Tomorrow morning, Apple execs will take the stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York to announce a new iPad, and hopefully a replacement for the MacBook Air, too. If you’re desperate for a new productivity machine from Apple that is, hopefully, less expensive than a MacBook Pro, this is an exciting…
Speck has churned out accessories for mobile devices for quite some time now, and most of them are limited to smartphone and tablet cases that offer protection accompanied by style. This time around, Speck has revealed their all-new super slim grip assist accessory known as the GrabTab. The GrabTab was specially designed in order to deliver a secure hold on devices regardless of their size, without having it impede any of the other functions of the smartphone it is attached to. Sporting a comfortable holding loop, this holding loop has dual functionality since it also doubles up as a convenient phone stand for on-the-go entertainment.
A normal grip assist accessory is common and extremely affordable, but its major drawback would be having additional bulk on a device. This in turn makes it difficult to pull the device in and out of a pocket or other small spaces such as a handbag. Apart from that, many times the standard issue grip accessory would get in the way of Qi wireless charging capabilities, which would then turn such a popular and important device feature redundant. The GrabTab solves both of these challenges by the simple fact that it is credit card-sized while measuring a mere 3mm thin, helping to maintain the sleek body of today’s modern handsets while ensuring the continuity of full compatibility with wireless charging.
Installing and using the GrabTab is a snap. This particular accessory will adhere firmly to the back of the device’s case, where the flexible strip manually slides up in order to lock into place so that it can create a finger-sized loop which is comfortable and easy to grip. When engaged, the GrabTab provides a comfortable and secure hold each time you are on the move, snapping selfies, sending text messages or updating your social media profile, among others. The loop also functions as a stand which can prop the device on its side, coming in handy when you need to watch videos, read the news or simply carrying out a video chat with friends.
Such a universal design allows the GrabTab to work with most smartphone cases and devices. With an asking price of just $9.95 apiece, this is certainly an extremely affordable accessory that anyone can pick up to be more productive on the move.
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There are several ways that you can interact with tweets. You can retweet a tweet, you can comment on it, and you can “Like” it. However Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey had previously admitted that he wasn’t a fan of the “Like” button and was planning on getting rid of it “soon”, according to a report from The Telegraph.
Twitter has since confirmed that they are exploring various changes that they can make to its platform, but have also stated that if and when the removal of the “Like” button happens, it won’t be anytime soon. This is based on a tweet by Twitter’s Communications team which reads, “As we’ve been saying for a while, we are rethinking everything about the service to ensure we are incentivizing healthy conversation, that includes the like button. We are in the early stages of the work and have no plans to share right now.”
The “Like” button had previously replaced the “Favorite” button, although admittedly such binary actions of choosing to “like” or not like a tweet does seem a bit outdated. While Facebook has still kept its “Like” button, the company has introduced what they call “Reactions” which allows the user to react to a post with varying emotions such as amazement, anger, sadness, and so on, which would allow users to better convey how they feel without necessarily commenting.
We’re not sure if Twitter would adopt something similar, but like we said, it does seem like it could be a long time coming if such changes were to be made.
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Just the other day OnePlus officially announced the OnePlus 6T, the company’s second flagship phone of 2018. The phone obviously comes with several new features, but the good news is that if you’re a OnePlus 6 owner who’s feeling slightly cheated due to the relatively short time span between launches, not to worry as OnePlus will not be neglecting you guys.
The company has confirmed that they will be bringing some OnePlus 6T features to the OnePlus 6. This is according to a post on the forums in which it was confirmed that the OnePlus 6T’s Nightscape mode would be making its way to the OnePlus 6. For those unfamiliar, Nightscape mode is a camera mode of the OnePlus 6T that helps to enhance photos taken at night, which we imagine is probably along the same veins of Google’s Night Sight technology.
According to OnePlus, this feature should be making its way to the OnePlus 6 at the end of the week. The post also mentions other features that could potentially arrive for the OnePlus 6, which includes fullscreen gestures and studio lighting. However those have yet to be confirmed so we’ll just have to wait and see.
Note that these features appear to be only for the OnePlus 6 at the moment, and OnePlus states that with regards to older models, they have nothing to share right now, so if you are an owner of an older OnePlus handset, maybe don’t get your hopes up just yet.
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Shots were fired at the office of the Republican Executive Committee of Volusia County in South Daytona, officials said.
“There is so much to be upset about.”
Bundle of joy Banks Violet Bair is the “Lizzie McGuire” star’s second child.
Want your kids to get maximum candy this Halloween? Make something like this Mechwarrior costume, and they’ll intimidate every house into filling their trick or treat bag to the brim. This awesome kid’s mech costume was built by YouTuber Griddlock Cosplay for his kids, nieces, and nephews to show off at the Edmonton Comic Expo 2018.
This model is a Stalker J1 Mechwarrior. It can’t kill you, but it does look deadly. It has a “fully functional” cockpit, with a joystick for “navigation and control,” a cabin light, and there is even a cooling fan and a padded seat for a comfortable ride. It has a decorative 5-barrel minigun, working headlights, and a non-functional spinning radar.
The costume hides dad inside, so he can carry around one kid at a time. It looks like it probably has a lot of room on board to store all of that candy too. This will be the best costume in the neighborhood and will win you and your kids some prizes during costume contests as well.
[via Netgeek via Mike Shouts]
Apple is holding a keynote today at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House, and the company is expected to unveil a brand new iPad Pro as well as updated Mac computers. The event starts at 10 AM in New York (7 AM in San Francisco, 2 PM in London, 3 PM in Paris), you’ll be able to watch the event as the company is streaming it live.
If you live in Europe and already put a note in your calendar, make sure you got the time right as daylight saving time has yet to happen in the U.S. New York is currently 4 hours behind London, 5 hours behind Paris, etc.
Apple is likely to unveil a new iPad Pro to replace the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Rumor has it that it’ll look nothing like your current iPad. The device should get rounded corners, thinner bezels and a Face ID sensor. Apple could also switch to USB-C instead of Lightning and refresh the Apple Pencil.
On the Mac front, the MacBook Air could get a refresh. This could be Apple’s new entry-level laptop. But it should sport a retina display for the first time. There could also be a new Mac Mini of some sort after all those years without an update.
Finally, maybe Apple will tell us why the AirPower charging mat is still not available. Apple might also update the AirPods. But maybe it’ll happen later.
If you have a recent Apple TV, you can download the Apple Events app in the App Store. It lets you stream today’s event and rewatch old events. Users with pre-App Store Apple TVs can simply turn on their devices. Apple is pushing out the “Apple Events” channel so that you can watch the event.
And if you don’t have an Apple TV, the company also lets you live-stream the event from the Apple Events section on its website. This video feed now works in all major browsers — Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge.
So to recap, here’s how you can watch today’s Apple event:
Of course, you also can read TechCrunch’s live blog if you’re stuck at work and really need our entertaining commentary track to help you get through your day. We have a big team in the room this year.
The arrival of foldable phones are inevitable. The question now is less of when but in what form. There might be some that would look like the hip grandchilren of flip phones. Arguably, the more interesting ones will be the phones that fold into a tablet and back again. There is still some doubt as to whether that will just … Continue reading
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