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Structurally, Hinge looks like just about any other basic folio case on the market. The plastic shell that holds the tablet snaps around the body, without protecting the ports or buttons. We really like the exterior, which is a cool gray polyester fabric. The design and texture are both quite […] Read the original post…

Usually focused on cases, Incipio sometimes dabbles in standalone electronic accessories. Its latest is Desktop Charging Station ($40), available in graphite, gold, or silver. The compact charger houses two USB ports, each of which is capable of putting out 2.4-Amps of power, enough to charge an iPad at full speed. […] Read the original post…

Capture for iPad Air ($90) seems to be Incipio’s answer to OtterBox’s Defender Series Case. Made up of plastic and rubber layers, it offers significant protection from drops with almost complete body coverage. All the buttons are protected by the case, and the headphone and Lightning ports are hidden under […] Read the original post…

Standing about 3.75” tall when fully stretched out, eleMount has a rather simple, yet elegant, design. It’s just about symmetrical out from the center, like a tapered hourglass. The lower base can be unscrewed to reveal a tripod mount, something you may not even notice if you don’t already know […] Read the original post…

Apple CEO Tim Cook again hinted at upcoming new products without revealing anything concrete in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. He said the company’s strong fiscal quarter might silence critics, while adding, “Maybe it will take some new products.” In the interview, Cook again stressed the importance of […] Read the original post…

Prong has introduced its Prong PWR Case ($80), a new iPhone 5/5s case with an integrated wall plug and detachable backup battery. The detachable battery charges using the integrated plug, while the iPhone remains separate in its own protective bumper. As in Prong’s PocketPlug iPhone 5 Case + Charger, the […] Read the original post…

In time for the World Cup, Uniq Creation has released a huge new collection of cases based on the flags of participating countries. Sportif is available for iPad Air ($50), iPad mini ($45), and iPhone 5/5s ($27). The tablet cases are pretty standard folios with hard plastic shells. Their covers […] Read the original post…

Apple today announced a seven-for-one stock split, with shareholders receiving six new shares for every one they own at the close of business on June 2, 2014. This is the first split since 2005. The company’s share repurchase program will be increasing from $60 billion to $90 billion, and has […] Read the original post…

Apple’s conference call after the company’s reported Q2 2014 earnings started with CEO Tim Cook calling the results “very strong.” The results were Apple’s “strongest non-holiday quarter ever,” Cook said. Cook pointed out that iPhone sales were strong in the quarter. Apple’s smartphone market share is now 55 percent in […] Read the original post…

Apple reported its second quarter 2014 financial results today, as the company sold 43.7 million iPhones, 16.3 million iPads, and 2.7 million iPods. Developing… … Read the original post by Phil Dzikiy

Apple left iOS users vulnerable by not fixing security weaknesses in iOS at the same time as in OS X, former Apple employee Kristin Paget wrote in a blog post. Paget points out that an OS X fix included a number of the same issues which popped up about three […] Read the original post…

From Broken Rules, the developer of the extremely well regarded And Yet It Moves, comes Secrets of Raetikon ($10), a new game now available in the Mac App Store. Not surprisingly, it’s a visually stunning adventure, although the style is totally different than that earlier title. Playing as a bird […] Read the original post…

Similar in concept to iGrillmini, iDevices’ new Kitchen Thermometer ($80) uses Bluetooth 4.0 to communicate food temperatures to compatible iDevices. The base station with this one is much larger with a digital display, and it features the ability to connect two probes at once — both are included. Push the […] Read the original post…

Based on earlier Divoom units we’ve seen, such as Bluetune-Solo, we weren’t expecting a lot from the brand. Voombox sports a build quality and feature set that helped change our mind, though. Weighing just over 1.5 pounds, it’s heavy, but in a good way. The footprint is inline with that […] Read the original post…

Google has agreed to take over defense of some of Samsung’s claims in Apple’s current patent lawsuit, also agreeing to indemnify Samsung on potential losses from those claims, Re/Code reports. Though Google agreed to cover four patents, two were dropped from the case before the trial — remaining are the […] Read the original post…