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iOS Bitcoin wallet app Coin Pocket has recently been published in the App Store, as it appears Apple is again allowing such apps in its ecosystem. A recent report noted that Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines to allow for certain virtual currency apps. Coin Pocket is an app […] Read the original post…

Apple has reportedly been removing fake App Store reviews that have improved the chart ranking of certain apps, according to TechCrunch. These rating removals have been going on for an indeterminate amount of time. A recent tweet noted one app saw 20,000 ratings removed “overnight,” and the report claims it […] Read the original post…

Lex ($1) is a new word game from Simple Machine. Players are tasked with building words as fast as they can. Though there’s no board, the game should feel familiar to Scrabble players. Players in Lex make words from a “rack” of nine letters. When letters are used in a […] Read the original post…

Because they need to offer all-around protection, waterproof cases almost always split into two pieces, and Catalyst’s is no exception. Using a coin, you can separate the clear back panel from the front frame by prying at the tab in the bottom left corner of the back of the case. […] Read the original post…

In today’s iLounge Deal you can grab the SKEYE Mini Drone for only $99—a deal that saves you 41% off the normal price and includes free worldwide shipping. The SKEYE Mini Drone is a remote-controlled palm-sized quadcopter with four coreless motors that allow it to perform flawless takeoffs, vertical climbs, […] Read the original post…

It’s not always possible, but we appreciate when accessory developers make it easy to enjoy newer hardware technologies inside older Macs. That’s what QuickerTek has done with its new QCard 2 ($149). The card replaces the AirPort card already in your notebook computer, […] Read the original post by Nick Guy

While we can talk about some of the details, such as the physical size of the body or the arrangement of the ports, our initial testing proved none of that is really too important. To stress test the charger, and validate Bolse’s smart charging claims, we plugged in four iPads […] Read the original post…

While we can talk about some of the details, such as the physical size of the body or the arrangement of the ports, our initial testing proved none of that is really too important. To stress test the charger, and validate Bolse’s smart charging claims, we plugged in four iPads […] Read the original post…

Apple has announced an exchange program for its 5W European USB power adapters that “may overheat and pose a safety risk.” The affected adapters came with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S models shipped from October 2009 to September 2012 in a number of European countries — the […] Read the original post…

In today’s iLounge Deal we’re offering our readers The MacX DVD Video Converter Pro Pack for only $20—81% off its regular price. Providing all of the tools you need to rip and convert your DVDs for OS X and iOS, the bundle includes MacX Video Converter Pro, which allows you […] Read the original post…

Broken Age ($10) from Double Fine Productions is the first graphic adventure game in 16 years from developer Tim Schafer. Famously funded through Kickstarter, Broken Age is an iPad-only game which was first released on other platforms in January. Players control two teenagers who find themselves in similar situations, but […] Read the original post…

Nest founder and “father of the iPod” Tony Fadell is featured in a new Fortune profile that devotes plenty of time to his relationship with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Fadell regrets that he never got to show Nest to Jobs. “I would have loved to have been able to show […] Read the original post…

Our favorite part of this collection has nothing to do with the pen itself, but rather, how it’s stored and charged. Equil came up with a really clever travel case that holds all the pieces together, and allows them to charge at once. The battery lasts up to eight hours […] Read the original post…

Incipio’s new offGRID Rugged Battery Case for iPhone 5 ($90) looks like a combination of its standard offGRID combined with elements of its highly protective Atlas case. The result is a battery case that can take a beating, or at least more of one than most competitors can. offGRID Rugged’s […] Read the original post…

Developer Steven Troughton-Smith, who noted days ago that iOS 8 contained code for two apps to run side-by-side, has posted a YouTube video of the feature in action. Apparently manipulated using a two-finger gesture, an app is resized to create room for another app on the right side of the […] Read the original post…