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The smiling faces make it look like a rowdy night out, but this jubilant photo was snapped with an iPhone in the back of a Russian police van. Yesterday, Moscow-based blogger Alexey Navalny was...Worst Idea Ever? iPhone App Tracks Employees
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If you’re in New York December 5, it would behoove you to stop by the West 14th store for a free workshop with Dan Marcolina. Marcolina’s the guy behind the acclaimed iPhone photography book and app “iPhone Obsessed” (currently on offer for $3.99...Check out Steve Note, All of his Best Public Appearances in One Place
There have been a countless articles and even books about how you might channel Steve Jobs trademark style for presentations, but you’d have a hard time finding videos of all of those talks in one spot. Enter Stevenote.tv. It’s a labor of love from...A Visit to Foxconn’s Not-So-Secret iPhone Factory in Brazil [Exclusive]
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Love this portrait of Apple co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs silhouetted in an old-school Apple logo. It brings to mind the early days of the Cupertino company and its humble beginnings. It’s the handiwork of Laurent Bourrelly who was inspired by...Meet up with Cult of Mac in Sao Paulo
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