Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Apple has learned nothing from Microsoft’s Surface - The Verge iPad sales are indeed down, but it does not follow from that fact that iPad use is down. This Time article did the yeoman’s work of aggregating some data about iPad sales. The bottom line is that in the five years since the …Saturday, October 11, 2014
I’ve heard from many people who insist their iPhone or iPad “can’t handle” or “doesn’t fit” iOS 8. I read an article about a slow-down in updates to iOS 8. John Gruber of Daring Fireball first posited that some well-documented software bugs were making people reluctant to update. But his follow-up …Wednesday, January 30, 2013
128 GB iPad perfect for pros?I still personally have no interest in a 128 GB iPad, but as John Gruber points out, some professionals prefer the tablet form factor generally, and the iPad specifically, but run out of space for the multimedia they use every day.Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The 128 GB iPad is official……but I’m not interested. Peter Cohen of The Loop shared this earlier today, but I wonder why he didn’t offer any of his own thoughts on it. Here’s why I’m not interested: Part of the iPad’s appeal to me is that it isn’t another crufty “filing cabinet.” I rather …Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Shawn Blanc explores Simplenote alternativesThe Simplenote/nvALT sync issues recently scared me away from Simplenote sync. I use Byword on the Mac and iPad, and Epistle on Android to sync notes with my Dropbox account. PlainText is also very good for this. I haven’t had any problems since going …Friday, January 4, 2013
At least one Ars Technica reader agrees: Rdio > SpotifyArs Technica reader jamieskella, contributing to Chris Foresman’s reader recommendation round-up for all those newly-gifted iPads out there: How and why is Spotify still being recommended when Rdio (free) boasts 18 million songs and is …Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Gruber on “Amazon’s Play”John Gruber writes one of the most respected and prolific tech blogs on the web, Daring Fireball. Some people deride him as a blindly-worshipful Apple fanboy who delights in pointing out the failed attempts of other companies to copy Apple’s products and …Saturday, August 18, 2012
Apple’s Secrets Revealed at TrialIan Sherr, writing for the Wall Street Journal: In cross-examination, Mr. Forstall said Eddy Cue, now head of Apple’s Internet services efforts, had used a 7-inch Samsung tablet for a time, and sent an email to Chief Executive Tim Cook that he believed “there …Thursday, May 3, 2012
Analyst Brian Marshall, to SFGate’s Jun Yang: As the markets get more saturated, the pressure will be much stronger to add more screen sizes. "Today, the answer is no," he said. "Down the road, the answer is yes," he said. No way. The only source of pressure on Apple to do anything is the …