So the conventional wisdom, such as it is, has it that Apple is being forced kicking and screaming into building a lower cost iPhone. Although the top-of-the-line model is relatively inexpensive on a subsidized postpaid carrier contract (the one you pay when you get a bill), it’s a huge jump if you have to pay […]

So this past weekend, AllThingsD, a tech site owned by the publishers of the Wall Street Journal, posted a  report that Apple plans to hold a media event on Tuesday, September 10th. The purpose? Why to introduce a new iPhone of course. Now I normally do not give a whole lot of credence to speculation […]

In recent weeks, we’ve heard about, in no particular order, something called the iPhone Lite and now the iPhone 5c. Is there any factual authority behind either, or some other unspecified lower cost iPhone? It would seem that there is, if you can believe where the online chatter and even mainstream news sites are going. […]

Ah, some of those tech and financial pundits really shouldn’t give up their day jobs. And if being a commentator is their day job, they are clearly in the wrong line of work. But I suppose if their trash delivers high circulations and hits, they can feel vindicated in their desire to continue making things […]