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Good wood This week's roundup of new gear for your Mac brings several accessories made straight from the tree. Plus, new ways to protect your laptop, Thunderbolt-ready accessories, and more. Artifox The $1,400 Artifox Desk 01 is built for today’s tech-equipped worker: The solid hardwood table includes slots to display your iPhone and iPad, plus a dry-erase surface for taking notes and reminding yourself...

Elementary, my dear If you're in the market for a new case to keep your tablet safe, this week's roundup of new protective accessories includes everything from the finest natural materials to the most-advanced plastics. Acme Made The Skinny Book (iPad mini and iPad Air) is a stain- and water-resistant shell that sports a low profile for maximum portability. To read this article in full or to leave...

Everything you need In this week's roundup of new iPhone protection, you'll find a case that comes with everything you may ever need, one that shines a light in more ways than one, and a swimsuit for your phone (that you will probably not want to take near water). Buqutech The PowerArmour (iPhone 5 and 5s; $90) features a slim build that protects against damage during everyday use. To read this article...

Video content is available just about everywhere you look. The problem is finding and saving your favorites, whether on YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, or stored your MacBook, so they’re available when you want them. This explosion of rich media has also given rise to a multitude of video formats, many of which require different players and editors, all with their own sets of commands to deal with. It isn’t...

The Force is with you This week brings an iOS reboot of a Star Wars movie as a game-driven storybook. Plus: apps for foodies, game players, weather bugs, and more. Beats Music Version 2.0 of Beats Music brings this melodic offering to the iPad. The interface has been redesigned to accommodate the tablet’s larger screen; the app offers support for both portrait and landscape modes, as well as account...

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A newly-released document on Apple’s website outlines the company’s policies when it comes to sharing the personal information of iOS users with U.S. law enforcement. According to the whitepaper, the company can help lawmen get their hands on a significant amount of information you share through iCloud, including your e-mail, iWork documents, calendars, and so on—provided, of course, that they come...

The Financial Times is reporting that Apple is in discussions to buy Beats Electronics (caution: paywall), the headphone-maker and streaming-music service-provider co-founded by hip-hop’s Dr. Dre. If true, it would—at an estimated value of $3.2 billion—be the biggest acquisition ever by Apple. (The report points out that a a $500 million investment in September 2013 valued the company at more than...

Beautiful batteries! This week's roundup of new iOS gear includes all kinds of power accessories. Some are powerful enough to jump-start your car, while others are small and colorful enough to act as fashion accessories. Aleratec The $399 Charge and Sync Station Mini 10 does volume business, allowing you to charge and sync as many as 10 iOS devices at once. It's designed for use in a business setting—or...

There’s Apple stories aplenty on the Internet this Wednesday morning; here are a few we’ve picked out for your reading enjoyment. Siri-ous Trouble? Hacker Claims to Crack iPhone Lock Screen Just when you thought it was safe to, uh, use the lock screen again, a “part-time hacker” has found a way to gain access to your iOS contacts without unlocking the phone. The trick? Ask Siri for an ambiguous contact...

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Reach for the sky One of the apps in this week’s roundup takes you to infinity and beyond, while another grounds your business firmly to Earth. In between, you’ll find ways to get things organized, go on a trip, and stash away the entire Web for later. Enpass 4.0 Sinew Software Systems’s Enpass ( Mac App Store Link ) is a secure vault for your private information, including passwords, secure notes,...

If the day ends in “y,” you can bet that there’s plenty of Apple news floating around the Internet. We’ve wrapped up some of the most popular stories from Tuesday and herein present them for your browsing pleasure. Apple Acquires Power Efficient LED Tech Company LuxVue As Tim Cook promised , Apple continues to acquire tech companies as it deems fit. The most recently discovered addition to the Cupertino...

Apple may be slowly and quietly improving its Maps software, but Google isn’t exactly playing the part of a shrinking violet: The search giant’s just launched version 3.0  of Google Maps, a significant update to its free mobile mapping app for both iOS and Android. The ability to save offline maps—and manage those maps—is among the best additions to Google Maps 3.0. Perhaps the best feature of the...

Overtime In this week's roundup of new iPad cases, you'll find tablet protection for the nature lover, the art enthusiast, and the sports fan who can't wait for the ball to start rolling. Belkin The Orla Kiely (iPad mini; $50) features one of four unique patterns designed by the eponymous artist. The case helps protect your tablet from the vagaries of everyday life with a secure fit. To read this...

Apple was dealt a blow in its second major patent-infringement lawsuit against Samsung when a Silicon Valley jury awarded the iPhone maker damages of just $119.65 million for Samsung’s infringement of several of its smartphone patents. Apple had requested $2.2 billion in damages for what it alleged was massive infringement of five of its patents by nine models of Samsung smartphones and a single model...

Pretty This week's roundup of new iPhone cases brings you at least one that will make you look fabulous, no matter where you are. Case-Mate The Selector (iPhone 5 and 5s; $80) is made with a combination of real crystals and leather accents, with a unique interlocking build that gives your handset extra protection. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here ...

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Interest in the hypothetical Apple smartwatch continues to grab the attention of the Apple mediasphere today, as does the debut of Apple's new boss in charge of retail and online operations. No new Apple TV at WWDC (Re/code) I don’t know if anyone was really expecting Apple to release an iWatch or revamped Apple TV at this year’s WWDC 2014 (the developer conference slated to start about a month from...