Coach-designed Apple Watch bands said to be coming soon

After partnering with Hermès to create designer bands for the Apple Watch, Apple will reportedly team with Coach on a similar line. While a firm time frame for the launch of the new bands has yet to be established, it could be as early as June, according to Haute Ecriture (via 9to5Mac).

The sales associate then proceeded to show me a piece of paper with various products on them that included photos of about eight watch bands which included a white band, a black band, a red band, and a brown band. Some bands have charms on them and others have patterns stitched into them. Below the photos of each bands was some information about them and prices with each band retailing for $150.

While Apple also partnered with Hermès to create the branded Apple Watch Hermès, which came with custom watch faces, it’s unknown if the company would partner with Coach on such a product.

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Stack: Five tips, tricks, and hints

Learn how to stack those blocks higher and higher!

Stack is one of those simple, silly, addictive games that you can lose an entire afternoon to if you’re not careful. We speak from experience, we really do.

The goal of the game is to stack the moving blocks over each other as high as you can. Sounds simple, right? While this is true, actually doing it can get a little complicated.

We’ve played this game for hours and have come up with a few tips to help you build the tallest tower that you can in Stack. Here we go:

Time your moves
Keep your finger close to the screen
Keep your eye focused on one corner of the stack
Tap lightly
Accuracy counts for a lot

1. Time your moves

You need to get the timing down, especially in the beginning. Carefully watch the block move back and forth a few times so that you can get an idea of its speed. Then, when you think the moment is right, tap the screen to drop the block atop the stack.

2. Keep your finger close to the screen

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Injustice: Gods Among Us: Four tips, tricks, and cheats!

Explore, destroy, and conquer the DC Universe — all from your iPhone!

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an award-winning fighting game that puts you in control of the most powerful and exciting characters the DC Universe has to offer. We’re talking Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow… even the Joker! That is, if you can collect them all. To do that, you’ll need to win. And to win, you’ll need to check out these tips!

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1. Recognize that you need to take time to recharge between battles (… or you can spend your money to get playing right away)

Check your purple energy bar after a few battles (your 3 characters should be displayed on the lower right portion of the screen– I’m using Cyborg, Harley Quinn, and Catwoman) Is it low? Tap the recharge button to go to the recharge menu. If you have enough Energy Recharges (which look like tiny silver thunderbolts in the game) then feel free to recharge your characters by tapping the individua…

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Bing on iPhone and iPad adds image search with latest update

Microsoft has updated its Bing app for the iPhone and iPad. The new version adds, among other things, a way to search for images in the app.

Here’s what’s included in the new 6.5.1 version of Bing:

Get notified when a movie you’re following is available for streaming
Search by image: take a picture, and find similar images from the web
Find bus routes and schedules from maps
Faster start-up time and other performance improvements
Improved image, video, and local experience
Improved product results, with data from more stores (including eBay, Best Buy) in the barcode scanner

You can download the new Bing version from the App Store.

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Siri Eyes Free buckles into select Fiat Chrysler vehicles

Fiat Chrysler has now made available a software update that brings Siri Eyes Free to a select roster of 2013-2015 Chrysler, Jeep, Ram and Dodge vehicles. Specifically, Fiat Chrysler says that the update is available for nearly two million vehicles that sport a Uconnect 8.4 touchscreen display.

Covered vehicles include:

2013-2015 Ram 1500, 2500, 3500
2013-2015 Dodge Viper
2014-2015 Dodge Durango
2015 Dodge Challenger and Charger
2014-2015 Jeep® Cherokee and Grand Cherokee
2015 Jeep Renegade
2015 Chrysler 200 and 300
Different from CarPlay, Siri Eyes Free is a feature that allows drivers to access Siri voice commands through a connected phone by tapping a button on the steering wheel of their car. Drivers can then query Apple’s digital assistant over their car audio system without fumbling with their phone.

