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The handy Apple Tracker site that allowed people to check Apple Store availability for new products has closed its doors after receiving a DMCA takedown notice from Apple. The only explanation given is that the site contravened the terms of use for apple.com by scraping data: While it’s true that the site broke this rule, it’s hard to see why Apple would object to a tool designed to help customers hand over their cash to the company....

Woot’s refurb iPhone deals include recent models Today only, Woot is offering various refurbished iPhone models from $170. You can pick up the iPhone XS from $500 or the larger XS Max starting at $550. Both are at least $100 less than our previous mention and down from the new condition starting price of $999. Both devices offer a Super Retina display with OLED HDR panels. Inside, you’ll find Apple’s A12 Bionic chip with support for FaceID....

The iPhone XR goes up for pre-order tonight, with the first orders arriving to customers next week on October 26th. Much like the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, careers and Apple are relying heavily on monthly financing to ease the burden of buying a new smartphone. Read on as we roundup how much the iPhone XR will cost with carrier and Apple financing options. Verizon iPhone XR Pricing Verizon today officially confirmed its iPhone XR pricing plans, just in time for pre-orders....

The fans who have been dreaming of stepping into Tony Stark’s metal shoes in Marvel’s Iron Man VR will have to wait a little longer, as the game has been delayed from February to May. Marvel’s Iron Man VR was announced for PlayStation VR during the March 2019 Sony State of Play event and the first trailer showed Stark fighting enemies in the sky and blasting them with his repulsor rays....

Gone Home may have a rich atmosphere but does it qualify as a horror game? Horror titles that take place from a first-person perspective have risen in popularity in recent years. The best example is probably P.T., which was really a demo for Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro’s ultimately cancelled Silent Hills. P.T. saw players working around a constantly looping hallway whilst being pursued by a terrifying ghost, and while it’s only a teaser, it’s still considered one of the most influential horror games of all time....

Pad & Quill has announced a somewhat bizarre-sounding product: a case to protect your iPad Magic Keyboard case! Yep, the new Copertina case is designed to wrap around the outside of your Magic Keyboard which is itself wrapped around your iPad … The product isn’t quite as silly as it sounds. My main complaint about the Magic Keyboard was the look and feel. Italian Definition: Copertina [Koper’tina] A sleeve or protective jacket....

Apple and Tesla make some of the most sought after products and the luxury device accessory company, Caviar is blending the two with its latest iPhone 11 Pro modification, the Cyberphone. Yep, a mashup of Tesla’s upcoming Cybertruck with the latest flagship iPhone. Caviar is known for making outlandish versions of the latest iPhones, like gold and diamond-adorned models that cost over $100,000. Now the company has launched its latest iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max modification, called Cyberphone that brings the distinctive angular lines of the Tesla Cybertruck to Apple’s smartphones....

The iPhone 8 is widely reported to feature a front-facing 3D sensor which will enable face recognition for automatic unlock (supposedly replacing the need for Touch ID entirely). Moreover, code references suggest that the new OLED iPhone will be able to use that same sensor to enable even more sophisticated features, like automatically silencing notifications if the user is looking at the screen. Guilherme Rambo found references to the ‘TLAttentionAwarenessObserver’ class in the HomePod compiled source last night....

Listed on the 1.1.1 updates page is the following: iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store; Louder speakerphone and receiver volume Home Button double-click shortcut to phone favorites of music controls Space bar double-tap shortcut to intelligently insert period and space Mail attachments are viewable in portrait and landscape Stocks and cities in Stocks and Weather can be re-ordered Apple Bluetooth Headset battery status in the Status Bar Support for TV Out Preference to turn off EDGE/GPRS when roaming internationally New Passcode lock time intervals Adjustable alert volume...

Tony Stark is the character that kicked off the whole Marvel Cinematic Universe. For a guy with so many hysterical quips and ass-kicking action set pieces, he’s been at the center of some of the saddest, most heartbreaking moments in the entire MCU. The man who began his story as a billionaire playboy who was profiting from selling weapons to terrorists ended his story by triumphantly giving his life to save trillions of others across the universe from the reign of what basically amounts to a cosmic terrorist....

