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Why MobileMe will be free
MobileMe has always been the bad boy of the Apple product portfolio. It’s not like Apple doesn’t give it frequent makeovers. It just never seems to attract a crowd. So it’s not surprising there is...
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iPod: Apple’s quiet monopoly
Remember the good old days when iPod was Apple’s most thrilling product? Damn those iPhones and iPads, stealing iPod’s thunder like that. Sure, iPods still get their buzz every September with the new...
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The mystery of iPhone 5
It’s a wacky world when CNN.com is compelled to run the front-page headline, “No iPhone 5 coming in June?” Even wackier is that the reported delay of iPhone 5′s birthday is really only based on the...
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WWDC 2011: the morning after
Ah, the joy of software. This really is the stuff that makes Apple Apple, and it was fun to see such widespread improvements in one fell swoop. As usual, some random day-after thoughts. Mac OS X...
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Cult epidemic breaks out in tech industry
As you know, Apple fans lost touch decades ago. They’re a cult — hypnotized sheep, blindly following their savior Steve Jobs. They line up to fork over their cash for overpriced devices, unfazed by the...
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iPod’s last gleaming
Damn, I love product announcement weeks. The joy of the big reveal. The expert over-analysis. The traditional pouncing upon Apple for some perceived infraction. But in all the guesswork going on about...
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Where have Apple’s headlines gone?
Driving around LA with colleagues recently, we were greeted by iPad billboards just about everywhere we went. All shared the same clever headline: “iPad 2.” That got my merry band wondering: when was...
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CNN plays the “Apple is failing” card again
Apparently, there isn’t much real news left in the world. Why else would CNN present an ill-reasoned opinion piece as a front-page news story? Oh, right. Because another “Apple is in serious trouble”...
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Rush to judgment? Nah. Not here. A week after Apple’s latest product unveiling, I’ve had time to let it stew. I’ve also had time to play with the various bits of new software. Here are some random...
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Apple’s i prepares for retirement
At last week’s event, Tim Cook made it clear that Apple Pay and Apple Watch have an amazing future. He made it equally clear that Apple’s little “i” has no future at all. It’s difficult to draw any...
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