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Report: iOS 7 to have 'very, very flat' interface

No.

Please, Please, PLEAAASE NOOOO!

Havn’t they seen the unimaginative mess that is Metro? Are they just running with the herd now? Can they no longer stand out and continue to set the standards for realism and easy user interface?

“Flat” is everywhere all of a sudden - I even see it as a new look for TV stations (e.g. the recent change to plain black and white of CNBC).

What happened? Was this all the rage in the design schools recently and is it now being inflicted on us poor, style challanged end users?

“Flat” was what had to be used in the 80s when you were stuck with slow 8 bit graphics and didn’t have any choice. My new Windows 8 PC with “Flat” is a mess - open windows merge into one another, the interface feels cold and uninviting, purely functional with no warmth or welcome - like one of those steel and concrete Manhattan lofts…

If they’re going to do it at least allow use oldies a button to keep the old “look and feel”. Apple can’t afford to alienate us much more - they’ve done enough damage with iTunes 11…

My bet is that this “Flat” look will be a short lived fad.

Apple can do better than follow the herd - least of all one Microsoft, with it’s already panned Windows 8 interface, is leading!!!

Posted by Pauley on April 29, 2013 at 10:54 PM (PST)

IK Multimedia releases iRig Recorder

Hi,
How do I delete files on Irig Recorder ?
Regards
Andy

Posted by Andy on April 28, 2013 at 10:21 PM (PST)

'Learn More About In-App Purchases' now in App Store

I purchased a $15 iTunes card , put in the code, redeemed it. But when I go to the App Store it still says I have billing issues!!! I only have a Pre paid credit card! How do I resolve this issue? Can I use PayPal ? Help me please!!!!!

Posted by Stephanie on April 28, 2013 at 8:08 PM (PST)

Otterbox debuts Commuter Series 3D iPhone 5 case

cool cases

Posted by birju on April 27, 2013 at 5:00 PM (PST)

Apple to pay Chinese writers for copyright infringement

I find it ironic that China fines Apple for copyright infringement, when China itself is guilty of so much flagrant copyright violation.

Posted by Robin on April 26, 2013 at 9:11 PM (PST)

iOS 7 design poll ends, iPhone carrier poll begins

AT&T is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful carrier I’ve ever known in my life.

Posted by Eric on April 25, 2013 at 4:05 AM (PST)

iOS 7 design poll ends, iPhone carrier poll begins

Coverage and data speed are probably most important to me, but contract requirements (i.e. “slave to my current carrier”) ends up being the biggest factor since I have 4 lines all at different phases of contract terms.

Posted by rockmyplimsoul on April 24, 2013 at 5:06 PM (PST)

Apple increases stock buyback, dividend

Or added an extra zero?

Posted by Tim on April 24, 2013 at 1:24 PM (PST)

iOS 7 design poll ends, iPhone carrier poll begins

None of the above - I stick with AT&T because I’ve got a grandfathered unlimited plan.  If that disappears, it’ll come down to monthy pricing of other carriers to prompt a move.  On a related note, I’m going to have to guess that Loyalty comes in dead last - I have yet to find someone (anyone) who is foolish enough to exhibit loyalty to a carrier.  What next - being true to your cable provider?

Posted by DJ Renton on April 24, 2013 at 11:22 AM (PST)

Notes from Apple's Q2 2013 Conference Call

not surprising to see the ipod numbers go down as iphone numbers increase or remain steady - i continue to upgrade phones as they are released, which means my kids inherit the old ones to use as ipods - i haven’t had the need to shell out for a new ipod touch in a couple of years, and i don’t see that changing as incremental improvements are made to the phones.

Posted by DJ Renton on April 24, 2013 at 6:53 AM (PST)

Apple increases stock buyback, dividend

Did you perhaps invert the words from & to?

Posted by Kooskoos on April 24, 2013 at 5:27 AM (PST)

Notes from Apple's Q2 2013 Conference Call

Going an entire year without introducing anything is extremely risky.  The pundits who already think Apple is “done” will have a field day the rest of the year and into 2014 if these product releases slip that far.  The only consolation is that Microsoft is dead in the water as well with the combined flops of Windows Phone 9 and Windows 8, but there is the huge matter of Android/Google who are not sitting still or dead in the water and their affiliates are introducing some great new products like the HTC One and GS4.  If an upcoming iPhone 5S is nothing but an internal refresh, then I think the doomsayers may just have a point.