Alongside the new iPhones, new Apple TV, new Apple Watch bands, and a gold anodized version of the Apple Watch Sport, Apple plans to debut a pair of new iPads on Wednesday: the larger iPad Pro and a new iPad mini. Since our report last week that the iPad Pro would be unveiled at this event, we’ve gathered a few more details about the device from several sources who have either used the iPad Pro or are familiar with the product....

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has seen many characters from Marvel Comics die – whether they were superheroes, villains, or people with no powers but that played an important role in the heroes’ lives – but perhaps the most relevant deaths were those of Howard and Maria Stark, Iron Man’s parents. Tony Stark was the hero that kickstarted the MCU as fans now know it thanks to his solo film Iron Man in 2008, where viewers learned that his parents died when he was 21 years old....

Update: We’ve heard this from an Apple Store employee and have an updated post: We’ve gotten numerous tips over the past few hours that Verizon iPads being shipped from China are being being returned to Apple mid-shipment. It isn’t certain why they are being returned but they appear to all be Verizon iPads, engraved and shipped via FedEX. This isn’t the first issue Apple has had with Verizon iPads. Earlier this year, Discussion forums went ablaze with complaints that were later fixed....

While some have been disappointed that Apple hasn’t yet incorporated wireless charging technology into its devices, charging pads are really almost as clunky as wires: you still have wires going to the pads, and you have to put your device in a specific place to charge them. What we really want is true wireless charging, where power is beamed directly to the device through the air. Which is exactly what Energous has been demonstrating at CES with a system it calls WattUp, reports Engadget....

YouTube user UnboxTherapy has posted a new video detailing the dimensions of what looks to be the shell for the second generation iPad mini. The shell of the iPad mini appears to remain largely unchanged, but when compared to the casing for the upcoming 5th generation iPad, we can see that the two appear to be the same thickness. Update: DetroitBORG provides a even more detailed look: Earlier today, we saw a closer look at the shell for the 5th generation 9....

Good Technology, a company behind a BlackBerry-like enterprise messaging server, is out with their latest data report on mobile devices in the workplace, gathered from thousands of customers, including 40 of the Fortune 100. The full report (available here) shows the explosion of iPads, iPhones and Android handsets in the workplace in the period between December 2010 through March 2011. John Herrema, senior vice president of corporate strategy with Good Technology, said in a statement that the arrival of Verizon iPhone and release of iPad 2 helped Apple make strong enterprise gains....

Ahead of iPhone 12 mini and Pro Max pre-orders going live on November 6, Apple has updated a support document covering MagSafe charging details for the latest iPhones. Notably, the 12 mini won’t see the same 15W MagSafe charging as the other models and Apple has also shared some other interesting tidbits like having Lightning accessories plugged in will mean reduced charging speeds. As we covered after the iPhone 12 event, the new iPhones can see 2x the wireless charging power with MagSafe (15W) that iPhone 11 and older can handle over the Qi wireless standard (7....

Image via Gizmag Tinhte.vn is reporting this afternoon that Apple’s next-generation iPhone (assumed to be dubbed the iPhone 5S) will include an all new 12-megapixel camera as well as an improved night shooting mode. Interestingly, MacRumors notes that the report originates from “Wonderful Saigon Electrics in Binh Duong, which specializes in providing camera modules for the iPhone.” This report doesn’t necessarily come as a surprise, considering that Apple typically features camera improvements in “S” models of the iPhone and included an improved 8 megapixel camera in its iPhone 4S (the 5 did get an improved sapphire lens and other minor improvements)...

As rumors about what the ‘iPhone 7’ update will include have reached wide consensus (similar design to iPhone 6s, redesigned antenna lines, new cameras, removal of headphone jack), news about availability and release date are starting to surface. Evan Blass, @evleaks, said he believes the iPhone 7 will be released week of September 12. Over the weekend, he strengthened his claim by indicating that his claim is referring to the retail release date, specifically that the new iPhone will go on sale on Friday, September 16th …...

New iPhone renders created from a ‘highly detailed CAD file’ show an iPhone 8 design with embedded Home button, glass back and what appears to be an area carved out for a wireless charging coil. The report itself is rather confused, describing it as the iPhone 8 while suggesting the two sizes expected for the iPhone 7s, and referring to a separate ‘tenth anniversary phone’ – but what is shown matches up with the rumors for the flagship iPhone 8 …...