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About 80% of the clamshell-style case is hard plastic, including a thick, clear tray with just enough room for an iPhone 5 to rest inside. It’s hinged at the bottom, with the black-bordered front piece coming down to protect the display. A latch at the top twists shut and snaps […] Read the original post…

Incipio has announced its Dual Auto Charger ($35), a 3.4-Amp charger for Lightning. The charger is capable of simultaneously recharging a Retina iPad at full speed, along with another device. The Dual Auto Charger features a coiled Lightning cable with a pass-through USB port. Incipio lists the charger as “coming soon.” … […] Read the…

With the release of iTunes 11, Apple introduced much tighter integration between the content in your local iTunes library and your purchases available from iTunes in the Cloud. The new feature displays all of your purchases in a single, unified library view and allows you to stream any movie, TV […] Read the original post…

Despite the fact that G-Zip and G-Pop are two of the least expensive speakers we’ve tested, they’ve been designed to feel all but bulletproof—their ribbed plastic and rubberized sides are a carryover from G-Grip, which used its distinctive accordion-like shape to resist over 1,300 pounds of crushing pressure. Thanks to […] Read the original post…

Thought Out has released the PED4 Planet IPM50 stand ($70) for iPad mini. A steel ball pivoting stand highly similar to the company’s PED4 Planet BH50 stand for iPhone 5, this stand can be used on an iPad mini with or without a case, due to its configurable sliding fingers. […] Read the original post…

You’ve heard the classic story of the teenaged Japanese president, right? The girl who put on a mechanized battle suit and liberated Japan from robotic invaders? If not, Level-5’s new Liberation Maiden ($5) will let you experience her exciting adventure first hand. Mixing After Burner-style lock-on weapons with the 3-D […] Read the original post…

At about an inch and a half thick, this faux leather case is certainly bulkier than most, though the size won’t bother users already accustomed to carrying around full-sized planners. Unzipping the case reveals the keyboard inside the front cover, room for papers, ID and business cards, and a notepad […] Read the original post…

Q: I am planning to sell my AT&T approved unlocked iPhone 4. What reset command should I use to prepare it for sale to a stranger? – Juliann A: The process for doing this is actually quite straightforward for any iPhone or other iOS device, regardless of whether it’s unlocked […] Read the original post…

Apple’s proposed streaming music service is being held up by the company’s low offer for royalty rates, according to the New York Post. Sources said Apple has offered record labels around 6 cents per 100 songs streamed, about half of what Pandora offers: 12 cents per 100 songs streamed. A […] Read the original post…

PowerSkin is substantially made of black silicone rubber, rather than the hard plastic body of most battery cases, and varies in flexibility with its thickness. The only truly solid part is the battery itself, which feels sturdy inside the case despite being in an obviously different location than the iPhone […] Read the original post…

It’s the classic peanut butter and chocolate scenario: combine two great elements, and sometimes you get something even stronger than the sum of the parts. In this case, Monkey Island developer Ron Gilbert has partnered with Double Fine Productions to release The Cave ($15). This new exploration game is not […] Read the original post…

i-FlashDrive HD comes in several configurations. The least expensive is the 8GB Dock Connector-only model at $100. Next is 16GB for $150, or $170 with the Lightning adapter, while $230 gets you 32GB with the Lightning Adapter, and $330 is an otherwise identical 64GB versions. PhotoFast’s higher capacity units come […] Read the original post…