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Apple is now selling refurbished fourth-generation iPads and iPad minis in their online store. Currently, the store has five separate options for the refurbished fourth-generation iPad, ranging from $449 for a Wi-Fi 16GB white iPad to $679 for Wi-Fi + Cellular for Verizon 32GB models. As for iPad mini, Apple […] Read the original post…

Soundfreaq has come a long way as a company since Sound Platform was released in 2010, and Sound Platform 2 reflects many of the changes it has made since then. While the original model looked like a boxy speaker atop a platform, this one mixes 2012’s Sound Kick and late […] Read the original post…

China Mobile has announced plans to spend $6.7 billion on developing 4G technology this year, in anticipation of carrying the iPhone. While some expect the next iPhone to support China Mobile’s TD-LTE 4G technology, China Mobile also recently unveiled multi-band TD-LTE terminal devices that can support FDD-LTE, among other frequency […] Read the original post…

It took Apple months to catch up with the demand for its most recent iMacs, but now they’re finally in stock. So what’s next? VESA mount support. Neither the 21.5” or 27” models can actually be mounted when purchased as is—a limitation that affected the prior 21.5” iMac as well. […] Read the original post…

Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller had choice words for Android on the eve of competitor Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy IV. “Android is often given as a free replacement for a feature phone and the experience isn’t as good as an iPhone,” Schiller said in an interview. He downplayed the […] Read the original post…

A newly published patent application reveals Apple’s designs for a Smart Cover that uses inductive charging to wirelessly power an iPad. The protective cover described in the application could “wirelessly pass power to a corresponding inductive power receiver unit disposed within the tablet device” by coupling magnetic elements. It’s also […] Read the original post…

Available in several different colors, in either faux leather or polyurethane with a carbon fiber-style texture, Spigen SGP’s Skin Guard for iPad mini ($20) is otherwise a pretty standard sticker. Instead of covering the entire back of the tablet, it’s a rounded rectangle about 4.9″ wide and 7.4″ tall, with […] Read the original post…

Available in several different colors, in either faux leather or polyurethane with a carbon fiber-style texture, Spigen SGP’s Skin Guard for iPad mini ($20) is otherwise a pretty standard sticker. Instead of covering the entire back of the tablet, it’s a rounded rectangle about 4.9″ wide and 7.4″ tall, with […] Read the original post…

Most people who are serious about making music on their Macs are already deeply committed to one software package or another. If you’re already using Reason or looking for a new option, you should check out Propellerhead Software’s latest release: Reason 7 ($449). Set to be released next quarter, this […] Read the original post…

Most people who are serious about making music on their Macs are already deeply committed to one software package or another. If you’re already using Reason or looking for a new option, you should check out Propellerhead Software’s latest release: Reason 7 ($449). Set to be released next quarter, this […] Read the original post…

Apple CEO Tim Cook must sit for a deposition in the U.S. government’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple for alleged e-book price-fixing, according to a new report. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote granted a Justice Department request for Cook to testify for four hours. Apple had argued that Cook’s testimony would […] Read the original post…

Like the very first battery cases we saw from uNu and iBattz, the actual case portion of NuCharge is a hard plastic shell, a protection alternative we’d normally disregard on its own. This shell leaves the top and bottom edges of the iPhone unprotected, and doesn’t provide any sort of […] Read the original post…

Both mounts come with the exact same iPad shell, which uses a nothing special design very similar to alternatives we’ve seen before. It does, however, add a fair amount of protection to the iPads back, and serves as the primarily way you can attach your iPad to the mounts. Each […] Read the original post…

Apple is updating its iOS Maps “often and significantly,” according to a new report. Flyover support was added to numerous cities in recent months, and other cities have seen flyover coverage and 3-D buildings expanded. Some city labels, satellite imagery in numerous countries, and location information have also been updated. […] Read the original post…