Control the ‘GTA V’ cellphone with an iPhone, Arduino and a hack
Grand Theft Auto V has a few mobile apps of its own, but one enterprising modder has taken the idea to its natural conclusion: an application that lets you control the in-game cellphone with an iPhone. With the application you can scroll through text messages on-screen, peep your current list of objectives and, among other things, even control the in-game phone’s camera. The YouTube video’s description (spotted by former Joystiq’r Dave Hinkle) does’t offer much by way of details other than it’s running on an Arduino Leonardo with an Ethernet shield connected to a PC, sadly.
And whether or not the app’s creator will release this to the public isn’t exactly clear at this point, either. Perhaps if you ask nicely enough in the video’s comments section that could happen. If anything, it looks a whole lot more practical than grinding in an app to train protagonist Franklin’s dog. Maybe best of all? You likely don’t have to worry about remembering your Rockstar Social Club password to use it.
Holy schnikies, this dude made an app for his real-life phone that controls the GTA V in-game phone. Brilliant! https://t.co/1fTO1gNA8O
– Dave Hinkle (@davehinkle) May 1, 2015
Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile
Are you a fan of SNL? You should download the official Saturday Night Live app for Android
To celebrate the wrap-up of its landmark 40th season, NBC has released an official Saturday Night Live app to the Google Play Store.
The app allows you to do just about everything the official website lets you do, but with an arguably more refined and easier to use interface. You can easily search through thousands of clips and full episodes by season, episode or cast member. You can even swipe from clip to clip for a nice, seamless viewing experience. The video player also allows you to mark your favorite sketches and share them to your Facebook account. To make your viewing experience even better, the app will recommend videos to you the more you watch.
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In terms of content, you can pretty much watch anything you can think of. From the iconic More Cowbell scene with Will Ferrell to Chris Farley’s Chippendales Audition, it’s all there. There are even a few never-aired videos you can watch through the app, before they go live on the SNL website.
If you’re interested in checking it out, head to the Google Play Store link below to download it for free.
Cooking with Watson: Indian turmeric paella
‘Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson‘ is a collaboration between IBM and the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. Once a week, as part of an ongoing series, we’ll be preparing one recipe from the book until we’ve made all of them. Wish us luck.
So, here’s a question: Is it still a paella if it doesn’t involve olive oil or saffron, and doesn’t generally represent the flavors of Spain? At what point does it become a pilaf or, since this particular recipe is brimming with spices from the Indian subcontinent, a biryani? Really the only discernible quality that this Indian turmeric paella has that screams “paella” is the presence of socarrat — the toasty, browned rice that sits at the bottom of the pan. Oh, and the presentation. And so, here we go again, Watson and his human interpreters from the Institute for Culinary education take a seemingly familiar dish and, with a little computer-generated nudge, create something wholly unfamiliar.
The first challenge here is finding fresh curry leaves. Thankfully, Staten Island has a healthy Sri Lankan contingent, and I was able to find the elusive herb in unmarked bags (clearly packaged by hand) stashed alongside stale cans of Arizona iced tea in a small grocery store. If you’re not lucky enough to have an Indian, Sri Lankan or other South or Southeast Asian grocer nearby, you might have to make do with dry curry leaves from the internet. They don’t have quite the same flavor, but they’ll have to do in a pinch.
Otherwise though, this is not a particularly difficult ingredient list to pull together. Sure, you might not find all the right produce in the first megamart you walk into, but it’s not like poblano peppers are a specialty item. And, even though the sheer number of items in this dish is staggering, it’s not terribly complicated. All of the techniques are pretty simple, even if you don’t have all the required gear like a pressure cooker or a paella (the pan, not the meal). I only have so much room in my tiny NYC kitchen, and I made the choice (rightly or not), that a slow cooker was more important than a pressure cooker. So instead of quickly brewing up the ham hock stock in 60 minutes, I had to cook it in a crock pot over low heat for about eight hours. It also turned out that my paella was too small to cook this recipe in, so I used a nonstick pan and just made sure to crank the heat toward the end to get that nice crisp layer of socarrat at the bottom.
