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Apple will hold an “enormous” iPhone upgrade event in stores this week to boost sales, 9to5Mac reports. The company will contact upgrade-eligible iPhone users starting on May 8, sending email offers to upgrade to an iPhone 5s or 5c. This event will reportedly “be held in multiple states.” Further details […] Read the original post…

iLuv’s Selfy for iPhone 5/5s ($50) is the first product in a new ecosystem of accessories. Also available for iPad Air, iPad mini, and other devices, the concept is the same between them all: a black plastic and rubber case comes paired with a Bluetooth remote that slides into the […] Read the original post…

Unlike many of the other battery packs we’ve covered in the past months and years, Infinite One isn’t obviously trying to set itself apart from the competition. A box with a few ports, a button, and some LEDs, it’s about as plain as a battery pack can be. That’s not […] Read the original post…

Swiss watchmaker Swatch plans on fighting Apple on the iWatch trademark, Watson reports. Swatch has its own watch series called the iSwatch. “We assess the likelihood of confusion as given, the marks are confusingly similar. In all countries where the mark is registered, we go against it before,” Swatch Group […] Read the original post…

It’s been a while since we’ve covered any accessories from Waterfield Designs, but the company has continued to produce beautiful products using quality materials. Its latest is designed specifically for the 13” MacBook Air—convenient, considering last week’s update left the body design intact. Outback Solo ($109) is a handsome pack […] Read the original post…

Made from soft touch rubber-coated black plastic with a glossy interior, Flip Turn is a larger and tweaked sequel to the Flip Turn Case for iPad mini we reviewed late last year. Once again, you get five rows of island-style keys underneath a row of caps lock, battery, and Bluetooth […] Read the original post…

Security researcher Andreas Kurtz wrote a blog post in late April noting that iOS 7 does not actually encrypt email attachments from the Mail app, as Apple claims. The issue reportedly remains in the current iOS 7.1.1. Kurtz was told by Apple that the company was aware of the issue, […] Read the original post…

Both Apple and Samsung were found to be guilty of infringing on some of each other’s patents, with a jury awarding Apple $119.6 million and Samsung $158,400. Samsung was found to infringe Apple’s “quick links” patent, and some devices infringed upon Apple’s “slide to unlock” patent as well, CNET reports. […] Read the original post…

Apple has “aspirations beyond wearable devices” within the health realm, as the company is looking at creating “a full health and fitness services platform modeled on its apps store,” Reuters reports. A source passed on the information after reportedly meeting with an executive member of the iWatch team. The report […] Read the original post…

Feeling quite sturdy for the price, Nyne’s new Bass Portable Bluetooth Speaker ($150) is made for use both inside and outdoors. More than a foot wide and half a foot tall, it packs the guts one might expect, including a ten-hour rechargeable battery and speakerphone capabilities. Bluetooth 4.0 is used […] Read the original post…

AmpMax exhibits some of MyCharge’s finest industrial design to date. The aesthetics are both classy and classic. All the way around the 2.75” by 2.1” by 1” pack, which bulges slightly in the middle, is smooth material which feels nice to the touch. The end caps are slightly different: they’re […] Read the original post…

Apple has acquired LuxVue Technology, a company that develops low-power, micro-LED displays, TechCrunch reports. According to the report, Apple acquired LuxVue to “add to their hardware innovations area.” Micro-LED technology could lead to improved battery life and screen brightness in Apple devices. Last year, LuxVue was said to have had […] Read the original post…

Released in April, Leo’s Fortune ($5) has picked up steam and is now hovering near the top of the paid apps chart. A gorgeous platformer with puzzle-solving elements, the game has users maneuvering the tiny Leo through a number of different environments to retrieve his fortune. Leo is a small […] Read the original post…

Apple and other companies are updating their policies to “expand routine notification of users about government data seizures,” the Washington Post reports. Microsoft, Facebook, and Google are also taking similar steps, with the report noting the companies would move forward with user notifications about data demands, excepting specific requests by […] Read the original post…

The battery pack comes in both black and white, depending on your preference. It’s mostly plastic, although there are rubber pads along the bottom to keep it sturdy, and one along the top corner of the triangle that’s there for aesthetics. It’s 2” tall, 3” wide, and 2” deep — […] Read the original post…