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  • Lessons

    What is and remains so brilliant about the iPhone specifically and Apple’s business broadly is how everything is aligned around Apple being the Apple Jobs envisioned: a company that shows its “appreciation to the rest of humanity [by making] something… Read More ›

  • You Can’t Protect Yourself

    Even if you can protect your financial records, loss of your SSN and other personal information could expose nearly any kind of account you have, not just financial accounts! Think of all the situations where something is “protected” with the… Read More ›

  • Bodega (avoid)

    The major downside to this concept–should it take off–is that it would put a lot of mom-and-pop stores out of business. In fact, replacing that beloved institution seems explicit in the very name of McDonald’s venture, a Spanish term synonymous… Read More ›

  • The bassline

    Probably the best advert Apple has put out to date. That is a seriously special bassline.

  • Optical Illusions #2

    Too clever.

  • Apple’s Presentation

    Unfortunately for Apple, most of what was shown had been leaked or accurately rumoured. That seems to get worse as time goes on. Of course this time around, someone leaked the release version of iOS 11. watchOS 4 has some… Read More ›

  • Beware the new iTunes

    Beware the new iTunes if you manage your iOS apps on your Mac. As of version 12.7, they’ve removed the iOS App Store from iTunes. While I applaud the thinning of iTunes, there is no real replacement. Some things become… Read More ›

  • Seeing the other side

    I heard lots of snark yesterday regarding the price of the iPhone X. Well, the video above will suit those people…

  • Just The Good Stuff

    As is tradition, we’ve live-blogged the proceedings below in reverse chronological order, offering that brand of commentary and analysis you’ve come to know and love. So if you missed the livestream, just scroll to the bottom and work your way… Read More ›

  • Rollbe

    Stainless steel ruler, designed to measure just about anything and easily fit in your pocket. Rollbe’s rolling design allows to measure straight lines and curved surfaces by rolling from point to point. Designed both in the Metric and the Imperial… Read More ›