Looking to go walletless with the iPhone 6 and Apple Pay? This iPhone case can help!

One of the iPhone 6’s key features is Apple Pay, which lets you effortlessly buy things using nothing more than Touch ID. But there are still times you might need a physical credit card, your ID or insurance card. To get the best of both worlds, pick up Speck’s CandyShell Card case for iPhone 6 (also available for iPhone 6 Plus).

• $28.65 – Order now

Speck sells a lot of different CandyShell cases for iPhone 6 — ones with grippy material, bold graphic prints, and ones with integrated faceplates and more. But the CandyShell Card sports a unique adaptation on the back that enables you to hold up to three credit card-sized cards (or folded paper money), keeping you from having to drag your wallet or a purse out for a night on the town.

The CandyShell Card comes in four colors: Black with grey accents, white with gray accents, blue and purple, and purple and blue (different and fewer color combinations than the iPhone 5 CandyShell Card. I have a black case for my iPhone 6, which is Space Grey (black is always in fashion).

If you’re already familiar with that case, you’ll find the same dual-layer protection here: A shock-absorbent lining that protects the edges and back of the iPhone, covering volume and power buttons.

The glossy outer shell is a hard, impact-resistant material that scuffs and scratches fairly easily, but better that than the iPhone 6, right? I might recommend a lighter color to help the case cover inevitable dings and scratches more easily.

Cutouts provide access to the hold switch, headphone jack and Lightning port, and a large opening over the speaker keeps your voice from getting muffled. The Lightning port opening is large enough to comfortably accommodate most third-party Lightning cables.

The patented design keeps cards securely in place. Inside the pocket on the back of the CandyShell Card is a rubberized surface that provides a little bit of traction for any cards or money contained therein. The shape of the inside of the case presses out to hold the cards in place. A cutout in the case’s hard outer shell makes it easy to push out cards or money using your thumb. Its orientation favors right-handed users, unless you hold the case upside down when you’re pushing cards out.

The good

• Go walletless
• Carry three cards or paper money
• Dual-layer protection

The bad

• Fewer color choices than before
• Black case scuffs easily

The bottom line

We’re still not at the point where most of us can get away with just using Apple Pay when we’re out. The CandyShell Card case for iPhone 6 helps us get the rest of the way there by storing just what we need for a night out on the town right in our pocket.

• $28.65 – Order now

Today view puts widgets right in Notification Center where you can access them from anywhere on your iPhone with a single swipe!

Because widgets are so accessible, they make it easy for you to check the latest news or sports scores, check your reminders or delivery status, make some calculations or swap clipboards. Unlike notifications, widgets are always there, right in the Today view of Notification Center, ready and waiting for whenever you need them. All you have to do is enable them and you’re on you’re way.

So, which widgets are the very best? Which widgets should you enable right now?

1. Fantastical 2

For calendars and reminders

Fantastical 2 combines your calendar and reminders into one sleek, easy to use, completely interactive widget. Tap on any date and instantly see what you’ve got scheduled for that day. Tap and hold on any date and go straight to the app and start adding an appointment.

• $4.99 – Download Now

3. Clips

For multiple clipboards

Clips lets you add and retrieve snippest of text. It’s like having multiple clipboard ready to copy and paste whenever and where ever you want.

• Free with IAP – Download Now

4. Pedometer++

For your steps, counted

The Pedometer++ widget shows you how many steps you’ve taken and how many flights of stairs you’ve climbed on any give day. Tap the info button, and the app will give you your totals going back through time.

• Free – Download Now

5. Deliveries

For online shoppers

The deliveries widget shows you all the Apple, Amazon, Fedex, UPS, and other packages you’re expecting, when they’re expected to arrive, and their last known status. All at a glance.

• $4.99 – Download Now

6. Dark Sky

For weather watchers

If the weather in Apple’s Today summary isn’t enough, Dark Sky will show you what you can expect for the next hour based on your current location.

• $3.99 – Download Now

7. PCalc

For quick calculations

The PCalc widget puts all the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and percentages, all in Notification Center. It even lets you toggle between open (full calculator) and closed (last result only) so you can save Today view space if you want to.

• $9.99 – Download Now

8. TeeVee 3

For a TV guide

The TeeVee 3 widget lets you know all the shows you care about coming up up next on all the networks available to you. That way, you can double check the schedule and your viewing plans with just a swipe.

• $2.99 – Download Now

9. ETA

For travelers

The ETA widget keeps all your frequent travel destination available to you, driving or walking, along with the time it will take you to get there. Tap one and you’ll be taken to navigation directions to make sure you get there.

• $0.99 – Download Now

10. ESPN

For sports fans

The ESPN widget lets you know what games are on, what games are coming up, and what the final scores were for games that have just completed. It’s the sports page in Notification Center form!

• Free – Download Now

11. Philips Hue

*For remote controllers**

Hue’s Today view widget lets you keep all your favorite light settings available all the time, from anywhere on your iPhone. Say goodbye to hunting for the app and switching tabs while you stumble around in the dark!

• Free – Download Now

12. Musixmatch

For instant karaoke

The Musixmatch widget gives you instant access to music identification and song lyrics with a single swipe. Perfect for any time you’re about to take the stage, whether at home or at karaoke night.

• Free – Download Now

13. Writing Aid

For your word of the day

The Writing Day widget gives you a new word each day so that you can learn it and add it to your vocabulary each day. Given how many tweets, snaps, statuses, and instas are the same, I speak for everyone when I say — spice it up!

• $0.99 – Download Now

14. Sky Guide

For astrology lovers

The Sky Guide widget gives you rise and set times for the sun, the moon, and a few of the planets. If you want to keep track of the heavens, this’ll let you know when best to do it.

• $1.99 – Download Now

Your favorites?

Those are our favorite Today view widgets for Notification Center right now. Which widgets do you have currently installed and why? And if we missed any of them, please let us know about them in the comments below!

Apple’s put out the word for an event on March 9, and that means it’s time to try and read the tea leaves about what to expect from ’Spring Forward’.

It’s easy to assume that it’s going to be all Apple Watch, but you never know, there might be something else happening. Regardless, we want you to be prepared for whatever happens (and watch the live stream in style) with a colorful new wallpaper to get you through the heady days to come!

But instead of just duplicating the original invite, we decided to make something a bit more wallpaper-y. Okay, that’s a lie — Derek couldn’t figure out how Apple got their leaves to do the light/dark translucency thing they were doing, so instead he made something that’s inspired by Apple’s invite. It is a bit more long-term wallpaper-appropriate anyway, if we might say.

Because our CMS — the software that runs this website — automatically downscales images to save on bandwidth, we’ve posted the full-size images on our forums. Don’t fret, registration is free, and you can even register with your Facebook, Google, or Twitter account. And the images are full size. Go, download, revel in all the colors…

Download the Spring Forward event wallpapers