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Apple has added an ACC Sports channel to Apple TV. The channel offers game highlights, interviews, insider reports, player profiles and more on Atlantic Coast Conference athletics. NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament previews are also included in a Campus Insiders section. Like other recent channel additions, the ACC Sports channel appears […] Read the original post…

Standing almost 11” tall, AirWave 360 is shaped like an elongated cup, tapering down from a diameter of about 3.3” at the top to 2.7” at the bottom. Its body is glossy black plastic, with less shiny and more colorful controls on the top. Below them, there are three short […] Read the original post…

Apple’s upcoming Healthbook app may track users’ heart rate, hydration, blood pressure, blood sugar, sleep, and more, according to a new in-depth look from 9to5Mac. The article offers “complete recreations of screenshots” which appear to answer numerous questions as to what Apple is testing in health and fitness tracking. Bloodwork, […] Read the original post…

Apple may introduce an 8GB version of the iPhone 5c this week, according to an alleged internal email from German wireless carrier O2, obtained by German blog stadt-bremerhaven.de. The lower-capacity version of the phone is supposedly shipping to stores today for a Tuesday morning launch. The email describes the new […] Read the original post…

Apple today has started charging out-of-warranty customers for for online chat support — it now costs users $20 per incident for support. The company’s new web payment system, first reported weeks ago, is having difficulties thus far, 9to5Mac reports. It’s likely Apple will offer exceptions for payments until the system […] Read the original post…

The advantages to this unique design are that it will reduce strain on the cable in certain circumstances, and help with cable management. In placements where the iPhone is straight up and down, such as when being used in a windshield mount, it’ll be easier to tuck the cable behind […] Read the original post…

Much like Incipio’s NGP and other single-material playthrough-style cases, Field Case is pretty simple. It fits the iPad mini well, and while a handful of the samples we received were clearly designed before the introduction of the Retina iPad mini—they’re lacking a rear microphone hole—most are properly molded. Magpul let […] Read the original post…

Glorkian Warrior: Trials Of Glork ($3) is a collaboration between developer Pixeljam and prolific comic book artist James Kochalka. A Glorkian Warrior graphic novel, The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza, will be released in a few weeks. The game is a colorful Galaga-esque shooter with a light dose of platforming, […] Read the original post…

Element Case’s new iPad Air case strikes us as one of its cooler products in some time. Soft-Tec Pro ($80) can take on multiple forms, changing from a playthrough case to a folio as you choose. At the heart of it, there’s a rubber frame with a ring of plastic […] Read the original post…

Compared to the huge number of 30-pin systems that used to be on the market, Philips has relatively little competition when it comes to Lightning-equipped speakers. Its new AJ7260D/37 Dual Dock Triple Charging Clock Radio ($130) bridges the gap between generations, bearing one of each kind of connector. On either […] Read the original post…

Bump Case for iPhone 5/5s ($27) is Magpul’s most advanced protector yet. While it looks like the injection molded cases we’ve seen form the company in the past, this one combines a hard outer shell with a soft, shock-absorbing interior, making it more like the dual-molded cases we often favor. […] Read the original post…

Some users are reporting battery issues following installation of iOS 7.1. Multiple threads have popped up on Apple’s support communities regarding decreased battery life while using the newly released operating system. An iLounge editor noted a 35 percent battery decrease with light usage of a device within an hour’s time. […] Read the original post…

Apple is thinking about removing the Game Center app from iOS 8, while leaving the Game Center functionality intact within games, 9to5Mac reports. Recent alleged leaked screenshots from iOS 8 do feature the Game Center icon. Apple may also simplify alerts within Notification Center and add the ability to automatically […] Read the original post…

Despite sharing its name with an earlier iPhone 5/5s case from iSkin, this Claro ($25-$35) is a different style of protector. Whereas the last one was a plastic shell, this is a TPU case with a transparent back layer running between the frosted panels at the top and bottom ends. […] Read the original post…

Twelve South has had a busy few weeks when it comes to updated iDevice accessories; check out its new SurfacePad for iPad mini and Compass 2. Now it’s decided to give the Mac some love with Rutledge BookBook for MacBook ($100). The South Carolina-based company has had versions of its […] Read the original post…