Kieth Lang at UI & Us tells a story of how rounded rectangles, a shape very common in Apple’s software and hardware design, took off. The primary players in this story are graphics developer Bill Atkinson, a parking sign and Steve Jobs.

Steve took Bill on a walk, pointing out the ubiquity of rounded rectangles in [...]

The biggest announcement from today’s WWDC conference isn’t new MacBooks or Snow Leopard, it’s the ability for hardware accessories to communicate directly with software on your iPhone. This means finding, reserving and unlocking a ZipCar with your phone. Or doing blood-glucose monitoring on the spot. The possibilities are endless.