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Apple Maps, Android Jabs, and More: Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks

Bloomberg BusinessWeek has scored a gigundo, 11-page interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook. It covers a ton of ground—much of which has been covered before—but offers some new insights as well. Here’s the highlight reel, before you dive into the whole thing: On the recently fired Scott Forstall being a lousy team player: The key…

Apple Will Move Mac Production to the US in 2013

Tim Cook has confirmed that production of one of the existing Mac lines will move to the US, wholesale, in 2013. The news has made it on to Bloomberg Business week, and will be confirmed in a TV interview with Tim Cook which will be aired on NBC tonight. According to an interview transcript published…

This Is the Document Outlining Apple’s Settlement With HTC

Or at least, what you can read of it, because vast swathes have been redacted. Still, there are bits you can actually read, so let’s take a look. https://gizmodo.com/apple-tells-samsung-how-much-its-10-year-htc-license-is-5962756 A few interesting things that we can learn from the document: Both Apple and HTC are getting a nonexclusive, nontransferrable and non-sublicensable license to some of…

Rethinking the iPhone Lockscreen

iOS is boring. It’s unconnected. It isn’t flexible. It’s slow. That’s generally the consensus. And while many look to Jony Ive’s new role as the answer, it doesn’t exactly solve these problems. So I thought I would give it a shot. Our iPhones are starting to look a little stale when you turn them on.…

Report: Apple to Fix Its Terrible Maps by Rearranging the World

The Onion has some intel on Apple’s solution to the Apple Maps debacle. Instead of just fixing the app, Tim Cook & Co. are just going to alter the earth’s geography. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-3d-maps-are-an-apocalyptic-horror-show-5944672 Move entire countries. Rename streets. Change everything. Why not? Morning commuters on the Brooklyn Bridge would much rather fall into the East River…

The Launch of iTunes Russia Came With Some Free Porn

An innocent Russian tween: he’s saved up his rubles and was just able afford his first Сделать ставку (iPod). And now that Russia has iTunes, he can finally upload some t.A.T.u onto his new MP3 player. But surprise! Unsolicited tits! Because apparently the launch of iTunes.ru was plagued by porn. A Russian blog called iPhones.ru…

Apple’s lifted the two-per-customer order limit on iPhone 5. Stock levels are clearly up! [Apple Insider]

Sonos Now Lets You Stream Music Direct From an iOS Device

Proprietary software updates are rarely exciting, but the latest from Sonos really is worth hearing about. The latest Sonos software now allows users to stream music stored on iOS devices direct to the company’s speaker systems. Don’t be fooled into thinking this uses Airplay, though it sounds exactly like it should. Instead, Sonos has developed…

Eric Schmidt: Apple and Google are Like Competing Countries, Not Kids With Guns

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Eric Schmidt was quizzed about the relationship between Apple and Google, among other things. His take? They’re like countries trying to get along politically—not teenagers brandishing guns at each other. Right. In response to the question “How has Google’s relationship with Apple changed in the past year?”,…

If Tech Companies Made Holiday Party Invitations, They Would Look Like This

Our friends at Wired had a fun and clever idea: what would the holiday party invitations of tech companies look like? They dreamt up some scenarios and poked fun of all the tendencies of the companies. It’s hilarious. The Facebook party will have your mom coming! The Twitter hashtagged holiday party won’t show Instagram friends…

The YouTube App Is Finally Updated for iPad and iPhone 5

You’ve probably been waiting on this one for a while—Google has just now updated its YouTube app for the iPad and the iPhone 5’s larger screen. The app also got AirPlay streaming. And even though you’ve been anticipating this refresh for a couple of months, it’s no surprise that it took this long, despite YouTube…

32 Amazing Photos Taken On Phones

It’s starting to feel silly to point out: You no longer need a great dSLR to take a great picture. Still, we made you prove it. Here are the best entries from this week’s Shooting Challenge, cellphones. https://gizmodo.com/shooting-challenge-cellphone-redux-5963985 You know what’s the best part of these cellphone Shooting Challenges? The entries are so incredibly diverse.…

New Gmail App for iPhone and iPad Hands On: Way Better Than Last Time

A little more than a year ago, the iPhone and iPad finally got a Gmail app. It stunk. Even after hurried updates from an embarrassed Google. Now there’s a new app—Gmail 2.0 for iPhone and iPad. https://gizmodo.com/get-the-official-gmail-app-for-iphone-and-ipad-right-no-5855648 The new app has multiple account support (about time!), autocomplete predictions, and improved Google+ integration. We’ll have impressions…

The Best Deals in Tech

The holidays are approaching fast, and it’s time to start picking up some gifts: for friends, family, even yourself. But when you’re picking out what to go with, it’s sometimes wise to stay away from the absolute best. Sometimes you just want the best value—something that’s worth every shiny, hard-earned penny. As new products emerge…

Apple has scored trademarks for “retina” and “game center,” which means cruise ships and your eyeballs ARE IN VIOLATION.

The Secret HTC-Apple Settlement Might Not Be Quite So Secret

Last month HTC and Apple decided to play nice when they reached a settlement over a patent license. While Apple was forced to tell Samsung how much that deal was worth, it thought the rest of the case was secret—but it turns out that might not quite be the case. https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-htc-end-patent-dispute-and-agree-to-play-nice-5959533 In a court ruling…

Apple has apparently hired a glut of former Texas Instruments engineers to beef up its chip-making operations. [TNW]

What It Was Like Launching the Doomed iPad Magazine The Daily

I was the 19th employee hired by The Daily. My first day as the tech editor was on November 1, 2010, and the plan was to launch the next month. Needless to say, I was scared shitless. https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-news-corp-to-announce-the-daily-tablet-newspa-5697144 “You know you’re going to go work for the devil, right?” At that point in my career,…

News Corp has announced that its iPad-only newspaper, The Daily, is closing. We’re sad to see it go. [Business Insider]

Some New iMacs Are Assembled in the US

It seems not all of Apple’s slinky new iMacs are made in China. Apple Insider is reporting that some of the new standard-spec iMacs are labelled as “Assembled in USA”. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-imacs-are-crazy-thin-5953775 US sssembly is usually reserved for Apple’s made-to-order machines. But already a handful of standard 21.5-inch iMacs have been spotted labelled as American born-n-bred.…