The Google Cardboard Camera app is now free to download for iOS in the Apple App Store with brand new, easy to use sharing features. Previously only available on Android, Google Cardboard Camera lets you to take virtual-reality photos, also known as 3D panoramas, with sound. Follow that by popping your phone into a Cardboard …
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12 September
eBay unveils Quick Sale in new push to snag your old iPhone
eBay is jumping back into the phone trade-in game. The online marketplace on Monday came out with a new program called Quick Sale, which gives people an upfront cash offer for their used phones, from iPhones to Samsung Galaxy phones to Blu devices. The new program comes just before Apple’s new iPhone 7 officially launches this Friday. eBay already made …
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12 September
Time Inc. readies streaming TV network
Magazine publisher Time Inc. is getting into the streaming media business. The company is launching its first streaming video network based on content from its popular entertainment magazines, People and Entertainment Weekly. The network, which is free due to advertising support, is called People/Entertainment Weekly Network, or PEN for short, and goes live on Tuesday. The online network is available …
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12 September
iOS 10 bug blamed for handcuffing Kwikset Kevo smart lock
iOS 10, which is due to be released Tuesday, has a bug that will affect the functionality of the Kwikset Kevo, the makers of the Bluetooth electronic deadbolt warned Monday. Kwikset said users of the first and second generation Kevo will experience limited functionality with its touch-to-open, which unlocks the lock when touched with a paired Android or iOS device. …
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12 September
Spigen’s AirPods Strap is a $10 leash for Apple’s new AirPods wireless earbuds
We were joking around about how some company needed to make a leash accessory for Apple’s new AirPods, which feature two independent wireless earbuds and seem easy to lose — and minutes later one materialized: Spigen’s new $10 AirPods strap is already on sale on Amazon. (No UK or Australian pricing is available yet). Simply put, it puts a wire …
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11 September
Should I take the free iPhone 7 deal or lease my next phone?
The iPhone 7 is almost here, and wireless operators and Apple want to make sure you get your hands on it. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint are all running promotions offering new and existing customers a free iPhone 7 with 32GB of memory. Sounds like a great deal. But is it really as good as it sounds? In this edition …
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11 September
Why it sucks that Apple’s new iPhone 7 and 7 plus don’t have USB
Now playing: Watch this: USB-C and Thunderbolt 3: One port to rule them all 2:58 A few hours before the Apple event, I made a bet with a coworker: I think this new iPhone is going to have USB-C instead of Lightning. Well, you know how that turned out. And I get it. There are plenty of reasons why Apple …
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10 September
5 audiophile myths, totally busted
I’m an audiophile who loves music and audio gear more or less equally. That said, I think anyone who from time to time really savors music is an audiophile, or might become one at a future date. To clear the air a bit for up an coming audiophiles, I’m going to bust a few audiophile myths. Here we go. Three-way …
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10 September
Customize your Windows 10 notifications
The Windows 10 notifications system is still a work in progress — universal-ish app notifications that appear on your lock screen, on your desktop and in your action center. In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has added more notifications (Windows can now link to your Android phone via the Cortana app and mirror Android notifications on your desktop) and …
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10 September
Sorry, Pokemon Go isn’t the Apple Watch killer app
The Apple Watch wants to be the very best, winning over users like no other wearable — but the Pokemon Go app won’t help the smartwatch catch ’em all. The smartwatch counterpart to the blockbuster mobile game marked one of the rare surprises Wednesday at Apple’s big event, which primarily served as a stage for the debut of the iPhone …
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