Skeuomorphic design (or, one reason we can be thankful Scott Forstall is gone)

I'm guessing most of us didn't have a clue what that was yesterday, but most of us have encountered it and wondered about it in Apple products.

Big Apple exec changes: iOS VP Forstall is leaving; Jony Ive and others step up

Big changes are afoot in Apple's executive roster: The company announced today that Scott Forstall (above), the vice president in charge of iOS, and head of retail John Browett are leaving the company.

iPad mini hands-on: light, portable, awesome, expensive

There were a LOT of other Apple announcements today: Retina 13" MacBook Pro, new iPad fourth generation, new Mac minis, new iMacs, new iTunes, and more. But the big deal was the little guy, the iPad mini.

Apple event highlights new iPhone 5, iPods, iTunes, Foo Fighters

Apple today unveiled a new, larger iPhone 5 as well as a new iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle, and a revamped iTunes aimed at more mobile users. It also released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6. Here's VentureBeat's blow-by-blow coverage with all the details.

Apple relies on frickin’ lasers to shine light through metal

While you likely haven’t thought much about how Apple gets those green lights to shine through its metal products, like its webcam indicators on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, doing so was a significant problem for Apple’s design mastermind …