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    tvOS and the Need for Internet Speed

    October 27th, 2015

    Just the other day, I read an article about a new feature in iOS 9 known as App Thinning. It’s basic function is to limit the resources of an app to what’s needed on your device. So your iPhone 6s will download a slightly different version of an app than your iPad Air 2. The latter […]


    The Measure of Success — Apple Style

    October 21st, 2015

    It has long been known that Apple has to aspire to a much higher standard. So what is considered successful for other companies becomes a miserable failure when Apple gets involved. Even when high sales are reported, they are often not high enough. Consider the news that 13 million iPhones were sold the first weekend […]


    Does the World Need an Apple Car?

    October 20th, 2015

    When the iPod appeared in 2001, it originally came across as just an indulgence from Apple. All right, so you had 5,000 songs in your pocket It was easy to sync your music with iTunes via a FireWire connection, and the download speed was way faster than competing digital music players. But the iPod caught a […]


    The iPhone Battery Life Conundrum

    October 13th, 2015

    You wouldn’t think it should matter, but several published reports claim that the battery life of an iPhone 6s and an iPhone 6s Plus can vary drastically depending on who built the processor. So Apple uses parts from TSMC (for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) and Samsung. The story goes that, if you get a handset […]