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The Fonts Apple Uses

Helvetica Neue
Ever wonder what font that is that Apple uses for ads and marketing? What about the font on your computer’s keys? The UI on your Mac? Or your iPhone? Here’s a list of every font Apple uses. Read more…

Review: Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky

Review: Inside Apple by Adam Lashinsky
Have you ever wondered how Apple does it? How they make such amazing products with incredible attention to detail and utmost secrecy? Adam Lashinsky’s Inside Apple blows the lid off, explaining everything about Apple that they don’t want you to know. Read more…

Apple Pays Proview $60M For Right To Use “iPad” name in China

Apple Pays Proview  $60M For Right To Use “iPad” name in China
One of the legal disputes Apple has been facing is a trademark problem surrounding the name “iPad” in China. Apparently, the name “iPad” is owned by a company called Proview. Even though Apple bought the right to use the iPad name with the company’s Taipei branch, it wasn’t able to get the same deal with Read more…

July 4th Games on Sale

July 4th Games on Sale
Wednesday is a holiday, and you know what that means: big deals on great gaming apps in iTunes! There are dozens of games on sale already, and here’s a comprehensive list. Read more…

The First to Buy the iPhone

The First to Buy the iPhone
Ever wonder who the first person in the world was to purchase an iPhone? What about the next 4 generations of iPhones? For the iPhone’s 5th birthday, we tracked down the very first person to buy each model of iPhone, and all 5 of them have a unique story. Read more…

Chrome Comes to iOS: A Quick Primer

Chrome Comes to iOS: A Quick Primer
Looking for an alternative to Safari for iPhone or iPad? (Aren’t we all?) Google may have answered your prayers, because they’ve just brought Chrome to iOS. Read more…

Apple Launches New Podcasts App

Apple Launches New Podcasts App
Upon the release of the iOS 6 developer beta, one of the most obvious changes that was noticed was a revamp in the iTunes app. Specifically, the iTunes U, Podcast and Audiobooks categories were removed. The removal of these sections has prompted the speculation that Apple plans to make separate apps for these sections. And Read more…

Who Designs Apple’s Incredible Stores?

Apple Store: 5th Ave., New York
The 5th Avenue “cube.” The cylindrical glass tower in Shanghai. The subterranean store at the Louvre. Apple’s iconic stores are like no other retail spaces in the world, and they were all designed by the same architect. Read more…

Reviews: Brave Storybook Deluxe & Brave Interactive Comic

Reviews: Brave Storybook Deluxe & Brave Interactive Comic
To support Pixar’s latest box office hit, Disney Publishing has released a pair of book apps that allow younger viewers to relive the story of Brave. Here’s my take on them both. Read more…

Every New Feature in iOS 6

Every New Feature in iOS 6
Apple says there are 200 new features in iOS 6. Here’s an exhaustive list, grouped by category, of every one we know about so far. Read more…