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How the iPhone 11 Pro cameras nearly looked very different

1 month ago

How the iPhone 11 Pro cameras nearly looked very different

Drawings filed with the US Patent Office show how Apple investigated many different designs for the iPhone 11 Pro's camera unit.

By William Gallagher | 1 month ago

Jony Ive delayed Apple's AR headset project over design concerns

1 month ago

Jony Ive delayed Apple's AR headset project over design concerns

While he was still at Apple, designer Jony Ive objected to plans for what would become Apple Glass, starting internal disagreements that would delay the whole venture.

By William Gallagher | 1 month ago

How Apple Watch went from rumor to shipping product on April 24, 2015

3 months ago

How Apple Watch went from rumor to shipping product on April 24, 2015

It feels like we've always had Apple Watches, but even on the fifth anniversary of when it was first shipped to customers, it's still a product that feels like it's new. Yet as well as these five years it's been on sale, you can trace rumors of Apple's work on it back at least another five to around 2010.

By William Gallagher | 3 months ago

How Apple went from bust to five million colorful iMacs sold

3 months ago

How Apple went from bust to five million colorful iMacs sold

It's the machine that saved Apple, but today as the iMac is just one part of a hugely successful product lineup, it's easy to forget just how crucial it was. But back on April 19, 2001, Apple reminded us with the news that it had sold its five millionth iMac.

By William Gallagher | 3 months ago

The best books about Apple to read while stuck at home

4 months ago

The best books about Apple to read while stuck at home

From Apple history, through the likes of Steve Jobs and Jony Ive, and on to specifics insight about design, marketing, and the Mac, here are the absolute best books to read while you're stuck at home.

By William Gallagher | 4 months ago

November 2019 in review: Apple TV+, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro

7 months ago

November 2019 in review: Apple TV+, and the 16-inch MacBook Pro

The new top of the range 16-inch MacBook Pro arrived this month. It was sooner than expected, cheaper than feared, and with a keyboard some had dreamed of.

By William Gallagher | 7 months ago

July 2019 in Review: MacBooks shaken up, trade wars, and Apple TV+ defense

7 months ago

July 2019 in Review: MacBooks shaken up, trade wars, and Apple TV+ defense

As if to stop people talking about how long they had to wait for the Mac Pro, or how badly Apple will be affected by Jony Ive's departure, the company revamped its MacBook and MacBook Pro range.

By William Gallagher | 7 months ago

June 2019 in review: The Mac Pro arrives at WWDC, and Jony Ive departs

7 months ago

June 2019 in review: The Mac Pro arrives at WWDC, and Jony Ive departs

In June, Apple revealed the Mac Pro and announced iPadOS at its annual WWDC, and then admitted that Chief Design Officer Jony Ive was leaving the company.

By William Gallagher | 7 months ago

Pro Display XDR is a game-changer, AppleTV+ show renewed before debut on the AppleInsider Podcast

7 months ago

Pro Display XDR is a game-changer, AppleTV+ show renewed before debut on the AppleInsider Podcast

This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, Victor talks about the Pro Display XDR and what it is doing for content creators, macOS Catalina Notarization, and Jony Ive's trees.

By Victor Marks | 7 months ago

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Jony Ive donates $129,000 to UK tree-planting effort

7 months ago

Jony Ive donates $129,000 to UK tree-planting effort

Former Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive made a sizable donation to a campaign to plant trees across the United Kingdom, with the six-figure gift helping to create one thousand orchards in schools.

By Malcolm Owen | 7 months ago

Jony Ive removed from Apple's leadership page, marking the end of an era

8 months ago

Jony Ive removed from Apple's leadership page, marking the end of an era

The official Apple Leadership page no longer includes Jony Ive, marking the formal end to his role as a crucial part of the company. While he'll continue to contribute to Apple, it looks as if Apple no longer sees his design vision quite as crucial as it was.

By William Gallagher | 8 months ago

Jony Ive subject of new National Portrait Gallery commission

10 months ago

Jony Ive subject of new National Portrait Gallery commission

The National Portrait Gallery in London unveiled its latest commission on Friday, revealing a portrait of Apple CDO Jony Ive as captured by famed photographer Andreas Gursky.

By AppleInsider Staff | 10 months ago

Apple seemingly stops sales of 'Designed by Apple in California' photo book

11 months ago

Apple seemingly stops sales of 'Designed by Apple in California' photo book

After nearly three years in print, Apple appears to have halted sales of "Designed by Apple in California," a massive photo book that chronicles 20 years of the company's iconic consumer electronic designs.

By AppleInsider Staff | 11 months ago

Jobs biographer slams Apple design and missed TV opportunity

1 year ago

Jobs biographer slams Apple design and missed TV opportunity

Walter Isaacson says Apple should have made the kind of TV Jobs wanted, and claims Apple Park is the company's only great design in the last 15 years.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

Steve Jobs criticized Tim Cook for not being a 'product person'

1 year ago

Steve Jobs criticized Tim Cook for not being a 'product person'

Biographer Walter Isaacson knew Ive was reducing his role, and also says his book 'softened' complaints that Steve Jobs had about Tim Cook not being a product guy'.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

Ive replacement Jeff Williams 'more visible' in product creation than CEO Cook

1 year ago

Ive replacement Jeff Williams 'more visible' in product creation than CEO Cook

COO Jeff Williams — who's taking over for exiting design chief Jony Ive — is typically "more visible" in product development than CEO Tim Cook, a report said on Friday.

By Roger Fingas | 1 year ago

Editorial: WSJ Jony Ive story scoffed at by Apple experts, delicious to critics

1 year ago

Editorial: WSJ Jony Ive story scoffed at by Apple experts, delicious to critics

The Wall Street Journal crafted the "Big Hack" of Apple clickbait: a high drama tell-all that insulted everyone at Apple, mocking its departing design chief, his boss, and the team that worked with him. As fiction, it was Netflix-caliber entertainment, but to insiders, it was so bad it was hard to finish.

By Daniel Eran Dilger | 1 year ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook rips into 'absurd' Wall Street Journal report on Jony Ive's departure

1 year ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook rips into 'absurd' Wall Street Journal report on Jony Ive's departure

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday flatly refuted the a recent Wall Street Journal report detailing CDO Jony Ive's departure from the company, with the chief executive saying allegations, including claims that he is disinterested in design, are "absurd."

By Mikey Campbell | 1 year ago

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Jony Ive's departure follows years of dissatisfaction and absenteeism

1 year ago

Jony Ive's departure follows years of dissatisfaction and absenteeism

Apple's chief design officer Jony Ive reportedly disliked how the company focused on operations more than design and would regularly fail to attend his own design meetings.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

The worst Apple designs by Jony Ive, according to the AppleInsider staff

1 year ago

The worst Apple designs by Jony Ive, according to the AppleInsider staff

While he's often lauded, not everything Apple has cranked out under Jony Ive's design lead has been spectacular. We've been on the Apple beat nearly as long as Ive has, and we have some thoughts on the flops from Ive's design studio.

By William Gallagher | 1 year ago

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