There’s a new form of digital censorship sweeping the globe, and it could be the start of something devastating. In the last few weeks, the Chinese government compelled Apple to remove New York Times apps from the Chinese version of… Read More ›
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A revearlution?
I was sitting in a coffee shop at the weekend on my own and feeling uncomfortable as us Brits do when in public with no one to talk to. Staring at my phone I got a notification that a new… Read More ›
The Death Of A Battery
Reshot my Snapchat video of Hannah lip-synching to the aforementioned Ariana Grande video four times—mostly because that depletes the battery so fast, but also because the second vid was the best. Listened to a podcast about how Donald Trump won… Read More ›
Temporary stuff
It dawned on me recently that mst media I now purchase is temporary and that a lot of it is in a place I am unaware of. For example, when I purchase films they sit on an iTunes server,… Read More ›
The filter bubble
Any technology is in itself neutral. With the possible exception of what artificial intelligence will become. Bob I think that there is a degree of nuance here, and a need to be slightly careful in referring to technology as “neutral”. If… Read More ›
AirPods vs Apple Watch (again)
I’ll bet that AirPods were designed by a small team whereas the watch always felt like design by committee. Certainly one possible reason why there was such a major change in WatchOS 3. AirPods don’t have the range of functions… Read More ›
What is innovation?
Arguing with my sparring partner, we got to think about what innovation is, like the iPhone launch – if it was more the thunderbolt of a new idea, or incremental progress suddenly revealed. I think it’s both – someone high… Read More ›
AirPods vs Apple Watch
I am obviously not going to compare the AirPods with the Apple Watch because they are 2 completely different products, but they do represent the difference between a product that fits into your life and helps you, and a… Read More ›
People tell me the internet is a bad thing. They may be right…
I have on occasion battled with work colleagues and relatives who tell me that the internet is a force for bad and that very little good comes from it. How crazy are they? I mean, the internet is everything and… Read More ›
What Apple still needs to do
Apple may have knocked me sideways with the quality of the AirPods, but there remain a few areas in which the company needs to improve its offerings. Some of these are quite small, but together they offer holes in the… Read More ›
