There’s no doubt that Apple is playing to win. The company has already said that it will offer a year of Apple TV+ for free for anyone who buys a new iPhone, Mac, or iPad this fall…
Category: Opinion
Apple’s iron-fisted control over the App Store is no longer sustainable
Apple is the only judge and jury regarding what’s acceptable in the App Store…
Why Apple’s iOS 13 and Catalina are so buggy
iOS 13 and macOS 10.15 Catalina have been unusually buggy releases for Apple…
Momentum investors are now buying shares of Apple, Amazon and Netflix
Earnings season has started. Wall Street is bullish on the first phase of President Trump’s trade deal with China. The stock market is near highs…
Is the threat of U.S. tariffs making Apple’s iPhone demand look better than it actually is?
On Tuesday, KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst John Vinh said positive signals coming from Asian suppliers of iPhone parts…
Apple accedes to China’s despotic demands
Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook has said that “companies should have values, just like people do.”
Apple kills the Dashboard in macOS Catalina
In macOS Catalina, Apple has killed off the Dashboard, and at least one person will miss it dearly…
Powerful, inexpensive ‘iPhone SE 2’ could boost Apple’s smartphone market share and drive more consumers to services
TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will launch a new budget iPhone in the first quarter of 2020 for $399…
Apple’s 2019 Mac Pro appears to finally deliver above and beyond many users’ wildest dreams
After years of frustratedly waiting in the dark and suffering through some painful periods of construction work, the new 2019 Mac Pro…
Apple’s iPad Pro is not a computer
Looking back on that original iPad, it’s pretty amazing to see where the cumulative year-over-year improvements have lead us….
The post-Steve Jobs product keynotes: From true command to shock-and-awe to vaporware risk
If you’re anything like me, when you see the phrase “Product Keynote” you still think of one thing: an Apple event with Steve Jobs on stage….
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s continued kowtowing to China is a very bad look
China poses a triple threat to Apple. First, the escalating trade war between the US and China…
Apple: The iPhone demand saga
Last week I discussed how technology giant Apple was looking for a reason to see shares hit a new all-time high…
Apple CEO Tim Cook does not get the credit he deserves
Steve Jobs stepped down from being Apple’s CEO on August 25, 2011, and Tim Cook replaced him. It would be impossible to fill Jobs shoes…
Apple preparing for their first Oscar?
A limited seven-day consecutive theatrical release, which includes paid admission in a commercial motion picture theatre in LA County…
Jeff Bezos’ Amazon is flooding the hardware gaps between Apple, Microsoft, and Google
Amazon held an event just last week where 80 — that’s eight zero — products were announced…
iOS 13 should not be Apple’s ‘Windows 10’
On September 19, 2019, Apple released iOS 13, perhaps one of the biggest releases of its mobile platform…
Stunning concept imagines new iPhone inspired by one of Apple’s best designs
Apple’s 2020 iPhone redesign will resemble an updated iPhone 4. But what would such a handset look like?
Jason Cross: Playing Apple Arcade is like waking up from the Matrix and seeing the world as it really is
Playing Apple Arcade games is like getting hit in the face with a bucket of cold water…
The New York Times’ Brian X. Chen tries to defend his idiotic, sanctimonious iPhone 11 non-review
As a tech reviewer, I’ve watched the smartphone market evolve… Despite all these market changes, many smartphone reviews, including mine, had not revised the formula that was born over a decade ago…
How Apple Arcade could upend the app experience
If you thought the App Store was spammy and scammy before in-app purchases, it was nothing compared to apps distributed for free…
The triumph of Apple’s walled garden
Apple will have doubled Services in 3 years to a level equivalent to a Fortune 63 company (right behind Goldman Sachs)…
iPhone 11: How Apple makes tech of the future affordable
Two years ago, Apple surprised the world with the tech-laden, $999 iPhone X…
Apple’s iPadOS shuts up all those ‘not a real computer’ claims
iPadOS is still iOS, but now there are contextual menus, multiple windows for apps, a home screen that isn’t just a blown-up iPhone home screen, and a proper web browser…
Hey, 2019, Apple isn’t finished with you yet!
If you feel that then beyond the context and content of what Apple is saying, it feels like the company is laying the ground for something that’s to come…
Thanks to iPadOS, Apple’s iPad can finally replace a laptop for most people
Thanks to the upcoming release of iPadOS, the iPad is one step closer to becoming a viable laptop replacement for most people…
Apple has more than enough money to buy a Hollywood studio, but should they?
Now that Apple is diving into the content business with Apple TV+, should Apple “go full Hollywood” and buy up a studio?
iPhone 11’s U1 chip will far beyond just locating Apple Tags
By embracing ultra-wideband location tech, Apple has a chance to reshape experiences far beyond AirAdrop and locating Apple Tags…
Apple’s ‘By Innovation Only’ event: The overlooked innovation
Much of the tech and business media have overlooked the important hardware innovations Apple showed at the Sept. 10 event…
Apple as a service: One day you’ll rent it all
It is becoming clear Apple is slowly but inexorably moving to a business model in which its products and services…
Apple Arcade seeks to upend another business model
Apple Arcade will be available on the App Store on Thursday, September 19 with iOS 13, offering an all-new way to enjoy games without limits…
The irrelevant iPhone 11: Apple will crush Android with services, bundling, and cheap devices
For technology journalists, every year, Apple’s product event is like a geek version of Thanksgiving, the Superbowl, and New Year’s Eve, all rolled up into one…
Apple’s strategy for beating Netflix is the streaming wars’ best so far
37 million subscribers would make Apple TV+ the second-largest streaming service, with almost 36 percent more subscribers than Hulu’s 28 million…
How long before we get a $100 ‘Everything Apple’ subscription including an iPhone?
If you suspect Apple is heading toward offering us a single all-in subscription package, the company’s moves this week regarding Apple TV+ and, more quietly, AppleCare+, make a lot of sense…
The iPhone and Apple’s services strategy
The success of the iPhone XR strongly suggests that there is more elasticity in the iPhone market than ever before…
Don’t hold your breath for an ‘iPhone SE 2’ any time soon
Apple’s new iPhone line-up pricing leaves no room a tiny 4-inch “iPhone SE 2.”
Over the years, Apple’s iPhone naming has had its ups and downs
Last year’s flagships [iPhone XS / iPhone XS Max / iPhone XR] were the most confusing from an iPhone naming perspective…
Apple’s canceling of Richard Gere Apple TV+ series might be bad omen
Cupertino’s costly decision to cancel an Apple TV+ series starring Richard Gere due to the show’s darker tone is the latest bit of evidence…
Just how low could Apple’s ‘low-cost’ iPhone go?
Apple plans to launch a lower-cost iPhone next spring to win customers in emerging markets…
From my cold, dead hands: In defense of my old iPhone
I have an old phone. Like, really old phone. There. I’ve said it. My shame is sealed…
Final Cut Pro change is in the air: Waiting on Apple’s Final Cut Pro X 10.5
Will FCPX 10.5 be announced/released in 2019? That, of course, is certainly possible. Apple has said an update to FCPX is forthcoming this fall…
New A12X-powered Apple TV sales likely to be driven by Apple Arcade gaming service
It’s possible Apple could introduce a new Apple TV next week at its iPhone 11 event or at a later event in October…
