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Former HTC designer Scott Croyle is reportedly working on Beats at Apple
Croyle previously oversaw the HTC One M7 and M8, as well as Nextbit Robin.
Kia offers a first look at its new EV6 electric car
After teasing it last week, Kia has fully shown the EV6, its next-generation electric car built on parent Hyundai's E-GMP platform.
Nothing's wireless earbud design was inspired by a smoking pipe
Nothing's first product was inspired by a smoking pipe. Huh?
Bag maker Peak Design calls out Amazon for its copycat ways
Amazon is well-known for its copycat ways, but it's not so often that another company calls it out on it, much less in a way that's funny.
Blizzard's Battle.net launcher is getting a much-needed redesign
For many, Battle.net is the portal into their favourite PC and macOS video games. Blizzard-owned titles such as Overwatch and World of Warcraft, but also Activision releases such as Call of Duty: Warzone. As PC Gamer explains, though, the client has barely changed in the last eight years.
The next MacBook Pro may bring back the MagSafe connector
Apple is planning a new design for the MacBook Pro that will mark the return of the the MagSafe charger.
GM modernizes its logo to highlight its EV-centric future
Look closely, and you might spot the shape of an electrical plug in there.
OnePlus' second concept phone is an 8T that changes color
The experimental phone has a stylish pattern on the back that can switch between light silver and dark blue. According to OnePlus, the design relies on a special film “that contains metal oxide in glass,” with “the valence state of the metal ions varying under different voltages.” Well, OnePlus believes that the film could become a genuinely useful part of the phone.
MIT project generates custom robots to navigate different terrains
A team at MIT has built a platform to design the perfect robot for a specific terrain.
3Doodler's latest 3D printing pen lets pros draw with metal and wood
3Doodler has introduced a Pro+ 3D printing pen that can draw metal, wood and even nylon.
Jony Ive will help design 'the future of Airbnb'
Airbnb has brought Jony Ive onboard to help the company design new products and services over the next few years. The company’s co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky has announced Airbnb’s multi—year deal with Ive’s new design firm LoveFrom, calling it “a special collaboration” between them. Chesky says Ive will also help the rental marketplace develop its internal design team.
Adobe's Fresco painting app is now available on iPhone
Last year, Adobe debuted Fresco: a powerful drawing and painting app that brought the realistic feel of watercolor, oils and more to the iPad and Surface devices. As is typically the case at its annual MAX event with Creative Cloud apps, Adobe is showing off a host of new features that are coming to Fresco. First, the company is adding font support through Adobe Fonts.
Adobe Illustrator arrives on the iPad
Almost a year after it was announced, Adobe Illustrator for iPad is ready to go to work.
Can Evernote make a comeback?
Evernote used to be the king of note-taking apps. “As a company, we had invented the personal productivity category,” Ian Small, CEO of Evernote told Engadget. It partnered with Moleskine to produce paper notebooks which, through a combination of stickers and scanning, could be easily tagged and ported into Evernote.
US Border Patrol seized OnePlus Buds as 'counterfeit Apple AirPods'
In what looks like an embarrassing error, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized a shipment of OnePlus Buds, believing they were “2,000 counterfeit Apple AirPods.
Instagram tests new home screen with tabs for shopping and Reels
Instagram is testing three new looks for its home screen that make Reels and shopping more prominent in its app.
Facebook's 'classic' look dies in September
Starting next month, the new Facebook.com will be the only version available as its "classic" website is going away for good.
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Virgin Galactic reveals its Mach 3 aircraft design
Virgin Galactic unveils its Mach 3 high-speed aircraft design and plans to work with Rolls-Royce.
Microsoft details potential new designs for the Office UI
Some might think that Microsoft should pick a user interface for its Office products and stick with it, but its UX designers are having none of that. The company has unveiled yet more potential changes to its Microsoft 365 user interface in an ambitious Medium post.