See, here’s the truth: Making a paella is basically just tossing stuff in a pan and waiting the proper amount of time. Sure you have to do things in the right order and stagger the ingredients to pull out the right flavors, but making agar pearls this is not. The most difficult technique here is julienning the mango. Doing it manually with a knife takes skill and patience, but it’s certainly not impossible. In fact, there are plenty of great instructional videos online (like the one below). Or, you can cheat like me and just get a mandoline with a julienne attachment. For those that don’t know, a mandoline is just a slicer where you slide food over stationary, razor-sharp blades for super-thin cuts. Adding blades perpendicular to the main one in 1/8-inch intervals gives you easy julienne.
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The only real problem I ran into was making the “crisp” spinach. See, hot oil and water don’t really get along so well. And, as it turns out, baby spinach holds a whole lot of moisture in its adorable green leaves. This means lots of splattering and hot oil getting everywhere. It’s messy; it can stain your clothes; and hurts like a mutha’ (shut yo’ mouth). Invest in a splatter screen. Seriously. Or don’t even try this.
One thing not to skimp on though is that mango salad. It makes the dish.
This is definitely one of the less flashy recipes in the book. In fact, it pretty well highlights what Watson can do for even a novice chef. There’s no meat glue or strange chemical additives here. No high-tech kitchen gadgets. Just the flavors of one region being brought to the national dish of another. It was also the most successful dish so far with my taste testers. This pretty non-traditional take on the paella disappeared. And quick.
Indian turmeric paella
Smoked Ham Hock Stock
1 pound smoked ham hocks
1 pound beef chuck, cubed and seared
1 quart vegetable stock
2 sprigs fresh mint
2 branches fennel greens
1. Place the ham hocks, chuck, vegetable stock, mint and fennel greens in a pressure cooker. Bring to pressure over medium heat and cook for one hour.
2. Strain the stock and reserve.
3. Remove the skin and bones from the ham hocks, cut the meat into chunks and reserve. Pull the beef into large pieces — do not shred — and reserve.
Paella
¼ cup clarified butter
10 cardamom pods
1 branch fresh curry leaves
1 cup Idaho potato, diced
1 whole poblano pepper, diced
1 cup fennel bulb, diced
5 cloves garlic, chopped
2 ½ cups bomba or Arborio rice
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon curry powder
½ teaspoon nutmeg, grated
¼ cup light rum
1 ¼ cups ham hock stock
2 ½ cups vegetable stock
Kosher salt, as needed
Cherry tomatoes, halved, for garnish
1. Heat the butter in a paella or large nonstick sauté pan. Add the cardamom and curry leaves. Cook until lightly browned and very aromatic.
2. Add the potatoes and sauté one minute. Add the poblano and fennel, sauté one minute. Add the garlic and cook.
3. Stir in the rice, turmeric, curry powder and nutmeg. When the rice is well-toasted, deglaze the pan with rum and cook until completely dry.
4. Add the stock and meat. Stir well and season to taste with salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer approximately 20 minutes (until all of the liquid has been absorbed and the rice on the bottom of the pan begins to brown).
5. To serve, top the paella pan with the cherry tomatoes, green mango salad and fried spinach (recipes to follow).
Green Mango Salad
½ green mango, julienned
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 tablespoons green Anaheim chile, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
Kosher salt, as needed
1. Combine the mango, lime juice, chile and mint. Mix well and season to taste with salt.
Crisp Spinach
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup baby spinach
1. Heat the oil in a sauté pan to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Add the spinach and cook, stirring gently until crisp. Remove immediately and drain on paper towels.
This recipe and others can be found in Cognitive Cooking with Chef Watson.
Filed under: Household
WikiLeaks opens its doors to whistleblowers (again)
After almost five years of internal turmoil and allegations, WikiLeaks is back in secret-sharing business. The site has re-launched a beta version that is accepting anonymous files starting today. Even though Julian Assange, the editor-in-chief of the site, continues to live in asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, the online submission system intends to regain its reputation as a secure site for people looking to share information of political and historical significance.
