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By Jessica Roy 9/28/12 9:33am

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Mr. Cook (Photo: News.au)

Tim Cook Apologizes for Terrible iOS 6 Maps, Doesn’t Even Mention Wifi Issues

Oh, to be a fly on the wall in the meeting when Tim Cook decided a product he’d overseen was terrible enough to warrant a public apology. The (faux?) humility, the palpable disappointment.

In a letter published to the Apple website and addressed to customers, Mr. Cook apologized for the frustration that the widely-panned Apple maps has caused.

However, tech journalists everywhere are still waiting for an apology from Mr. Cook for having such a boring story dominate the news cycle, as well as giving Google a reason to act ever more smug. Read More

By Myles Tanzer 9/21/12 4:26pm

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Unhelpful map.

Should A Broke New York College Student Upgrade To The iPhone 5?

Holding the new iPhone in your hand on launch day feels really special. It’s dumb to say that, but it’s true. Eyes dart in your direction, you get smiled at by strangers. It’s kind of awesome. An Italian tourist approached us and asked, with a sparkle and a hint of desperation in his light blue foreign eyes, “How is it?!” Unfortunately, honesty compelled us to shrug and say, “eh, it’s okay.” He looked back at us like we stole all of his luggage and killed his first born.

The truth about the new iPhone is just that, it’s okay. It’s fine. But as a poor miserable college student who doesn’t make that much money, we wondered if it’s worth the upgrade? Let’s say you’re not a stat-obsessed freak and you’re not that addicted to upgrading–you’re just a regular iPhone owner. Is it worth it for you to make the switch?  Read More

By Jessica Roy 9/13/12 2:34pm

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Los Angeles Residents Can’t Tell the Difference Between the iPhone 4s and the iPhone 5

Was it really only yesterday that we watched with muted glee as Apple fanboys everywhere lost their shit over a phone that is only mildly different from its now much cheaper predecessor? My, how time flies.

The iPhone 5 is slightly lighter and slightly longer than the iPhone 4s, but apparently even Apple fans can’t really discern the difference. Jimmy Kimmel brought an iPhone 4s out on the streets of Los Angeles and told everyone he encountered that it was an iPhone 5. Read More

By Myles Tanzer 9/12/12 5:17pm

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

The iPhone 5 Says Get Lost New Yorkers

Our Apple overlords finally announced the arrival of the iPhone 5 this morning and we couldn’t be more excited to shell out another $200 for the privilege of owning an annorexic version of something that we already have. But there’s a major problem with the iPhone 5 that’s much sadder than ending your press conference with an acoustic Foo Fighters performance. Google Maps is going away with the introduction of iOS 6 and will be replaced with Apple Maps.

Oh, what’s that? Everything Apple makes is perfect and works seamlessly into your life? Not if you’ve enjoyed using your phone to get around the city. 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

By Kelly Faircloth 8/28/12 2:51pm

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A nest of emotional ninjas. (Photo: Flickr.com/lynxman

How Apple Turns New Hires Into Emotion-Manipulating Sales Ninjas

Many Mac owners have, at one point or another, found themselves forlornly waiting at the Genius Bar, on the verge of tears, desperate for someone to just fix the problem, as quickly and as cheaply as possible. An hour later, you walk out of the glass doors, wallet a couple hundred dollars lighter but spirits lifted because that dude in the blue shirt was just so understanding.

Well, he ought to be, because it sure sounds like Apple puts a lot of  work into turning new hires into emotional ninjas. Over the course of two weeks, they’re transformed into psychological warriors–bent on extracting your cash from your wallet, using “empathy.”

At least, that’s what we’re left to conclude from this Gizmodo expose of the super-secret training manuel for newly hired Geniuses. The highlights: Read More

By Kelly Faircloth 8/14/12 5:20pm

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"You're kidding me." (Photo: flickr.com/mingofaust</a)

Recent Robbery at Steve Jobs’ House Probably Wasn’t a Watergate-Style Break In

Maybe the Rich Kids of Instagram don’t have to worry about attracting savvy lawbreakers via social media, after all. CNET reports that someone burgled the home of the late Steve Jobs on July 17, snagging $60,000 in loot, much of it computers.

However, it appears that that the crook in question had no idea the significance of the house he’d found, and pretty much just wandered in because it looked promising.

Scott Tsui, Santa Clara County supervising deputy district attorney, told CNET: “Based on the evidence, it looks like just a random burglary where the guy broke in.” The county prosecutor also confirmed that the hapless thief had no idea what he’d stumbled onto.

Either that or secret Samsung agents–on the hunt for patent dirt–are really good at fooling the Santa Clara police.

By Nitasha Tiku 7/27/12 2:47pm

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Apple’s Patent Sketch for Video Glasses Is Giving Us Helmet Hair

In the race to bring a computer to your face, Google has a clear lead, with Google Glasses expected on shelves by 2013. But if Jobesian history has taught us anything, we assumed that when iGlasses (iEyes, if they want to make it easier to discuss) comes out in, oh, let’s say 2014, it will be a sleeker, more socially-adjusted affair. So we were surprised to come across a patent sketch that depicts them as anything but. Read More