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Mitchel is the Deals Editor at MacRumors and has been writing for the site since 2014. Starting as a contributing writer, and then editor, he now oversees the day-to-day deals coverage for MR, which includes writing dedicated articles, updating deals guides and roundups, managing affiliate partnerships, and more.

Mitchel Broussard's Articles

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DxO ONE Gaining Improved Wi-Fi Connectivity and Waterproof 'Outdoor Shell'

Wednesday August 31, 2016 7:05 am PDT by
After introducing a standalone mode for the DxO ONE Smartphone Camera earlier in the year, the camera manufacturer today announced an update to its DxO ONE lineup that'll bring waterproofing to the accessory, as well as an all-new Wi-Fi remote control. The latter feature will be available to all DxO ONE users through a 2.0 software update coming to the connected iOS app [Direct Link], while the...
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Dropbox Hack in 2012 Targeted Over 60 Million Accounts

Wednesday August 31, 2016 5:24 am PDT by
After Dropbox forced a password reset on any user who hadn't changed their login credentials since mid-2012 -- due to a hack faced by the company that year -- new information has surfaced recently detailing the extent of the user data leak. According to a collection of files obtained by Motherboard, containing the email addresses and hashed passwords of the affected user base, a total of...
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Kwikset Launches 2nd Gen 'Kevo' Smart Lock With Improved Security [Updated]

Tuesday August 30, 2016 8:57 am PDT by
Lock manufacturing company Kwikset today released the second generation of its Kevo smart lock, keeping the same aesthetic of the original Kevo but bringing in a "refined user experience," more compact interior design, and improved security. Like the original Kevo, the second generation of the smart lock lets user easily gain entry into their home thanks to Kevo's ability to register a paired...
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Intel Announces First Low-Power 'Kaby Lake' Mobile Processors

Tuesday August 30, 2016 8:04 am PDT by
After showing off the capabilities of its new 7th Generation Core, Kaby Lake, during the Intel Developer Forum earlier in the month, Intel corporate vice president Navin Shenoy today gave more details regarding the third "optimized" member of the 14 nm chip family following Broadwell and Skylake. In today's announcement -- focused on the speed and 4K UHD support the new CPUs provide -- Intel...
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Papa John's Announces Pizza-Ordering App for Apple TV

Tuesday August 30, 2016 6:27 am PDT by
Pizza chain Papa John's today announced the launch of its own app for the fourth generation Apple TV, which will let customers create and order pizzas within the app with a special discount price of 25 percent on each order placed on Apple's set-top box. The app marks the first of its kind on Apple TV for a national restaurant brand focusing on placing food orders. The app includes Papa John's ...
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Instagram Tries to Differ From Snapchat by Curating 'Stories' in Explore Tab

Tuesday August 30, 2016 5:54 am PDT by
Following in the wake of a few additions to the Instagram app that largely fell in line with rival service Snapchat -- including 24-hour long posts and an "Events" channel -- recently the popular photo sharing app announced a feature lacking in Snapchat, which will suggest new Stories for users to follow (via TechCrunch). The suggestions will be based on who you already follow and the topics...
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Tim Cook Pens Open Letter on Tax Evasion Claims, Says Apple is Confident Decision 'Will be Reversed'

Tuesday August 30, 2016 5:25 am PDT by
Tim Cook has posted an open letter on Apple's website in response to the European Commission's ruling that Apple must pay 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back taxes dating from 2003 through 2014. Cook's letter begins by discussing Apple's long history in Ireland, which dates back to a small facility that housed 60 employees in 1980. That statistic has now expanded to 6,000 employees...
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Verizon Touts LTE Advanced Rollout With 50% Faster Peak Speeds in Over 450 Cities

Monday August 29, 2016 10:18 am PDT by
Verizon today announced a new marketing push for "LTE Advanced" technology that brings 50 percent faster peak wireless data speeds to 461 cities across the United States. The company marks LTE Advanced as the latest improvement on current 4G LTE technology, which it first introduced in 2010. Besides a collection of major cities, Verizon LTE Advanced will cover "loads of less-served places...
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Fitbit Announces Charge 2 With 4x Larger Display and Flex 2 With Swim Tracking

Monday August 29, 2016 7:06 am PDT by
Following image leaks of two new Fitbit fitness trackers, the company today officially announced the Fitbit Charge 2 and Fitbit Flex 2. In addition, the Fitbit Blaze and Fitbit Alta wearables will receive a software update soon that brings new notifications, clock faces, and move reminders. Fitbit Charge 2 (left) and Fitbit Flex 2 (right) Starting with the Fitbit Charge 2, the new device...
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Winner of 'Celebration' Apple-1 Auction Was Prepared to Pay $2 Million for 'Holy Grail of Computers'