In the years since WikiLeaks first went down in 2010, intelligence agencies have gained momentum. And high-tech surveillance techniques that can intercept leaks have made life harder for people looking to share information anonymously. A WikiLeaks’ spokesperson told Wired that they had to rethink and update their identity securing measures to make submissions impervious to newer forms of surveillance. Even though the exact measures aren’t known, the site claims to be secure for whistleblowers. It runs on Tor, an encrypted network that anonymizes the source and destination of all Internet communications. It comes as a downloadable browser bundle for Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux.
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Source: Wired
Warby Parker wants to replace your optometrist with an app
Warby Parker, the eyewear company that sends you frames to try on before you make a purchase, has some lofty goals for the near future. In addition to plans that’ll almost double its current retail footprint, the start-up has an app in the works that will save you a trip to the optometrist for an eye exam. “We think that would increase access to eye exams,” co-founder Dave Gilboa told The Wall Street Journal. “It’s early in the process but we are excited about the potential.” Of course, besides the convenience, it’ll also provide an avenue for folks who really need their eyes looked at to get some help at home.
Both the new stores and the software project will get a boost from Warby Parker’s recent $1.2 billion valuation, coming on the heels of a funding round that took in $215 million. The company started as a web business that ships a box frames for eager shoppers try on at home before having a pair made with the proper prescription. In 2013, it began opening physical stores, now totaling 12 locations in 9 cities around the US.
[Image credit: Brian Ach/Getty Images]
Filed under: Misc, Science, Software
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Sling TV targets Latino viewers with latest channel bundles
The content programming spree for Sling TV continues today. Now, the company has announced two $5 bundles intended for the Spanish-speaking community in the US. Deportes Extra is one of them, featuring beIN Sports en Español, beIN Sports (English), Univision, Univision Deportes and UniMas. The other, Peliculas & Novelas Extra, comes with channels like Az Corazon, Cinelatino, De Pelicula, Pasiones and a pair that carry over from the sports-focused bundle: Univision and UniMas. Both packages are perfect for people who like watching football (soccer) and Latin American soap operas, better known as novelas.
This is important because Univision holds TV rights for many teams from Liga MX, Mexico’s professional football league, as well as Major League Soccer and the Mexico and US national teams. In addition to that, beIN Sports broadcasts Spain’s La Liga matches, including those from Barcelona and Real Madrid, plus the Serie A in Italy and the French Ligue 1. Which is to say, Deportes Extra is a solid option for those of you who decided to cut the cord but want to keep up with the sport.
At this rate, though, if Sling TV keeps releasing these channel packs, which cost subscribers $5 to $15 extra per month, the bill is going to start looking more and more like a traditional, pay-TV one. A few bucks here, a few bucks there and it can certainly stack up — and that’s on top of the $20 for the basic product. But hey, at least they’re optional.
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Source: Sling TV
Living on the Edge: my week with the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Aerosmith references aside, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a rockstar. I haven’t gotten this much attention sporting a phone since I bought the Samsung Galaxy S II when it first hit the streets and all the iPhone wielders with their tiny screens stopped and stared at my smartphone’s majesty.
Unfortunately, like a rockstar, there’s a lot of glamour and glitz on the outside, but does it add value over the basic Galaxy S6?
In this review of the Galaxy S6 Edge, I’ll be walking you through the device and giving my thoughts on various things. And if you’re curious about the non-edged Galaxy S6, check out Rob’s review of it by clicking here. He goes into some fantastic detail about things I won’t cover, like the camera, processor, and overall software because the two devices are the same in that regard. For this review, I will be concentrating on the Edge display, the software regarding the Edge display, and the battery life.
Display and the Edge
Of course this would be the first item of business! We’ve seen curved displays in the past, like the LG G Flex and the Galaxy Note Edge, but the Galaxy S6 Edge is, without a doubt, the first real mainstream device featuring a curved display.
