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iFontMaker, The Doors App, and More

What’s the point of owning an iPad if you’re not going to let yourself get a little artsy with it? Good thing we’ve got plenty of apps down here to let your creativity roam wild. Plus a little inspiration if you need it, as well. iFontMaker: While designers may suffer this the most, pretty much…

ScoreCleaner Notes, Pizza Compass, just.me, and More

Spring may have officially sprung weeks ago, but the weather is finally starting to catch up. Which means you can finally escape from hibernation and reenter the social world around you. This week’s set of apps are here to help you connect with friends and have the time of your life— be it with beautiful…

Apple’s Got a Huge Waiting List of Cops Who Need iPhones Cracked

It’s no secret that the police aren’t very good at breaking into encrypted iPhones, but they’ve been asking Apple for help. A lot of help. According to reports by CNET the government asks for so much help that the “please decrypt this iPhone for me” waiting list is at least seven weeks long. https://gizmodo.com/ios-encryption-is-so-good-not-even-the-nsa-can-hack-it-5934234 Law…

Amazon just released theCloud Drive Photos app for iOS, meaning iPhone users can finally manage their Cloud Drive photos on the go just like their Android brethren.

8 iOS 7 Mockups: Is This What Your Next iPhone Will Look Like?

With Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference just a month a way, rumors continue to surface that iOS 7 could see a major UI overhaul. Word on the street is that Jony Ive and his team at Apple are going for a very “flat” look. Since then, many designers have put together some interesting mock-ups and…

Your iPad Smart Cover Could Switch Off a Pacemaker

The little magnets sure make the iPad’s Smart Covers useful—but they could switch off pacemakers, too, if a new series of experiments is anything to go by. When 14-year-old Gianna Chien set out on a science fair project earlier thus year, she decided to test if the magnets in the iPad Smart Cover were strong…

This is what your Mac keyboard will look like in 100 years

After the excavation, everybody attending the 2113 meeting of the World Anthropology Association discussed what they’d found. It was a century-old midden pit, full of Apple devices from the days before the company had gotten into biological devices and cloning kits. Maico Akiba is an artist and illustrator in Japan who has created an entire…

Report: Apple’s Upcoming iRadio Music Service Has Hit a Snag

We’ve heard that Apple was supposedly close to locking down two major music labels for its ‘iRadio’ streaming music service and that Cupertino was waiting on Sony to finish off the trifecta. Unfortunately, Apple is still waiting on Sony. The Financial Times reports that Sony is holding firm because it wants Apple to pay more…

The updated Netflix app for iOS lets Apple’s mobile users into the binge-watching party: it auto-plays the next episode in a series and gives you three movie suggestions when you finish what you’re watching.

Now Is a Horrible Time To Buy a Laptop

So your trusty laptop is starting to show its age. No one can blame you for wanting a new one, but we’ve got just one piece of advice: WAIT. This is a horrible, horrible time to get a new rig. If you can hold out for just a few months, you’re going to do a…

ScoreCleaner Notes: Instantly Compose Whatever Tune Pops Into Your Head

Whether you’re a virtuoso musician or the tone-deaf bane of karaoke night, there’s probably been at least one point in your life where you’ve felt almost certain that the little ditty you just randomly hummed could be the song to end all songs. But just as quickly as these blasts of inspiration hit us, they’ll…

Dear Apple, Let’s Talk About Photos

We’ve been managing our photos together for almost a decade now. Things were nice and simple at the start and we both knew what to expect from each other—I pulled my photos off my camera on the computer, imported them into iPhoto and arranged them. Life was good. But then you came and gave me…

iFontMaker: Make Your Own Font When Nothing Else Will Do

While designers may suffer this the most, pretty much anyone who’s typed anything, well, ever has struggled to find the perfect font to suit their means. Normally, you’d be forced to settle for something that only approximates your vision, but rarely will you find exactly what exists so clearly in your imagination, which, let’s face…

Adorably Wrap Your iPhone Charger Like a Needle and Thread

Until smartphone batteries last for weeks on end, carrying a backup charging cable wherever you go will be a necessary evil. But at least you don’t have to deal with a perpetual tangle of wires if you import SoftBank’s new Itomaki AC Adapters. They’re shaped like a thread spool letting you wind your cable around…

You Can Actually Buy a Flask That Looks Like an iPhone

Every self respecting person needs to own a flask but the problem with flasks is that they almost always look like, well, the owner of the flask has an alcohol problem. If you’re trying to sneak alcohol into anywhere, you’ll always get caught with a flask. But! If your flask is shaped like an iPhone,…

Megabytes: Never (Accidentally) Go Over Your Mobile Data Limit Again

Sure, most cell phone carriers are more than happy to alert you to how much precious data you’ve been using up, but these little warnings usually don’t come until you’re dangerously near the monthly limit. Megabytes keeps track of your data usage for you, and makes sure you’re always aware of exactly where you stand.…

An iWatch Concept Has Never Looked This Good

We’ve got just about as much (or really as little) information about Apple’s fabled iWatch as we ever have, but it never stops being fun to fantasize a little. This latest concept whipped up by designer Martin Hajek has got to be the best—and most Apple-like—we’ve seen yet. Say what you will about stitched leather…

Dots, Felt, and More

It’s been a long week, so take a break. You deserve it. Whether you want to lose yourself in an impossibly simple, endlessly addictive game, take a shortcut to old-fashioned correspondence, or have your new AI friend do all the dirty work for you, we’ve got you covered. Enjoy. Google Now: Google Now, for those…

ForeverMap2, Google Now, Timeless, and More.

Between work, leisure, travel, and everything in between, we’ve barely got enough time in the day to breathe, much less handle the little surprises life throws at us at the same time. Fortunately, you don’t have to go through it alone. This week’s set of iPhone apps are all about making your life easier, more…

How Apple Just Avoided Paying $9.2 Billion in Tax

When you’re a company as big as Apple, saving on tax bills is important—especially when they’re in the billions. Fortunately its team of accountants has just managed to save it a cool $9.2 billion. The trick—I think we can call it a trick—involved financing a $55 billion stock buyback using debt instead of offshore cash.…