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Apple sends out Black Friday event email

Earlier this morning, Apple sent out emails announcing their Black Friday event. Friday, November 29th, online shopping begins as of midnight PST until 11:59 PM, and retail stores as soon as they open. Some retail store locations are reported to open as early as 6 AM, but times may vary depending on location. No hints […]

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Waze adds celebrity voice directions

Waze, the popular crowdsourcing navigation app, which was recently purchased by Google, announced a new partnership with Universal Pictures to add celebrity voice navigation to its quiver of features. First on the list of celebrities is actor and comedian Kevin Hart (no, I don’t know who he is either). Hart acted on Real Husbands of Hollywood, […]

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PrimeSense purchase confirmed

On Sunday, Apple officially announced its acquisition of 3D sensor developer PrimeSense. As we reported earlier, Apple has been in talks with PrimeSense since the summer in a bid to grab the company. PrimeSense was the developer of the 3D tracking technology used in Microsoft’s original Kinect device that shipped with the Xbox 360. Apple spokeswoman Kristin […]

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PPUG November 9, 2013 — Wrap-up, links and presentation

Last weekend’s PPUG meeting was a resounding success! In case you missed it, here are links to the products that Jason talked about: MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch – The mother of all notebooks iPhone 5s – Gold is best. RAVPower Luster battery – Smallest 3,000 mAh battery, $19.99. Gold, gold, gold. Jackery Air battery – Ultra-thin 5,000 mAh battery, $59.99. InCase […]

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Review: Budget Lightning cables from iSmooth (Updated)

Before I upgraded from my iPhone 4S to the new 5S, I wanted to be prepared. Unlike previous iPhone upgrades, I had to deal with the switch from the 30-pin to the Lightning connector which was introduced with the iPhone 5. Over the years I had collected a stash of chargers and cables as well as […]