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Sony has introduced a new portable flash drive that can be used with both traditional USB-A connectors, along with newer USB-C ports. This flexibility makes the new drive, the USM-CA1, a great tool for moving files from your older computer to a new MacBook. Sony says that the USM-CA1 features dual connectors to allow for wider compatiblity. The series comes in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB configurations, and support read speeds of up to 130MB/s. You’ll be able to get your hands the USM-CA1 some time in February. No pricing information has yet been announced. Source: Sony; Via: Neowin …

Google has launched an official AdWords app for iPhone, giving customers of the ad platform an easy way to manage their ad campaigns on the go with their Apple devices. With the AdWords app, customers can check their campaign stats, manage budgets, get in touch with Google for help and more. Here’s the full breakdown on what the app offers: Monitor campaign performance like clicks, CTR and CPC Update bids and budgets Act on suggestions that may help improve campaign performance Get real-time alerts and notifications about your billing and ad status Call a Google expert Google previously released an AdWords Express app for iOS, but that app was less feature-rich and was primarily aimed at small businesses. AdWords customers can check out the new app for free on the App Store now. Free – Download Now Source: Google …

Every Friday, the iTunes Store adds new music to its lineup. This week, there are new albums from Sia and Rihanna, hip-hop discounts, Wiz Khalifa pre-orders. New music this week starts with the seventh studio album from Sia, This Is Acting. Rihanna has also released her latest album, ANTI. You can also check out Matter, the latest album from St. Lucia. Finally, check out Nine Track Mind, Charlie Puth’s debut album. This Is Acting – $9.99 – Download Now ANTI – $11.99 – Download Now Matter – $8.99 – Download Now Nine Track Mind – $9.99 – Download Now In music deals this week, the iTunes Store has discounts on a number of Hip-hop and R&B albums, both classic and new releases. The collection includes albums from Bryson Tiller, Drake, Monica, and Andra Day. Albums in the collection are available for $6.99 each. TRAPSOUL – $6.99 – Download Now Take Care (Deluxe Version) – $6.99 – Download Now Cheers to the Fall – $6.99 – Download Now Code Red – $6.99 – Download Now In pre-orders t…

In a recent earnings call, Cirrus Logic, Apple’s long-time audio chip partner, indicated that noise-cancelling technology may soon make its way to Apple’s products. Apple wasn’t named directly, but Cirrus has shown a solution for noise-cancelling headphones to a number of its partners, and there are ”several new products” coming to market in the second half of 2016 which might include the technology. This may even include a new set of EarPods to be packaged, or at least launched alongside, the iPhone 7. From Seeking Alpha’s transcript of Cirrus Logic’s earnings call: I’m excited and I think everybody we’ve shown the noise canceling headset solution to is excited about the possibilities. There are definitely people considering putting that in box, but as I said in response to one of the earlier questions, anytime you’re considering a new form factor, there’s lots and lots of people that get involved that pretty much any customer and things move around a fair amount. It should b…

Apple is reportedly deep into research into possible virtual and augmented reality initiative, and is said to have a large team exploring potential products in those fields. That team is said to consist of hundreds of staff, and has apparently been working on headset prototypes for several months. From Financial Times: The secret research unit includes hundreds of staff from a series of carefully targeted acquisitions, as well as employees poached from companies that are working on next-generation headset technologies including Microsoft and camera start-up Lytro, according to people familiar with the initiative. Apple also recently acquired Fly-by Media, an augmented reality company that previously helped 3D positioning technology for Google’s Project Tango depth-sensing devices. Fly-by’s technology can be used to essentially allow mobile devices see the world around them. Apple also recently hired Doug Bowman, a top virtual reality researcher. Apple has apparently made prev…

Ad-supported iTunes Radio stations are no more. Here’s everything you need to know about the switch. When did Apple get rid of ad-supported iTunes Radio stations? On Friday morning, two weeks after announcing that the stations would be sunset. But WHY?! For one, Apple is no longer producing ads in-house with its iAd program — though it’s never been clear if the iTunes Radio station ads were sold through iAd, it’s a likely bet that Apple wanted to clear the deck of its advertising-related services. iTunes Radio is also the remnant of Apple’s pre-Beats music subscription service; by ditching the ad-supported stations, the company can now rebrand all its stations under the ”Apple Music” banner. So the iTunes Radio stations are sticking around, with a different name? Yep, and no ads. What you knew as ”iTunes Radio” have become ”Apple Music radio stations,” all living under the Radio tab of the Music app. If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you can still create new radio statio…

U.S. Cellular has introduced a new set of pre-paid Simple Connect plans. The carrier is also offering a limited-time bill credit promotion for customers who spend $50 or more on their pre-paid plan. The new plans from U.S. Celluar start with a $30 per month plan for basic phones, which nets you 500 minutes and unlimited text messages. More smartphone-friendly plans with unlimited talk and text start at $35 a month, which nets you 500MB of high-speed data. For $45, you can get 2GB of data, while $60 per month grants you 5GB of data. Data will be slowed to 1x speeds after your pre-paid data allotment is reached. For a short time, customers who spend $50 or more on their pre-paid plan can get $50 in bill credit, which is paid out in increments of $5 per month for 10 months. Source: U.S. Cellular …

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