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Here’s the One Thing I Want to See at Apple’s iPhone 5 Event (Spoiler: A Steve Jobs Hologram)

Too bad Digital Domain, the company who made the Tupac hologram, is going bankrupt because seeing a Steve Jobs hologram at tomorrow’s iPhone 5 event would be the best One More Thing… ever. Seriously, just watch this humorous video to see what a rapping Steve Jobs hologram would look like. http://gawker.com/5942365/company-behind-tupac-reagan-holograms-now-bankrupt As an aside, I…

Here Are Two Photos From Tomorrow’s Apple Event Sent From the Future

Apart from that phone lost in a bar, the iPhone 5 is the most leaked phone in Apple’s history. We basically know—with 99% certainty—what it will look like when it gets announced tomorrow, both in white and black versions. https://gizmodo.com/how-apple-lost-the-iphone-4-5520438 So why wait to get pictures of Tim Cook doing his show-and-tell? Everything is so…

Feed: Make Music that Moves on Your iPad

There are plenty of apps that let you record field noises and tinker with sounds on your iPad, but none as beautiful as Feed. What does it do? Records, loops, changes the pitch, and otherwise manipulates audio files or sounds taken from the iPad’s microphone. Why do we like it? While other music making apps…

How an iPhone 5 and iPad Mini Might Compare in Size to the iPhone 4S and iPad

There have been many, many rumors which, by consistency alone, given us an idea of how big an iPad Mini and iPhone 5 might be. This latest shot, which shows cases for the devices that use the leaked specs, puts those maybe devices in context with the current offerings. And if that iPad Mini shell…

Apple’s Hacker Fix: Nuke Your iTunes Account, Refuse to Let You Back In

Last month, Apple’s crazy-lax password reset protocol allowed Wired’s Mat Honan to be hacked. Hard. It was a wake-up call for the company and its customers, a breach so severe it demanded an immediate solution. What Apple came up with, though, might be just as nuts as the original problem: It’s basically impossible to recover…

Where to Sell Your iPhone 4S for the Most Money

Apple’s next iPhone is coming tomorrow. If you’re planning cashing in your old phone, you need to do it now. Here’s where to look for the best deal while there’s still some time left. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-the-complete-rumor-roundup-5930100 ebay How much: $309-$400 How to do it: You can go one of two ways with eBay—you can either sell…

Apple’s Hideous Leather Software Is Based on Steve Jobs’ Private Jet

We hate the way a lot of Apple design looks, these days: virtual leather, felt, wood, and glass. It’s like a sleazy game room in your Cool Uncle’s basement. Who is making these eye-screwing decisions? Fast Company says it was Jobs. https://gizmodo.com/ugh-god-why-is-apple-making-everything-look-like-an-u-5849940 Skeumorphism—the design technique of making a virtual thing look like a real thing…

Please Do Not Print Large Jobs

I like when people see an office rule and they find creative ways to 1) break it and 2) make fun of it. I don’t know who made this but well played, sir/lady. Well played. [Thanks Karl!]

Google Fights Back: Official YouTube for iOS Is Here

Last month, Apple yanked the YouTube app that’d been collecting mold on your iPhone since 2007. On the one hand, nobody will miss it in iOS 6, because it was terrible. On the other, YouTube. But fret not: it’s back. https://gizmodo.com/apple-is-removing-youtube-from-ios-6-5932215 But more important than simply being back, it’s back in a proper way, built…

iPads to Replace Paper Reference Manuals in All AA Cockpits

The FAA has approved American Airlines to be the first commercial airline to have its pilots use iPads in “all phases of flight,” rather than the 35lb paper reference manuals they’re used to. Based on current fuel prices, The Next Web estimates that this will save the airline some $1.2M annually, across all of its…

17 People Who Think They’ve Bought an iPhone 5 Already

As much as we talk about the iPhone 5 around here, it’s important to remember that it doesn’t actually exist yet. At least, Apple hasn’t announced its existence, much less made it available for preorder. All that doesn’t happen until Wednesday. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-the-complete-rumor-roundup-5930100 But, uh… some people didn’t get the message. Like these kind folks who…

Samsung Will Reportedly Sue Apple Over a 4G LTE iPhone 5 (Updated)

The $1.05 billion Samsung has been ordered to pay Apple has not ended fight between the two companies. In fact, the battle might get even more complicated. According to the Korea Times, Samsung will sue Apple once again over LTE patents the iPhone 5 reportedly infringes on. https://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-damages-samsung-has-to-pay-apple-scrawled-5937808 The latest news came after a Korean…

Let’s Hope This Beautiful Leather iPhone Sleeve Gets an Upgrade This Week

It’s as functional as it is simple, but if you have any intentions of upgrading your iPhone in the very near future, you’re unfortunately going to want to pass on Evouni’s lovely leather sleeve stand. All evidence points to the next-generation iPhone being taller than the current model, which means this sleeve will simply be…

Google has updated the Google Drive iOS and Android apps to include document editing on your device. Spreadsheet party!

375 Completely Free Ebooks for Every Device

Last week Amazon dumped an avalanche of new Kindles on us. Huzzah for reading! Except, um, who wants to buy a whole library of ebooks? Here’s a list of 375 free books formatted for iPad/iPhone, Kindle, or for your plain old computer screen. https://gizmodo.com/amazons-new-kindle-avalanche-everything-you-need-to-kn-5941083 The list of books compiled by Open Culture consists of links…

Why Apple Might Have a Hard Time Keeping Up With Google Maps

You know Google’s Street View cars? You probably thought they were just gathering photos and route data, right? Well it turns out there’s more. Under the hood of Google maps is the Ground Truth Project: an automated, artificial intelligence system which scans and interprets those streetview shots for relevant information and then integrates it into…

What Really Made Steve Jobs So Angry at Google?

With so many fanboys spinning Silicon Valley history, it’s sometimes easy to forget about the real chain of events that led to the ongoing Apple-Google thermonuclear war, how the romance turned to hate. This timeline presents an interesting case about why, despite patents and prior art, Steve Jobs had plenty of personal reasons to despise…

Samsung Claims Its Phones Don’t Infringe on Apple Patents Because Android Multitouch Sucks Too Much

While the big Apple vs. Samsung case is finished in the U.S. there are plenty of other patent skirmishes between the two here and around the globe. In an attempt to narrowly avoid a recall and ban in the Netherlands, Samsung threw Android under the bus, claiming that its’ phones couldn’t be infringing because Android…

Giftly, Glympse, and More

It’s Friday and what better way to celebrate than a deliciously fresh batch of the best iPhone apps of the week. We’ve got all kinds of tasty treats for you this time around, from a gift-giving tool to a trip planner, and so much more. Travel +Leisure Tripeze: Whether you want to take a weekend…

NextGuide, Net-A-Porter, and More

The week might end, but new apps do not. And we’ve got all kinds of greatness coming at you this week—a shopping app, a TV guide, and more. Basher’s Presidents: If all the U.S. presidents of history got into a massive knife fight, who would be the last left standing? That’s a very good question—one…