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Jonathan Ive, Apple's Senior Vice President of Industrial Design in an interview with British Children's show Blue Peter on BBC. The interview shows us the inside of Apple's design studio and gives some insights on how Jonathan Ive and Apple thinks when they create a new design.

On October 28th Steve Jobs' envisioned yacht Venus was unveiled in Aalsmeer, The Netherlands. According to reports , the roughly 80-meter long hull of the ship is made completely of aluminum, while huge plate windows adorn the wheelhouse, saloon and main deck entrances, giving the ship a clean, open appearance. Continuing the spartan styling inside, the wheelhouse uses seven 27-inch iMacs running navigation, systems control and other seafaring software to assist in operating Venus.

Today Apple announced the new iPhone 5. But what if for some reason, Apple set up a keynote and announced...nothing? Here's a sketch from CollegeHumor with Christopher McDonald where they are so successful, they announced, nothing. CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos

The iPhone 5 has a way better camera than previous iPhone versions.

Apple will be opening its popular iTunes store in the Philippines by December 2012 according to a report by AppleInsider . It will feature a dedicated section for "Original Pilipino Music" or OPM. I think this is great news to Filipino artists as they will now be able to sell their music in high quality digital format and hopefully reduce piracy. It will also provide a venue for people to search and browse new music.

Have you guys played Draw Something? It's a new app in the Apple App Store that got people going crazy over it. Even I got addicted to it. I usually just draw some simple stuff, but I found this guy who draws amazing stuff on Draw Something. Here's a sample of his drawings. Check out all his drawings at Bobby's Draw Something Addiction .

Apple is coming out with a new product today. Photos courtesy of TechCrunch. Here's the link to TechCrunch for the live reporting of the event. You can also go to AppleInsider for the live blog. The new iPad! Display is 2084 by 1536 Retina display 4x the graphics performance Apple A5X Processor 10 hours battery life 4G LTE, Fast 3G HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA, 3G world ready 5-megapixel sensor Backside illumination 5-element lens, Hybrid IR filter, Apple-designed ISP New gestures, effects, multi-touch editing, and wireless sharing of photos between iOS devices The new iPad WiFi $499, $599, $699 for 16GB, 32GB and 64G The new iPad 4G $629, 729, $829 for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB

From Appleinsider . Apple on Tuesday sent out official invitations for a media event to be held next Wednesday, March 7, in San Francisco where it is expected to introduce its next-generation iPad. The March 7 event will be held at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Calif., the same place the last two iPad unveilings have been held. The invitation features a finger pushing down on an iOS calendar icon with March 7 as the date. "We have something you really have to see. And touch," the invitation reads. The inclusion that people will "have to see" the new device is likely a reference to the high-resolution Retina Display that Apple is expected to add to its next-generation iPad. Rumors have suggested the display will have a resolution of 2,048 by 1,536 pixels, which would be twice the resolution of the 1,024-by-768 screen found on the iPad 2. In fact, the invitation itself could even be a pic...

Apple on Thursday announced Mac OS X 10.8, dubbed "Mountain Lion," the next major release of its Mac operating system, set to launch on the Mac App Store this summer, with a preview now available for Mac developers. A developer preview of the forthcoming operating system update was released to developers on Thursday, and Apple has boasted that Mountain Lion packs over 100 new features, including many brought from the iPad and iOS mobile operating system. "The Mac is on a roll, growing faster than the PC for 23 straight quarters, and with Mountain Lion things get even better," said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. "The developer preview of Mountain Lion comes just seven months after the incredibly successful release of Lion and sets a rapid pace of development for the world’s most advanced personal computer operating system." What's new New features introduced with Mountain Lion include Messages, which repla...

It's kind of old, but it's still funny. I'm still amazed at how Apple designs their boxes. It's an emotional experience in itself. It really makes you feel their product is valuable.

With Siri, who needs Elves?

Steve Jobs passed away yesterday, October 5, 2011. He was 56 years old. The Internet was abuzzed with the news of Steve Jobs death. A lot of famous people commented as well like Bill Gates, Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg. Some saying that we love a great leader and visionary. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg even compared him to Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. Of course, with all the praises also comes the haters. With people wondering why they are treating him like a god and that it's ridiculous to compare him to Edison or Einstein. That Steve Jobs was not a great inventor but just a great marketing guy. I feel sad on Steve Jobs' passing. It may be funny to think about. I personally do not know the guy nor have I met him. My only connection to him is the Apple products we have and what I read about him. I remember when I first saw the news. I just got home and when I opened up my computer, the first news I read was Steve Jobs has passed away. I was shocked! I ...

After the news of Steve Jobs' passing. A number of his contemporaries commenting on his passing including Bill Gates, President Barack Obama and Disney President Bog Iger. Bill Gates offers his condolences (via AllThingsD): I’m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’ death. Melinda and I extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends, and to everyone Steve has touched through his work. Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it’s been an insanely great honor. I will miss Steve immensely. Google’s Sergey Brin just posted this statement on Google+: From the earliest days of Google, whenever Larry and I sought inspiration for vision and leadership, we needed to look no farth...

I saw this tribute to Steve Jobs in a forum and I thought it was beautiful.

According to a statement just issued by Apple’s Board of Directors, company co-founder and longtime CEO  Steve Jobs  has passed away. Apple has also put up  the following website in memory . They’re asking for “thoughts, memories, and condolences” to be shared by way of this email address:  rememberingsteve@apple.com It was only  a little over a month ago  that Jobs stepped down as CEO saying at the time, “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.” Full story from TechCrunch . Rest in peace, Steve.

Here's the video of the latest iPhone 4S. I especially love Siri and the new IOS5.

You've all probably heard by now that Steve Jobs has retired as CEO of Apple. In a tribute to the retirement of the two most innovative founders of the computer industry, I've pulled up some video of a history interview with the two giants in the industry. Here is an interview with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates at All Thing Digital 5. This interview was two years before the iPad came out. In this part of the video, Bill Gates was asked if he was using a tablet device. Steve Jobs starts swivelling his chair and biting his lip. He eventually said that the PC has been a resilent device. Now that we have the iPad, it's amazing to see how much Steve Jobs was trying to hide the fact they were already working on the iPad.

Steve Jobs announced he is resigning as Apple CEO today. Here's the press release. PRESS RELEASE: Letter from Steve Jobs August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee. As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple. I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role. I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you. Steve Jobs will remain as chairman of Apple and Tim Cook, A...

Steve Jobs is presenting to the Cupertino City Council Apple's plan to build a spaceship like campus that will hold up to 12,000 employees. The new campus when completed would consist of 80% landscaping. Apple is planning to supply their own power to the building with the city grid as backup. The whole building will be made of curved all around and there would be no straight piece of glass in the whole building. It will be four stories high to preserve the "human scale" of the campus. Here's the video.

The new Apple iPad 2 looks amazing. If you think other tablet makers are offering better solutions, the new iPad 2 trumps them all over again. Here are the specs . Dual core A5 chip HD (720p)Back camera VGA front camera Wifi Bluetooth 3G GSM CDMA 10 hour battery Gyroscope Digital compass GPS HMDI out to display on your HD TV via optional cable, supports any orientation Accelerometer Included new apps are Facetime Photo Booth Apple is keeping the same price points for these upgraded specs. The specs are not the only reason why the new iPad 2 is great. It's 1/3rd thinner than the iPad 1 and it's lighter as well. What I really like about the new iPad 2 is actually what Apple calls the Smart Cover . It's completely magnetic and just attaches to the iPad 2 quite nicely. By the way, it comes in white.