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The Iconfactory's David Lanham on building homescreen-worthy icons

by Steven Sande (Nov 20th, 2012)

When you admire an app icon on your Mac or iOS device, chances are that it may have been designed by The Iconfactory's David Lanham. I had the unique experience of having him sketch me over FaceTime for a custom avatar portrait, and he's a talented and friendly artist. The Verge's Ellis ...

Interview with Paul Mayne, developer of Day One for iOS and Mac

by Steven Sande (Oct 17th, 2012)

For people who want to keep a journal of their everyday lives, Salt Lake City-based developer Paul Mayne's Day One app is a godsend. The app stores journal entries in the cloud, runs on iOS (US$4.99) and OS X ($9.99), and is highly regarded in the Apple universe. The Verge published an ...

Samsung reportedly working on new anti-Apple TV ad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 11th, 2012)

Samsung may have lost the first round of its US legal battle with Apple, but that loss is not holding the company back from attacking Apple with its marketing dollars. According to a report from The Verge, the Korean manufacturer is working on another advertisement that makes fun of Apple fans ...

Side-by-side browsers on MacBook Pro with Retina display

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 14th, 2012)

The biggest selling feature of the next generation MacBook Pro is its Retina display. The notebook has an impressive 15.4-inch LED-backlit display with 2880-by-1800 resolution at 220 pixels per inch. The specs look great on paper and according to a display-focused review by The Verge, the ...

Tony Fadell: First iPhone almost had a clickwheel

by Mike Schramm (Apr 30th, 2012)

Tony Fadell recently appeared on The Verge's On The Verge talk show/web series, and he shared a tidbit about early versions of the iPhone, which he worked on as Senior VP of the iPod division at Apple back in 2006. The Verge says that Apple "seriously considered" a hardware keyboard for the ...

DevJuice: Apple begins unique identifier crackdown

by Erica Sadun (Mar 25th, 2012)

The Verge writes that Apple has apparently begun to crack down on apps submitted using the now deprecated UDID (unique device identifier) APIs that allow developers to track individual devices. The programmer interface used to return an alphanumeric string unique to each deployed device. It was ...

Windows 8 tablet versus the iPad, side by side comparison

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 1st, 2012)

Yesterday, Microsoft held a press event at Mobile World Congress which showcased Windows 8. It's Microsoft's next generation operating system that'll run on both desktop machines and tablets. If you want to see what Microsoft is using to compete with OS X and the iPad, then you should check out ...

Apple previews Mountain Lion, next version of Mac OS X

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 16th, 2012)

Apple on Thursday released an early preview of Mountain Lion, its next version of Mac OS X, to developers and select publications. The reviews are now hitting the Internet. The general consensus about Mountain Lion is that it will bring some of the best features of iOS (like Notification Center, ...