Feature
After just three days of deliberating over one of the biggest patent trials in judicial history, Apple tonight was awarded a huge victory over longtime rival Samsung.
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Apple Wins Big, Samsung Must Pay >$1B
Apps
Facebook just posted a brand new version (5.0) of its iOS app, which it claims is faster and smoother than the old one. Of course, it wouldn’t take much to make that true; the old app was a sputtering, lumbering piece of crap.
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Facebook App Gets Major Overhaul
Apple Store
NorthPark Center in Dallas Texas is home to what was once “the most corrupt Apple Store in America,” according to a scathing exposé by Gizmodo and confirmed by The Dallas Morning News. Could it be true?
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Is This Texas Store a Bad Apple?
Apps
Let’s face it. If you’re not a math nerd, then spreadsheets are dull as dirt. But a new iOS app called Grid is changing the definition of what a spreadsheet is, making it a dazzling, intuitive tool for practically anything you can imagine.
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Grid: Who Knew Spreadsheets Could Be This Much Fun?
Apps
Twitter is about to implement strict new rules about what kinds of apps can access their API. In English, this means one thing: your favorite Twitter app may soon stop working.
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Twitter’s Screwing Over 3rd Party Apps
Apple II
What do you do with your old Apple devices? Do you (gasp!) throw them away? These clever Apple fans have repurposed their old stuff, finding new life for beautiful products of yesteryear.
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Repurposed Apple Products
Accessories
Meet the Padintosh. It decks out your iPad 2 or 3 with retro Apple style, giving it the appearance of an original Macintosh.
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Best iPad Case Ever?
Accessories
Looking for a high-end iPad bag? Look no further. “The Indy,” by WaterField Designs, might just be the best of the best.
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Review: The Indy iPad Bag
Apple Culture
Software maker Andy Hertzfeld yesterday posted a very old Apple commercial that never aired. It’s a fascinating blast from the past.
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Rare 1983 Apple Commercial
Apple Inc
I’ve identified eight basic geometric shapes that Apple comes back to time and again in their product designs. Can you guess them all?
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Apple’s Favorite Shapes
