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Jony Ive on Blue Peter

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If you didn’t already love Jony Ive, you will after this. Be sure to watch to the end, last few bits are the absolute best.

Jony Ive on Blue Peter

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February 21st, 2013 at 6:10 pm

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Or, You Know, NOT!

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When in doubt, hedge your bets…

Apple has no plans to buy social-navigation company Waze | via CNet News

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January 3rd, 2013 at 1:59 pm

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Apple Reportedly in Talks to Buy Waze

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Wouldn’t be a bad thing. Waze is a great little mapping application and something I was using for turn-by-turn directions before Apple introduced their own Maps app.

Map this: Apple in talks to buy Waze for $500M, report says | via CNet News

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January 3rd, 2013 at 11:43 am

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Apple Continues Storage Upgrade for MobileMe Users

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Apple today sent out an email message to former MobileMe users stating that they will extend their temporary iCloud storage upgrade until next year.

Detailed information on the upgrade can be found here.

iCloud

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October 5th, 2012 at 6:05 pm

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Remembering Steve

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Hard to believe it’s been a year.

Remembering Steve

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October 5th, 2012 at 9:59 am

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Fox: iPhone 5 has Laser Keyboard, Holographic Images

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And to think that we also trust these folks to deliver accurate political information too…

Fox: iPhone 5 has laser keyboard, holographic images | via CNET news

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September 18th, 2012 at 6:03 am

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How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking

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No, not me, Mat Honan. Pretty terrifying read:

In the space of one hour, my entire digital life was destroyed. First my Google account was taken over, then deleted. Next my Twitter account was compromised, and used as a platform to broadcast racist and homophobic messages. And worst of all, my AppleID account was broken into, and my hackers used it to remotely erase all of the data on my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.

How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | via Wired.com

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August 6th, 2012 at 7:29 pm

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