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7 magnificent metal bands for your new Apple Watch

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Metal bands are the perfect Apple Watch upgrade.
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There’s no better way to upgrade your new Apple Watch than with a high-quality metal band. And there are so many terrific options out there to suit any budget.

We’ve rounded up seven of our favorites from big brands like Juuk, Speidel, and Rilee & Lo. Prices start at just $11.99

Past meets present in Dickinson featurette

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Hailee Steinfeld isn’t your typical Emily Dickinson.
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In a new video, the creator and a star of Dickinson discuss how this Apple TV+ series uses events from the life of a 19th Century poet to discuss problems women still face.

Watch it now:

How to hand off music from your iPhone when you arrive home

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Imagine arriving home, listening to music on your iPhone. You want to start that music playing on your home speakers instead, only you don’t want all the hassle of using Control Center, or the AirPlay panel, to do the connection manually.

If you own a HomePod, all you have to do is hold your iPhone near it, and playback will transfer. But what about regular AirPlay speakers? Can you hand off to those? Yes! You can. With a quick one-time setup, you can have the music or podcast app switch from your headphones, and play on any AirPlay speaker you have at home.

AT&T 5G network expands to NYC and five other cities

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5G is finally on the way.
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The race to build the nation’s best 5G network ahead of the 5G iPhone’s launch is heating up with AT&T expanding its 5G low-band service to six new cities, including NYC.

AT&T now boasts 19 cities with some 5G coverage. Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Detroit and Baltimore are the four other cities added recently.

MFI flash will add gloss to your iPhone photos

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First MFi flash out of the gate.
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The biggest photography stories of the decade all involved the iPhone in some way. The approaching decade’s first story will likely be the rise of add-on strobe lights for iPhone photographers.

Less than two weeks after news broke that Apple told accessories companies that it would add flash support for the iPhone 11 lineup, Anker is claiming to have the first MFi flash unit that plugs right into the Lightning port.

New iPhone display maker will loosen Samsung’s grip on Apple

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Apple could be adding a new OLED maker to its supply chain.
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Samsung’s hold on Apple’s OLED business for the iPhone could be further eroded as a new display maker enters the supply chain.

According to a new rumor, Chinese manufacturer BOE Technology Group is gearing up to make OLED panels for the iPhone, starting in 2021.

These tools make running your business a little less unruly [Deals]

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Get lifetime access to the complete business suite to manage projects, Invoice clients, collaborate with teams, track time and more.
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Whether you run a medium-sized business with inventory and employees, or you’re an individual freelancer, it comes with a lot of stuff to manage and organize. The invoices, emails, schedules and proposals all stack up, so a little help goes a long way.

Why I’m not holding my breath for Apple’s rumored gaming Mac [Opinion]

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Can Apple reinvent the Mac as a gaming powerhouse?
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Apple is reportedly working on a new “gaming-focused” Mac that it will unveil at WWDC, a sketchy new rumor claims.

This machine would cost up to $5,000 and be a Mac rival to gaming PCs. It would take aim at the fast growing “e-sports” market, which Apple has not previously catered to. Could such a machine turn Apple into a gaming powerhouse? Anything’s possible, I guess. But I’ll only believe it when I see it.

Cardiologist sues Apple over its heart-reading Apple Watch tech

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Apple Watch's atrial fibrillation tech may have helped save lives.
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A New York University cardiologist has filed a lawsuit against Apple, relating to its atrial fibrillation-detecting heart-reading tech for Apple Watch.

Apple Watch’s heart-reading tech has been hailed as a major breakthrough. Its ability to alert users of irregular heartbeats has been validated by experts from Stanford University. The problem? That according to Dr. Joseph Wiesel, it’s infringing on his patented work.

The best music, music, and — uhh — music apps this week

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If you like music -- and only music -- then this week's roundup is a real treat.
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This week we boss a metronome around with only our voices, let a music app write our songs for us, and create beats and tunes like little children might. Yes, the only good new apps I’ve seen this week have all been music apps, so try to enjoy it.

Instantly double the screen size of your MacBook [Deals]

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This 1080p screen easily attaches to any laptop for portable dual screen setups, presentations and more.
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Many of us have workflows that depend on using two screens. So when using a MacBook, that can effectively mean cutting productivity in half. But with this easy add-on, you can instantly boost the visual real estate of any laptop.

