I don’t see the MacBook Touch Bar as terrible, but I do see it as unfulfilled promise…
Category: Opinion
Apple is poised to lose lots of iPhone users if it keeps ignoring the mid-range consumer
It’s no secret that the iPhone’s average selling price has creeped up over the past several years….
Apple Card FOMO is real
The more I hear about Apple Card, the more I want one…
Please use ethernet cables whenever you can. Please.
Ethernet cables might be old-fashioned, but there are still plenty of reasons why you should use them whenever possible…
FaceApp proves that fun trumps privacy
A new app kerfuffle shows that fun still trumps privacy concerns. Consumers love FaceApp’s filter for making selfies look older or sexier…
What Apple’s products could look and work like without Jony Ive
In some ways, Ive’s obsession with stripping everything down to its purest form has also been the source of much frustration for users..
Tim Bajarin explains why Apple’s designers now work for COO Jeff Williams
Designing devices that sell millions of units and look fantastic is only one part of the game — figuring out how to manufacture them profitably also matters…
Kids are still being ripped-off by games developers
Some games developers are still scamming our children…
What if Apple’s AR glasses development has moved into a new phase?
Has Apple really ceased development, or has it not reached a new stage in development called “production”?…
One day you’ll wear your Mac like sunglasses
What happens if your AirPods become your primary connection with all your computing devices?…
Om Malik’s requiem for the MacBook
I fell in love with the idea of a super-skinny and minimal laptop that could slide into a manila envelope…
5 reasons why AirPods are becoming increasingly popular
Apple’s AirPods have become so popular they have attained the same de facto must-own status as their larger, more expensive brethren…
Anticipating the Merger of Apple and Oracle
Apple needs to merge with Oracle, says Enderle..
Stop whining about iPhone 11’s square camera ‘bump’
Do you remember how much whining there was when Apple first introduced an iPhone with a notch? Now everyone imitates it. That’s how it always goes…
“Delete Facebook,” urges Woz
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak thinks most of us should hurry up and find a way to delete Facebook…
Jean-Louis Gassée: Misunderstanding design and Jony Ive’s role at Apple
It’s sad to see the man who gave Apple such a signal design identity move on. But critics who sense doom…
Is Apple becoming the next IBM?
Apple is slowly getting smaller. And Jony Ive’s departure — who after 23 years running design at Apple will leave to form LoveFrom…
How Apple’s iTunes went so wrong
Now that Apple is splitting up the iTunes app, it’s time to see what a lightning bolt the original iTunes app was to music and to Apple…
Catalyst reveals Apple’s struggle with the Mac’s future
This is not to say that there won’t be great examples of Catalyst apps, exemplars for other developers to follow…
Apple has hidden mouse support in iPadOS for a reason
A better browser, new multitasking, a smoother Pencil… and everyone’s excited by a mouse…
Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro might be priced more like a desktop than a notebook
Apple might have just updated its 13- and 15-inch laptops with better processors and a tweak to the much-maligned butterfly keyboard…
Are we headed toward a 12/14/16-inch MacBook line-up?
It was back in February that we first heard about a new 16-inch MacBook Pro in the works, and a new report today supports this…
Beyond iPhone 11: Apple needs to make these 5 big upgrades
The iPhone 11 is just around the corner, but a lot of people are already talking about the 2020 iPhones…
I’ve gone iPad-only – here’s why you should, too
I’ve spent the best part of the last six months on my iPad, and I’m actually enjoying it far more than I have on some of the sleekest, most powerful, most expensive laptops in my time…
3 products that would be hits for Apple – if they’d make them
Some of the choices that Apple has made about products to not pursue have been surprising…
Apple’s move to ARM-based Macs is possible because most users want power more than compatibility
In all likelihood, Apple is going to move away from Intel to using ARM processors in the Mac…
Apple’s Mac no longer needs compatibility to thrive
Compatibility and interoperability are concepts Apple has ignored or embraced, depending on its situation. To me, it seems that the Mac is about to enter a new era of incompatibility – and I’m okay with it…
I now dread going to the Apple Store, and that’s a problem for Apple
I have never, not once, been able to have an Apple Store round trip take less than four hours…
I bought a four-year-old MacBook Pro instead of a new one. Here’s why
There’s enough innovation in the MacBook Pro, both in software and hardware, to impress even the most curmudgeonly of cynics….
Apple’s iCloud has finally delivered on Steve Jobs’ original promise from 2011
Back when Steve Jobs unveiled iCloud in 2011, we were pitched a vision of data being available everywhere…
Can iPad Pro running iPadOS finally replace your MacBook?
I was hoping Apple would improve the software in the future to take better advantage of all the new hardware…
Apple should follow Google’s lead and ‘leak’ the iPhone 11 design early
It’s only June but already the fall smartphone wars are heating up. Apple last week unveiled iOS 13 and with it many of the new features that will grace the next iPhone…
Analyst: Apple could surge to $1 trillion market cap again on U.S.-China trade deal
The risk-reward on Apple remains compelling at the current price and that the company is the safest among FAANG stocks from any antitrust threats.
Reading between the lines of Apple’s WWDC announcements shows the shape of Apple’s plans to come
Beyond just the features that Apple has included (or hasn’t) in the next versions of its software platforms, there’s also a lot to glean from the company’s WWDC 2019 announcements…
Om Malik likens Apple Maps to Microsoft’s Bing
Seven years ago, Apple decided that it’d had enough of using Google’s mapping data. They realized that maps and mapping services were so strategic…
The iPad Operating System: WWDC 2019 included a vast list of releases
WWDC 2019 included a vast list of releases and it’s quite difficult to summarize. The focus is always on software updates but this year the list seems more exhaustive than usual…
With Mac Pro, Apple will soon have a Mac for almost everyone – except for these users
There is now a Mac for you whether you’re a casual, occasional user or your job pushes technology to its limits ten times a day…
Apple supplier Japan Display made one crucial mistake
Japan Display Inc.’s decision to cut staff, reduce pay and take more write-offs was the inevitable result of management’s short-sighted strategy…
Forget trade worries, Apple stock is a buyback story
Apple stock has seen a massive swing in the last four quarters. In the quarter ending June 2018, the price increased from $166 to $187…
Your Apple iPhone is already Made in America
It wouldn’t take much for Apple Inc. to have U.S.-sold iPhones made outside China…
Yes, Beta FOMO is real, but Apple gave us a present that will last all year long
This past week was one crazy ride! Monday kicked off WWDC 2019 with the traditional keynote and, no joke, this year…
Apple’s Mac Pro vs. iMac Pro: Which Mac desktop is for you?
If you’re in the market for a crazy-powerful Mac and have the budget to spend more than $15,000…