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German carrier Deutsche Telekom announced today that it will be launching LTE+ — otherwise known as LTE-Advanced, capable of doubling LTE speeds to up to 150Mb/second — as an addition to its network, fueling speculation regarding iPhone 5S LTE-Advanced capability. In the announcement, the company notes that Samsung will offer […] Read the original post…

Wacom’s Intuos Creative Stylus ($100) is the latest Bluetooth 4.0-enabled input device for iPads, following Ten One’s Pogo Connect and Adonit’s Jot Touch 4. It offers similar features, including 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity and “palm rejection,” a technique that excludes inadvertent touch input that comes from your hand rather […] Read the original post…

Ten One Design has released a set of new interchangeable magnetic tips for its Pogo Connect stylus for iPad, selling four different packages. Ten One Design’s R1 ($10) is built for note-taking, with a thin profile. The R2 ($10) is a bit thicker, and the R3 ($10) is the standard […] Read the original post…

Yet they are profoundly different in user experience. Qube 2 is a rounded rectangular block roughly 3.25” long by 1.5” tall and 1.5” deep, holding everything—speakers, battery, and even a Bluetooth chip—inside one substantial-feeling, handsome enclosure. One short edge has a circular extension point for attachment of an included wrist […] Read the original post…

Reportedly involved in producing the iPhone 5C, Apple supplier Jabil Circuit has been accused of numerous labor violations by China Labor Watch. The watchdog group has alleged that Jabil Circuit’s factory in Wuxi, China has engaged in infringements including millions of dollars in unpaid overtime wages, more than 100 hours […] Read the original post…

JBL makes some truly great portable Bluetooth speakers, as well as some nicely priced multimedia speakers. That’s why we have high expectations for the Pebbles Stereo Computer Speaker System ($59). Visually consistent with the company’s recent iOS audio systems, this new pair of speakers will sit on your desk and […] Read the original post…

IK Multimedia has announced the iRig Pro ($150), a universal digital mobile audio/MIDI interface for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. A pocket-sized, battery-powered interface, the iRig Pro is a step up from the company’s iRig HD. It “accepts virtually every type of audio and MIDI input” — dynamic or condenser […] Read the original post…

Harman debuted its fall line of products today, notably including two Harman Kardon speakers and one JBL speaker. Borrowing design elements from the earlier Go + Play speaker system, the Harman Kardon Onyx Wireless Speaker System ($500) can use either Bluetooth or AirPlay to stream music. Built with four speakers […] Read the original post…

Accessing your iCloud Photo Stream and other Shared Photo Streams from your Apple TV is a really handy way to view your photos and show them off to friends and family. You may not know that you can also delete photos or even entire Shared Photo Streams right from your […] Read the original post…

Q: Is there any call history for FaceTime on my son’s Mac? We’re running 10.7.5. – Robert A: The FaceTime app itself provides a basic call history list that can be found by clicking on the Recents tab in the bottom right corner. This will show all FaceTime calls placed […] Read the original post…

A sequel to its tiny Qube speaker, Matrix Audio has released the slightly larger Qube 2 ($80), which the company says is the world’s smallest stereo speaker. Inside the solid aluminum chassis are two three-Watt speakers, plus a Bluetooth wireless chip. It offers up to eight hours of music playback […] Read the original post…

First announced nearly two years ago, mLogic’s original mBack never actually made it to market. Based on feedback, the company decided to redesign the mountable hard drive to support 2.5” platters. Now, mBack ($100-$260) is a real, shipping product that you can get your hands on. The concept is the […] Read the original post…

A new report claims that Apple is working on a new 17-Watt power supply for a new product. The new product would require around 40% more wattage than the current iPad, but considerably less power than the 11” MacBook Air. Apple has reportedly started to obtain components for the 17W […] Read the original post…

The back and forth has been going on for years: last week, Parallels announced the newest version of its Windows-emulating software Parallels, and now here’s VMware with Fusion 6 ($60). Like its competition, this software allows you to run multiple operating systems on OS X at the same time, including […] Read the original post…