Jony Ive, Apple's design guru, is about to put his stamp on the software that underlies the iPhone and iPad. I'm hoping he is giving the software more than just a face-lift. At its annual developer conference on Monday, Apple Inc. is expected to unveil an overhauled version of iOS, its operating system for mobile devices. IOS 7 - so called because it will be the seventh version of the software - is expected to reflect Ive's minimalist aesthetic. According to rumors and reports, he and his team have revamped the way iOS looks and feels, ditching shaded graphics and virtual textures in favor of flatter, sharper icons, backgrounds and buttons. I'm eager to see the new look because iOS has...
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