Posted by Glenn on April 24, 2013 at 4:10 AM (PST)

iPhone 4 owners receiving $15 'Antennagate' checks

The settlement was announced in March 2012 and they’re just now receiving their checks, more than a year later.  Great.

Posted by Ron on April 23, 2013 at 8:03 AM (PST)

Report: Apple rejects 5-8m iPhones from Foxconn

On the day of release, my brother bought an iPhone 5 and the first one out the box had a number of scratches and marks on the anodised case.
Poor design or poor quality control. Pick one.

Posted by Anthony Hunt on April 23, 2013 at 3:46 AM (PST)

Report: Apple rejects 5-8m iPhones from Foxconn

I took my brand new iPhone 5 into the Apple store because of a malfunction. I left 2 hours later with the SIXTH phone they offered me! The first 5 were all visibly damaged out of the box. Yes, I’m currently using my SEVENTH iPhone 5. A disgrace.

Posted by Graham on April 22, 2013 at 7:46 PM (PST)

Apple adds 'download later' option to iTunes

i love apple!!!!!!!!

Posted by blake on April 22, 2013 at 12:38 PM (PST)

Volkswagen to unveil iBeetle

So, do you press and hold the horn and radio button to reset the iBeetle?

Posted by rockmyplimsoul on April 19, 2013 at 1:51 PM (PST)

T-Mobile offering iPhone 5 trade-in deal

The 4S trade-in deal was something that enticed me to jump on the new iPhone 5. I couldn’t be happier with T-Mobile’s new plans as well as how fast the network is. I like to keep up with my live and recorded shows using m phone on the trip to and from work at DISH, considering it takes some time to get there. I use the DISH Anywhere app to stream my shows wherever I go, and it works perfectly on my iPhone 5.

Posted by Riley on April 17, 2013 at 11:11 AM (PST)

Some Apple TVs have Wi-Fi issues; replacement program open

...DHRN…

Actually you have a ‘misspelling’ it’s really DRHN

Posted by Ben on April 17, 2013 at 5:12 AM (PST)

Report: Facebook talks iPhone Home with Apple

No, all I can say is no.

Posted by Jef Smith on April 16, 2013 at 9:54 AM (PST)

Apple bans in-app comic for sexual content (Update: No)

@1 - “Saga #12 will be available on the Comixology app soon”

It sounds to me like the comic will indeed be released in the app. As the statement reads, Comixology simply chose not to attempt a release based on their own interpretation of the App Store restrictions. So Apple did not ban anything, the content provider simply made a judgement call of their own. And it appears they have decided to reverse that choice. If you never ask the question, you may never really know the answer.

Posted by Mitch on April 11, 2013 at 11:22 AM (PST)

AppGratis removal 'first step' in App Store crackdown

How is this the *first* step if they removed AppShopper last December for violation of the 2.25 clause?

The bigger issue is this: if these 3rd party solutions are offering superior alternatives to the app store, why isn’t Apple competing with them instead of just kicking them out for specious reasons? The instant Apple allowed apps to include in-app purchases, tap-joy, etc., the whole notion of meritocracy went out the window. The download of one “free” Glu game can lead to a person downloading dozens of other apps a day (and then deleting them) for a reward of the in-game currency.

If Apple wants to fix the app store meritocracy they should start with banning rewards for downloading and running other apps, they should start with regulating consumable IAP, they should start with limiting how publishers can place advertising in games paid or free, but, no, they’ll kick out apps that show how poorly of a job Apple does at presenting the products in their own store.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on April 11, 2013 at 5:07 AM (PST)

Apple bans in-app comic for sexual content (Update: No)

I’m not sure the clarification exactly means “No” as your headline succinctly puts it.

Whether Apple actively refused to carry the issue specifically, or has policies in place that prevented the publisher from even attempting to allow consumers to buy it in a comic reader app is purely semantics. Either way, the same content they’re willing to allow you to buy in one context (the iBook store) is banned in another by boneheaded policies that benefit no one.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on April 10, 2013 at 10:44 AM (PST)

iLounge launches Rumor + Speculation Roundups

It’ll be under Articles in the future. Thanks.

Posted by Phil Dzikiy on April 8, 2013 at 12:20 PM (PST)

iLounge launches Rumor + Speculation Roundups

OK idea, but once this feature headline fades into obscurity where will users find this new “Rumor + Speculation Roundup” page?  Under Articles?  Backstage?

Posted by rockmyplimsoul on April 8, 2013 at 10:36 AM (PST)