Apple’s Smart Battery Case will certainly get the job done, but it includes some baffling design decisions, and just isn’t a great value compared to third-party products.

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Even with the Christmas break rapidly approaching, news actually picked up this week thanks to new releases, a possible Apple Watch event in March, and the company giving up on launching a streaming TV service — at least for the time being.

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Wrapping up our holiday deals, we’ve saved the best for last: the deepest instant discounts on this year’s brand new Macs, including a 13″ MacBook Air with AppleCare for $999, a 21.5″ iMac with HD display for $949, 12″ MacBooks from $1,129, and the lowest prices ever on MacBook Pros and iMac 5Ks. Plus free shipping and no tax in 48 states, while stock lasts.

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Owners of Apple’s iPad can now use Apple SIM to get online in 12 new international locales thanks to a partnership with AlwaysOnline Wireless, a global LTE roaming network supported in 45 countries.

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Serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban on Thursday called on Apple to banish Twitter — ironically through Twitter itself — from its iOS App Store for violating the company’s app review policies, specifically those concerning objectionable user generated content.

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Apple on Friday released a minor update for the OS X version of iTunes, adding enhanced classical music listening options for the company’s streaming Apple Music service that bring it in line with Music on iOS.

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The 2015 shopping season is nearing an end and we’ve saved the best for last: the deepest instant discounts on this year’s brand new Macs, including $300-$400 off 15″ MacBook Pros, free AppleCare with 13″ MacBook Pros, and $250 to $319 off iMac 5Ks, with prices starting at just $1,549. Plus free shipping and no tax in 48 states, while stock lasts.

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AT&T on Friday launched a new “Buy One Get One Free” promotion for premium smartphones, including the iPhone 6s. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart became the latest retailer to begin selling the Apple Watch.

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Security firm Symantec expects cyber attacks against Apple products to rise in 2016, after malware attacks against iOS and Mac OS X spiked sharply this year.

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