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Apple merges online store into all its web pages

Apple has built its online store into its main website and separate web pages. There’s no longer a separate “Store” listing on Apple’s pages.

Instead, there’s a shopping bag icon that displays products in the shopping cart, past order information, account details, and favorites. You buy an item by clicking the “Buy” button on a product’s page. This links you to the purchasing menus formerly available in the online store.

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Apple Watch arrives at Best Buy

The Apple Watch is now available at Best Buy locations. It’s the first national retailer in the U.S., other than Apple Stores, where customers can buy the smartwatch.

The Apple Watch has arrived in more than 100 Best Buy stores and will also be available on BestBuy.com. Another 200 of the stores will have the Apple Watch in time for holiday shopping, says  Jason Bonfig, senior category officer at Best Buy.

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Kool Tools: SmartMotion for Mac OS X

SmartMotion is a new, video analytics software product that works in conjunction with any video surveillance (CCTV) system. It runs natively on Mac OS X, as well as Windows and Linux systems.

SmartMotion analyses captured footage quickly and finds events of interest. It can save lots of man-hours that would otherwise be spent reviewing captured footage. It processes video at up to 1000 fps; typically, one hour of video can be analyzed in one minute.

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nVeil Art for Mac OS X adds photo enhancement masking, more

Storek Studio has announced nVeil Art 2.0 (http://nVeil.com), an update to its graphic remix tool for Mac OS X.

nVeil generates works of digital abstract cubism by filtering photos or video through vector-drawn veils. Colors and motion come from the source imagery, and can then be further modified with nVeil’s controls. Version 2.0 features photo enhancement masking, a new image format, an enlarged library of veils, new tutorials, an improved user interface, and more.

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The latest iOS apps for Aug. 7

Here are some of the latest apps available at the Apple App Store for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and/or Apple Watch.

Sugar Games has released Brownies the mobile version. It’s a free (with in-app purchases) game that plunges the player into the magical land of cute little creatures where mundane objects naturally intertwine with fantastic landscapes and buildings.

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