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Apple Audit Reveals 106 Cases of Underage Labor in China

Apple has released its seventh annual supplier audit and it reveals that one of its suppliers—Guangdong Real Faith Pingzhou Electronics—was found to violate its underage labor policy 74 times. Unsurprisingly, Apple was clear about the consequences of such a problems, and has completely severed ties with the manufacturer. Reading through the report, it appears that…

Here’s What To Do With Your Crap Old iPhone Cables

You know what I have a lot of? Old iPhone cables. You know what I don’t have a lot of? Old iPhones. So here are some cheap(er) adapters so your bogus cords are actually useful. They’re $27 on Amazon, so you’re saving $2 off the price you’d pay Apple. Plus you can get free shipping…

The Most Perfect Lego Recreation of the Original Macintosh Humanly Possible

You’ve seen out good friend Power Pig’s work around Giz before, but he’s totally outdone himself here. This is his Mona Lisa. (PUN. THAT WAS A PUN.) It’s an absolutely perfect recreation of the original Mac, exactly as it was pictured in that first ad. For reference, here’s the original Mac’s ad, down below. Totally…

Can Apple’s Stock Recover Without Steve Jobs?

Apple’s stock is going down like a plane in flames sinking 12 percent on its biggest fall since the 2008 Wall Street crash. That’s $60 dollars per share just after they announced one of its best quarters in history… but still under analysts’ expectations, who think the company is slowing down because its markets are…

Woz On What’s Wrong With Kutcher’s Steve Jobs Movie (Update 2)

The first scene from iJOBS—the biopic on Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher—may be pretty decent, but it never happened. Not even close, according to Steve Wozniak, who says they “never had such interaction and roles.” https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-jobs-the-steve-jobs-movie-starring-ashto-5978671 Woz had this to say in a Gizmodo comment: https://gizmodo.com/first-look-at-jobs-the-steve-jobs-movie-starring-ashto-5978671 Not close…we never had such interaction and roles…I’m not…

First Look at jOBS, the Steve Jobs Movie Starring Ashton Kutcher: This Is Actually Pretty Good

I don’t know if jOBS—the biopic of Steve Jobs starring Ashton Kutcher—will be any good, but this clip by Inside Movies actually looks pretty decent! We might have to eat our words. https://gizmodo.com/photos-of-ashton-kutcher-as-steve-jobs-confirm-how-bad-5909881 Kutcher does a good impersonation of the young Steve, and the clip seems to show the moment in which Steve Jobs learns…

Like it or not, Ashton Kutcher’s Steve Jobs biopic will premier across the US on April 19th. Watch it if you dare!

No, You Probably Won’t See a Bigger iPhone Any Time Soon

Apple CEO Tim Cook was just asked about Apple’s plans regarding larger-screened devices, like the Galaxy Note. Here’s how he answered: “Without sacrificing the one-handed ease of use, we’ve put a lot of thought into screen size, and we believe we’ve picked the right one.” Translation? Nope, not happening.

Apple Users Sending 2 Billion Glitchy, Slow iMessages Every Single Day

Apple’s talking finances right now, and dropping some pretty crazy factoids: not only are there 250 million iCloud users, they’re sending two billion messages per day. Billion. Now if only the damn thing worked well. We have to wonder how many of these two billion daily dispatches are expressions of frustration about how unreliable iMessage…

Apple Sold More iPhones and iPads Than It Ever Has, And Somehow That’s a Disappointment

Apple’s first quarter earnings are in. According to Bloomberg News, Apple made $13.1 billion in profit on $54.1 billion in revenue. It sold an absurd 47.8 million iPhones and 22.9 million iPads—both records. Somehow, this is a disappointment. Apple has been fighting off rumors of lagging interest in its products—iPhone and iPad specifically—for weeks now.…

Every Apple.com Homepage From the Last 15 Years

I was looking at screenshots of Apple.com’s former homepages (using the Internet Archive Wayback Machine) and decided to compile them into a slideshow. With the exception of Apple’s homepage in 1997, it’s pretty remarkable how little the core design has changed. After 15 years, the layout of Apple.com is still the same: prominently feature the…

Siri Was Going to be a Droid Feature, Until Apple Stole It Away

Way back in the mists of 2009, before Siri was even a twinkle in Apple’s eye, Verizon was planning to add the app to all of its Android smartphones. Sadly for the carrier, that didn’t last. Siri was destined to be a crowning glory of its Android-toting handsets: the carrier had signed a contract with…

The No-Hire Emails That Incriminate Apple, Google, Adobe and More

A court filing has just been made public which sheds light on the “no-hire” gentleman’s agreements that have pervaded the tech industry—and reveals how Steve Jobs threatened litigation to prevent companies from stealing his staff. Notably, former Palm CEO Edward Colligan has made a statement which points out that the company was threatened with patent…

Apple Removed a Photo App from the App Store Because Artistic Nudity Is the Devil or Something

500px, one of the best iPad apps for finding great pictures, was pulled from the App Store today because Apple is Tobias Funke never nude-levels of prudish when it comes to the naked body. Apparently, the app made it too easy to find pictures with nudity in them so it got kicked out. https://gizmodo.com/500px-for-ipad-look-at-the-most-beautifullest-pictures-5853680 500px…

Mailbox: Sign Up For The Impending Email Revolution

If you follow any number of Silicon Valley insiders on Twitter, you might have seen them blathering on about a new email app called Mailbox for iPhone. Mailbox is an interesting take on the inbox. It forces new user behavior, which might not necessarily be a bad thing but having used it over the last…

Android Is Popular Because It’s Cheap, Not Because It’s Good

The story goes like this: The iPhone comes out, and it’s the only smartphone anyone wants, because there’s never been anything like it. It is the smartphone. Step forward a few years, and Apple is losing to Google—at least in sheer numbers of phones being sold. What happened? People without money happened. The split between…

Suction Cup Viewfinder Makes Your iPhone Slightly More DSLR-Like

If you’re a professional photographer who’s reluctantly embraced the iPhone as an occasional alternative to your DSLR, you’re gonna love Photojojo’s latest smartphone accessory. It’s a suction cup viewfinder that sticks your iPhone’s display letting you block out all the distractions around you and frame your shots the same way you would with your full-sized…

Is an iPad on a Pedestal Art?

At the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing, there’s a strange exhibit on show: a single iPad stands on a white pedestal. It’s not for visitors to play with; instead, it’s a piece of art by Li Liao. The New Yorker explains the concept behind the piece: While Americans hash out the moral ups…

Sasha Obama Takes Stunning Presidential Inauguration Duckface Photo

Barack Obama is our president sequel, but more importantly, this photo. Duck face. Frog case. First place. Space race. Make haste. And yeah, shut up, it’s a slow news day. But at least we now know that the iPhone is the White House Tween Handset of Choice, so Google should be declaring bankruptcy any… second……

Dining Alone on Ramen Is a Little Less Depressing With a Smartphone Dock Bowl

Embraced by cash-strapped college students and young professionals struggling to scratch a living out of this cruel world, Ramen noodles have gotten a bad rap as being a depressing last resort option for a cheap and lonely meal. But that reputation could easily be undone with this brilliant Anti-loneliness bowl that makes it easy to…