Apple design guru awarded prize

Apple Computer's industrial design guru Jonathan Ive was named "Designer of the Year" by London's Design Museum, earning a prize of $40,927 (25,000 pounds). The winner of the award, which is new this year, was chosen by a panel of four jury members as well as more than 20,000 members of the public, with the London-born Ive beating out three other nominees.

The other finalists were linguist-turned-jeweler Solange Azagury-Partridge, glassware and furniture creator Tord Boontje, and video game maker Rockstar Games.