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The Weirdest iOS 7 Beta Feature (?) Yet

So here’s something strange. Syncing from iCloud seems to have changed a bit. And I honestly can’t tell if it’s a good thing or a bad thing. After installing the newest beta for iOS 7 and loading up a backup from iCloud, I noticed that my apps weren’t automatically downloading as they do in iOS…

What if OS X Looked Like iOS 7?

iOS 7 hasn’t even been shipped to the public yet, but we’ve seen almost everything about it already, and it’s radically different in design aesthetic from anything Apple’s done before. It’s Jony Ive’s creation, and it’s certainly colourful—but what if Apple applied the same aesthetic to OS X as well? These stunning design concepts are…

Roku’s updated iOS app now lets you stream video directly from your iPhone to its set-top boxes. Which is neat.

This Leaked iPad Display Shows What the Next iPad Might Look Like

It’s that time of the year again! When next iPhones and next iPads magically manifest themselves through supply chain leaks and third party dealers. This time, the leak shows what could be the display for the next iPad. If real, it shows that the next full-sized iPad will have a super thin bezel just like…

KeyMe for iOS: Keep Your Spare Set of Keys in the Cloud

How many have you found yourself locked out, stuck with a visiting friend who has to wait on the curb cause you aren’t able to get them a key yet, left out in the cold with a lost key and locksmith, or any number of other unfortunately common circumstances? As long as people use physical…

What Ashton Kutcher Did to Become Steve Jobs

We dished our fair share of smack talk towards Ashton Kutcher when he was tabbed to play Steve Jobs in the movie Jobs not because he couldn’t make himself look like Steve Jobs but because we were afraid he would put too much Dude Where’s My Car into Steve. We still don’t know if he’ll…

This Hilarious Secret Behind Jony Ive’s Inspiration for iOS 7

iOS 7 is just so colorful! It’s so light! It’s so fun! But not only that, the colors all blend together in a beautiful watercolor effect. It’s like a pastel psychedelic trip. It’s like seeing the palette of an artist obsessed with Easter. I wonder where Jony Ive got the idea for that color scheme.…

The Scientist for iOS: Top-Ranked Science News Straight to Your Phone

With the number of newsreaders littering the mobile sphere, it’s almsot surprising that there aren’t more niche-specific versions popping up amidst their more general brethren. But that’s exactly what The Scientist is—a no-nonsense, crowdsourced newsreader to keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest in the scientific world. What does it do? Continuously presents users…

iOS 7 Tracks Your Every Move and Displays Your Favorite Places

Creepy new feature alert! Creepy new feature alert! Buried in the Settings menu of the latest beta version of iOS 7 is the somewhat unsettling ability to see everywhere you’ve been since upgrading the operating system. It makes you wonder: Who else can see these maps? The new feature was pointed out on Wednesday morning…

A Tiny iPhone Photography Studio Built Into a Moleskine Notebook

It started life as a limited edition wooden contraption that allowed its creators to film both sides of a conversation using a single iPhone. But the Love Box has now been reborn as the AbracadabrApp: A modified Moleskine notebook featuring a slot to hold your iPhone, a repositionable mirror, and a small collection of tinted…

Oh Man, I Want These Budget iPhone Photos To Be Real

Rumor has it that Apple is set to release a new budget version of the iPhone next month. A blog and/or human person called Sonny Dickson has published a huge gallery of images which supposedly show the back housing of the “iPhone 5C.” Is that what the cheap iPhone looks like, if it even exists?…

Get Rid of Dirt Inside Your iPhone 5 Camera with Some Simple Surgery

Look closely at the camera lens of your iPhone 5. See that build-up of dirt and grime behind the glass? Ew! It might seem like the gunk is going to build up forever, inaccessible and making your photos progressively worse. But there is hope. Performing surgery on your iPhone is a task feared by some.…

10 Iconic Dieter Rams Designs From a Store That Sells His Classics

It’s difficult to express the timeless influence Dieter Rams has had on the world of design. From the iPhone in your pocket to the clock on your wall, his elegant and simple voice is everywhere. The only problem with Dieter Rams-designed products? They’re almost impossible to find. That is, until now. A new shop just…

Airsleep for iOS: Drown Out Airplane Noise and Get Some Shut-Eye

What’s everyone’s favorite thing to do on a plane? Sleep, of course. Coincidentally, it’s also one of the hardest thing to do. Airsleep aims to fix that. What does it do? Feeds you a mix of nature sounds, ambient music, and something called “brainwave audio.” This bizarrely titled component has been patented by the app’s…

iOS 7 Beta 5 Changes: A Visual Walkthrough

As we march towards the release of iOS 7 this fall, Apple has released the fifth beta of its mobile OS. Here’s what we’ve noticed so far about today’s changes. The icons in Settings have been tweaked like so: Icons in-call are now rounded just like on the lockscreen: Slide to power off has also…

Latest Trailer for Jobs Is Eminently Watchable

Why read the Steve Jobs biography when you can just watch Ashton Kutcher play the part in the new trailer for Jobs? From that memorable moment when the founder himself switches on the very first Apple I to that sort of creepy bit towards the end when he’s bearded and grey, you pretty much get…

My All-Time Favorite Laptop Sleeve

I hate faux stitched app leather as much as I love real stitched leather—for certain things. This is one of them: the PicasoLab’s MacBook Pro Retina sleeve that I’ve been using for a year now, handcrafted in the USA by Alex Ngo. I love it. It’s really as simple, clean and pretty as it can…

Frosted Glass Effects: Why I Switched to Android After All These Years

Some people have called me an Apple fanboy. I stood in line for hours for the first iPhone and then again for almost every new iOS device that came out. I own more Apple devices than t-shirts (I’m not a big t-shirt fan, but still, it’s a lot of devices…). And I have convinced quite…

Apple is going to let people trade in their third party iPhone chargers for an official Apple USB Power Adapter for 10 bucks. So if you want to save $9 off the retail price and/or get rid of possibly faulty chargers, head to an Apple Store starting August 16th with a third party charger and…

Receiptmate for iOS: Make E-Budgeting Easier With Scannable Receipts

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 to…