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Soundfreaq has announced Sound Platform 2 ($149), an updated version of Sound Platform that now features dual Bluetooth streaming—a novel technology that allows two systems to pair together to act as one system, with each handling left or right audio. Sound Platform 2 also offers larger speaker drivers, enhanced bass, […] Read the original post…

BoostBloc6600 ($99) is a surprisingly dense backup battery from Eton. The 6600mAh cell is housed in a plastic block 1.7″ tall and wide, and 2.8″ deep. At one of the square ends you’ll find a Micro-USB port alongside regulatory text; the other contains two full-sized USB ports. The battery can […] Read the original post…

Q: Hello, I have numerous Apple devices and a new iPad. I am trying to set it up. Do I set it up as new iPad, restore it from iCloud or restore it from iTunes? Thanks. – Elizabeth A: You can actually do any of the above, but how to […] Read the original post…

Hampton Wallet ($60) is Sena Cases’ latest wallet-style case for the iPhone 5. Available in a variety of leather colors and textures, it follows the general form we’ve seen from this kind of case: a frame to hold the iPhone on the right, plus credit card slots and a cash […] Read the original post…

While some may be tempted to dismiss the Charge + Sync Dock with Audio Port as overly simplistic, it’s obvious after opening the package that Belkin put real time and effort into designing something nice—though not quite nice enough for the $30 price. Belkin’s Dock consists of two plastic pieces: […] Read the original post…

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a report criticizing the privacy practices of the makers of kids apps in Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market. Titled “Mobile Apps for Kids: Disclosures Still Not Making the Grade,” the FTC report found almost 60 percent of 400 popular kids apps transmitted […] Read the original post…

Measuring roughly 6.7” wide by 2.2” tall by 1.9” deep, G-Grip is around 3/4” of an inch wider than Jambox, 1/3” deeper, and 1/4” shorter—modest differences that place the two systems in the same general “highly portable but not quite pocketable” size category, with G-Grip looking just a little bigger […] Read the original post…

Simplism’s screen film is now available for the iPad mini in multiple variations. Following its releases for other devices, the company offers Protector Film Set with a Crystal Clear or Anti-glare finish ($12), a Bubble-less Film Set ($19) with the same options, and the self-healing FlashRevive & Bubble-less Film Set […] Read the original post…

iTunes Store users in 42 more countries now have access to movie sales and rentals, according to Apple Insider. Last week’s iTunes launch in 56 countries initially brought movies to only Russia, Turkey, India, and Indonesia. Access to iTunes Store movies is also now available in: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, […] Read the original post…

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt compared Android’s growing lead over Apple in mobile software to Microsoft’s software rise in the 1990s, in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview. “This is a huge platform change; this is of the scale of 20 years ago — Microsoft versus Apple,” Schmidt said. “We’re winning that war […] Read the original post…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo “seemed to acknowledge” on a radio show that Apple may be behind a plan to build a 3.2-million square-foot computer chip factory in upstate New York, the Times Union (Albany) reports. The plan has allegedly been pitched to state economic development officials, but not further […] Read the original post…

The case is made out of the company’s semi-flexible NGP rubber. With some effort, it wraps around the body, leaving the bezel and screen fully exposed but all the aluminum protected. The Home Button is covered while the Lightning and headphone ports are open at the bottom. We appreciate that […] Read the original post…

Made of Incipio’s NGP rubber, these cases share the same overall structure: each wraps around and covers most of the body of its respective device, while leaving the screen and bezel exposed, surrounded by a protective raised lip. On the back they’re decorated with the same neat design that resembles […] Read the original post…

Made of Incipio’s NGP rubber, these cases share the same overall structure: each wraps around and covers most of the body of its respective device, while leaving the screen and bezel exposed, surrounded by a protective raised lip. On the back they’re decorated with the same neat design that resembles […] Read the original post…

Google has released its anticipated Google Maps app for iOS. The app is designed for the iPhone and iPod touch, but runs on the iPad in a lower-resolution window. Google Maps features Google’s local search, vector-based maps, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View, imagery inside 100,000 businesses […] Read the original post…