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.

Zinio shares digital magazine usage data ahead of rumored sale (infographic)

It’s no secret that digital magazines are gaining a foothold among consumers, and thanks to some new consumer data released today digital magazine storefront Zinio we have a small window into how people are consuming these digital publications.

The company …

Apple’s Newsstand generates $70K per day, study says

The top 100 publications in Apple’s iOS Newsstand generate about $70,000 per day, according to a study released today by research firm Distimo.

Apple first released its Newsstand back in October as a new feature for iOS 5. The Newsstand …

New Adobe stats show encouraging signs of life for tablet magazines

Magazines on tablets, dismissed by some as a last-ditch effort to save a dying print product, are gaining steam, according to new stats released by Adobe. Tablet-magazine readers are engaged, have long attention spans, and most importantly, actually pay for …

iOS Newsstand is a success for Condé Nast: digital subscriptions up 268 percent

Condé Nast’s weekly digital subscription sales increased 268 percent since Apple launched its Newsstand feature on iOS 5 earlier this month, the company revealed Tuesday.

Newsstand is essentially a collection of iOS applications from print publications. Newsstand appears as a …

iOS 5 available for all iPhone users October 12 with over 200 new features

Update: iOS 5 is now available for download.

Apple announced today its latest mobile operating system update, iOS 5, will be available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners to download on October 12.

Today’s Apple event had …