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Apple Can’t Trademark Its Music Icon Because Of… MySpace

In a hilarious court ruling, Apple got denied a trademark on its orange music icon (the one that’s on iOS devices) because trademark judges said consumers might confuse the logo with one owned by MySpace. Hah! Yes, My_____ or ____space or whatever it’s going to be these days, is screwing with Apple’s plans. Take a…

What Did You Do with Your Old iPhone?

Now that you’ve spent a lustful weekend filled with heavy breathing, groping, and maybe even licking the iPhone 5, you can’t go back to your old iPhone anymore. So what do you guys usually do with it? Sell it to some poor sap on Craigslist? Use it as an iPod? Hand it down to relatives?…

Apple Didn’t Have to Make Apple Maps Yet—It Still Had a Year Left on Its Google Maps Contract

Why did Apple kill Google Maps from iOS and make its own maps? The logical thinking was some combination of getting Google off iOS and Apple and Google’s Google Maps contract agreement being over. That’s only half true. Apple still could’ve used Google maps for another year under their current agreement, Apple just decided to…

Apple Products Account for 14 Percent of All Crime in New York City

What the hell. The NYPD has released statistics that imply, basically, that Apple product theft makes up 14 percent of all reported crime in the city. It’s absurd and sad and sort of predictable but mostly just the sad and absurd. Apple products were reported stolen in NYC 11,447 times this year, from January 1…

Good News: Apple Still Uses Google Maps Where It Matters Most

Apple’s new Maps may be a horror show, but at least they haven’t fully permeated your iOS existence. As one redditor discovered recently, iCloud.com still uses Google Maps when you use its Find My Phone feature. It’s a sweet oasis, in your time of greatest need. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-3d-maps-are-an-apocalyptic-horror-show-5944672 There’s no good time to have your maps…

Yes, the iPhone 5’s Brain Is Made by Samsung

It’s not a surprise. The A5 chip—the brain of the iPhone 4S—is also made by Samsung. But in the current polarized climate of the Apple-Samsung Wars, it’s worth remembering that the show goes on and the new iPhone 5’s brain is made by Samsung too. https://gizmodo.com/apples-a5-processors-are-made-on-a-3-6-billion-samsung-5868700 iFixit put the chip under an electron microscope and…

How To Build an iPhone 5 Dock for $1.27

Since the iPhone 5 Lightning adapter has a chip that prevents you from using third-party cables, you can forget about using an inexpensive off-brand dock. And since Apple hasn’t yet released its own branded dock, you’re basically stuck, for now, just plugging the phone into a loose cord. https://gizmodo.com/heres-the-chip-apple-is-using-to-stop-you-from-buying-c-5945889 That is, unless you’ve got a…

Bloomberg: iPhone 5 ‘Shortage’ a Result of New Ultra-Thin Display

Despite five million units being sold in three days, Bloomberg is claiming that demand for the iPhone 5 has been outstripping supply because of a shortage of the ultra-thin display units used in the new phone. The new iPhone uses in-cell screen technology, which rolls together the display and touch-sensitive parts of the screen in…

Google Chrome has been updated for iOS 6 and the iPhone 5’s screen. No letterboxing here. [App Store]

Schmidt Confirms Google Hasn’t Submitted a New Maps App for iOS Yet (Updated)

Last week sources at Google suggested that a new Maps app for iOS might arrive “before Christmas“. Now, Eric Schmidt has confirmed to Reuters that Google has not yet submitted a new Maps app to Apple. https://gizmodo.com/it-might-be-a-couple-of-months-before-we-see-a-proper-g-5945070 Speaking after a Tokyo-based Nexus 7 event, Schmidt denied rumors which have suggested Google already has an app…

Woz: Apple Maps Has Problems, But They Aren’t “That Severe”

ZDNET managed to chat to Steve Wozniak while he was speaking at an event in Sydney, Australia, and unsurprisingly they chatted to him about Apple’s Maps. His verdict? Up-front, mixed—but not as negative as some. As ever, Woz has been reading around what’s been reported to get the lie of the land. According to ZDNET…

You can reserve an iPhone 5 for in-store pickup at the Apple Store now. Who likes waiting in line, right?

Madame Tussauds Is Making a Steve Jobs Wax Figure That Is Hauntingly Realistic

Madame Tussauds is making a Steve Jobs wax figure to mark the first anniversary of his death. It’s hauntingly realistic—just look at the pictures above—and will, of course, come complete with black cotton turtle neck, Levi’s 501 jeans and New Balance 991 sneakers. The wax figure will be displayed at Madam Tussauds Hong Kong and…

Siri Is Serving Up Wacky Weather Results for Many Locations

Today is a breezy, beautiful fall day in New York City. But if you ask Siri about the weather here, she’ll tell you it’s 90 degrees. This is not the weather in New York City, but rather the weather in New York, Texas. Something’s up with Siri again. We’ve known for some time that Siri…

iOS 5.1 for Apple TV Enhances AirPlay Capabilities and Suggests Apps Might Arrive Soon

The Apple TV software has been updated in a very quiet manner, but the new functionality contained in that update—AirPlay broadcasting, support multiple iTunes account, shared photo streams—is more substantial than it first seems. And the fact that you can now rearrange icons on the home screen suggest that proper support for iOS apps could…

iPhone 5 vs Galaxy S III: Smartphone Display Technology Shoot-Out

The iPhone 5 has been the most anticipated mobile device of 2012 together with its cousin the iPad Mini, which we expect to be seeing shortly. Apple has made displays their most prominent marketing feature because it determines the quality of the visual experience for everything on a smartphone or tablet—including apps, web content, photos,…

Here’s the Chip Apple Is Using to Stop You from Buying Cheap Cables

If you bought yourself an iPhone 5, and are looking for a cheap, third-party lightning adapter to save a couple of bucks, you might want to hold off. There’s an authenticator chip in the official adapters, and third-party adapters probably won’t work without it. https://gizmodo.com/how-to-save-20-bucks-on-that-stupid-iphone-5-adapter-5943843 Peter from Double Helix Cables found the obnoxious little chip…

Wedding Party: Get the Smartphone Pics Your Photographer Missed

At my cousin’s wedding a few days ago, the hosts asked us all to use an app called Wedding Party to collect the guests’ smartphone pics taken during the event. Now, a few days later, I have a stream of photos shot by dozens of family members at the event. The couple hired a photographer,…

New iPhone 5 owners are reporting light leak issues. Whether or not its a widespread thing remains to be seen. [BGR]

What Is the Weird Rattle in These Brand New iPhone 5s?

Since the iPhone 5 finally landed in the hands of excited customers on Friday there have been numerous reports of a “rattle” or ‘thud” coming from inside new phones. What is the weird sound in these online videos? According to Apple forum discussions and reports from tipsters, it appears that the sound is being caused…