Britain ended last year as the strongest of the world’s advanced economies with growth accelerating…
Month: January 2017
Apple to open first retail store on home turf of beleaguered rival Samsung
Apple Inc. said it was planning to open a retail store in South Korea…
Next-gen HDMI will support 8K video with HDR
The industry body responsible for HDMI has announced a first draft of the standard’s next set…
Strength in numbers: Apple’s best weapon still packs much untapped power; more affordable iPhones and iPads would unleash it
Apple’s annual ritual of touting the prodigious growth of its App Store brought forth some breathtaking numbers…
Hey Apple, it’s time to give up thinness for bigger, longer-lasting batteries
Apple has a problem with batteries. In fact, the problem is so serious that…
Apple cuts CEO Tim Cook’s pay after company misses 2016 targets
Apple Inc. said Chief Executive Tim Cook and other leaders received less total compensation…
Apple’s worldwide share of personal computers falls to five-year low
Apple’s Mac share of personal computers worldwide fell to a five-year low in December…
Only power users know about these secret iPhone features
How long have you been an iPhone user? A year? Three years? Five years? Longer?
Apple CEO Cook accused of ‘disrespecting’ Ireland
Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, has been accused of being ‘disrespectful’ to Ireland after he turned down…
Trigger app alerts when President-elect Trump tweets about your stocks
The latest Trigger offering is aptly called the Trump Trigger…
Apple’s iOS 10 now installed on 76% of iOS devices
Nearly four months after iOS 10 was released to the public…
Apple’s App Store earned $8.6 billion last year
Following a merry Christmas, Apple is kicking off the new year with…
BACtrack turns your Apple Watch into the world’s first wearable alcohol monitor
BACtrack today unveiled BACtrack Skyn, the world’s first wearable alcohol monitor….
Removing unwanted email addresses in Apple’s Mail for Mac
When you type and email address in Mail, you will get some suggestions that include your Contacts…
Apple CEO Cook declines invitation to discuss EU tax ruling with Irish parliament
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has declined an invitation to appear at the Oireachtas finance committee…
Earin takes on Apple’s AirPods with new M-2 truly wireless earbuds
As with Apple AirPods, the M-2 earbuds can be used for listening to music and taking phone calls…
A Mac user looks at a Chromebook
My computing roots can be traced back to CP/M and an Osborne 1, so color me about as tried and true…
Using an iPad as a Touch Bar for your Mac
Duet is an iOS app that lets you connect your Mac to your iPad or iPhone and use that device as a second screen…
Intel CEO: Moore’s law is not dead
I’ve heard the death of Moore’s law more times than anything else in my 34-year career…
Apple’s App Store shatters records with busiest single day ever on New Year’s Day
Apple today announced that the App Store welcomed 2017 with its busiest single day ever on New Year’s Day…
Apple AirPods are imperfect, but surprisingly awesome
When introducing AirPods in September, Apple put a lot of emphasis on the device’s…
Yes, I just bought a ‘new’ Mac Pro (released on December 19, 2013 and never updated)
I surely overpaid wildly for what I got, but I can be pretty confident it’ll give me about five years of…
Apple removes New York Times apps from App Store in China at behest of Chinese government
Apple, complying with what it said was a request from Chinese authorities, removed news apps created…
Apple invests $1 billion in SoftBank’s massive tech fund; may help company get in President Trump’s good graces
Apple confirmed on Tuesday that it is investing $1 billion in a massive new technology fund from Japan’s SoftBank Group…
Apple’s new Thunderbolt 3 MacBook Pro spurs new gold rush
pple’s decision to move to Thunderbolt 3/USB-C in its new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models…
A comprehensive guide to Apple’s very useful iCloud Keychain
There’s a lot of password management software available for the Mac and iOS…
What Apple got right but Amazon is getting wrong
Law and technology frequently operate at cross purposes….
The future of macOS: Fix the old stuff?
The wish lists for the next version of macOS are beginning to appear…
Apple is horse-trading mightily with India
Apple Inc. wants to be able to open its own stores in India. India’s government wants Apple…
Attention, Tim Cook! Apple isn’t firing on all cylinders and you need to fix it
They’ve chopped off the edges of the bell curve — and big chunks of their key users with them…
Nike debuts Apple Watch Nike+ ad campaign starring Kevin Hart
Nike has debuted a new ad campaign starring Kevin Hart for Apple Watch Nike+ that…
What Apple’s 2016 acquisitions tell us about 2017 and beyond
When you look at Apple’s 2016 acquisitions, the focus for Apple seems centered around…
Apple’s CarPlay, Google’s Android Auto get pushback from Ford, Toyota
Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto are facing a push back from automakers led by Ford…
India poised to reject manufacturing concessions for Apple
India is not in favor of offering Apple Inc. concessions to start manufacturing iPhones in the country…
What you should – and shouldn’t! – expect from Apple this year
Apple will announce new products in 2017. Some will be innovative and some percentage of us will hate the changes….
Apple perseveres over 2016’s assault of fake news and failed competitors
Apple’s weak competitors lost more ground and suffered more failures…
Judge Denise Cote deals patent trolls a potentially fatal blow
For years, patent trolls have been the best evidence that pure evil exists…
Intel unveils full Kaby Lake processor lineup for iMac, MacBook Pro, and more
At today’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Intel formally announced its full lineup of 7th-generation Intel Core processors…
Why LG’s 5K UltraFine display isn’t the MacBook Pro monitor I’m looking for
When I decided the time had come to spend a lot of money on a shiny new MacBook Pro…
Microsoft’s Surface Studio boondoggle
Amazon’s Echo is a success after selling a few million units., but Apple Watch…
Duet Display lets you add a virtual Touch Bar to any Mac
If you want the Touch Bar experience that comes on some models of the 2016 MacBook Pro…
Tech’s latest innovations struggle to live up to hype
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas attracts thousands of exhibitors and attendees searching…
