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J.C. Penney’s Website Needs More Help Than Its Stores

The retailer’s online sales fell 33% last year while competitors are seeing double-digit gains.

Sapna Maheshwari a day ago 5 responses

26 Shockingly Bad Predictions

These people looked into the future…and got it completely wrong.

Luke Lewis 2 weeks ago 108 responses

How Apple Is Like The Rolling Stones

Apple without a new product is like the Stones without a tour, reliant on an aging back catalog of old hits. But maybe CEO Tim Cook has a few of Mick Jagger’s moves up his sleeve.

Peter Lauria 2 weeks ago 2 responses

Apple Borrows Money To Avoid U.S. Taxes

Most of Apple’s $145 billion in cash is parked overseas, so issuing debt allows the company to avoid the tax hit that money would be subject to if brought back to the U.S.

Peter Lauria 3 weeks ago 28 responses

“Mad Men” Characters As Muppets Lead The Daily Links

Plus the Kitten Bowl controversy, the single worst drink in the world, and the time an NBA player saved a dolphin’s life.

Raymond Sultan a month ago 6 responses

Where Did Kim Jong-Un Get His Apple Computer?

A trade embargo between the U.S. and North Korea doesn’t stop Kim from being a Mac guy. Did he get it from China?

Rosie Gray a month ago 9 responses

Isn’t This A Little Personal, Apple?

Perhaps they have too much of our data.

Samir Mezrahi a month ago 15 responses

43 Vintage Apple Products People Are Going Nuts For

There is some totally weird and random stuff in here. Turns out, people will shell out for ’80s/’90s corporate Apple memorabilia.

Leonora Epstein 2 months ago 56 responses

"The Care Bears Movie": An Experiment In Testing The Limits Of Sanity

In which I review this 1985 feature and try not to lose it. Oh, and SPOILERS AHEAD.

Leonora Epstein 2 months ago 46 responses

The Nicolas Cage Hairstyle Whiteboard Leads The Evening Links

WANT. NEED. WANTNEED.

Raymond Sultan 2 months ago 7 responses

The Innocent-Looking Site That Helped Hack Apple And Facebook

This is what a cutting edge cyber attack looks like: An old iPhone enthusiast forum, hijacked without its owner’s knowledge.

John Herrman 2 months ago 5 responses

Apple’s Podcast Disaster

Is the company that basically invented the podcast putting it out to pasture?

John Herrman 3 months ago 14 responses

Scientology Super Bowl Ad Sounds Very Familiar

If Steve Jobs were alive, he would have Beef.

copyranter 3 months ago 63 responses

People Are Really Mad That There Are No Black Emojis

“I think in honor of black history month, they should add some black emojis. #justsayin” (via hypervocal.com)

Ryan Broderick 3 months ago 52 responses

I’m Sure This Is Exactly How Steve Jobs Wanted To Be Memorialized

On a six-foot-tall fake iPhone. With a QR code on the back.

Matt Buchanan 4 months ago 34 responses

Macs Of The Future Past

Old Apple designs from nearly 30 years ago are strikingly prescient about modern-day Apple design.

Matt Buchanan 4 months ago 12 responses

Apple Is Going To Build A Mac In The USA

Apple CEO Tim Cook says an “existing” line of Macs is going to be assembled in the U.S. starting next year.

Matt Buchanan 5 months ago 11 responses

Why Mobile Maps Are Actually Getting Worse

It’s the one part of your phone that might not be getting better. Why every major mobile company is re-creating reality from scratch.

John Herrman 5 months ago 5 responses

A Leaked Apple Store Video

If you want to understand Apple, watch this video. (via)

Matt Buchanan 5 months ago 10 responses

One-A-Day Gift Guide: “Less And More”

A gift that you cannot go wrong with: Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams, a bible for modern gadget design.

Matt Buchanan 5 months ago 1 response

What Apple’s Spending Says About The Rest Of The Tech Industry

It’s perhaps a look at the shape of things to come.

Matt Buchanan 6 months ago respond

Inside Tech Companies’ Private Bus System

Tech shuttle buses have taken over San Francisco’s streets, creating a transportation caste system. I wanted to know what it was like inside. So I got on.

Reyhan Harmanci 6 months ago 4 responses

A Not-That-Inaccurate iPad Mini Parody Commercial

Traditionally, the “too many products” problem is not one that’s plagued Apple. And it still produces far fewer products than, say, HP or Dell. But it now produces more stuff than it has in a long time.

Matt Buchanan 6 months ago 2 responses

Why You Should Be Excited About The Executive Shakeup At Apple

The heads of iOS and Apple Stores are out. And lead designer Jony Ive now has more power than ever.

Matt Buchanan 6 months ago respond

The Only Apple Event Post You Need To Read Today

Apple just announced a pile of new gadgets on stage in San Jose. Here’s everything you need to know.

John Herrman 6 months ago 34 responses

Come Watch The iPad Mini Event With Us!

It’s a semi-liveblog! Apple is streaming the event, and we’re here to talk about it with a panel of our favorite tech/non-tech luminaries.

John Herrman 6 months ago 3 responses

Surprise, The People Who Made Your iPhone Are People

James Fallows joins the small circle of Western journalists to have made the journey to Foxconn. He shouldn’t be so surprised at what he found there.

Matt Buchanan 6 months ago 9 responses