Apple Patent Supports Rumors of Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreens
November 12th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
S Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on enhanced sensors capable of detecting different levels of pressure.
November 12th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
S Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on enhanced sensors capable of detecting different levels of pressure.
November 11th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
We've spent months marveling over the facade of Apple's new headquarters. But now, thanks to these renderings from the City of Cupertino uncovered by Wired , we're getting an idea about the spaces inside the building—and it's hard to decide if it looks more like a futuristic office or a futuristic Apple store. The campus, as we've known for a while , revolves around a massive circular building of nearly three million square feet.
November 10th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
There is a long, proud lineage of Apple product rumors, reaching back to before the original iPhone. Some come true, most do not
November 7th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
S Bloomberg Businessweek has an in-depth report today alleging that electronics supplier Flextronics used recruiters who charged workers exorbitant fees to place them in Malaysian plants, confiscating their passports and deserting them in employee housing without food when production idled. The full story is a must-read , but this is the basic timeline: Apple contracted Flextronics International to make the camera for the iPhone
November 5th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Like everybody and their sister in Silicon Valley, Apple is now publishing transparency reports.
November 5th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
It's hard to imagine that it's been only three years since the original iPad came out, since tablets were a part of our daily world. Sure there were tablet computers before, but there weren't tablets the way we know and use them today.
November 4th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
A new generation of full-size flagship tablets has just started with the near simultaneous launch of the Apple iPad Air and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. They both have top-of-the-line and state-of-the-art displays that have been significantly improved (in different ways) from the 2012 models.
November 4th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
If there's one man who talks tech sense it's Woz—and never more so than in a recent interview with the BBC .
November 4th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Everybody knows that Siri still sucks—voice recognition is one of those technologies that has to work flawlessly 100-percent of the time for it not to suck.
October 30th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
The most impressive thing about Josh Bader's website that documents the history of the Apple Mouse isn't how comprehensive it is.
October 29th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
S This morning's New York Times Magazine blows the lid off of an Apple conspiracy more outrageous than a dozen Foxconns. Cracking the Apple Trap , it's called in the print edition.
October 23rd, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Yesterday, Apple not only released its OS X Mavericks operating system, it also announced that it would be free. That's great! For you, for Apple, and for the future of computing. Releasing Mavericks for free seems like a simple idea
October 23rd, 2013 | by Gizmodo
S In grade school you probably learned Newton’s apple story around the time you learned that George Washington chopped down a cherry tree , that people in Columbus’ time thought that the world was flat , or that the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in America and invited the Native Americans to join them . Since literally none of the latter three stories here are true (follow the preceding links for full details), you probably have your doubts about whether Newton actually sat under an apple tree and had something of a “eureka” moment concerning gravity. It might surprise you to learn, then, that your teachers got one of these stories (partially) correct
October 23rd, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Two new iPads ! Better MacBook Pros ! The finishing touches on the cylindrical Mac Pro. OS X Mavericks for free .
October 22nd, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Apple's pulling out all the stops on its venerable Mac Pro line. This years edition offers more computing power than the entirety of some developing countries. Here's what's in store for Apple's power users in 2013.
October 22nd, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Along with the flurry of hardware updates, Apple announced substantial upgrades to iLife and iWork. Features run the gamut from seamless integration with iOS to powerful automation tricks like a robotic drummer. And like OS X Mavericks , everything is available immediately, for free.
October 22nd, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Apple just announced iPad Air, the fifth in its line of (nearly) 10-inch tablets. Last year, Apple's big-boy got a perfunctory upgrade , but this year the iPad's getting a new super skinny design—and a new name—with batch of significant improvements that'll carry it through the next year
October 21st, 2013 | by Gizmodo
New iPads! That’s the suspected plan for tomorrow’s Apple event. With much of the consumer attention now turning to the more discreet form factor of the iPad Mini, Apple’s iPad 5 needs to justify its full-size existence. And that justification may now come in the form of an Apple-built, pro-orientated keyboard cover.
October 19th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
As Apple was prepping the perfectly glitzy hue of the goldpagne iPhone 5S, the phone was being referred to as "the Kardashian phone" inside Apple according to NY Times reporter Nick Bilton . Yes, that would be the same Kardashian as notorious iPhone auteur Kim and her well manicured yet totally overexposed family. Which means yes, Apple was completely aware of how ridiculous the goldpagne iPhone was going to be.
October 18th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
If you sit at a desk with your laptop and don't use a laptop stand along with an external mouse and keyboard, you're really missing out on greatly improved ergonomics and probably less back and neck pain. This Belkin Zero stand is a great choice, and looks great underneath any laptop, especially a Macbook
October 18th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
What, if anything, would you stand in line for all night? Front row tickets to your favorite band? A cameo on your favorite show?
October 18th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
The next generation of MacBook laptops and iPad tablets could be opened with a scan of a fingerprint (or nipple-print , or toe-print , or sausage-print ), as Apple’s TouchID patent looks ready to cover a wider range of the Cupertino firm’s products. Patently Apple has uncovered the filing with the U.S.
October 16th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
A few weeks ago we confirmed reports that the iPhone 5S motion sensors were embarrassingly off. Some enterprising devs have investigated the problem, and figured out that at its root, it's indeed a hardware design issue that Apple either overlooked or ignored.
October 15th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
It's official; Apple's hosting an iPad unveiling extravaganza on October 22nd, 364 days after l ast year's Cupertino tablet party . Here's what to expect from the new iPad and iPad Mini. iPad Mini 2 Let's begin with the best-case scenario: Apple will announce the widely rumored iPad mini with a retina display
October 15th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
It's official; Apple's hosting an iPad unveiling extravaganza on October 22nd, 364 days after l ast year's Cupertino tablet party .
October 6th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
Ah the second anniversary of someone's death.
September 30th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
The last time we heard from Denmark-based, fancy audio purveyor Libratone, they made one of the finest AirPlay speakers we had ever heard . At $400, the Zipp wasn't cheap, but it was considerably cheaper than anything else we had ever seen/heard from the company before.
September 30th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
The iPad 5 looks as though it’ll be taking its design cues from the little tablet that could, the iPad Mini, if the latest supply chain leak is to be believed. SW-Box has gotten its hands on what it claims is the latest Apple tablet shell, and it’s looking decidedly Mini-like.
September 27th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
The trajectory of the iPhone is, in most ways, the trajectory of Apple over the past decade. Insane ambition, untouchable dominance, the inevitable slowing of momentum. And now, reinvention, sort of.
September 26th, 2013 | by Gizmodo
iOS users are delighted by the new iOS 7 rollout, available not only on the new iPhones, but on previous models as well.