By Kelly Faircloth 9/12/12 5:37pm

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United at last. (Photo: Quirky Blog)

Quirky Joins Forces With Fab To Rush Apple Accessories to Market

Quirky isn’t resting on the laurels of that recently announced $68 million series C. Apparently hellbent on setting a new land-speed record for collaborative product development, the company is partnering with Fab.com to bring a brand-new line of Apple accessories to market by roughly the time the latest devices ship later this month.

Hold on to your hats and synchronize your watches, tinkerers, because it’s going to be a crazy 48 hours. Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 9/12/12 2:00pm

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Apple iPhone 5. (Photo: twitter.com/DiarioLaPrensa)

Fanboys Lose Their Shit as Apple Debuts Bigger, Better, Thinner iPhone 5

Here we are, gathered once again for what’s always expected to be an ecstatic cross between Christmas and the Rapture: Apple’s latest media event and the unveiling of the latest iPhone. (Also, the iPhone’s less exciting little sister, the iPod, got a bigger screen and an FM tuner, and the Touch now comes in several colors.)

Tim Cook rattled off facts like the iPad accounts for 91 percent of tablet-drive web traffic and that there are now 700,000 apps available for download in the store. He apparently restrained himself from adding, “Ya burnt, Bezos!” though no doubt it required substantial self-control. Read More