Thoughts on Apple’s iPhone X keynote
My thoughts on Apple’s big keynote this week, including the new Apple TV 4K, a cellular capable Apple Watch, and the iPhone X.
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Happy 10th anniversary, iPhone
On the iPhone’s 10th anniversary, I take a look back at the decade we’ve spent with the smartphone that’s greatly changed everything.
Apple finally drops the 16GB iPhone SE, revises the iPad line
This week, Apple announced it’s dropping the 16GB iPhone SE, while also simplifying and dropping the price on some of its iPad models.
Happy 15th anniversary, iPod
A look back over the past 15 years of Apple’s iPod, its depictions in popular culture, and my own experiences using the MP3 player.
The iPhone is now the majority of Apple’s revenue
In 2015, the iPhone alone brought in a whopping 66% of Apple’s $235 billion in revenue, or $155 billion. How much has Apple’s reliance on just one popular product changed over the years?
The latest Apple keynote: RIP corded headphones?
A summary of this week’s big Apple keynote, including the issue everyone’s been discussing for weeks: Apple dropping the 3.5mm headphone jack from its smartphones.
Increasing price gap between iPhones, Android phones
A study by venture capital firm KPCB on smartphone prices has shown that the price gap between the average iPhone and the average Android smartphone has grown since 2008. This is mainly from the prices on Android smartphones having dropped by half over the past eight years. The average Android smartphone price has dropped from $403 in … Read more
Apple announces new 9.7-inch iPad Pro, 4-inch iPhone SE
On Monday, an Apple keynote too place, where CEO Tim Cook and some other Apple staffers announced some new Apple product news. My thoughts on everything Apple announced follows below. Apple vs the FBI Tim Cook kicked things off early on by commenting on Apple’s valuing encryption. This tied into Apple’s recent ongoing standoff with the FBI over whether … Read more
How hands-off is OK Google versus Siri, as shown by… Cookie Monster?
There’s a new iPhone ad on TV using “Sesame Street”‘s Cookie Monster. The ad promotes the iPhone’s Siri features as useful, with Cookie Monster using it while baking cookies. Here’s the ad: For comparison, I thought I’d try the same things Cookie Monster did with my Android-based phone, and its counterpart “OK Google” voice command … Read more
Apple now accepting non-iPhone phones for trade-ins
Apple’s announced it’s expanding its “Reuse and Recycling Program” for computers to include iPhones. Those looking to buy a new iPhone can now bring in a Windows phone, Android phone, or Blackberry for trade-in credit toward a new iPhone. The offer only applies to certain models, however, and doesn’t apply toward the Apple Watch. Details are available … Read more