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    Of Trademarks and Patents: Clues to New Apple Gear?

    July 2nd, 2013

    There’s a published report, in the Washington Post, that Apple has applied for the iWatch trademark in Japan. The filing with the Japan Patent Office, made June 3, has been made public, so it certainly appears to be true. In addition it was later revealed that Apple applied for iWatch trademarks in several other countries […]


    The Windows 8.1 Report: Too Little, Too Late?

    June 28th, 2013

    So Microsoft has taken the wraps off a sorely needed refresh for the failing Windows 8. To some, it couldn’t come at a better time, because Microsoft has been vilified for totally misreading the trends in the PC industry, or just acting out of total desperation. Regardless, it’s pretty certain that Windows 8 has done […]


    Merging OS X with iOS and Other Silly Things

    June 26th, 2013

    People like to tell Apple what to do. Release a larger iPhone, don’t release a larger iPhone, add this feature, that feature or the other feature. They say the customer is always right, but if the customers have 1,001 different opinions, which opinion do you accept? Whatever you do, there will be complaints, and maybe […]


    Newsletter Issue #708: iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks: the Apple Haters Strike Again

    June 24th, 2013

    Although the applause and cheering were quite loud during Apple’s WWDC keynote when new versions of iOS and OS X were demonstrated, the media has not quite taken to either. I suppose Wall Street hasn’t either, witness the continuing, if gradual, erosion of Apple’s stock price. So what’s wrong with Apple’s OS upgrades that the […]