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Following the departure of Scott Forstall from Apple, company's former head of software design, Apple's hardware design chief Jonathan Ive a.k.a Johnny Ive has been given control of software design as well, a move that will prove to be good for the Cupertino company, believe the analysts (via Reuters). Tim Cook's decision to make Ive, company's celebrated industrial design chief,...

According to Newsweek's 2012 Green Rankings for U.S. companies, Apple ranks in the 112th spot. Newsweek explains their methodology in determining the ranks of companies: To produce the 2012 Green Rankings, Newsweek collaborated with leading environmental research providers, Trucost and Sustainalytics, to assess each company’s environmental footprint, management of that footprint, and transparency. Although Apple...

AKG, the leading manufacturers of professional quality microphones, headphones and wireless-equipment, have announced the all new AKG K551 reference-class full-sized headphones, that also host a remote control and an in-line microphone allowing you to control your music and answer phone calls from your iPhone. Featuring a 50-millimeter driver on each ear, these stylish and portable headphones let you...

Update: Some users have noted this app has messed up their cellular data settings, causing apps such as MyAccount from Rogers/Fido to not work properly. Use at your own risk while we follow up with Onavo. Onavo Mobile has introduced a brand new iOS app called Onavo Count, that allows users to keep track of their...

Apple's lead in the race for mobile apps has ended: the Android platform now has about 700,000 apps available for download. This is the same number Tim Cook emphasized during the iPad mini event. (more…)

Sears Canada, a multi-channel retailer with a network that includes 196 corporate stores and over 1,700 catalogue merchandise pick-up locations across the country, introduced Wish Book last year, Canada's first shoppable iPad catalogue application. Today, the company is celebrating its 60th anniversary by announcing a permanent Sears iPad Catalogue App in the form of 2012 Wish Book (via CNW). Sears...

The UPSTO has granted Apple a patent for the GUI used in all versions of the iOS Maps app since the software was first introduced in 2008. (more…)

Waterloo's Primate Labs has posted what they believe to be an early Geekbench results score for the latest 4th generation iPad--which isn't set to launch until this Friday, November 2nd: If this benchmark result is real (and there's nothing in the result that indicates it's a fake) then it shows that the new iPad comes...

Conan O'Brien and his team spoofed the iPad mini four days ago to explain why we needed to buy one. Now, he has released another video detailing the iPad mini and other iPads coming from Apple. Check it out below (via The Loop; requires Flash): Which iPad are you going to buy? There's just too...

The Wall Street Journal now reports on what was earlier speculated by Adam Lashinsky from Fortune--Scott Forstall was let go by Apple over his refusal to sign his name to the apology over Apple Maps. Moreover, sources note Forstall wanted to adopt a move we've seen formerly from Steve Jobs--not apologizing for its SNAFU like...

Apple's former head of iOS, Scott Forstall was unceremoniously ousted from the company this afternoon via press release. Many have cited Forstall as the one to blame for the fiasco involving Apple Maps and other iOS shortfalls (Siri; small iOS iterations compared to Android). We earlier noted his emphasis on skeuomorphism in design, but now...

9to5Mac has obtained an internal email Apple CEO Tim Cook sent out to employees over today's executive level 'restructuring'. He notes Forstall will serve as an 'advisor' to him in the interim: Today, I am announcing changes that will encourage even more collaboration between our world-class hardware, software and services teams at all levels of...