The display features a 5.1-inch dual-edge, QHD (2560 x 1440) display with 577ppi. And it’s Super AMOLED, my favorite! All of those fancy terms really just mean that this display will knock your socks off. And it will, so I suggest that you sit down and have your feet pointed in a safe direction for when you first power up your device and start using it.
One of the first things you’ll notice on the TouchWiz home launcher (the “launcher” being your first and only user interface that you have when you get the device) is that there’s a parallax effect on the wallpaper. That should be comforting to everyone coming from the iPhone. So tilt that phone around and see the ever-so-slight movement!
Secondly, the Edge. You immediately want to play with it and figure out all of the neat little things it can do. Unfortunately, because this device just came out and third-party app developers are only just now beginning to work on it, there’s not much it can do. In the upper-right edge of the screen, you’ll notice a grey, vertical bar. Swipe out with that and you can see your favorite contacts (up to five can be placed on this bar). Note the position and color because when you get a missed call/text/email from these contacts, a new color-coded vertical bar will appear on the edge of the display at the position that that particular contact was at. And it wouldn’t be Android if you couldn’t customize it, so check in your Settings menu for the Edge category, where you can change the contacts, their position, color, as well as other goodies like a scrolling RSS feed for when your screen is off.
Again, let me reiterate, the Edge’s edges will get better as developers begin working on apps taking advantage of this display. Could Samsung have gotten some more features ready before launch? Absolutely, and it’s for this same reason that the new TouchWiz Themes are pretty lackluster.
Which brings us to TouchWiz Themes, or lack thereof. If you go to Settings, you’ll notice that at the very top right of your Quick Settings menu, you’ll have an Edit button. If Themes isn’t already present in Quick Settings, feel free to add it there by going into the Edit options. Once there, you’ll see a couple of themes already downloaded onto your phone and you’ll see the button you can press in order to be taken to the Themes Store. If you’re a 12 year old girl, you’ll love all of the themes already present there for downloading. If you’re a grown man, prepare for disappointment.
If you activate a theme, you’ll notice that it only really changes the color aesthetics of TouchWiz along with Samsung’s default apps (like the Dialer and Messages apps). But if you’re not a big fan of that robin’s-egg blue that is now the TouchWiz default color, this is enough of a blessing.
Chassis and Cases
Without a doubt, Samsung’s “Project Zero” smartphone is gorgeous. It’s also extremely slippery, at least for me. Rob noted the same issue in his Galaxy S6 review, and the Edge version might be even more slippery since there isn’t as much to hold onto at the sides. I work at a hospital and the constant hand-washing I do there has taken its toll on my pads’ ability to create a lot of friction. I might not leave as many fingerprints, but it also makes this phone want to fly out of my hand. You need to get a case, but if you’re like me, you need to get a case immediately.
While still in the T-Mobile store when I was purchasing the device, I almost dropped it several times. The employees looked at me with fear and asked, “What’s wrong with you, why can’t you hold this thing?”
With tears in my eyes, I looked up at them and lamented, “I don’t know! Help me!” Unfortunately, they were fresh out of cases, so I had to overnight one to my house from Amazon because I took that puppy straight home and kept it flat on the desk until it arrived.
It’s a beautiful phone, but it now takes up permanent residence in a Spigen Neo Hybrid case. Unfortunately, and you might have guessed this from the start, there’s not much these cases can do to offer protection for the edge displays. So when you’re shopping for a case, keep that in mind, which is why I only bought a minimal case to serve as a way for me to get a better grip on my phone because there’s just not much a case is going to do if dropped on either of those edges. On that note, there’s not much on the market just yet for full screen protectors. Living on the edge indeed.
One of the things I also immediately noticed before I got my case is that this sucker gets hot. Like really, really hot. The metal sides of the case will let you know when it’s time to take a break from your phone. The overheating happens really quickly too and it’s not just related to playing games for long stretches of time. I don’t know if that’s just my device or if others are reporting on this issue as well, but it’s there. Again, a case is a good solution as it let’s you hold your device without burning your fingers.