Setting the best Move Goal in Apple Watch [Cult of Mac Magazine 329]

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Get moving with the perfect Move Goal.

The Move Goal on your Apple Watch is a tricky beast. Set it too low, and it’s just not challenging enough. Set too high and it’ll be demotivating. So how do you pick the perfect Move Goal on Apple Watch?

Add that to a new dummy iPhone 12 that may be a sneak peek at next year’s device, and timely advice on setting up a new iPhone or erasing Apple devices before returning them to a store. It’s all in this week’s free Cult of Mac Magazine, along with reviews of a retro keyboard-speaker-combo and the week’s best new apps.

Download your free issue now to enjoy it on your iPad, or read the stories in any browser below.

Protect your online identity and activity for life with this highly rated VPN [Deals]

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This powerful VPN offers anonymity, security, and freedom to stream content anywhere.
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When you go online, your privacy and security is far from guaranteed. In fact, there are plenty of snoops, thieves, and content regulators waiting to pounce on your activity. So we recommend using a VPN anytime you connect to the internet, and this one offers the best bang for your buck.

Late collector’s vintage Macs find a new home at Montana museum

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The Vintage Mac Museum heads west to Montana
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Apple museums have popped up all over the world, but none with the quirky love that filled the rooms of Adam Rosen’s Massachusetts home. He passed away in August and grieving family and friends vowed to find a new place to plug in his self-made Vintage Mac Museum.

Rosen’s father, Robert, told Cult of Mac the family has donated his son’s collection of more than 100 working machines to the American Computer and Robotics Museum in Bozeman, Montana.

How to safely erase your iPad, iPhone or Mac before returning it

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The hardest part of returning a MacBook is removing the stickers.
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Did you get a MacBook, iPhone, or iPad this holiday season? Are you going to return it? The good news is that, even if the gift was purchased back in November, you can still return it thanks to Apple’s generous holiday return policy. But if you’ve already set things up and used the iDevice of the Mac, then you need to wipe your data off before you return it. Here’s how.

Bag a 2018 MacBook Air for under $740 [Deals & Steals]

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Want to spend your holiday cash on a sweet Apple laptop? Look no further than the 2018 MacBook Air, which is now available for under $740 from Woot.

That’s just one of the awesome offers in today’s Deals & Steals roundup. Other highlights include:

Find all these and more in our Deals & Steals roundup below.

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Jony Ive pays for thousands of orchards to be planted at schools

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Jony Ive loves trees.
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Jony Ive has been largely quiet since his departure from Apple was first confirmed back in June. But now Ive has resurfaced — through a charitable contribution to the Daily Mail newspaper’s orchard-planting campaign.

Ive, who was instrumental in placing trees into Apple Stores, has donated 100,000 British pounds ($131,000) to the paper’s Be A Tree Angel campaign. Ive’s contribution will enable 1,000 orchards to be planted in 1,000 schools across the U.K.

New Apple devices for the holidays? Get the best price for your old ones

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Cult of Mac pays real cash for your old Apple devices.
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If you were lucky enough to get new Apple devices for the holidays, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll do with your old ones. They’re likely still worth a pretty penny, and Cult of Mac can help you get the best price.

We’ll buy back any old iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac. We’ll even take your dirty old AirPods — and broken devices in need of repair. What’s more, we typically pay more than other trade-in services.

Cult of Mac pays real cash and we won’t leave you waiting weeks for your money. Get a quote today to find out how much your old Apple devices are really worth.

Apple stock had its best year for a decade in 2019

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What a year this was for Apple!
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Apple in 2009 and 2019 are very different companies. In the past decade, we’ve seen the arrival of the iPad and the Apple Watch, while the iPhone has well and truly become ubiquitous worldwide. Meanwhile, former CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs sadly passed away, and Tim Cook took charge of the company.

But as different as some things are, others stay the same. Case in point: AAPL has had its best stock performance in 2019 since 2009.

Learn to develop apps in iOS 13 and SwiftUI this coming new year [Deals]

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This bundle of iOS 13 development courses covers almost two days' worth of content.
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Now that iOS 13 is out, developers have a whole new set of tools and norms to play with. So if you’re looking to build apps, you’re going to have to get familiar. With this bundle of four comprehensive courses, you can get caught up at your own pace.