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Christ, Where's My iPhone? Pope Francis Ruins Apple Shipments in New York
Sam Biddle · 09/23/15 09:48AMJay Hathaway · 09/09/15 06:09PM
At the end of the day, our impossible Apple quiz seems to have proven there’s no way to tell the difference between the iPhone hype of 2015 and the iPhone hype of 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, or 2014. And that three of you are dirty cheaters. Here are the results.
Fuck Your Apple Announcement Hype
Ashley Feinberg · 09/09/15 03:56PM
In a post from a few days ago that could just have easily been written at any point over the past seven years, Mashable proclaimed that Apple might be working on a thinner iPhone. No shit. New things are better than old things. Upgrades are made with better parts and built to be more efficient. This will happen every. single. year.
Impossible Quiz: Which Year Were These Quotes About the Year's New iPhone Written?
Jay Hathaway · 09/09/15 12:22PM
Every year since 2007, Apple has held an event to unveil its new iPhone. And every year since 2007, professional technology reporters have fallen over themselves to tell you how Apple’s latest gadget is just like the one you already have, but a little bit better. This version is “not a game-changer,” they’ll write, but it has a slightly different shape or a camera or whatever.
EMERGENCY ALERT: This Is How to Turn Off Your Phone's Emergency Alerts
Gabrielle Bluestone · 07/01/15 09:12AM
Last night, around 4 a.m., a freight train carrying screaming sirens and old dial-up modem sounds crashed through my room. It was a government-issued FLASH FLOOD WARNING, sent express delivery from the darkest depths of Hell directly to my cellphone. Was it even raining when I received the urgent message? Who knows. Will I be cranky and tired all day? Emergency Alert: Yes.
Stop Taking Your Screens to Bed, You Humanoid Robots
Dayna Evans · 12/24/14 04:00PM
We've all heard the warnings: if you take your phones, iPads, phablets, Lite-Brites, and laptops into the dormoir, you will not have restless sleep. Most doctors suggest turning that shit off and throwing it out a window before laying our heads down to rest, but do we listen? Fuck no, we've got tweets to write, doc!
Hey, Ladies—Being a Woman Is Easy! Deal With It!
Dayna Evans · 08/19/14 11:20AM
Doree Lewak, a features writer for the New York Post, published an op-ed Monday night that touted the joys and thrills of getting catcalled by New York City's finest construction workers (who appear, based on the accompanying photographs, to not ever be doing their jobs—too busy catcalling!). The article has the perfect title "Hey, ladies—catcalls are flattering! Deal with it!"
Fight Erupts in Pasadena iPhone Line After Man Hires Homeless to Wait
Cord Jefferson · 09/20/13 01:30PM'Dildo Play' Is Now an 'Editor's Pick' in Twitter's Hot New iPhone App Vine
Max Read · 01/28/13 09:34AM
We told you yesterday that Vine — the Twitter-owned video-sharing iPhone app that debuted last week — was "America's hottest new porn search engine." But it's more than just a search engine now: it's almost a curated porn blog.
What Is the Best Worst Way You've Ever Lost a Phone?
Caity Weaver · 10/24/12 11:05AMSuper Creepy Stalker App Puts Names and Faces of 'Girls Around Me' on a Map
Maureen O'Connor · 03/30/12 02:52PM
Lest there be any doubt that females with public Facebook profiles are in constant peril, here is a thorough discussion of Girls Around Me, an iPhone app that allows users to push a button and see the Facebook profiles of every female in walking distance, according to FourSquare and plotted on a Google Map.
Chris Brown Accused of 'Snatching' Fan's iPhone, Could Face Robbery Charges
Emma Carmichael · 02/24/12 12:32PMHere's Steve Jobs' Biological Dad, Defending iPhones From Syrian Oppression
Lauri Apple · 12/03/11 12:45PMSteve Jobs "didn't like what [he] learned" about Abdulfattah John Jandali, his Syrian-American biological dad, and therefore never reestablished a relationship with Jandali before his death in October. But that absence of connection hasn't stopped Jandali from defending his son's products—and, in a sense, his legacy—from the oppressive Syrian government, which has banned iPhones to keep people from filming killings and other atrocities being committed by local authorities.
Look at the Pathetic iPhone Nerds, Says Rival
Seth Abramovitch · 11/24/11 02:16AMFinally, an iPhone competitor has figured out a way to, if not quite level the playing field, at least get a few cheap shots in at Apple's expense: This Samsung smartphone ad is extremely petty about the kind of person who waits in line to buy an iPhone. Easy target, surefire results. Will it help to sell Samsung Galaxy S IIs? Who cares! Simply by performing this very necessary public service, I deem this campaign an unqualified success. I'm totally going to text it to everyone I know on my iPhone! (Sorry, Samsung. Do I look like the kind of person who clips cellphones to my belt and uses a Dell Inspiron? Yeah, no. Our love affair ends here.)
Man Arrested For Calling 911 Five Times to Say His iPhone Wasn't Working
Seth Abramovitch · 11/11/11 12:15AM
You know who will never work at the Genius Bar? Or see his name anywhere near the word "genius" in his lifetime? Michael Alan Skopec. The 48-year-old from Bristol, Illinois, was arrested at 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, for, according to the sheriff's office report, calling "911 on five occasions to report that his iPhone was not working."
Watching Video on Televisions Is Too Much Effort Now
Adrian Chen · 08/01/11 05:09PMThe Two Most Controversial iPhone Apps of the Week
Adrian Chen · 03/23/11 03:25PMApple Stores Are Swarming with Drug Dealers
Adrian Chen · 02/18/11 12:59AM
Popular Mechanics has a feature this month called "Confessions of an Apple Store Employee," wherein an employee dishes about life in an Apple store. One thing stuck out: Apple stores are apparently swarming with drug dealers. Said the anonymous Apple store employee:
Jon Stewart Celebrates the Arrival of the Verizon iPhone
Matt Cherette · 01/11/11 11:24PMTonight, Jon Stewart opened The Daily Show with a segment about today's Verizon iPhone announcement. He's excited about having Apple's golden product on a different network! Why? Well, because he may actually be able to make calls now. Watch inside.