As far as buttons and ports go, it’s exactly the same as the Galaxy S6, except the SIM slot has been moved from the right side to the top of the device.
Battery
There’s no two ways about it, the battery is average at best. The Edge actually has a slightly, and I mean slightly larger battery than the Galaxy S6 (2600 mAh vs 2550 mAh), and you won’t notice too much of a difference. For all of those Samsung promotion videos making fun of iPhone users, calling them “wall-huggers”, the S6 Edge is no better.
The cause for the battery drain is straight-up weird, though. I had an interesting situation in that my results were far worse than anyone has reported. I am talking 6 to 8 hours at best. For whatever reason, Cell Standby was a big culprit (see screenshots below), but after a factory reset, things normalized.
Now after the factory reset, I am getting about 12 to 14 hours and that is with moderate use and an Android Wear watch connected full time. Much better than the 6 to 8 hours I was getting, but far from a work horse.
So, what can you do about it? Nothing much other than take advantage of Samsung’s Quick Charging capabilities. The phone does charge incredibly fast with that, but it still stinks that I have to utilize that as often as I do. Wireless charging is also nice, but it takes a lot longer. I find that it’s useful if you have a bunch of them laying around so you’re constantly charging.
Smart Manager
This is the first Samsung app that I actual really covet. Simply put, it addresses a lot of concerns people have had about device storage. Even though most everything we do know has a cloud option, basically eliminating the need to store files on our smartphones’ local storage, people are still nervous about the new Galaxy phones not having the expandable storage ability.
If you’re a Windows user, you’re probably familiar with the process of scrubbing your hard drive and getting rid of a lot of crappy temporary files that are just soaking up space. Smart Manager will let you do the same thing, freeing up precious megabytes and even gigabytes worth of space.
This is also the app you’ll go to if you’re wanting to see battery and RAM stats, as well as enabling or disabling some functions of Samsung’s KNOX security.
To find this app, simply go to your app drawer. And when you’re in Settings, a few of those options will actually just link straight back to this Smart Manager app.
TouchWiz
I know a lot of people who weren’t TouchWiz fans are now okay with it after spending time with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, but not me. It’s not so much the interface, it’s more about the performance. Although one of the fastest phones I have used, I did find it to lag at times. This is before and after my factory reset. Rob’s review unit is experiencing this as well, but the base Galaxy S6 didn’t have this issue. We’re not sure what the reason could be since there really isn’t a lot of extra software for the Edge display.
And it’s not just the S6 Edge. Even my Samsung Galaxy Tab S is laggy as well, and it’s sporting the best tablet hardware specs on the market.
Odds & Ends
The fingerprint scanner is much improved over the ones used by Samsung last year. It’s still laggy and I have to try several times to get it to work, but it’s better than last year by far, and I wouldn’t say that it’s worse than the iPhone’s. I’ve seen quite a few iPhone users constantly attempting to unlock their phone with their fingerprint just to give up and move on to the secondary password. I’ve yet to have to do this with the S6 Edge.
No Samsung Pay yet. I’ve set up my fingerprint to be used with PayPal, but I haven’t used PayPal since getting the phone, so that’s not really being utilized at all. I still use Google Wallet a lot, so it’d be nice if I could use my fingerprint on that instead of my PIN, but the PIN is probably faster anyway so I imagine I’d get tired of the fingerprint novelty and go back to punching in my PIN.
Worth It?
The exterior of the device is breathtaking, the SAMOLED display is beyond words, and I have a lot of confidence that once developers start releasing apps taking advantage of the screen’s edges, the feature could blossom. But it just doesn’t seem worth the extra $100 for just the appearance of the device.
The Galaxy S6 Edge is definitely a niche and a proof of concept if you will. I am sure it will evolve over the years, and who knows, maybe eventually the Galaxy S phone will only have the Edge option as it could be a standard. But right now, it’s for the person who has to have something different and unique. The average Joe will be more than happy with the basic Galaxy S6.
