Samsung apparently put on a bizarre, community-theatre extravaganza for its Galaxy S4 introduction last night, and in doing so seems to have staked its claim as the electronics company that is everything Apple isn’t. Cult of Android‘s John Brownlee: . . . tonight, what Samsung showed off was gimmick after gimmick. Features no one will …
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Mar 10 2013
Used Digital Sales Can Totally Work (I Think)
Thanks to a set of recent patent filings from Apple and Amazon, reports are saying that the two companies are both looking at ways for consumers of their digital products to resell them to other users, in a sense, setting up “used” mp3 and ebook exchanges. Many seem confused about how this would even work, …
Mar 09 2013
Before Apple Could Win the Internet, Macs Had to Stop Sucking
Michael Arrington writes that the old arguments about Apple and Microsoft are missing the obvious: that as the Web became the thing we used computers for, the OS that ran Office the best no longer really mattered: Suddenly computers weren’t entirely about Office, they were now about Office and the Internet. Mac had only a …
Feb 03 2013
Apple and Wanting to Belong
Fast Company has a rich examination of what might be contributing to the (perceived) degradation of good feelings about Apple by Bruce Nussbaum. This passage I feel boils down the argument for the most part (though I recommend the entire piece), and I want to break it apart a little. The gist is that the …
Jan 29 2013
The iPad as Workhorse: The Hardware is Ready, the Software is Not
Matt Alexander declares that today the iPad has replaced the Mac, by adding a new 128GB model. . . . with a price immediately comparable to the 11-inch MacBook Air, Apple has ostensibly released an iPad that broaches into the realm of full-time workhorse device . . . Today’s iPad, available for $929 with an LTE …
Jan 15 2013
From iPad to Nexus 7: The App Transition
Now that I’m settling in with my Nexus 7, after my hefty deliberations which resulted in my recent hocking of my once-beloved iPad 3, I am now focused more on the day-to-day tasks for which this tablet is used. Some apps I became accustomed to on iOS/iPad have versions for Android/Nexus, but there can still …
Jan 13 2013
One Slab to Rule Them All
The day I did not think I would see has come. Today I sold my iPad 3 (WiFi + LTE 16GB) in favor of my Nexus 7. I never did pick up my iPad again after purchasing the Nexus (and only handled my wife’s iPad to set up games and books for Toby to use, …
Dec 11 2012
On (Not) Loving Apple Like a 4-Year-Old
It has been said, quite fairly, that I am an Apple fanboy. I have preferred to think of myself as more of an enthusiast, a devotee, and when I plant my tongue firmly in-cheek, I declare myself forever beholden and grateful to (and submissive to the infallible will of) The Steve, peace be upon him. …
Dec 06 2012
Delivering on the Big Promise: a Tim Cook Exegesis
The Bloomberg Businessweek interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook is a fascinating read. From a communication professional’s standpoint, it’s an astounding feat of being on-message. There is certainly a lot of exegesis to be done from this article (and I will do some here), but on the whole, it’s just about the exemplar of how …
Dec 06 2012
Mac in the USA
According to a new interview with Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, at least one line of Macs will be manufactured in the U.S. starting next year. Here’s what Mike Daisey just posted about it: Another step. I recall, vividly, how many times I was told that no one would ever adjust anything in their manufacturing ecosystem …
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