Monday, February 4, 2019

Deals Spotlight: B&H Photo Discounting Large Selection of Apple Watch Series 3 Models

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B&H Photo has kicked off the week with a new sale on Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 4, discounting select Series 3 models by as much as $380. Both Aluminum and Stainless Steel models are available in the sale, and some of the Apple Watches even come with a free third-party band or screen protector.

Apple Watch Series 3 (38mm GPS + Cellular)


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Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm GPS + Cellular)





Additionally, B&H Photo is matching (and slightly beating) discounts on the Apple Watch Series 4 going on right now at Amazon. At B&H Photo you can get the 40mm Aluminum Series 4 for $384.00, down from $399.00, and the 44mm Aluminum for $414.00, down from $429.00. On Amazon, the same Apple Watch models are $384.99 and $414.99, respectively.

B&H Photo also has discounts on Stainless Steel Series 4 models, Nike+ models, and different band options. Head to the retailer's website today to check out the full sale. You can also visit our full Deals Roundup to keep track of all the sales going on this week, including a new $100 iTunes gift card discount on eBay that just kicked off this morning.

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Apple to Limit Accelerometer and Gyroscope Access in Safari on iOS 12.2 for Privacy Reasons

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Last month, Apple released iOS 12.2 in beta with several new features, including the Apple News app in Canada, a redesigned TV remote in Control Center, support for adding HomeKit-enabled TVs in the Home app, and more.

The upcoming software update also introduces a new Motion & Orientation Access toggle under Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security. Toggled off by default, this new setting must be turned on in order for websites to display features that rely on motion data from the gyroscope and accelerometer in the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


To test this, we loaded the What Web Can Do Today website on an iPhone running the first beta of iOS 12.2. With the Motion & Orientation Access setting toggled on, the page shows real-time accelerometer and gyroscope data from the iPhone. With the setting toggled off, no motion data is shown.

Another example is Apple's motion-based iPhone experience site. This page normally allows you to tilt your actual iPhone to swivel the iPhone XS Max on the screen with tech specs. With Motion & Orientation Access toggled off, however, only a static image of the iPhone XS Max is shown without tech specs.


This privacy-focused change could be in response to a WIRED report last year that claimed thousands of websites have unmitigated access to motion, orientation, proximity, and light sensor data on mobile devices.

As noted by Digiday, the setting could have implications for AR/VR advertising:
For example, Samsung's "Samsung Within" web-based interactive experience, developed by R/GA to promote the hardware brand's legacy and its Galaxy Note 9 phone, uses the accelerometer to let people explore the night sky.

"It's definitely going to break things," said Kai Tier, executive technology director at R/GA.
These AR/VR experiences may have to rely on fallback versions that people can navigate with swipe gestures instead, but this largely defeats the purpose of motion-based, interactive campaigns.

It's quite possible Apple could tweak how this feature works in time for the public release of iOS 12.2. Perhaps the setting will be toggled on by default in a subsequent beta, for example, or Safari could prompt users for permission to access motion data when necessary as it does with location data.

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How to clear the cache on iPhone or iPad

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Deleting junk files and clearing the cache and memory is a great way to give your iPhone (or iPad) a speed boost and get it running faster than ever

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iOS 13 release date & new features rumours

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When will Apple release the next version of iOS for iPhone and iPad, and what new features will it bring? We round up the iOS 13 leaks and rumours

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Acer Chromebase 24v2 and 24vi debut for Hangouts, kiosks or business workstations


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Target Begins Apple Pay Rollout at Select Locations

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Target last month announced that it would begin accepting Apple Pay at all of its stores in the coming weeks. That rollout has now begun.


MacRumors readers have shared photos of NFC-enabled payment terminals at select Target stores in the Northeast and Midwest, including the White Plains, New York location below. The updated interface indicates that Apple Pay is accepted along with Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and contactless credit cards.


The blog Appleosophy also ran a story about the rollout that was picked up on Reddit, where some commenters said that Apple Pay was not yet available at their local Target stores, so this appears to remain a work in progress.

A spokesperson for Target confirmed with MacRumors that REDcards cannot be added to Apple Pay as part of the rollout, although future support is not ruled out. REDcards are Target-branded credit and debit cards, offering an automatic five percent off most purchases at its stores everyday.

Target was one of the largest Apple Pay holdouts in the United States. The retailer was initially committed to the failed CurrentC platform alongside other large chains such as Walmart, Best Buy, CVS, Rite-Aid, Publix, and 7-Eleven.

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Acer Launches Two New Kaby Lake Chromebases


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