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Buyer’s Guide: Deals on MacBook Air, Retina MacBook Pro, Apps, Apple Accessories, and More [Mac Blog]
Happy May! Heading into the first of the month, deals on Macs continue to be good, while deals on iPads are less impressive. It’s a good time to buy a Retina MacBook Pro or a MacBook Air (either one of the new models or the older 2014 models — discounts on both are solid), but if you’re looking for an iPad and can hold out for a few weeks, you might be able to get a better price.
Along with the discounts on Macs and iOS devices that we share each week, we’ve also rounded up this week’s best app deals and we’ve hunted down some discounts on useful Apple accessories.
iPad Air 2
Best Buy continues to offer the lowest prices we’ve seen on a single iPad Air 2: the 16GB Cellular iPad Air 2 in silver is available for $499.99, $130 off its regular price.
B&H Photo is offering a small discount on all of its iPad Air 2 models, dropping prices by $30 to $50. With the discount, the 16GB WiFi only iPad Air 2 is priced at $459 and the 64GB model is priced at $569.
MacMall is also offering some discounts on iPad Air 2 models, dropping the prices by $30 to $50. With the discount, the 16GB entry-level Wi-Fi only iPad Air 2 is priced at $459, while the Wi-Fi-only 64GB iPad Air 2 is available for $539.
iPad Air
Best Buy has a couple of original iPad Air cellular models available at low prices. The 16GB Verizon iPad Air is available for $379.99, and the 32GB Verizon iPad Air is available for $429.99.
Both Best Buy and B&H Photo have deep discounts on some remaining stock of now-discontinued higher-capacity iPad Air models, as listed below.
– iPad Air Wi-Fi Space Gray 128GB – $549
– iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 128GB (AT&T) – $499
– iPad Air Cellular Silver 128GB (AT&T) – $499
– iPad Air Cellular Silver 64GB (AT&T) – $429
– iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 64GB (AT&T) – $449
– iPad Air Cellular Silver 64GB (Verizon) – $566.99
– iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 64GB (Verizon) – $449
– iPad Air Cellular Silver 128GB (Verizon) – $579
– iPad Air Cellular Space Gray 128GB (Verizon) – $549
iPad mini 3
B&H Photo is offering some modest discounts on various iPad mini 3 models, dropping the price by up to $60. The 64GB Cellular iPad mini 3 in gold is priced at $549, while the 16GB Cellular gold version is priced at $479. The Wi-Fi only 128GB iPad mini 3 in Silver is $549, while the 64GB version is priced at $439.
Discounts for each model and and color vary, but most models are being offered at a lower price than you’ll find at the Apple Store, and buying from B&H, you won’t have to pay sales tax unless you’re in New York.
iPad mini 2
Best Buy, B&H Photo, and Amazon have remaining stock of now-discontinued higher-capacity iPad mini 2 models, which are a good deal if you’re looking for an iPad mini. Compared to the iPad mini 3, the iPad mini 2 only lacks Touch ID.
