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Strophes: The Beautiful Lyrics Reader Is Finally Mobile

While lyric reading app Strophes has already been in the Mac App Store for a while, more often than not, it’s when you’re on the go that you’ll need to whip out lyrics at a moments notice. So whether want to sing along or end a friendly argument about the correct words (or lines… or…

How to Make an iOS App Icon That Works

I’ve made my fair share of apps, and to me the one question that still bounces around my head is: When taking an app-first approach to designing a product, how should a designer decide on the look and feel of the icon? There are many different icon types I’ve considered, but I wanted to explore…

Apple is being investigated by Chinese authorities for providing porn content though its apps. Which seems… odd.

Facebook’s nabbed yet another Apple employee, hiring Richard Williamson, who led Apple’s mapping efforts. Interesting!

You Can Watch Funny or Die’s Steve Jobs Movie iSteve Right Now

You can now watch the peculiar Funny or Die Steve Jobs movie iSteve. The 78 minute flick starring Justin Long as Steve Jobs was the third Steve Jobs biopic announced but the first to release. I think there’s an award for that or something. You can watch the full length movie at Funny or Die…

Piki: A Turntable.fm’s Music Sharing App That Depends on Your Friends

You may already be familiar with Turntable.fm’s standalone app that lets you and your friends stream and listen to music together, but their newest offering for iOS is a different kind of music-sharing beast altogether. https://lifehacker.com/how-and-why-to-use-turntable-fm-your-new-favorite-musi-5818493 What does it do? Just like practically every other music sharing app on the market, you can pull up…

Time Warner Cable’s iOS

The waitlist is over! Mailbox is now open for any and all (as long as you, ya know, have an iOS device).

Today’s Facebook iOS Update Brings Chat Heads to Your iPhone

Upset that you won’t be able to know the joys of your friends’ floating, disembodied heads on your screen, iPhone users? Fret no more, because while you won’t be getting the entire Facebook Home experience, the Chat Heads feature should be hitting iOS devices sometime later today. https://gizmodo.com/what-are-facebook-chat-heads-5993646 The update was announced by Facebook CTO…

YouTube for iOS has been updated to support live streams. Just after Coachella’s first weekend—huh, thanks Apple.

Some Apple TVs Have Wi-Fi Issues, But You Can Get a Replacement

Apple has admitted that some of its third-generation Apple TVs have Wi-Fi issues—but owners with affected hardware are now able to exchange it for a fully functional replacement. The affected units struggle to locate a Wi-Fi network, are sometimes unable to join a network, and experience dropped or intermittent connections, reports 9to5mac. As Apple explains:…

Facebook Is Talking to Apple About Making Facebook Home for the iPhone

According to Bloomberg, Facebook is currently in talks with Apple to bring Facebook Home to the iPhone. Mind you, that doesn’t mean we should expect Facebook Home to actually come to the iPhone (as that seemingly wouldn’t jive with Apple’s MO) but it does show Facebook’s obvious desire to bring more Facebooking to more phones.…

Minibar: A Classier Cocktail App to Get You Drunk in Style

Cocktail apps are nothing new, but as they generally appeal to a demographic practically willing to drink gasoline so long as it’ll give ’em a buzz, none really offered the refinement and knowledge we were looking for. Nothing, that is, until Minibar. What does it do? Takes note of what you have on hand and…

Hooray! YouTube just updated their app for iOS, which now supports watching live streams.

Every Apple Exec’s Face Combined into One Jobsian Ideal

While the news of four out of the five highest-paid execs in the US being from Apple isn’t entirely surprising, it’s hard not to marvel at their collective success. Which leads to the question, “Who are these gazillionaires? And what does it look like when you blend all of their faces together?” We’re so glad…

Four of the Five Highest-Paid Execs in the US Work for Apple

If you already feel a little hard done by when it comes to your pay check, brace yourself. Bloomberg reports that four of the five best-paid executives across the whole of the US are employed by Apple—and just wait until you hear how much they earn. They each, apparently, receive a base salary of $805,400.…

How Chinese Scammers Are Swapping Fake iPhone Parts for the Real Deal

A very ingenious new kind of high-tech scam has been going down in China, where clever thieves are returning fake iPhone components to Apple and claiming they’re broken official parts, receiving genuine Apple-made pieces in return. And making a nice profit in the process. The scam, reported by TechWeb, sees people involved in the mobile…

Meet the Man With iPhone-Controlled Bionic Arms

Back in 2008, Jason Koger had the misfortune of running over a downed power line on his four-wheeler, being shocked with 7,200 volts of electricity, and ultimately having both his hands amputated. Now, he’s had the good luck to get a pair of new ones that can be controlled by an iPhone app. The i-Limb…

Finder Codes, Ninja Jamm, and More

This week’s collection of apps went all over the place in terms of content. If you’re someone prone to bouts of amnesia during daily activities, there’s plenty to cure what ails you down below. Aspiring musicians and video chat-junkies won’t be disappointed either. Everyone else: maybe next week. Finder Codes: We all lose things once…

Status Board, Mail Pilot, and More

Productivity don’t come cheap—at least this week. Apps hitting costs in the double digits are practically unheard of, but this week saw not one but two apps offering to make your life better if you’re willing to cough up the cash. The choice is up to you. Status Board: Information-hungry iPad users are in luck…