Pocketnow Daily: Samsung Galaxy Fold is FINALLY READY!? (video)

On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about the possible launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Fold, the Galaxy Note 10 5G and more

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Pocketnow Daily: What Jony Ive Leaving Apple Means… (video)

On today's Pocketnow Daily, we talk about Jony Ive leaving Apples design team, new renders of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and more

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Will Samsung have the balls to make a graphene battery? | #PNWeekly 281 (LIVE at 3p ET)

Graphene as a battery material has been floating around for decades, but will Samsung finally get to harnessing its power? We discuss on our show!

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Sacha Baron Cohen spoofs Apple to promote Borat upgrade, ‘The Brothers Grimsby’

Innovator. Visionary. Prophet. Words once used to describe Apple co-founder Steve Jobs by his devoted iFans, and now associated with the creator of “Ali G”, “Borat” and “Bruno” in a Cupertino-parodying publicity stunt for a new feature length comedy called “The Brothers Grimsby” or simply “Grimsby.”Before shouting blasphemy however, you should check out the surprisingly tasteful and subdued film ad. In it, Sacha Baron Cohen channels his inner Jony Ive and Tim Cook, unveiling to a familiar hall of enthusiastic followers his most likable, idiotic character yet.But “The ...

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Jony Ive’s new role may imply preparation for his retirement

It would be easy to say that there is an Apple before Jony Ive and after, but that would be cutting it too short. We’ve seen Ive’s design redefine MP3 players, computers, smartphones, tablets, and even mobile operating systems. We do know that Ive and the late Steve Jobs would work closely together, and it seems that after the death of Apple’s major leader, Ive is preparing to move on as well.We covered how Apple has decided to promote Jony Ive to “Chief Design Officer,” a role ...

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Kobe Bryant spotted on Apple campus, could be working with Jony Ive on new products

Do Apple’s products seem uninspired to you, basketball fans? Kobe Bryant may be the one to change that. Bryant and his wife, Vanessa, have reportedly met with Jony Ive to talk up upcoming products. A picture by 9to5Mac shows The Black Mamba and his wife waiting for food over at Apple HQ. The background of the picture shows the couple are definitely at 1 Infinite Loop, or somewhere pretty similar to it. While we cannot verify the legitimacy of the sighting, the original image’s EXIF ...

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Rumors of an iPhone 6 with a curved display return

Rumors of the iPhone 6 have focused a lot on what we can expect form its size and specifications. We’ve heard that Apple plans to make two devices, both bigger than any iPhone we’ve ever seen, and also much more powerful than their predecessors. Now, given Apple’s track record of valuing how a phone feels in your hand, we wonder how does the company plan to pull that off with bigger devices, and ...

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iPhone 6 production, Google Now changes, Galaxy S5 lawsuits & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Samsung’s decision to take legal action against certain publications due to the review of the Galaxy S5. Apple follows the news as we learn that VP of iOS software Greg Christie departs Apple over issues with Jony Ive. Nokia is next as we learn what the company is doing to keep the deal with Microsoft going with government agencies. We then talk about Apple’s iPhone 6 and the release plan for the 4.7-inch model and the 5.5-inch model. We end today’s show talking about the cool new changes that may come to Google Now ...

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Jony Ive shakes things up, iOS Human Interface VP Greg Christie leaves Apple

As much as people may criticize Apple for retaining the original user interface that we saw with iOS 6 and prior, there’s no denying that it changed the industry in 2007. Greg Christie was one of the leaders of this revolution, coming up with ideas that have become basic features of any smartphone today, like slide-to-unlock. Sadly with the departure of Scott Forstall, and with the appointment of Jony Ive as the decision maker ...

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Jony Ive finds Apple’s copycats to be “anonymous, poorly made objects”

With all the recent developments in the case of Apple vs Samsung, a lot has been heard about how Samsung has copied Apple’s UI to a certain degree. What’s interesting though is that we haven’t really heard about what the designers think of Samsung’s practices over the hardware design. I’m sure you’ve heard of Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior VP in Design, and if you’re curious to know what he thinks, he recently laid-it-out on an interview. According to Ive: “We’re surrounded by anonymous, poorly made objects,” Ive said. “It’s tempting ...

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