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OS Xbox Pro Mod is undeniably awesome [Video]
It’s not everyday you come across a mod that’s 100% badass, but Will Urbina’s recent OS Xbox Pro mod definitely fits the bill. Urbina is a 24 year-old aspiring video editor from San Fran who, surprisingly enough, isn’t a Mac fan. Nevertheless, because employers want to see some Final Cut experience, Urbina realized he better […]
Continue reading...Family Guy makes fun of Apple’s Spinning Beach Ball of Death
23. November 2009
Family Guy creator Seth MacFalane may be a Mac user, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a little fun at Apple’s expense. Below, check out a clip from Family Guy poking fun at the dreaded Spinning Beachball of Death. If MacFarlane wanted to go old school, he could have used the old Apple wristwatch […]
Continue reading...Not all mobile app stores are created equal – Why Microsoft’s mobile strategy stinks
18. November 2009
It’s no secret that Windows Mobile is floundering, but what’s surprising is that Microsoft still doesn’t seem to be aware that they’re steering a sinking ship. Not only is Windows Mobile 6.5 light years behind the iPhone OS, but Microsoft’s mobile app store is also thin to the point of being comparably non-existent when held […]
Continue reading...Jonathan Ive speaks on the brilliance of Apple design [Video]
9. November 2009
Objectified is a 2009 documentary about Industrial Design, and Apple design guru Jonathan Ive was naturally a perfect choice to be interviewed for the film. Ive, of course, has behind some of Apple’s most memorable designs, such as the iPod, the first iMac and its subsequent updates, and the iPhone as well. Below, check out […]
Continue reading...How the iMac moniker and “Think Different” ad campaign came to be
5. November 2009
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CultofMac has a fascinating interview up with TBWA executive Ken Segall, the man partially responsible for the Think Different campaign in addition to starting the whole “i” trend that took over Apple’s product line going all the way back to the original Bondi Blue iMac. Segall describes that when Jobs returned to the helm of […]
Continue reading...“Don’t cry for me, Cupertino”, sung by David Pogue
3. November 2009
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Check out this clip of NYT tech writer, and Macs for Dummies pioneer David Pogue singing a little Evita parody at a Boston Book Festival. Don’t be too surprised, though, as Pogue is a former Broadway music conductor with a distinguished degree in Music from Yale University.
Continue reading...A working 42-inch iPhone 3GS as a halloween costume.. say what?!
31. October 2009
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Okay, we’ve seen people dress up as iPhones and an assortment of other gadgets before, but this takes thing to an entirely new level. The iPhone costumes below, powered by a car battery, are legit in every sense of the word, with the large display coming courtesy of a full size 42-inch LCD TV. How […]
Continue reading...A 1979 profile of Steve Jobs and Apple from Time Magazine
30. October 2009
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In 1979, Time Magazine profiled a then young Apple Computer, along with its hotshot young co-founder, Steve Jobs. It’s always interesting to take a look back at where Apple came from, especially when you can gauge what the pulse on Apple was from within the pertinent time period itself. The funny thing is, in the […]
Continue reading...Apple fanboy spoofs Verizon’s anti-iPhone commercial [Video]
28. October 2009
Round 1: About a week ago, Verizon launched a commercial pointing out all the features that the iPhone doesn’t have but that the upcoming Motorola Droid will have, such as a 5 megapixel camera and “widgets”, whatever that means. And adding insult to injury, if you want to call it that, Verizon laced their commercial […]
Continue reading...Why freelance iPhone development is becoming more popular, and easier to do
27. October 2009
With well over 85,000 apps and 2 billion downloads, the iTunes App Store holds a commanding lead over every other mobile app store. In many ways, the iTunes App Store has changed the face of gaming, having forced gaming heavyweights such as Sony and Nintendo to re-evaluate their gaming strategy as it pertains to PSP […]
Continue reading...Apple targets Windows 7 with 3 brand new “Get a Mac” ads [Video]
22. October 2009
Well that sure didn’t take long. Apple tonight debuted three new “Get a Mac” ads which directly take on Windows 7, which hit store shelves earlier today. The first ad is titled “Broken Promises”, and features the PC promising the Mac that Windows 7 won’t have any of the problems that Vista had. Justin Long, […]
Continue reading...Report: BlackBerry’s App World is the most expensive app store
12. October 2009
In a recent report encapsulating data from September, app store analytics company Distimo found that BlackBerry’s App World holds the distinction of being the most expensive mobile app store. The report found that the average price for an app on BlackBerry’s App World is more than three times higher than apps found on Apple’s iTunes […]
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29. November 2009
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