– iPad mini Cellular Silver 128GB (AT&T) – $449
– iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 128GB (AT&T) – $449
– iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 64GB (AT&T) – $399.99
– iPad mini Cellular Silver 128GB (Verizon) – $434
– iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 128GB (Verizon) – $534.99
– iPad mini Cellular Space Gray 64GB (Verizon) – $429.99
iMac
– 21.5-inch 2.7GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $1,189, $110 off
– 21.5-inch 2.9GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $1,389, $120 off
– 27-inch 3.2GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $1,689, $110 off
– 27-inch 3.4GHz/8GB/1TB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $1,794, $205 off
– 27-inch 3.5Ghz/8GB/1TB Retina iMac (Adorama) – $2,329.99, $170 off
Mac mini
– 1.4GHz/4GB/500GB (Amazon) (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $464.99, $34 off
– 2.6GHz/8GB/1TB (MacMall) – $658.99, $40 off
– 2.8GHz/8GB/1TB (MacMall) – $934.99, $60 off
MacBook Air
– 2015 11-inch 1.6GHz/4GB/128GB (B&H Photo) – $799, $100 off
– 2015 11-inch 1.6GHz/4GB/256GB (Best Buy) (Amazon) (B&H Photo) (Adorama) – $1044.99, $50 off
– 2015 13-inch 1.6GHz/4GB/128GB (Amazon) (B&H Photo) (Adorama) – $949.99, $50 off
– 2015 13-inch 1.6GHz/4GB/256GB (Best Buy) – $1,099.99, $100 off
– 2014 11-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/128GB (Adorama) – $719.99, $180 off
– 2014 11-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/256GB (Amazon) (B&H Photo) – $899, $200 off
– 2014 13-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/128GB (B&H Photo) – $819, $180 off
– 2014 13-inch 1.4GHz/4GB/256GB (Amazon) (Adorama) (B&H Photo)- $1,029, $170 off
Retina MacBook Pro
– 2015 13-inch 2.7Ghz/8GB/128GB (Amazon) (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $1,234.99, $64 off
– 2015 13-inch 2.7GHz/8GB/256GB (B&H Photo) (MacMall) – $1,424.99, $74 off
– 2015 13-inch 2.9GHz/8GB/512GB (Best Buy) (B&H Photo) – $1709.99, $90 off
– 2014 15-inch 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB (B&H Photo) (MacMall) – $1,799, $200 off
– 2014 15-inch 2.2GHz/16GB/256GB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) (MacMall)- $1,799.99, $200 off
– 2014 15-inch 2.5GHz/16GB/512GB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) (MacMall) –$2,249, $250 off
– 2014 13-inch 2.6GHz/8GB/128GB (B&H Photo) – $1,129, $170 off
– 2014 13-inch 2.6GHz/8GB/256GB (Adorama) (B&H Photo) – $1,249, $239 off
– 2014 13-inch 2.8GHz/8GB/512GB (B&H Photo) – $1,529 $270 off
Apps
There are quite a few apps that are on sale at discounted prices or available for free for a limited time. We’ll highlight a few here, but make sure to check out our sister site AppShopper for a complete list.
MoneyWiz 2 is available for $0.99, down from $4.99. 360 degree photo taking app Cycloramic for iPhone 6 is available for free, down from $1.99. Flick Kick Field Goal is available for free, down from $1.99.
Adventure game Swordigo is available for free, down from $2.99. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is available for $2.99, down from $9.99. Worms3 is available for $0.99, down from $4.99. Alto’s Adventure is available for $1.99, down from $2.99. Hours Time Tracking is available for free, down from $6.99.
Mighty Switch Force! Hose It Down! was named Apple’s App of the Week, so it will be free to download until next Thursday when a new app is picked.
Apple Accessories
Groupon is selling a single set of Apple EarPods for $12.99 or a set of two for $24.99, a decent discount off the regular price of $29. Groupon has the Apple Bluetooth keyboard for $63.99, down from $79. Groupon also has the OtterBox Defender Case and Holster for the iPhone 6 available for $29.99, down from $59.95.
StackSocial is offering the Satechi Aluminum 4-port USB Clamp Hub for $19.99, down from $29.99. Woot is selling a Lightning cable 2-pack for $15.99 until tomorrow, a good deal because one cable is normally priced at $19.99. Beats by Dre Solo HD Drenched headphones are available from Target for $129.99, down from $169.99.
In celebration of Mother’s Day, Vaja is offering 10 percent off all of its premium leather device cases. Just enter promo code MAMA when checking out. TwelveSouth is offering 12 percent off site wide with the promo code LOVEMOM though May 10.
Groupon’s still running a big Apple event and selling a range of Apple products and accessories at discounted prices, including the LifeProof Fre case for the iPad Air, Apple EarPods, Speck MacBook cases, MagSafe chargers, Mophie battery cases, and more.
Groupon is selling the Griffin Survivor Case for iPhone 5/5s for $11.99, down from $49.99. The MyCharge Hub 9000 Power Bank is available for $64.99 from Amazon, down from $139.99. Incase is offering a free Portable Power 2500 USB battery pack with a $150 purchase using the code POWERONUS15.
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