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Mysterious video shows new iPhone that’s shockingly yellow

Apple fans have recently enjoyed the two color choices offered in the iPhone models: black, or white. Maybe it didn’t matter because few people want to carry a $600 phone without a protective case. But today, iPhone lovers are in a state of shock because this video shows what might be a new, yellow iPhone.…

Your Busted Apple MagSafe Cords Power These Clever Lamps

The MagSafe power cord is one of Apple’s smartest features. They tend to crap out after a few months of hard use, though, thanks either to your poor wire-wrapping technique or your dog’s penchant for copper wire. But that doesn’t have to be the end of the line. https://gizmodo.com/the-macbooks-most-underrated-feature-511300704 For Brian Richer, who co-owns the…

How Apple Is Changing Its Definition of “Pro”

In recent years, many pros have started feeling like Apple’s jilted girlfriend. Through no fault of their own, the love just seemed to fade. Apple might claim otherwise when confronted, but the telltale signs have been hard to ignore: Mac Pro: Apple’s most powerful Mac has been agonizingly slow in the update department. It hasn’t…

What Apple’s Latest Acquisition Says About the Future of Apple TV

Apple just bought a small startup company you probably never heard of called Matcha.tv. Why is this important? Because it might, maybe, could possibly reveal what Apple sees as the future of Apple TV: a channel-less oasis where it doesn’t matter what streaming service you watch your favorite TV show on as long as it’s…

MedSnap ID for iOS: Identify Pills & Potential Interactions In 1 Photo

For some people, taking up to 12 different medications a day has become the unfortunate norm. And when you add another one into that already complicated heap, it isn’t always easy to identify the potentially harmful interactions in your own personal prescription cocktail. MedSnap hopes to simplify that problem by both identifying your pills and…

Bloomberg: A Retina iPad Mini and a Thinner iPad Are Coming

Bloomberg is reporting that a retina iPad Mini and a thinner iPad are both set to release later this year. That would confirm previous reports about how the full-sized, big boy iPad was getting the iPad Mini design treatment with a narrower bezel and a thinner body and that the iPad Mini would finally get…

Facebook’s newest update adds in-app restaurant reservations and your area’s TV and movie listings to Facebook Pages. The update also brings some visual tweaks to the iOS app’s timeline. [Facebook]

Leaked Photos of Sony’s Lens Cameras That Piggyback on Your Smartphone

As far as the cameras built into smartphones have come, they still can’t quite compete with a dedicated shooter in terms of image quality and control. But Sony thinks it’s found the solution. Instead of waiting until they can cram the capabilities of a DSLR or a mirrorless camera into a phone, these convincing photos…

This Could Be Our First Look at a Colorful Budget iPhone

Just the other day we saw a beautiful budget iPhone backing that we’re hoping is real, and now we’re catching a glimpse of its colorful twin. Same sweet design, same heap of skepticism, but we just love imagining an incoming family of these colored bad boys. https://gizmodo.com/oh-man-i-want-these-budget-iphone-photos-to-be-real-1054208244 Just like last time, the photos come from…

WSJ: The Next iPad Will Use iPad Mini’s Thin, Light Display Technology

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next generation of Apple’s iPad will use the same display technology which make the iPad mini so thin and light. According to “people with knowledge of the matter” the screens for the larger device are already being made by Asian suppliers. The current iPad uses a glass-based…

Can Apple tackle Google with new 2013 iPhone?

Apple fans are squeaking with unbridled emotion after learning about the next iPhone’s announcement date: September 10—two days earlier than last year. Will Apple’s new toys be enough to stop the company’s steady decline in sales and market share? In terms of absolute numbers and perception, Android phones are winning the battle right now. The…

Report: Apple’s Next iPhone(s?) Coming September 10th

According to a report from AllThingsD, Apple will be taking the lid off of its new iPhone a month from today, on September 10th. Save the date for what should be a big day—especially if it’s not the only debut Apple’s got up its sleeve. While Apple rumors are as Apple rumors does, AllThingsD is…

The Creator of the iPhone’s Text Message Noise Explains Its Origins

You hear it every time you get a text message or alert. It’s arguably the most iconic noise associated with the iPhone: The default “Boo-Dah-Ling” that plays when you get a text message or alert. But who designed it? A fascinating post from the audio designer behind the legendary tone explains all. According to Kelly…

This morning Apple announced the full return of the Developer Center, which had been shuttered for three weeks after a July 18 security breach. By way of apology for the long delay, developer memberships are being extended an extra month.

iPad Apps of the Week: Grid, MixBit, and More

Grid: Created by Josh Leong, Grid allows you to put any type of multimedia into tiles of a grid that are whatever size you want. You can make grids that mix photos, text, Google Maps data, symbols, whatever. And they’re sharable so you can collaborate with other users. If you’ve ever used a GoogleDoc to…

iPhone Apps of the Week: Receiptmate, Snap Save, and More

Receiptmate: No one save receipts anymore. We buy nearly everything either online or with a credit card, so since we basically have an electronic record of most of our purchases, it’s become too easy to toss any potential paper trail. But some of our payments are still made in cash, and if you really want…

Apple Wins Again Against Samsung: ITC Bans Some Samsung Phones

Word is trickling in through the wire that Apple just scored another court victory over Samsung. What does that mean? For now it looks like the United States International Trade Commission has ordered Samsung to stop selling and distributing devices that infringe on two Apple patents. According to FOSS Patents, the ITC found that Samsung…

This New TV Spot For JOBS Shows Ashton Can Actually Act

By now we’ve seen the trailers and watched the behind-the-scenes clip and learned all about the method acting and all that, but what we haven’t done is really figured out if Ashton Kutcher can really be Steve Jobs. Brace yourselves, folks: He’s pretty good. https://gizmodo.com/heres-the-first-trailer-for-jobs-532532870 The new TV spot for the movie shows Ashton in…

Regular People Have No Idea How To Manage Photos On Their iPhone

I’m serious, they don’t. They don’t know that they don’t, but they don’t. If you grab a co-workers iPhone and they have 2500 photos on the camera roll, then you know they don’t. They’ll just keep taking photos and assume “the cloud” or whatever is backing it up. For a time, it is. That is…

What’s So Wrong About Taking Photos With An iPad?

You’ve got a device in your hands that has a camera. But you’re not supposed to use it, because someone might laugh at you. How are you the dickhead in this situation? Show most of my friends a picture of a person taking a snapshot with an iPad or a tablet and they’ll laugh. Actually…