July 27th, 2011

iOS 5 To Have Powerful Face Detection

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After Apple’s purchase of face recognition software provider Polar Rose, we were unsure what Apple had planned. Now, thanks to a little 9to5mac digging we know that face recognition (FaceRec? FaceTimeRec? FaceSnatch?) will be baked deeply into iOS 5 and support a number of clever features including, potentially, the same wacky effects available in Lion’s Photo Booth app. → Read More

December 18th, 2008

How you like them Apples?

A Japanese Apple fan with a Fuji orchard decided to grow some Apple Apples by placing a sticker on the skin as it matured. The results, as we see, look delicious and significantly more edible than an iPod crumble. → Read More

April 3rd, 2008

Apple says NYC's new apple logo infringes on its trademark

So the Internet is freaking out because of this Wired story detailing an Apple, Inc. complaint against the City of New York and its new “green” Apple logo. Because Apple, the company, is represented by an apple, the fruit, Apple, the company, believes that the new logo, which is part of the city’s “green” awareness campaign, will confuse the market. It sure will! In… → Read More