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Get 50% off the excellent Sound Kick Bluetooth speaker right now on TNW Deals

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by on June 8, 2015 at 7:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

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The SoundFreaq Sound Kick is one of the best Bluetooth speakers you can buy. With excellent sound quality, it’s received stellar reviews and been called the “best speaker under $100” by critics and users alike. Today, we’re changing that to the “best speaker under $50” – our deal brings an awesome 50 percent off, taking the price down to $49.99 for the first time ever.  Better yet, you can get guaranteed delivery by Friday, June 19 for Father’s Day. Despite being only 1.6 inches thick, it is equipped with a pair of 2.3-inch drivers, which utilize “UQ3 spatial sound enhancement” to…

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Inside Steam’s new refund system – Friend or Foe?

Jun08
by on June 8, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, refunds, steam

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Last week, Steam added a refund procedure that allows you to get a full refund on any Steam game you’ve purchased in the last 14 days, for any reason, as long as you’ve played the game for less than 2 hours. On the surface this change brings Steam up to code in many European countries that require this by law. It will also certainly do right by players in every other country. But the sudden manner in which the refund program was announced and implemented has many developers asking: “Is this good for me?” It would be prudent to know exactly what Steam added.…

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Everything Apple announced at WWDC 2015 in one handy list

Jun08
by on June 8, 2015 at 7:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, breaking, Insider

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Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) was everything rumored, teased and then some. If you didn’t sit through the keynote for the past few hours, here’s a rundown of the highlights you shouldn’t miss. For more info, click the links below each story for full details. OS X 10.11: El Capitan Kicking off the keynote, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi said that over 55 percent of active Mac users are using Yosemite. He also announced the name of the latest OS X 10.11: El Capitan. New features headed this way include new gestures, such as shake to enlarge mouse cursor, and a…

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CarPlay will support automaker car apps and wireless connections

Jun08
by on June 8, 2015 at 7:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Apple’s Craig Federighi announced brand new features for Apple’s CarPlay as part of the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote.  CarPlay is Apple’s way of making it safe to use your iPhone in the car. CarPlay features Siri voice control designed for driving scenarios. It works with your car’s controls — knobs, buttons, or touchscreen. CarPlay will support apps from car manufacturers that allow you to control app-based car features. No cars currently support wireless mode as yet, but it’s there when they do. CarPlay will work wirelessly in future cars — it requires a USB connection at the moment. developing…

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Apple unveils Apple Music, its Spotify competitor

Jun08
by on June 8, 2015 at 6:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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It all started with the rumors that Apple would be buying Beats Music over a year ago. After those reports came to fruition, it was only a matter of time until Apple unveiled a new streaming music service to take on Spotify and Google Play Music. Heck, Sony Music’s CEO even basically confirmed it yesterday. Now it’s official: The company announced its new streaming platform, simply named Apple Music, at its WWDC conference in San Francisco today. The service provides recommendations on your homepage from music experts. All playlists are partially human curated, and available by genre or type of…

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