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SmartDraw finally makes it to Mac (via the cloud)

This post is brought to you by SmartDraw Software. Plenty of jobs nowadays involve creating visual aids for clients, bosses and co-workers, from project flowcharts and building schematics to medical diagrams, you name it. But getting a BA typically doesn’t teach digital draftsmanship, which is why apps that make it easy to create compelling, clear graphics […]

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Woz reveals formative moment that turned him into a geek

Before Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple Computers, he was just a super-nerdy kid who loved to operate HAM radios. In a new video interview detailing the most formative moments in his totally geeky life, Woz explains how he went from tinkering with electronics to teaching himself binary by 5th grade, and then made a machine that […]

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New Android app design guidelines ripped from iOS playbook

Your Android apps are going to get an iOS-style makeover soon, thanks to new design guidelines from Google. Mostly concerned with the bottom of Android apps, Google is looking to have its developers place a bar across the bottom of their apps that will let users navigate between different sections of the app, just like […]

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Apple Watch knows a heart attack when it sees one

If you’re not feeling great, it may not hurt to take a quick look at your Apple Watch. In fact, it saved one builder’s life. 62-year-old Dennis Anselmo was working last August when he suddenly “felt all over the place.” While taking a break, he checked his heart rate on his recently purchased wearable and […]

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Photos of alleged iPhone 7 dual-lens camera sensor have leaked

The first images of what could be the iPhone 7’s dual-lens camera allegedly leaked online today, giving fans a sneak peak at the future of iPhotography. Apple is rumored to be including a dual-lens camera sensor on at least the iPhone 7 Plus, and if the leaked sensor below is the real deal, it appears […]

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Apple seeds yet another iOS 9.3 beta

It seems like iOS 9.3 has been in beta for years now, but Apple isn’t quite done fine tuning its biggest software update of the year. Apple released iOS 9.3 beta 7 to developers this afternoon, exactly one week after the last version was seeded to devs and public testers alike. iOS 9.3 add new […]

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Counterterrorism expert says FBI isn’t being honest about iPhone hacking

The guy that warned George Bush about an imminent al-Qaida attack before 9/11 is taking Apple’s side in the company’s fight against the FBI over whether it can be compelled to break into the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone. Richard Clarke, who served as the senior counterterrorism official in the US for nine years, sat down […]

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Make your app look badass with free trial of Adobe XD

If you’ve been itching to design the next big app in your spare time, Adobe’s just made it easier with a free trial of its user interface (UI) design tool, Experience Design (XD) CC for Mac. Previously known as Project Comet, Adobe XD is a full-fledged design tool that lets you prototype mobile or web […]

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How to make EarPods play nicely with Xbox One

You’re probably used to using your EarPods to listen to music or make hands-free phone calls, but we’ve recently discovered another cool trick they can do. If you have a headphone-compatible Xbox One controller, you can also use Apple’s standard earbuds to pump your game and chat audio directly into your head. You’ll have to […]

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Jony Ive talks Steve Jobs, design, and how Apple can stay hungry

Charlie Rose has become Apple’s go-to guy when it comes to mainstream media interviews, and to that end Rose recently scored an exclusive conversation with none other than Apple’s design god Jony Ive. In a leisurely chat lasting more than half an hour, Rose asks about Ive’s relationship with Steve Jobs, the qualities Apple looks […]

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