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Father’s Day 2015: Five Gift Ideas for the Tech Savy Dad

Father’s Day is June 21st and with it right around the corner you might be wondering what do you get for the dad that is a bit geeky or tech savy?  Trade4Cash will count down with you 5 gift ideas to give that techie you call Dad this Fathers day. 5. Help Dad find what’s lost on[…]

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Apple Watch and Android Wear: Same destination, different paths

The more we learn about the Apple Watch, the less it seems like a revolutionary departure from the existing wearable market. In particular, it has a lot of overlap with Android Wear, Google’s own wearable platform. That much became clear last week, when Apple released its design guidelines for third-party apps. Parsing the guidelines alongside those[…]

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Top 10 Gadgets of 2014

From GoPro to Jawbone UP3, these are the best gadgets of the year           10. The Ring Video Doorbell Imagine the perfect front door. Like a human security guard, it would tell you who was outside and allow you to talk with them before you let them in. The $200 Ring[…]

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The Apple Watch Just Got the Perfect Rival: Microsoft’s Band

If Microsoft wanted to grab a slice of the impending Apple Watch audience, it couldn’t have crafted a better plan than with its just-released Microsoft Band. The company’s first wearable piggybacks off of the style and functions we’re already familiar with in today’s activity trackers. But with nifty features, a more affordable price tag, and[…]

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3 Features a Nike-Apple Wearable Absolutely Must Have

Apple’s wearable will target fitness nuts. Here’s what it has to be able to do—with Nike’s help Nike and Apple have had a special relationship since 2006 when the companies announced a partnership that created a sports-oriented ecosystem around iPods and Nike running shoes. Since then iPods and iPhones have been tightly integrated withNike+, the Portland-based sports[…]

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10 iPad Air 2 reviews in 10 quintessential quotes

Apple’s just-announced tablets, the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, haven’t hit store shelves yet, but the early reviews are in. After four days with the devices, most outlets were impressed by the slimmed-down iPad Air 2 but would recommend it only to owners of early-generation iPads. The iPad mini 3’s slight update—a new gold[…]

Apple Inc. Announces The New iPad Air 2 And iPad Mini 3

The Revolutionary New iPad Feature Apple Didn’t Talk About

It could foretell a future where consumers have unprecedented choice over their mobile carrier Apple unveiled a pair of new iPads during a somewhat subdued event Thursday at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters. At first, it seemed there was nothing groundbreaking about theiPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 — these were somewhat boring, iterative improvements like[…]

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Hands on with iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3: Small changes to the world’s top tablets

What’s rectangular, gold, and 18 percent thinner than a No. 2 pencil? The iPad Air 2, which Apple unveiled Thursday. Sporting subtle refinements like a Touch ID fingerprint sensor and a beefed-up iSight camera, Apple’s second iPad Air isn’t a dramatic leap past the first iPad Air. But that’s not a surprise. When you make the most popular[…]

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APPLE’S IPAD AIR 2 AND RETINA IMAC EVENT ROUND-UP

As expected, Apple‘s press event on Thursday debuted more than a couple pieces of new hardware. Most notably, the previously leaked iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 have been announced with release dates and pricing. And while there’s no news of an updated MacBook, the new 27-inch iMac has finally received a Retina display. iPad Air 2[…]

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6 Ways Apple’s iPad Could Change Dramatically Today

Apple appears set to release the iPad Air 2 tomorrow, and it’ll come with some major improvements Apple is getting ready to make some major announcements Thursday in Cupertino, and there’s a lot of speculation about what consumers can expect to see. Among the litany of possible releases are Apple’s OS X Yosemite, a new iMac, a[…]

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The Apple Watch’s Achilles Heel is the iPhone

Now that the dust has settled on the long-anticipated unveiling of the Apple Watch, a major obstacle to its success is coming into view: the iPhone. The Apple Watch has been the subject of breathless anticipation for years because, as Tim Cook said at its introduction, it represents “the next chapter in Apple’s story.” Conceived[…]

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Apple iPad event: what to expect from next Thursday’s announcement

iPads, iMacs, and OS X Yosemite are coming It’s barely even been a month since Apple last got up on stage to unveil new products, but it’s already time for another presentation. So what are we expecting this month? It’s looking like most of Apple’s biggest announcements for the year have already passed, meaning we’re expecting far more[…]

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Got an iPhone 6? Do these 10 things first

It’s here! Your iPhone is here! Did you hug the UPS man? Thing Zero to do as you rip it out of the box is to not drop it, whatever you do. (Did you see that poor Australian kid? Ouch. Well, at least it didn’t shatter on him.) We’ve got a fully comprehensive setup guide if you need step-by-step[…]

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Nobody Can Predict the Success of Apple’s Watch Yet

It’s interesting to read all the coverage Apple got for its watch announcement, and the amazing amount of analysis and predictions that came out shortly after the launch event. Critics went after everything, from style, form and function. Others lauded its design, potential capabilities and eventual usefulness. Part of this discrepancy in views is due[…]

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Apple Offers Fix for iPhones Affected by iOS 8 Problems

It’s a process the company typically doesn’t officially endorse Apple posted an official fix for iPhone owners affected by problems with Wednesday’s iOS 8.0.1 update, which many users reported caused a total loss of cellular service as well as issues with Touch ID on iPhone models that support the feature. The tech giant pulled the update[…]