The original iPod: A re-review
Ever wondered how well an original iPod would hold up ten 15 years later?
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Jacqui Cheng
Editor at Large
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Jacqui is Editor at Large at Ars Technica and has spent the last eight years writing about Apple, Apple culture, gadgets, social networking, privacy, and more. Previous to Ars, Jacqui worked as a developer for several years before shifting her focus to writing. She's a graduate of Purdue University, with a B.S. in Interactive Multimedia Development and another in Computer Information Systems Technology. In her nonexistent free time, she likes messing with gadgets, cooking, traveling, cycling, running, pretending to be a photographer, and writing scripts to game the votes for reality TV shows. Just kidding. (Sort of.)
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The numbers don't lie, but the "when" is anyone's guess.
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Teaching 150 teenagers the basics of technology in six weeks
Or, what we learned in our first #CivicSummer.
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3D printing for all: Inside Chicago library’s new “pop-up maker lab”
3D printers, laser cutters, and milling machines are now open to the public.
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Developers react to iOS 7 and being “Sherlocked” at WWDC 2013
Ars talked to the crowd on the WWDC showfloor.
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Photo gallery: a day at WWDC 2013
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Liveblog: Apple’s WWDC 2013 keynote
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Many times the basic isn't what you need. Luckily, there are plenty of alternatives.
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Pickup in iOS 7 Web traffic titillates Apple-watchers
Ars and other sites report an increase in iOS 7 devices on their server logs.
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iPhone 5 users get an updated audio profile via iOS 6.1.4
Developers weren't seeded the update before public release.
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OS X image editor Acorn hits version 4 with 150 new features
Performance enhancements are also part of the fourth major release.
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Apple’s attempt to ditch skeuomorphism resulting in tight iOS 7 deadlines (Updated)
Engineers are reportedly racing against the clock to release iOS 7 by September.
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Original iPhone to go the way of the dodo on June 11, 2013
An internal Apple document says the device will soon become obsolete.
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OS X 10.9 said to focus on the “power user”
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Gallery: Apple Pop-Up museum and Vintage Computer Festival Southeast
The Apple Pop-Up museum was so popular, it'll re-open on May 18 and June 8.
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Apple changes its mind on iOS VPN changes following VirnetX verdict
Apple now says VPN behaviors within iOS will remain the same.
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Apple’s WWDC 2013 tickets sold out in a record two minutes (or less)
Apple's developer community is not pleased.
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Apple faces $118,000 fine in China for e-book copyright infringement
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Delicious Library 3 is here, and it’s a beast
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Apple mixes things up for WWDC 2013, with pre-announced ticket sales
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Apple hints at new products in Q4 and throughout 2014
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Liveblog: Apple’s Q2 2013 earnings call at 5pm EDT today
It has been an unusually quiet quarter for Apple. What's going on in Cupertino?
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iPhone 4 “antennagate” settlement checks arriving in the mail
Don't spend it all in one place.
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Apple donating money, devices to earthquake victims in China
Public philanthropy is indeed making a comeback at Apple.
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Apple remembers where you wanted to get drunk for up to 2 years
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Hands-on: Twitter #music is all about discovery, not listening
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78-minute Steve Jobs comedy film iSteve now online
Pop some popcorn and get ready to watch Justin Long as Steve Jobs.
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Facebook’s chat heads headed to iOS later today (Updated)
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Apple TV with Wi-Fi problems? You could get a free replacement
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Apple’s AirPlay dominates screen sharing report, but few actually use it
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Two publications confirm: yep, Apple still making more iPhones
Foxconn is on a hiring spree in preparation for the next iPhone launch.
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StatusBoard to Longform to Mail Pilot: 5 iOS apps to check out this weekend
E-mail, long-form articles, crazy videos, and more on our radar this week.
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Apple poised to pay $53 million over “water” damaged iPhone warranties
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French junior minister says Apple was “brutal” with AppGratis
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