As Tim Cook put it at this morning’s event, Apple’s iCloud “just works” and 100 million customers love the lofty storage service. Greenpeace, however, says Apple’s iCloud is an unsustainable coal-fueled mess and that the just-announced movie service will only make it worse. “Apple...Greenpeace Calls Apple’s iCloud Dirty, Unsustainable
As Tim Cook put it at this morning’s event, Apple’s iCloud “just works” and 100 million customers love the lofty storage service. Greenpeace, however, says Apple’s iCloud is an unsustainable coal-fueled mess and that the just-announced movie service will only make it worse. “Apple...This iPhone Smartcover Turned Two Design Students Into Entrepreneurs [Interview]
TidyTilt is a nifty earbud cord wrap, multi-position kickstand and mount for iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S that looks a lot like Apple’s iPad Smartcover. The brainchild of Zahra Tashakorinia and Derek Tarnow, students at the IIT Institute of Design in Chicago, TidyTilt was...DryCASE: It’s Fugly But Protects Your iPhone On The High Seas [Review]
Determined to acquire sea legs before the America’s Cup breezes into San Francisco in 2013, I’m learning to sail. Well, learning is a big word. Mostly trying not to get smacked by the boom and...Nomophobia Is The Fear Of Losing Your iPhone, But Is It Real? [Interview]
In her work as a marriage and family therapist, Sharon Gilchrest O’Neill often finds her patients bring in some common baggage: their smartphones. Parents, especially, are tethered to their iPhones and the like, unable to turn them off or...Consumer Group Dogs Apple At Shareholder’s Meeting
A small but determined group of protesters from consumer watchdog group SumOfUs gathered at Apple headquarters in Cupertino and headed inside the shareholder’s meeting to ask questions about working conditions at Foxconn. Chanting “I want an ethical iPhone,”...Cult of Mac’s Global iPad Price Index, Or Why You Should Never Buy In Brazil
Apple’s iPad 2 may have the same performance in São Paulo as San Francisco, but Brazilians pay about 56 percent more for the same magical tablet. After Cult of Mac discovered first hand just how pricey iPads are in Brazil – and why there’s a...Add Some Street Cred To Your iPhone Pics With This Workshop
If you live in a city, the people that you meet when walking down the street are often great photo subjects. But if you, like me, have a hard time getting decent shots with your iPhone of the woman with the cascade of...Cleaning Up Your Messy iTunes Playlists Can Boost Your Brain Power [Interview]
You might have suspected that the right music – whether it’s thrash metal or Mozart – keeps you more focused or relaxed. Now a trio of brain researchers have studied the effects of playlists on the brain, resulting in a nifty little book called ...Dating Tips On How To Land A Mac Lover This Valentine’s Day [Interview]
Life is too short to date PCs. That’s the belief of dating site Cupidtino, which since its 2010 launch has amassed 32,000 Apple aficionados. Whether you believe that affinity for a consumer electronics brand can spark romance or not,...Apple Store Employee Joins Foxconn Worker Abuse Protest In San Francisco
Tourists wandering into Apple Stores in six cities around the globe found themselves in the middle of a media storm about the Cupertino company’s labor policies in China. Members of two protests groups, who say...Is This USB Vibrator The New iPod? [Interview]
DUET is one of those products designed to elicit “aha” moments: it’s a vibrator that looks like a USB key. Small, slim and discreet, it has no cords, no bulky buttons and requires no batteries. Despite Steve Jobs’ well-known war...How The iPad Is Revolutionizing Branding [Exclusive Book Excerpt]
Touchable design and tablet computers like Apple’s iPad are revolutionizing the way companies brand. This new platform demands a new way of thinking and designing and a radical shift in customer experience and understanding. Cult of Mac got these exclusive excerpts from iPhone photography...