To grab the update, owners of compatible vehicles can head to the Uconnect website and enter their VIN number. From there, the update can be downloaded, loaded onto a USB sti…

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How to stream music over AirPlay to Apple TV

Can’t find an Apple TV app for the audio you want to listen to? No problem! Stream anything from your iPhone or iPad using AirPlay!

AirPlay makes it possible for you to directly stream video and audio content from your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV. So, even though there aren’t Apple TV apps for them yet, you can still listen to your favorite tunes on Google Play Music or Amazon Prime Music through your kickin’ home entertainment sound system. All it takes is a few taps.

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There are a number of different apps and games that build AirPlay compatibility right into the media control. Some games allow you to use your iPhone as a controller; apps like myNoise feature Airplay audio that will also display images. Even YouTube has a direct AirPlay option from i…

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New music on iTunes: Drake’s Views, Blink-182 pre-orders, and more

Every Friday, the iTunes Store adds new music to its lineup. This week, check out Views by Drake, more deals on country hits, and pre-order Blink-182’s next album.

This week’s new music begins with Drake’s new album, Views, which is also available for streaming on Apple Music, and is exclusive to Apple’s music services for its first week. You can also grab Beyoncé’s latest album Lemonade. Prayers for the Damned, the fourth album from rock group Sixx:A.M., is now available. You can also check out Reckless from Martina McBride.

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Prayers for the Damned – $7.99 – Download Now
Reckless – $9.99 – Download Now
In this week’s music discounts, the iTunes Store is continuing to offer deals on country music hits. The collection includes work from musicians like Vince Gill, Zac Brown Band, Cam, and Kelsea Ballerini. Albums in the collection are available for $6.99 or less.

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Best USB-C adapters for your 12-inch Macbook

Get the most out of your new 12-inch Macbook’s USB-C port by pairing it with a great adapter!

The USB-C port on your MacBook is still new and that means you may need an adapter to connect to your older USB accessories, like drives, printers, and projectors. Luckily, there’s no shortage of options to help you out, so we’re running down the best adapters money can buy to help you get the most out of your one-port-to-rule-them-all!

Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter

One of the overall best adapters for video—and more—comes right from Apple. To turn your single USB-C port into three, this adapter gives you:

An HDMI port with 1080p HD capabilities
A USB port
A USB-C port
Apple’s Multiport Adapter is a great solution if you regularly connect your MacBook to your TV or camera. You can access the USB-C port while the others are in use to keep your phone or other compatible devices charging, as well.

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John Romero’s BLACKROOM Kickstarter canceled to work on gameplay demo

DOOM and Quake co-creator John Romero has canceled his Kickstarter fund raising campaign for the upcoming Windows and Mac first person shooter BLACKROOM. Romero claims they will launch the campaign again after they create a gameplay demo.

The Kickstarter campaign launched on Monday and before its cancellation it had raised just over $131,000 of its $700,000 goal. However, Romero told Develop that he and his team at Night Work Games had received comments that backers wanted to see the game in action:

”All the comments we’ve heard from people say that they want to see some gameplay,” Romero told Develop. ”They like the idea, they think it’s really cool but they want to see some of it.” A demo is already in the works, but isn’t due to be finished before the Kickstarter campaign ends. While Romero acknowledged that the team could ”work around the clock” to do so, entering such levels of crunch is ”not what we do”.

Romero believes it will take ”one to two months” to create the BL…

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How to use Activation Lock on Apple Watch

If you lose your Apple Watch, you can lock it down so that no one else can use it.

You know how you can use Find My iPhone to protect your iPhone data and keep strangers out of it? Well, with watchOS 2, you can do the same on your Apple Watch. If your Apple Watch goes missing, you can use Activation Lock to make it impossible for anyone to un-pair it from your iPhone or pair it with a new iPhone without entering your Apple ID and password.

Activation Lock also lets you mark your Apple Watch as missing, which will disable Apple Pay on Apple Watch and require your Apple ID and password to pair it again to a new device, even if the system was erased.

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