http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/10/2009.design.award.winners/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/bohtemp.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />As a part of the ongoing Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple has announced the winners of its 2009 Design Awards. The Best Mac OS X Student Project award has gone to Pieter Omvlee's Fontcase, which manages fonts in an iPhoto-like interface. The first of four Leopard Developer Showcase awards belongs to Marketcircle's Billings, described by Apple as having a simplified interface that exposes e... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/06/10/2009.design.award.winners/ Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/ive.wins.f.company.award/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/jonathanive-mda.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's senior VP of industrial design, Jonathan Ive, has placed first in a Fast Company list of the 100 most creative people in business. Despite being in an executive position Ive is said to be personally responsible for the look of Apple's most important products, including the iPhone and the iPod. The designer's greatest contribution is claimed to be the original iMac, which helped to revive... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/19/ive.wins.f.company.award/ Tue, 19 May 2009 20:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/03/apple.design.awards/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0809/ipodtouch2g.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has won four International Forum Design (iF) gold awards at the CeBIT computer expo held in Hannover, Germany, according to setteB.IT. The second-generation iPod touch, fourth-generation iPod nano, iPhone 3G and MacBook Air were among the 50 products considered worthy of the gold award, while an in-ear headset accessory for the iPhone was included in the overall group of design awards.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/03/03/apple.design.awards/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 22:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/23/wall.e.wins.oscar/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0902/wall-e.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pixar's WALL-E won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature at Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, defeating competition from Bolt and Kung Fu Panda. The movie -- about a robot left on Earth after an environmental apocalypse -- was also nominated for Original Screenplay, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Song awards, but lost to movies such as Milk and The Dark Knight. The dominant title at the Osc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/23/wall.e.wins.oscar/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/09/iphone.hits.no.3.in.time/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/iphone3g-3.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone has fallen two spots in TIME Magazine's annual Top 10 Gadgets rankings, the latest issue reveals. Having taken the top position in 2007, the iPhone now sits in third for 2008, in its second incarnation as the iPhone 3G. The magazine praises the phone for having "launched the era of mobile computing," with over 10,000 applications available, linked to features such as on-board GPS.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/09/iphone.hits.no.3.in.time/ Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/apple.stores.win.award/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/app_080303_storeintsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has earned an award for its chain of retail stores, a magazine has announced. TWICE (This Week in Consumer Electronics) has handed Apple an Excellence in Retailing Award, specifically within the category of Best Vendor Retailer. Apple Stores give visitors a way to test a variety of products, TWICE comments, and the products are segregated into different areas that encourage experimentation... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/13/apple.stores.win.award/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/10/gadget.of.the.year.ipod/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0810/t3awardstory.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has, for the second time this month, won "Gadget of the Year" in a British awards competition. T3's second-annual T3 Gadget Awards ceremony was held on Thursday evening, and included awards chosen by both readers and T3. Readers cast over 54,000 votes to pick 11 of the prizes, which included the Gadget of the Year award, won by Apple's iPod touch.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/10/gadget.of.the.year.ipod/ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/08/apple.wins.bta.awards/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0807/iphone3g-review.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple has won five prizes at this year's British Technology Awards, sponsored by a regional publisher. Four of these are for the iPhone, which earned Apple Gadget of the Year, Best Mobile Technology, Most Stylish Technology and Technological Innovation of the Year. The fourth is for the iTunes Store, which won under the aegis of Best Music Technology. The distribution of awards was based on pub... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/10/08/apple.wins.bta.awards/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:20:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/17/iphone.wins.stuff.award/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/phonesuit.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The iPhone 3G has been voted Gadget of the Year by readers of Stuff magazine, says Reuters. The device beat out a number of rivals, including Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, the Wii Fit add-on from Nintendo, and B&W's Zeppelin iPod speakers. Products were rated in categories including performance, design and value, as well as "cool factor;" in this regard the iPhone 3G is described as a "faster, c... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/17/iphone.wins.stuff.award/ Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/jonathan.ive.mda.award/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/jonathanive-mda.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Mobile Data Association has presented an award to Apple's lead designer, Jonathan Ive, according to an announcement. Ive -- who is technically the senior VP of Industrial Design at the company -- has received a Personal Achievement Award, given in recognition for his design not only of the iPhone hardware but aspects of the touch-based user interface. The combination has "redefined the mobil... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/02/jonathan.ive.mda.award/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:50:00 GMT