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Review: Cosmonaut Stylus

Review: Cosmonaut Stylus
It’s probably the oddest stylus you’ve ever seen. At first glance, it seems to be a big, black crayon. In reality, the Cosmonaut is the stylus, reborn. Re-imagined from the ground up, it’s an effort to throw out all the rules and create something a whole lot smarter. Read more…

35+ New Pics from Inside Apple HQ

A large Christmas Tree decorates the Break Room during the holidays.
Want to see even more of Apple’s super-secretive headquarters? We’ve just added over 35 photos to our gallery of the inside of Apple’s Cupertino, California campus, more than doubling the original count. Read more…

This Is Why I Never Report Rumors

This Is Why I Never Report Rumors
Okay, maybe “never” is a strong word. But it’s a rare thing when I write about a rumor (I don’t even consider it unless it’s a sure thing), because 99% of rumors turn out to be bunk. Like that story about Tim Cook visiting Valve Software last week. You know, that completely non-news piece of Read more…

Make & Sell Your Own iOS Games with Sketch Nation Studio

Make & Sell Your Own iOS Games with Sketch Nation Studio
Hitting the app store this Wednesday (4.18.12) is a clever new app that puts the tools in your hands to create and sell your own iOS games — right from your iPhone or iPad. Read more…

Game-Changer: Apple’s New Tool for Creating Apps

Apple Patent Application diagram
Who says only programmers should be able to make great apps? What if creating iOS apps was as easy as creating a WYSIWYG Word doc? A new Apple patent suggests that very idea — an idea so obvious, so genius, it’s going to change everything. Read more…

The Smartwatch Apple Should Have Thought Up

The Smartwatch Apple Should Have Thought Up
“Pebble” may be a dumb name, but it’s a killer idea: a smartwatch that connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth, uses an e-ink display for long battery life, and even comes with a free SDK so devs can make their own apps for it. Read more…

eBay User Sells Rare Apple HQ New Recruit T-Shirt

eBay User Sells Rare Apple HQ New Recruit T-Shirt
Found on eBay: an ultra-rare Apple t-shirt that just sold a few weeks ago on eBay that you can’t buy in any store. This t-shirt was the standard gift given to new employees at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. Read more…

Why Did Facebook Buy Instagram?

Why Did Facebook Buy Instagram?
Facebook just bought Instagram, the photo-sharing social network that started its life as an iPhone app. The purchase price? One. Billion. Dollars. So here’s the elephant-in-the-room question: Why? Read more…

Review: Vapor Dock for iPhone

Vapor Dock
The Vapor Dock is the kind of high-end iPhone-charging dock that Jonathan Ive would approve of. It’s precision-cut from a single piece of aluminum, with an incredible attention to detail. Read more…