You can now download Google's Nik Collection of $149 photo tools for free

Google is generously giving away its $149 Nik Collection suite of digital photography desktop plugins. Google acquired the company to bolster its Snapseed application and it looks like it is done with the remnants of the company.

Nik Collection includes Analog Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Sharpener Pro, and Dfine, all of which work in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture. Buyers of the suite will be duly refunded. The download is available here.

Source: The Verge

Apple releases solution to stalling iOS 9.3 updates

It seems that the recently released iOS 9.3 update has been problematic on some older devices which have stalled in mid-update and effectively left those devices useless.  During installation, the update requires the Apple ID and password originally used to set up the device - the common problem is this ID might not match your current one. Apple has responded by releasing a series of workarounds found here. Apple will be issuing an update to the update to fix the issue affecting older iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices.

Preview: LG G5

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The LG G5 was the biggest surprise unleashed at Mobile World Congress. A departure from the impressive LG G4 of last year, the new flagship didn’t just ramp up all the hardware specs it also ushered in an entirely new form factor with curved glass, unibody aluminum and a sleek re-imagining of core design principles.

The LG G5 is more than a flagship smartphone, it is an entire platform for creating, sharing and enjoying digital content. LG really dug in deep to create not just a powerful, attractive and multifunctional smartphone that most users would love to use and own, It devised various use cases with plug-and-play accessories that improve activities like taking pictures and listening to music.

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Apple's iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and iPhone SE are now available for pre-order

The best thing about most Apple product announcements is that the products themselves are available within a few days. The new iPad Pro and the iPhone SE are available for pre-order from Apple's online store and will be available in stores on March 31st (with deliveries happening around then up to April 4th if ordered now.)

The iPad Pro (9.7-inch) is available in four colours (Silver, Gold, Space Grey and Rose Gold) and comes in 32GB ($799), 128GB ($999) and 256GB ($1,199) configurations for Wi-Fi and 32GB ($979), 128GB ($1,179) and 256GB ($1,379) for the Wi-Fi + Cellular models. The Smart Keyboard, which is necessary for the full experience, will cost $199.

iPhone SE comes in the same four colours and unlocked versions are 16GB ($579) and 64GB ($709).