6/01/2013

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Teardown of 16GB iPod touch reveals few internal changes

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 02:57 PM PDT

ipod touch teardown 2

Earlier this week, Apple released a new version of its fifth generation iPod touch. It sports a 16GB hard drive, and no rear iSight camera or lanyard hook. But other than that, it looks exactly like its larger siblings.

And it turns out, the new touch looks pretty much the same on the inside as well. The repair experts over at iFixit just finished up their usual new device teardown ritual, and found few notable internal changes…(...)
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Chicago Sun-Times fires photo staff, now training reporters in iPhoneography

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 02:20 PM PDT

iPhone 5 promo video (back, black, camera closeup 001)

You’ve probably noticed that we have been talking a lot about iPhoneography here on iDB lately. It’s a popular topic with a lot of folks. It seems like the better the iPhone’s camera gets, the more people are willing to ditch their standalone shooters.

And perhaps there’s no better example of that than what’s going on right now over at the Chicago Sun-Times. Just a day after it fired its entire photo staff, the newspaper has reportedly begun training its reporters in the basics of iPhone photography…(...)
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How I created my clean iPhone 5 Home and Lock screens

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Oliver Black Lock screen

It seems like every time I post a screenshot of my Lock or Home screen, I’m inundated with tweets, Facebook messages and even the odd Google+ message asking how I created the minimalist, clean effect. It looks very different to the stock iOS experience, and offers some features that Apple refuses to offer, and I rather like it!

After the most recent flurry of questions I thought it best to put together a short blog post together detailing what apps or tweaks I used, along with the important settings required to recreate my Home or Lock screen.

So, without further delay, let’s get started…(...)
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Leading lines: powerful tools for your iPhone photography compositions

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 06:00 AM PDT

iPhone Photography Series

In the past we have talked about ways to capture our viewer’s attention and imagination in our photographs. We’ve talked about compositional rules, focus effects and exposure techniques. One thing we haven’t talked about is “leading lines”. If your goal is to draw our viewer into your image, there’s no better way to do it than by providing them a path to follow.

A “leading line” is just that. It is line that leads the viewer’s eye from one point in the photograph to another. The age old classic is railroad tracks. Sure, it’s a bit cliche but it’s a perfect example of the concept…(...)
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Make sure you check out these apps this weekend

Posted: 01 Jun 2013 05:00 AM PDT

iPhone 5 apps

This was a big week for iOS games and apps. Some old favorites received major updates and some epic console games were given the iOS treatment. There are plenty of reasons to pretend you are too busy to go visit old Aunt Gertrude.

Whether you are looking for fun new photo and video apps, epic fighting games for the fanboy in you, or an app to help you find something to do this weekend, we've got a list of apps we think will keep you occupied until the wee hours of Monday morning…(...)
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