A sealed battery and no expandable storage is often considered by some to be a huge deal, and that applies to initial purchase and secondhand sales.

The secondhand smartphone market is perfect for Android junkies who need to get their hands on everything, but that’s pretty far from its primary purpose. Secondhand smartphone sales sites let people sell their existing device to pay for the next one, for sure, but these services let people pick up decent phones, often significantly cheaper than the suggested retail price. A recent post in our forums raised an interesting question about the ability to sell Samsung’s latest flagships, specifically whether or not the lack of a microSD card slot or removable battery will negatively impact the ability to sell the Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge. While it’s true that secondhand consumers are often not looking for the same things as the people who pick up a phone on the day it is released in stores, a quick look at how secondhand markets treat existing phones offers the answer we’re looking for.

The iMore show brings you everything you need to know about the week in iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple! On this episode — Should you get an Apple Watch? Which size should you get? Which Collection? Which band and in what color? We’ve got your complete Apple Watch buyers guide here! With Serenity Caldwell, Peter Cohen, Georgia Dow, Ally Kazmucha, Rene Ritchie.

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• Apple Watch buyers guide
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• Peter Cohen
• Georgia Dow
• Ally Kazmucha
• Rene Ritchie

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Stage Dive Legends is a challenging Windows Phone game where you play the role of a rock star who is trying to prove he (or she) is the best crowd surfer around.

The game includes tons of customizations for your rock star, worldwide venues and simple gaming controls. Stage Dive Legends is available for low-memory Windows Phones and Windows 8 devices. In playing the game over the past few days, Stage Dive Legends comes across as a unique and fun way to pass the time gaming.

Control Center is a way to get at all your toggles, sliders, buttons, and basic actions, all in one place.

Since it’s debut in iOS 7 back in 2013, Control Center hasn’t changed much. Pull it up from the bottom of the screen and you get quick access to a variety of options. The top row gives you airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, do not disturb, and orientation lock. Next is a brightness slider. After that is media, including play, pause, skip, and volume. Then you have AirDrop and AirPlay. Last row is flashlight, timer, calculator, and camera.

iOS 8 gave Control Center a minor facelift, something to make the different regions neater and easier to parse visually. There were, however, no major changes to the functionality. So, if Apple asked you what you’d like to see in Control Center for iOS 9, what would you tell them?

• Swap toggles (e.g. replace orientation lock with hotspot).
• Swap actions (e.g. replace calculator with Safari).
• Compose tweet, post to Facebook buttons. (Swappable via Control Center extensions, of course.)
• App launcher (e.g. row of four user-selectable app icons).
• Tap and hold for additional options.
• Double-tap to go to full Settings page.
• Jiggly mode to re-arrange.

I’ve written about a customizable Control Center before. Rather than putting app launchers into the Today view of Notification center, where context starts to become unclear, a similar extensibility system for Control Center could really make it so that all our controls are in one place.

But this is about you, not me. If Apple asked you what you’d like them to do for Control Center in iOS 9, what would you say?

Never mind GarageBand. Here’s a drum machine that works in a web browser!

Roland’s TR-808 is the legendary drum machine responsible for some of hip-hop and electronica’s most recognizable sounds. Now it’s emulated on an HTML5-based web site, along with other popular drum machines.

HTML5 Drum Machine operates in a web browser. I couldn’t get it to work in Safari 8.0.5 on my Retina MacBook Pro running a beta version of 10.10.3, but Firefox worked just fine.

The site features not only the TR-808 but also Roland’s TR-909, Elektron’s Machinedrum, the LinnDrum and plain old acoustic drums too. Just choose the “Drum Kit Select” menu to cycle through the different options.

What’s more, you can save samples and export loops in WAV format for use in your own projects.

Source: Fact Magazine via Engadget

Made from a smooth and durable polycarbonate, this Galaxy Note 3 Snap On Case provides excellent drop protection thanks to the thick edging and impact resistant shell. The back features a patterned texture that gives you an enhanced grip as well as a fold-out kickstand. Comes in black and white, too!

While the Microsoft Band is still somewhat limited in availability, the number of Windows Phone apps with support for the Band is growing at a decent pace. Sure, most are customization apps but being able to have the Band fit your personality and style is not a bad thing.

While we have a Windows Central page dedicated to Microsoft Band apps, we thought it was time to highlight some of the top Windows Phone apps designed for the Microsoft Band in this week’s roundup. Plus, seeing that the Band is becoming available outside the U.S. as well as through Amazon.com, Best Buy and other third party retailers we expect more of our readers will be curious as to what apps are out there.

Not looking for multiple layers of protection? This durable hard case from Wireless One is a great solution for your iPhone 6! The quick and easy snap-on application is a breeze, and even leaves openings for all your ports and buttons. Pick your favorite color today for only $8.95

Made from multiple thermoacrylics, this Lumia Icon skin case is highly elastic and resistant to oils. Say goodbye to annoying fingerprints! The back features a matte finish with a glossy edging that enhances the grip around your device.

Microsoft is currently running a preview for the Microsoft Band in their retail stores. Customers who demo the Band can enter to win a $200 gift card just for trying it out. The offer is only open to customers in the US.