What If The Hobbit Used iOS 6 Maps? [Humor]

As everyone who has ever read J.R.R. Tolkein’s classic fantasy novel, The Hobbit, knows, Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, Thorin Oakshield and a company of twelve other dwarves make their way from Bag’s End to the Lonely Mountan to battle Smaug on a journey by way of Rivendell, the Mirkwood and the Misty Mountains.

Here’s what the actual trip looked like. Thank goodness they didn’t trust iOS 6 Maps as their navigator, right?

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The Many Facial Expressions (And Considerably Less Shirts) Of Sir Jony Ive [Humor]

Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Design, is much like Apple’s products: at best, he only comes in two colors. Even though he has been used in promotional videos for eight new Apple products in just the past three years, he has only ever worn two shirts through all of them.

Luckily, he’s Lon Chaney-like in regards to the number of expressions he can put on his face. Unfortunately, not all of them are what we would call strictly dignified.

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Steve Jobs’s Ghost Destroys Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos & Bill Gates In Epic iPad Mini Rap Battle [Video]

Mondo’s latest is Steve Jobs: Back of the Line, an awesome rap sung by the ghost of Steve Jobs who, in the matter of a mere three-and-a-half minutes manages to school Jeff Bezos, teabag Bill Gates and one-up his successor, the awkward, stuttering M.C. Cook.

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A Few Things You Might Hear When In The Presence Of An Android User [Humor]

We’ve seen those parody videos about the “shit Apple fanatics say,” but what about the Android fanatics? Yep, there’s one one those too. If you have an Android fanatic for a friend or happen to be one yourself, there’s a good chance you’ve heard or spoken a few of these beauties.

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Why Batman Failed To Save Rachel, Katniss Couldn’t Find The Cornucopia, And Jack Froze To Death [Humor]

I bet you weren’t aware of the real reason why Batman couldn’t save Rachael in The Dark Knight or why Katniss had a bit of trouble finding the Cornucopia in Hunger Games? What if I told you it was all Apple’s fault? Well it is! Don’t believe me? We’ve uncovered the deleted scenes to prove it.

Enjoy!

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Apple’s Using A Lot Of Excess Cardboard To Ship Their Lighting To 30 Pin Adapter

That’s a lot of cardboard.

The new Lighting To Thirty Pin Adapter is a tiny thing, just a little dongle that routes signals from your old iPhone dock or connector to the appropriate pins in the new Lightning adapter. It’s smaller than the size of a matchbook.

Despite this, however, reader Doug P. emailed us with an image of how much packaging the adapter comes in: not only is Apple’s retail packaging for the adapter six times bigger than the adapter itself, but the shipping box it comes in looks like could easily hold up to thirty adapters without their packaging.

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iPods Must Be Worn At All Times: Hilarious London Tube Prank Sign [Humor]

This amazing prank sign was allegedly spotted on London’s Underground.

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Upgrade Your iPhone 4 Or 4S To iFaux 5 For Free [Humor]

So lifelike! Just as if the real thing were part-paper.

If the thought that you still own an iPhone 4 or 4S makes feel you all Sad Face, cheer up: there’s a low-budget way to upgrade your device to modern iPhone 5 dimensions. What it lacks in technical functionality, it more than makes up for with practicality, price and Make style. It’s called iFaux, and you can download it for free.

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Mad Magazine Joins In On The iOS 6 Maps Fun With Its Parody Of A 1976 New Yorker Cover [Humor]

If you thought you had seen your last Apple Maps parody, think again. Mad Magazine, a purveyor of satire, has joined in on the fun with its latest parody of The New Yorker featuring Apple Maps. It’s starting to look like Mapgate will remain a staple of satire much longer than the once hilarious Antennagate saga.

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iOS 6 Maps Asks Siri For Apology Advice [Humor]

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