you keep receiving notifications for and tap on it - the easiest way is through the Notifications tab. Tap on the carat in the upper righ…

Despicable Me: Minion Rush is highly addicting and if you're anything like me, you've probably spent several hours running your minion through different stages in order to collect bananas, Gru tokens, and fruit. The further you get into the Jelly Labs, the harder the challenges become. Luckily that doesn't mean you need to spend real world money in order to advance. From gift code combinations to using your Gru tokens wisely, here are our top tips, hints, and cheats for advancing in Minion Rush, no real money required! 1. Trade bananas for upgrades The most obvious tip I can give you that will cost you nothing is to collect as many bananas as you can. Most cha…

Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the most forward thinking one ever — the iPhone 5s Apple's event on September 10, 2013 was unique in their history — they introduced not one but two new phones on stage that day. The first was a re-imagining of the previous year's model in a new, more colorful form. It was the past made present. The second was all about the future. It was, as Phil Schiller called it, the most forward thinking iPhone ever. It was the iPhone 5s. iPhone 5s is the most forward-thinking smartphone in the world, delivering desktop class architecture in the palm of yo…

Skip the IAPs with these outstanding iPhone action games Are you tired of being nickeled-and-dimed by freemium iPhone games? Had enough of gems and timers and boosts? That's certainly the popular opinion we get when we talk about freemium, so we've rounded up our favorite action games in the App Store that do away with all of that, and provides the absolute maximum of product up-front. We're focusing on reflex-driven games here. Go ahead, dive in, and let us know what you think of our top ten action iPhone games without IAPs in the comments. Modern Combat 5 Modern Combat 5 boasts bar-setting graphics, rich multiplayer, familiar first-person shooter exper…

The Banner Saga will be released for touchscreen tablets, including the iPad later this year, but as it turns out, the team at Stoic Games has been planning to bring the game to tablets since its inception. John Watson, co-founder and technical director at Stoic Games, talked with me about the process of bringing The Banner Saga to tablets, along with the always tricky question on how the game will be priced for the iPad, and more. First, The Banner Saga began as a PC and Mac RPG. When the game was first developed, was the plan to extend its platforms to tablets or did that come later in the cycle? We were thinking about tablet from the very beginning. In fact …

NSFW is a weekly op-ed column in which I talk about whatever's on my mind. Sometimes it'll have something to do with the technology we cover here on iMore; sometimes it'll be whatever pops into my head. Your questions, comments and observations are welcome. Apple sent out invitations to journalists to attend a special event in September, ostensibly where the company will announce the iPhone 6. The second the first image of the invite hit the Internet, the Kremlinologists jumped into action to dissect it, trying to attach meaning to whatever they could. And that's about when my head hit the desk in frustration. For the uninitiated, Kremlinology is a term that harke…

Super Meat Boy Forever, an all new game in the critically acclaimed indie platformer series, was announced this week for the iPhone and iPad for a release sometime in 2015. The original Super Meat Boy was released for the Xbox 360 and Windows in 2010 and later for the Mac and Linux platforms. The game has the player controlling a sentient piece of raw meat through a series of highly challenging platformer levels. The game got great reviews and has sold over a million copies since its launch. The two man team behind Super Meat Boy, Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes, announced and showed off a playable version of the new Super Meat Boy Forever at PAX Prime in Seattl…

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An alleged image of the logic board in the upcoming iPhone 6 shows potential NFC support. For years the world has waited to see when Apple would include NFC functionality in the iPhone, turns out it might be very soon. On top of that, we might have our best video look at the iPhone 6. The folks at Feld&Volk have shared images of the logic board in the 4.7-inch iPhone 6. They also were apparently able to piece together an iPhone 6 from leaked supplies. In the images you're able to see the A8 processor and an NFC chip. Looking at the images you can also see 16 GB of flash memory from Toshiba. Leading us to think that will be the lowest tier storage available wit…

When it comes time to buy an external hard drive for your Mac, you can really buy anything — just about any external hard drive equipped with USB 2.0 or 3.0 will work. But sometimes you're more comfortable dealing with a vendor that actually has a special focus on the Mac, so I've rounded up five of the best I've found. All the drives I've recommended are reasonably portable, and could be put in a backpack or briefcase easily alongside a laptop Mac like a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro. All of them should come formatted for OS X, and most of them include special driver or application software that may give you special functionality like file security, additional backup…

The best apps for keeping track of all your favorite news feeds, streams, sites, and sources! Looking for the best iPad apps to help you keep up with all the latest news? Reading on the iPad is an amazingly enjoyable experience, and news feeds are a great way to get amazing stuff to read. Put them together and what do you have? The best of all possible reading worlds. Apple no longer provides the online Safari news reader, which made opening feeds right in the browser a breeze, but there are a ton of great App Store apps that can help you get your RSS fix, but which is the best one for you? That's where iMore comes in! These are currently the best news and RSS apps ava…

T-Mobile's scheduled their next Uncarrier event (this one being Uncarrier 7.0), and they're holding it on September 10th. The tagline for this event? "This time it's personal"… whatever that means. Unlike previous Uncarrier events, which have taken over convention spaces and theaters, this one is being held at the T-Mobile retail store at the corner of Market St and 3rd St in San Francisco. It's a little store. In fact, the sidewalk outside might be bigger than the store inside. T-Mobile's walking into the fire here, though, with Apple's likely iPhone 6 and maybe iWatch event scheduled for the preceding day](http://www.imore.com/apple-announces-september-9-special-ev…

While it's still expected to be announced at Apple's September 9 event, it appears that Apple's iWatch —or whatever they ultimately name their first wearable — may not be available for a while after. The time between the unveiling and launch will be at least a few months, with the device actually launching after the holiday season, according to John Paczkowski of Re/code: Sources in position to know tell me it won't arrive at market for a few months. "It's not shipping any time soon," said one. So when does Apple plan to ship its eagerly anticipated wearable? That's not clear, but my understanding is that we're unlikely to see it at retail until after the holiday se…

How to sell your old iPhone, and get the most money possible to put towards your new iPhone! If you're itching to buy a brand new iPhone 6 the minute it hits store shelves, one of the best ways to pay for it is to sell your old iPhone. No matter what price point you're going to end up paying for your new iPhone, the proceeds from selling your old one definitely help lessen the impact. Whether you've got an iPhone 4 that desperately needs replacing or something even newer, we can guide you through all the steps you should take in order to get top dollar for your current iPhone. The best time to sell Some people wait to sell their old iPhone until after the new o…

Note-taking app Notepad+ for iPad has been updated to version 3.0, refreshing the design, adding new shape tools, and more. Notepad+ focuses on handwriting, drawing, document annotation. There are a few important improvements in version 3.0. The design of Notepad+ has been refreshed to be much cleaner and lighter. There are also new tools to create shapes, including lines, arrows, squares, and more, much like other annotation apps. You can, of course, resize and re-color your shapes as you choose. You can also change the template of your notebook as you work, and make as many copies of a notebook as you need. Notepad+ is available to download from the App Store ri…