TMO Deals

Here's a Portable Battery That's Also a Qi Wireless Charger: $58

Bryan Chaffin ·

Check out the Wireless Power Bank + Wireless Charger Adapter, a portable battery that comes with a Qi wireless charging pad. That means you can use it to charge your iPhone 8/Plus and iPhone X wirelessly on the go. It’s $68.25 through our deal, but coupon code GIFTSHOP15 brings it down to $58. The link takes you to a white model, but there’s a black option, too. You can also get the battery without the adapter if you want.

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GOOSE VPN 5-Year Subscription: $34

Bryan Chaffin ·

We have a deal on a five year subscription to GOOSE VPN. The service includes 59 servers around the world, plus simultaneous use on an unlimited number of devices. Platforms supported include Mac, iOS, Windows, and Android. It’s $39.99 through us, but we have a coupon code—GIFTSHOP15—that brings it down to $34.

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Here's How to Set Up and Use Apple Pay Cash

Jeff Gamet ·

Now that Apple Pay Cash is up and running you can enable it and start sending and receiving money through the Messages app on your iPhone and iPad. There are a few steps involved, so follow along with TMO’s Apple Pay Cash primer to get set up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNloY_4s8RA
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Watch Apple's New Commercial, 'iPad Pro - Markup'

Bryan Chaffin ·

Apple has a new spot called iPad Pro – Markup. It shows the same young woman featured in the What’s a Computer? spot. In this commercial, she’s sitting around with her iPad Pro talking to a friend with FaceTime. She snags a screenshot, marks up the screenshot, and then sends it to the friend in iMessage while continuing the conversation. It’s all fluid, natural, and easy. It ends with the tagline, «A new way to markup instantly.» On the one hand, I’m not sure how many kids can afford an iPad Pro. On the other, I think this delivery speaks perfectly to young people, and that’s entirely the target market.

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TMO Background Mode Interview with Ecovacs Head of Marketing Christopher Caen

John Martellaro · · Add Comment

Christopher Caen is the Head of Marketing at Ecovacs Robotics, a company well know for its robotic vacuum cleaners and window cleaners. Christopher has a balanced academic background, being both accomplished in English as well as computer science. His first job was as an summer intern at Atari where he worked in marketing, something that immediately appealed to him. Later, at Paramount, he co-founded the Paramount Technology Group which developed interactive programming and games. Christopher’s career-long expertise in marketing took him to Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Informix and NEC. We talked a lot about internet of things (IoT), modern security practices, and how modern IoT products create a business model that requires a new understanding of and relationship to the customer. If you’re interested in robotics and IoT, this is a must listen.

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Don't Commit a Photo Crime – Mac Geek Gab 686

John F. Braun & Dave Hamilton · · Add Comment

Sometimes iCloud gets out of sync. Your geeks and fellow listeners have some tips and solutions. Then it’s time to talk about troubleshooting tools that exist on either iOS or macOS but not both. What are your options? Your geeks talk through that, too. Of course, ‘tis the season, so Cool Stuff Found abounds. We share and you share! We all learn (at least) four new things! It’s Mac Geek Gab, after all. Enjoy MGG 686!