Monday August 29, 2016 4:51 am PDT by
After placing the winning $815,000 bid on the rare "Celebration" Apple-1 computer last week, Glenn Dellimore spoke with Business Insider about his reasons for purchasing the computer. Dellimore made the decision with his wife, Shannnon, and the two were not only prepared to pay up to $2 million for the piece of Apple history, but both see it only increasing in value over the years. The...
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Twitter Working on Anti-Harassment Tool With Keyword Blocking Abilities

Friday August 26, 2016 9:15 am PDT by
Following a recent string of high-profile stories centered around cruel tweets, Twitter is said be gearing up to launch a new tweet moderation feature that will let users filter content they see by using keywords (via Bloomberg). Any subsequent tweet with the specifically designated harmful words would be blocked from the user's timeline and invisible to them, but still posted for anyone else to...
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iPhone 7 Facing Supply Shortages as Production Ramps Up Ahead of Launch

Friday August 26, 2016 8:23 am PDT by
Following tradition, a new report out of Apple's supply chain is hinting that the company "may need to contend with a supply shortage" for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, citing vague issues with "faulty components" as the central problem (via Nikkei). Similar stories have emerged before the launch of the new iPhone nearly every year, stemming from Apple's annual late-summer production ramp-up...
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Lady Gaga's New Album May Be First Loss for Apple Music After Universal's Exclusivity Changes

Friday August 26, 2016 7:12 am PDT by
Apple Music may have lost a major exclusivity deal with artist Lady Gaga and her label Interscope, with rumors suggesting the company's streaming music service was in place to exclusively launch not only the upcoming single "Perfect Illusion," but the singer's entire fifth studio album. Lady Gaga began voicing support of Apple Music before the service even launched last year. Interscope...
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DJI Launches iPhone-Compatible Osmo+ Handheld Gimbal Camera With Up to 7x Zoom

Thursday August 25, 2016 8:58 am PDT by
Drone manufacturer DJI today launched the Osmo+ camera, the company's first handheld gimbal with an integrated zoom camera that delivers "unprecedented stability and image quality for handheld still photography and video creation." DJI's new gimbal system is compatible with iOS and the DJI GO app [Direct Link] and packs in technology that the company compares similarly to its new Zenmuse Z3 zoom...
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YouTube Wants to Create Video-Focused Social Network Called 'Backstage'

Thursday August 25, 2016 6:26 am PDT by
Popular video platform YouTube is reportedly seeking to greatly expand its social features with a new section called "Backstage," where users can share photos, polls, links, text posts, and videos to anyone subscribed to their channel (via VentureBeat). According to internal sources at YouTube, Backstage will launch in the fall both on the company's mobile apps and desktop. The initial soft...
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Apple Working on Video-Sharing Social Network App for Launch in 2017

Thursday August 25, 2016 5:16 am PDT by
Apple is working on its own social networking app, in the style of Facebook and Snapchat, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The company, "seeking to capitalize on the popularity of social networks," will focus on video in the new app, letting users record a video, edit it, apply a filter, add doodles, and then send it out to friends. Apple's goal is said to make the app quick and easy to...
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Apple Music's Reliance on Exclusives Coming Under Fire From Labels and Critics

Wednesday August 24, 2016 9:26 am PDT by
In the wake of the much-anticipated launch of Frank Ocean's new album "Blonde," Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge has sent out an email to UMG executives, saying that the company is prohibiting the practice of exclusive music streaming moving forward (via The Lefsetz Letter). The email officially ends "all future exclusives with Universal artists," meaning popular artists like Kendrick...
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Fake 'iPhone 6 SE' Packaging Surfaces Online

Wednesday August 24, 2016 7:44 am PDT by
A handful of photos claimed to show packaging for a device called the "iPhone 6 SE" have surfaced online today, presumably countering rumors that the next iPhone will be called the iPhone 7, but the photos have quite clearly been digitally altered. The photos have circulated on a number of sites with varying amounts of redaction, but the highest quality, least edited versions we've found were...
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LG Announces New Collection of Bluetooth Speakers Coming This Fall

Tuesday August 23, 2016 8:13 am PDT by
LG recently unveiled a trio of new Bluetooth speaker collections ahead of the IFA 2016 tech conference taking place in Berlin September 2-7. The new speakers are called the PH2, PH3, and PH4 and "run the range from casual to audiophile grade" in order to suit the listening style of each LG customer. The cheapest speaker starts with the small PH2, measuring 3.8 inches in diameter and just 1.5...
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Lyft President Says 'We're Not Looking for a Buyer' Following Reports of Attempted Sale

Tuesday August 23, 2016 7:04 am PDT by
Lyft co-founder and president John Zimmer today refuted reports from over the weekend that the ride-hailing company was seeking out buyers for a potential purchase -- reportedly including Apple -- outright telling Business Insider that "Lyft is not seeking a buyer." According to Zimmer, Lyft itself was approached for a purchase opportunity, which was misconstrued in reports by The New York Times...