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Netflix to add multi-user profiles to subscriber accounts

This may cut down on some potential arguments in the future. Per AppleInsider, Netflix on Thursday rolled out a long-awaited feature to its iOS and Apple TV apps, allowing subscribers to maintain separate profiles for individual users sharing one account. Subscribers will be able to add up to five profiles for each account they own. […]

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iOS 7 beta 4 code strings point towards forthcoming fingerprint recognition feature

It’s the beta code that tells you where things are going. Per Electronista, code strings buried in iOS 7 beta 4 suggests that one or more next-generation iOS devices will indeed have fingerprint sensors. An unused folder in the firmware, discovered by Hamza Sood, is titled “BiometricKitUI.axb.” Accompanying code strings moreover make reference to a […]

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Apple launches Back to School promotion, throws in $50 and $100 iTunes gift cards

Never look a back to school promotion in the mouth. Per the Mac Observer, Apple kicked off its annual Back to School deals on Tuesday for educational buyers and includes iTunes Store, App Store and iBookstore gift cards worth up to US$100 with new Mac, iPhone and iPad purchases. The special deals are available now […]

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Apple unveils iOS 7 at WWDC

Make no mistake about it, iOS 7 is en route. And it looks a whole lot different than what you’re used to. Per AppleInsider, Apple on Monday took the wraps off a drastically redesigned iOS 7 that marks a new direction for the company’s mobile operating system. Virtually everything about the look and feel of […]

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Apple quietly drops fourth-gen iPod touch, offers $229, 16GB units with 4-inch screen, no rear iSight camera in its place

It happened pretty quickly. Late Wednesday night, Apple quietly removed the fourth-generation iPod touch from their online store, replacing it instead with a modified version of the current generation. The new model features only a few differences from the fifth-gen, but the omissions are significant. Per 9to5Mac, the updated music player features a 4-inch Retina […]