Author: Leif Johnson

Developers of iOS apps received a pleasant surprise this morning in the form of additional promotional codes for their programs, reports MacRumors. In the past, Apple apparently only gave developers 50 download codes to work with after each app update,…

The iPhone 5s and 5c had an astonishingly successful launch, but that hasn’t stopped some critics such as Catherine Rampell of the New York Times to make dramatic claims about their perceived lack of repairability. As Cult of Mac points out, however, t…

Up until now, Apple has only used sapphire crystal for tiny components, such as the glass that covers the Touch ID button on the new iPhone 5s and a portion of the device’s rear camera. But according to TechCrunch, new technology might allow Apple to s…

We’ve seen scale models, we’ve seen a couple of works of concept art, but today Wired revealed an astonishing away of vivid and realistic images that show what life at Apple’s new “spaceship” headquarters in Cupertino will look like once it’s finished….

If new research from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners is true, it looks as though more Android users are switching to iPhone than we’ve seen in the past. As AppleInsider reports, CIRP gained its data from interviews with 400 owners of the new iP…

Late last month we reported that the home where Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the first Apple computers looked as though it was well on its way to becoming a historical landmark, and today the San Jose Mercury News reports (via MacRumors) that the…

Looks like you’ll be able to get much more than peanuts the next time you fly on Southwest Airlines. As reported by AppleInsider, the popular American low-cost airline announced an extension of its relationship with Dish Network today that would put an…

Last year Telltale Games almost single-handedly redefined the quality of narratives in video games with its universally acclaimed Walking Dead series, and today the studio announced what we can expect during its highly anticipated second season. There’…

Fresh off the roller coaster ride that was the launch of the iPhone 5s, it looks as though Apple might have some more supply woes in store for the near future. During today’s quarterly earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked if he thought the compa…

As hard as it may be to believe, all of the hubbub that surrounded the release of the iPhone 5s now stands over a month behind us. Apple’s flagship smartphone and its colorful sidekick the iPhone 5c are now firmly on their way to burrowing their own ni…

iOS 7 was considerably different than the versions of Apple’s mobile OS that came before it, and the days following the announcement were filled with complaints from adopters who wanted to revert to good ol’ iOS 6. As it turns out, however, a new repor…

Like vintage Apple hardware–so much that you scoff at the idea of a mere photo book of past devices? MacRumors reports that German auction house Breker has a deal for you in the form of one of the 50 original Apple 1 units sold by The Byte Shop, Apple…

It looks as though earlier reports from both AllThingD and Jim Dalrymple of The Loop were right. As announced by Apple itself today, the Cupertino giant will hold its next media event on October 22. The event, which Apple will hold at San Francisco’s Y…

If there’s any one reason to look forward to the (possible) upcoming release announcements reportedly scheduled for October 22, it’s to get a look at the anticipated new iPad minis with Retina display that so many Apple enthusiasts have wanted for so l…

One of the more fascinating ideas Google has had for its Android operating system is Ingress, an augmented reality game that’s partially intended to let game enthusiasts enjoy their pastime while getting out into the real world. As AllThingsD reports, …

In a move that may have made the folks over at Apple wince a little, today President Obama took the opportunity to deflect criticism of the allegedly slow and buggy HealthCare.gov site to compare the site’s launch to Apple’s recent launch of iOS 7. As …