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Ending Soon: 3-In-One iPhone Photo Lens Kit [Deals]

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It’s understood that iOS cameras are insanely high-quality given their size. The only real knock about them is the fixed lens. Today’s Cult of Mac Deals offer aims to “fix” that – pun totally intended – with this compact lens kit. It includes 3 versatile options that fit snugly over your iOS lens with a tech-friendly magnet – and you can get this kit for only $25!

(Please note: This offer – which includes free shipping – is only available to customers in the United States and Canada.)

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Canadian Thieves Rob Apple Store With Bear Mace

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Any chemical that can dissuade a bear from using your ribs like emory boards is potent stuff, which is why this story of an Apple Store robbery up in Vancouver is so horrifying: three perps busted up a Genius Bar and started indiscriminately spraying people with bear mace.

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New iMac Now Shipping In Just 1-3 Days In U.S. & Canada

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Shipping times for the new 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs were this weekend reduced to just 1-3 business days for customers in the United States and Canada. Both machines have been in short supply since they went on sale back in November, and just one month ago, the shipping delay reached its peak when it slipped to 4-6 weeks in Europe.

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Enhance Your Mobile Photos With A 3-In-One iPhone Photo Lens [Deals]

CoM - iOS Camera Lens

It’s understood that iOS cameras are insanely high-quality given their size. The only real knock about them is the fixed lens. Today’s Cult of Mac Deals offer aims to “fix” that – pun totally intended – with this compact lens kit. It includes 3 versatile options that fit snugly over your iOS lens with a tech-friendly magnet – and you can get this kit for only $25 for a limited time!

(Please note: This offer – which includes free shipping – is only available to customers in the United States and Canada.)

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iPad Mini Shipping Times Begin Falling To 1-3 Days

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iPad mini shipping times have today been reduced to just 1-3 business days at the Apple online store, which is the shortest wait the device has seen since it made its debut back in November. The new timescale currently applies only to the U.S. and Canadian stores at the moment, but it’s expected to roll out into other territories soon.

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Facebook Messenger App for iOS And Android Gets Voice Messaging Ability, VOIP Testing In Canada

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Today, Facebook updated its Messenger app for both iOS and Android, adding a voice messaging capability to the app on both platforms.

There have also been reports that Facebook has been rolling out a pilot VOIP feature to the Messenger app, which will let users call other Facebook Messenger friends for free, or at least without incurring carrier voice minute debits.

The VOIP option is not available for all users, as the iOS app is the only one with even a mention of the feature in the app description. TechCrunch reported that the pilot program is only available in Canada for now, as well.

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Ending Soon! Create Stylish Prints With CanvasPop [Deals]

Ending Soon! Create Stylish Prints With CanvasPop [Deals]

Today’s tech gives us access to the photos we care the most about. Whether we’ve used our mobile phone or a high-quality digital camera to take these photos, they’re incredibly accessible – no matter where we are. But wouldn’t it be great if you could take any of those photos and create a piece of art that you can hang on your wall?

With this Cult of Mac Deals offer from CanvasPop you can make a gallery quality canvas print out of any image – but this deal is almost up!

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Apple To Close Up To 50 Retail Stores As Hurricane Sandy Approaches

Apple To Close Up To 50 Retail Stores As Hurricane Sandy Approaches

Apple stores located in hurricane Sandy’s path.

Apple looks set to close up to 50 retail stores across the East Coast of the Unites States as hurricane Sandy approaches. The Cupertino company is in the process of boarding up windows at 35 stores within the landfall of the hurricane’s path, in addition to another 15 just outside the zone across the northeastern U.S. and Canada.

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Spotify Is About To Arrive In Canada, Possibly Expand Into Asia and South America

Spotify Is About To Arrive In Canada, Possibly Expand Into Asia and South America

Good news for our readers up north: Spotify should be available in Canada very soon. An exact date hasn’t been announced by Spotify, however.

As part of the music streaming service’s expansion plans, certain countries in Asia and South America could possibly be added in the near future as well.

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Verizon Simplifies International Data Plan But They’re Still A Rip-Off

Verizon Simplifies International Data Plan But They’re Still A Rip-Off

Verizon announces new international data plans

One of the challenges when traveling internationally with iPhone or iPad is handling data roaming. There are two reasons that it’s incredibly easy to end up with a large bill when traveling for work or vacation.

One reason is that iOS features and apps can use data without you realizing it (iCloud’s Photostream feature being a great example) – to avoid such issues, you can disable data roaming in the iOS Settings app. The second reason is that the costs associated with international data roaming are rarely spelled out well by carriers.

At least one carrier is hoping to change that. This week Verizon announced that it will be offering customers a new set of international data plans intended to make managing data roaming easier to understand and track.

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