Intel had grand plans for computers that will recognize human emotion…
Month: March 2016
How iPhone CareKit apps will revolutionize health care
Apple’s most revelatory launch of the spring isn’t new hardware…
OS X 10 El Capitan tips and tricks
If you’re upgrading to OS X 10 (El Capitan), or even if you’ve been using it for a while…
Here’s how much the FBI is paying Cellebrite for its iPhone hack
For the time being, Apple’s legal battle with the FBI appears to be on hold…
Biggest iOS and OS X gripes
Geofenced reminders often don’t trigger until the second time one gets to a destination…
Apple’s 9.7-inch iPad Pro vs. 12.9-inch iPad Pro
Apple has now unveiled the iPad Pro 9.7 giving the Pro range far wider appeal while retaining compatibility…
Pebble laying off 25% of workforce
Although Pebble was among the first to hit the smartwatch market with its line of Pebble devices…
Microsoft’s ‘Tay’ chatbot turns into a foul-mouthed racist nazi
Microsoft’s Technology and Research and Bing teams launched a project on Wednesday with Twitter…
Microsoft is becoming an Apple iPad Pro accessory
The steady erosion of traditional PC markets has had consequences on Microsoft…
Another reason Apple may make its own Mac chips
Here’s another reason why Apple may consider making its own chips…
Apple CEO Tim Cook among Fortune’s list of ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’
Tim Cook assumed he was ready for the harsh glare that shines on Apple’s CEO…
Apple has a TV show about apps in development
Apple is making it’s own TV series — about apps…
USA Today’s Baig: Apple’s iPhone SE is like a cute, adorable baby
As a guy who is fully invested in phablet-sized phones, including my own iPhone 6 Plus…
Report: Apple designing its own servers to avoid snooping
Apple has begun designing its own servers partly because of suspicions that hardware is being intercepted before…
Macs methodically infiltrate the enterprise
Enterprises are more steadily adopting Macs in their organizations…
Check out this gorgeous iPhone 7 concept video
The iPhone generates plenty interest among designers, with many people trying to imagine what next-gen iPhones might look like as well…
15 years of OS X: How Apple’s big gamble paid off big time
Although OS X is now an integral part of the Mac experience, it represented a big gamble for Apple…
Are businesses finally ready to replace Windows with iOS?
Estimates suggest that there are a lot of crusty old beige-box PCs out there…
Analyst: Apple will cannibalize iPhone as VR becomes the new screen
Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster today offers up yet another in a series of missives on virtual reality…
Cramer: Apple’s pricing power is stronger than ever
Apple represents the ultimate strength of pricing power…
Why I’m skeptical about Apple’s future
There is nothing earth shattering or compelling about Apple’s new phones — or any of the products it has released since 2007…
The Daily Mail reviews Apple’s iPhone SE: The ‘perfect first time iPhone’
At first glance, the iPhone SE seems like a step back, and indeed it looks and feels identical…
WSJ reviews Apple’s iPhone SE: ‘Smaller gets smarter with better battery life to boot’
After years of the ‘phablet,’ the small phone is back with a vengeance…
Google is making a keyboard for Apple iPhones and iPads
Google has been developing a third-party keyboard for iOS that would put the company’s search engine…
Apple Pay coming to mobile websites this year
The service will be available to shoppers using the Safari browser on models of iPhones and iPads that possess Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint technology…
Meet Cellebrite, the Israeli company reportedly cracking iPhones for the FBI
On Monday, a much anticipated hearing in the case between Apple and the FBI over access to a dead terrorism suspect’s iPhone…
Judge: Order to compel Apple to write ‘GovtOS’ has been ‘unenforceable’ all along
On Monday, less than 24 hours before the hearing was scheduled to start, the US government asked to cancel…
Why a future Apple-FBI case may go very differently
Although it fiercely opposes the FBI’s demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino shooter’s encrypted iPhone…
Mossberg: Apple’s iPhone 7 had better be spectacular
One day this fall, if things occur as usual, Apple will stage a big event to introduce the next flagship iPhone…
Apple’s move to bring iCloud infrastructure in-house predicated by backdoor fears
Apple’s multi-year effort to develop its own servers and networking hardware has reportedly been driven…
Apple’s iTunes Store suffers as streaming sales surpass digital downloads for first time
The Recording Industry Association of America has revealed that streaming music sales surpassed digital downloads…
Apple tries to stimulate growth with the powerful 4‑inch iPhone SE
As expected, Apple unveiled its new 4-inch iPhone SE on Monday. As far as the hardware goes…
New Apple TV jailbroken
The Pangu hacking team, best known as the team that delivered the first public jailbreak for iOS 9 devices…
Zdziarski’s take on the FBI’s ‘alternative’ method
FBI acknowledged today that there ‘appears’ to be an alternative way into Farook’s iPhone 5c…
FBI may be required to hand over Apple iPhone hacking secrets
Any new method the bureau uses to hack into iPhones may be short-lived as it may be obligated to give Apple the details so the company can fix the security gap…
We asked every member of Congress with a computer science degree about Apple’s war with the FBI
Just because Apple and the FBI avoided an historic showdown in court this week over a previously issued…
Dvorak: You need a VPN, or you’re screwed
I’ve been using various VPNs for at least 15 years, maybe longer…
Apple won Round 1 vs. U.S. government overreach; what comes next?
A showdown between Apple and the FBI over a dead terrorist’s iPhone took a surprise twist this week…
Why I won’t use Apple’s Notes application
Apple’s Notes app is quite useful. You can store notes on your Macs and iOS devices…
Steve Jobs’ former publicist: Apple got PR wrong in fight against U.S. government overreach
The publicist who helped Steve Jobs launch the first Macintosh in the 1980s says Apple failed to…
What it means for Apple if feds have found a way to crack shooter’s iPhone
When federal prosecutors announced Monday that an outside party had come forward with a technique…
A day with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, Smart Cover and Smart Keyboard
Earlier today, I was handed a 9.7-inch iPad Pro and a gaggle of accessories in a big bag with my name on it…
