Tag: Apple

Apple bidding to pickup Nortel patents

Reuters has it on “good authority” that Apple might be bidding to purchase some of Nortel’s patent assets. Back in 2009, Nortel filed for bankruptcy....
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Apple engineer predicts future with Lego

There’re those of us who hang out on the couch after a long day at the office, and then there’re those of us who do...
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Carbon fiber look with a vinyl feel: Carbon Fiber Magic

If you absolutely adore the look of carbon fiber and wish all of your Apple peripherals (Magic Mouse, Magic TrackPad) had that nice carbon fiber...
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Like apple-centric photography? You’ll love iDesk

There’s a website that I’ve been checking out quite frequently over the last couple of months, and I figure it’s time I let you all...
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Advanced editing of Google Docs now available on the iPad

Google has finally brought advanced Google Doc editing to the iPad. Previously you were only able to view and edit documents, but as of today,...
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4 Apple products in Time’s Top 10 gadget listing

Apple’s domination of the gadget market continued this year, according to Time magazine. In a series titled “Top 10 Everything,” Apple Inc. has 4 of...
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Apple and Costco officially divorced

If you noticed a lack of Apple devices in Costco the last time you were there, you weren’t going crazy. Costco started pulling Apple products...
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Smartphone lawsuits explained, visually

Earlier today, Engadget editor Nilay Patel tweeted a link to a website titled FOSS Patents, maintained by Florian Mueller, who is devoted to covering lawsuits based...
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Apple creates a custom advertisement for Pitchfork

The musical beginnings of Apple Inc. has been well documented, and their continued love affair with the musical note has continued over the years. It...
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eSata port & 3TB Internal drive upgrade for 2010 27″ iMac from OWC

With all the focus on iPad and iPhone and MacBooks, it’s easy to forget that Apple makes some pretty powerful desktop computers too. Remember the...
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The Danish really want their “Page 9” girl in the App Store

Opinions on the female body as art form aside, the Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet is starting to kick up some sand with an editorial slamming...
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Rumor: Norman Foster to design eco-friendly Apple City

With Apple’s purchase of the old HP campus in Cupertino, many are expecting Apple to create a world-class office building in its place. Apple HQ...
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Shazam’in to the tune of 100 million users

The first thing most music-loving, iPhone-wielding iPhone users do is download Shazam. How many times have you been at a pub or in the car...
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Apple plays Captain Obvious: tells developers to stop adding betas to the Mac App Store

Apple’s Mac App Store is going to be exactly like the iOS App Store, with one subtle difference: it’s not going to be the only...
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Apple updates their Universal Dock, now includes aluminum remote

Apple’s done some funky things with their Apple remotes in the past. For a time, they were included with MacBooks and Mac minis, then they...
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Ben the Bodyguard proves Flash is dead

We get quite a few emails that try to explain to us how HTML5 is only good for streaming videos, but Flash will never be...
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Old Navy now using Apple’s mobile Point of Sales system

Apple is now piloting their point of sales (POS) system in select Old Navy stores. The system, now being called ZipCheck, makes use of the...
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RIM sues Blackberry developer for patent infringement

Everyone complains about Apple’s walled garden. If Apple doesn’t like it, the app doesn’t get into the App Store. What would happen if Apple decided...
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