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Apple’s Cupertino Campus Will Have an “Observation Deck” For Fans

If you’ve been to a natural history museum lately, you’re familiar with the glass-walled laboratories where paleontologists and archaeologists give the public a glimpse of their work. It sounds as though Apple is banking on the same level of interest in its day-to-day operations. If not more. The Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Nathan Donato-Weinstein reports…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

This week is all about Windows 10 (as it should be), but that doesn’t mean mobile operating systems decided to take a weeklong vacation. We’ve got a new launcher from Microsoft, ways to finally get down to business and learn code, and Yahoo’s zombified resurrection of Yahoo Messenger. Should be fun. Let’s get to it.…

Ruby App Gets Period Tracking Right

The company that makes the fertility app Glow released a new iOS app called Ruby today, which lets women track their menstrual cycles and sexual health without an obsessive in-your-face focus on pinpointing ovulation. Like its baby-focused cousin Glow, the Ruby app still tells you when you’re in a ‘fertile window’, but its interface is…

Are Kill Switches Really Enough to Deter Smartphone Thieves?  

When California became the first state to require new smartphones to have a built-in kill switch—a way to disable and brick a device when it goes missing—it seemed like the days of rampant smartphone theft were finally over. After all, who would sell a completely bricked iPhone to some sucker person, amirite? Turns out—a lot…

Here’s the UI Redesign the Apple Watch Needs

After wearing my Apple watch daily for the past two+ months, I’ve found myself wishing for a simpler interaction model for moving between content and apps. Here’s what I’d propose and why. The vast majority of my interactions with the Apple Watch involve notifications. I get a light tap on my wrist, raise my arm,…

Oh No, an App That Makes It Easy To Shoot Your Own Music Videos

Have you ever watched a music video for a popular song and thought you could’ve done a much better job? Much to the chagrin of all your social media followers, with Triller, a new app for iOS, you can easily shoot and share your own version—no editing skills required. The app lets you select part…

Chinese Police Shut Down a Huge Counterfeit iPhone Factory

A police raid in Beijing has shut down a large counterfeit iPhone factory that had produced over 41,000 handsets, reported to be worth $19 million. The factory was run by husband-and-wife team under the cover of a gadget maintenance shop. Their six assembly lines were set up in January of this year, employing “hundreds” of…

Apple Watch: Now Coming To A Best Buy Near You

When the Apple Watch first debuted, we were promised a premium retail experience — specially trained staff, swanky new stores, watches that were ‘fitted’ rather than just tried on. Well, according to the WSJ, all that is about to change. https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-store-fitted-me-for-a-15-000-watch-i-could-n-1697098543 Starting in August, the Apple Watch will be available in 100 Best Buy locations…

Apple’s New iPod: A Touch Short of Useful

With the latest iPod Touch—Generation 6!— Apple’s iOS runt gets a better camera and powerful guts, which make it feel like a baby iPhone that doesn’t make calls. But why would you buy it if you already have an iPhone? What is it? An iPod Touch, which looks identical to the last. But despite its…

Meerkat now lets you live-stream video straight from a GoPro camera that’s connected to your iPhone.

Apple’s Cut the App Store Prices of 100 Popular Apps to $0.99

If you’re staring at your iPhone and feeling bored, how about a few new cheap apps? Fortunately Apple has launched a new promotion where it’s cut the price of 100 popular apps to 99 cents. Including Goat Simulator. The ‘100 Apps & Games’ has some pretty great titles on offer, too. For instance, all of…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Next week is going to be an absolute onslaught of tech—Oneplus Two, Moto X, and finally Windows 10. Before we’re consumed in all that gadget-y goodness, let’s take a look during the dying days of this week at some of the great software recently making all our smartphones even better. Android Pause Paste was one…

Everyone Is Piling on the “Take Down Apple Music” Bandwagon

When Apple enters any kind of business, it tends to turn heads. But when it comes to Apple Music, the company’s new music streaming service, it’s getting a different kind of attention—the federal trust-busting kind. Technology is filled with all kinds of rumors and speculation — real and fabricated. BitStream collects all those whispers into…

Remember When Alan Greenspan Did Apple Commercials?

Before he helped create America’s largest financial crisis since the Great Depression, Alan Greenspan was many things. He was an executive at an investment firm, an advisor to President Nixon, and a spokesman for Apple. Yep, as you can see from this 1985 commercial, Alan Greenspan was shilling the Apple IIc computer at a time…

Apple’s Home Sharing Is Back in the Latest Beta of iOS

Apple upset a significant portion of its user base (case in point: the excellent email below) when it disabled Home Sharing for iOS devices in iOS 8.4. Thankfully, it looks like things will turn around by the time iOS 9 publicly launches. In the latest public beta of iOS 9, Home Sharing has been re-enabled…

This Tiny iPhone Charger Has 128GB of Extra Storage Built Right In

Leaving home without your smartphone’s charging cable is as disastrous as forgetting the device itself. That’s why ultra-compact charging cables are suddenly so popular, and with 128GB of extra storage onboard, PhotoFast’s new MemoriesCable might be the only one iPhone users will want to consider. The iPhone and iPad are notorious for their lack of…

The Death of the SIM Card Is Nigh

SIM cards are dead; Long live e-SIMs. A report from the Financial Times yesterday afternoon brought news that both Samsung and Apple are close to agreeing on a common architecture standard for an electronic SIM card that would replace physical SIMs completely. It would allow you to change your carrier without having to switch cards…

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Welcome to another week of new apps! This week we get back to what apps do best—making your life just a little bit easier, whether that’s booking hotel rooms, watching YouTube videos, or just scrolling through Instagram. Take a look through these wares and see if anything strikes your fancy. Android Booking Now As its…

Apple Might Start Showing People Ads Based on Their Bank Balances

Just when you thought Apple wasn’t integrated into your life enough, the company just won a patent for a system that targets ads based on how much money people have. This is the same Apple that’s promised not to monetize your data. As Tim Cook said last year: “You’re not our product.” Until you are,…

Why Does Asking Siri to Charge Your Phone Call the Cops?

Utter the words—and we don’t suggest you do—“charge my phone 100 percent” to Siri, and your iPhone will try and call the emergency services, after a five-second grace period in which you can cancel it. But why? It might be a bug. Or, as The Verge suggests, it could be a feature that allows you…