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Apple’s Big New Hire Sure Doesn’t Like Apple Sometimes

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch—that’s the guy in charge of technology at a very powerful and important technology company—is jumping ship, reportedly for Apple. Which is odd, because he’s said a lot of mean, frustrated things about Apple! Lynch has been with Adobe since 2005, meaning he was lined up against Steve Jobs when the two…

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Is Going to Apple (Updated)

CNBC reports that Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch is heading to Apple. Whoa! What does this mean? Especially given that Lynch has publicly trashed Apple in the past. According to financial documents filed today with the Securities Exchange Commission, we know for sure that Lynch is leaving Adobe: Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or…

The Most Perfect Lego Apple II+ Will Make You Want a Lego Computer

This Lego version of an Apple II+ is perfect. It has the lovely aged hue of beige, clear bricks for the Apple Monitor II, floppy disk drives with the right sticker and even a removable top on the computer to see the Lego computer’s guts! Made by Chiu-Kueng Tsang, a wizard with his Lego creations,…

Apple Is Finally Fixing the iPhone’s Lock Screen Flaw with iOS 6.1.3

After testing it in beta, Apple is finally releasing iOS 6.1.3 to iPhone users. The update finally fixes that gaping hole of a security flaw that let anyone bypass the iPhone’s lock screen even if it had a passcode on it. https://gizmodo.com/ios-6-1-3-beta-fixes-iphone-lock-screen-security-hole-5986001 The software update also has improvements for Apple Maps in Japan. [9to5Mac]

Why Android Updates Are So Slow

If there is one complaint we hear from Android users more than any other, it’s the speed at which software updates arrive. Or don’t arrive. It’s especially tough on tech enthusiasts who read about all the advantages of the new update, but can’t get it on their own devices for six months, if at all.…

7 Galaxy S4 Features You Can Get On Your iPhone Today

In addition to its high-end hardware, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 phone comes with a slew of proprietary apps that help improve your health, enhance your photography, control your TV and secure your business data. Though Samsung would certainly like iPhone users to switch platforms for these features, most of them are available in iOS via third-party…

A Third, Full-Length Steve Jobs Biopic Was Just Announced—by Funny or Die

Because there can never be too many Steve Jobs biopics coming out at essentially the exact same time, we now have a third feature-length film to add to the czar of Apple’s roster. Unlike the others, though, this one took considerably less time to complete. So in a mere matter of weeks, Funny or Die…

An iPhone in Different Colors Looks Fantastically Fun

I’ve never wanted an iPhone in different colors. Black with a tint of gloss or white with a silver lining has always been plenty enough. But then I saw these renders of what an iPhone in different colors would look like and man, a red iPhone looks like so much fun. People want choices! People…

AT&T Hacker Gets 3.5 Years In Prison

Wired reports that Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer, 26, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for exploiting an AT&T security hole three years ago. His bid to stay out of prison has failed. Instead, he’s going to get 3.5 years in the slammer. https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-at-t-hackers-last-bid-to-stay-out-of-prison-5990462 In court documents first reported by Gizmodo last week, Weev’s lawyers…

Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs movie has been delayed from its original April release date. No word on when it’ll come out.

You’ll Waste Your Entire Morning With This Brilliant Face-Swapping iOS App

If you’ve ever watched the movie Face/Off and desperately wanted to try the same thing—minus the implausible surgery and John Travolta—now’s your chance. Yahoo Japan has released Face Stealer, an endlessly amusing iPhone app that uses augmented reality to replace your face with someone else’s. And despite being free, it works surprisingly well. The app…

OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.3 is out with Boot Camp support for Windows 8, iTunes gift card scanning and more.

How To Save $40 On an iPad Mini

Refurbished iPad Minis have hit the Apple Refurb Store, the store where like-new Apple stuff is actually sold at a discount. The iPad Mini was announced last October, and new models usually hit refurb land within six months, so the iPads populating Apple’s refurb ghetto are right on schedule. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-get-apples-black-friday-prices-all-year-long-5863185 As of now, there are…

This Ghost-Shaped iPhone Nightlight Will Scare Away the Dark

Being afraid of the dark is nothing to be ashamed of (he keeps telling himself) and if you still need the reassurance of a nightlight to fall asleep, this clip-on ghost will let your iPhone tackle that duty as well. Available from Shapeways’ 3D printing service for $16, when used with an app of your…

You Can Now Buy a Wall-Mountable Version of the New iMac

At launch, Apple’s new iMac was incompatible with VESA’s well-known and much-loved wall mounting systems. Fret no longer, space savers, because now you can buy the new iMacs with a built-in VESA wall adapter from the Apple store. Usually reserved for mounting TVs on walls, VESA’s products also have a long history of being used…

Exclusive: AT&T Hacker’s Last Bid To Stay Out of Prison

Three years ago, Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer exploited an AT&T security hole to release over 100,000 customer email addresses. Today, he faces a prison sentence. Gizmodo has obtained a copy of his pre-sentence memo—a plea against hard time. http://gizmodo.com/5962159/the-internets-best-terrible-person-goes-to-jail-can-a-reviled-master-troll-become-a-geek-hero?tag=weev In the memo, filed earlier today, Weev and his legal team argue that instead of years behind…

Android Is a Free Replacement for a Feature Phone Says Apple’s Phil Schiller

Samsung’s announcing the Galaxy S IV tomorrow but before it does, Apple wanted to take a few shots at Android. Phil Schiller, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Marketing, crapped all over Android telling the WSJ that, “Android is often given a free replacement for a feature phone and the experience isn’t as good as an…

With This Iron Man Mark VII Case Your iPhone Can Join The Avengers

Leave it to Brando to add one of the most obscene iPhone cases we’ve ever seen to its online catalog. If you love the iPhone 5’s minimalist design, you’re going to hate it. But if you love The Avengers, particularly Iron Man, you’ve just found your next iPhone case. Available sometime in April for about…

Our friends over at Jalopnik found some amazing Russian car nuts who hacked their Opel to be driven by an iPad.

Why I Ditched the iPhone: My Very Own Protocol Droid

I’ve been a die-hard “Apple evangelist” for over twenty years – first an avid Mac user, then an early adopter of both iPod and iPhone. In the 90s, when everyone I knew used Windows, I tried to switch them to Mac. In the 2000s, when everyone had Creative-brand MP3 players, I tried to switch them…