Apple was the first company to sell mass-market personal computers in 1984, the company reinvented portable music players in 2001 with the iPod, smartphones in 2007 with the iPhone, and tablets in 2010 with the iPad. Until last year Apple disclosed revenue generated from all those product categories however, this year the company didn’t share iPod sales figures. It’s clear that iPod does not account for significant … Read More
An open letter to tech journalists covering iPhone 6 Plus bending issue
Apple’s entry into the big screen smartphone market has been largely successful considering the record 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus units sold in the opening weekend, however there has been one particular “issue” that seems to suggest otherwise. After a few images of a bent iPhone 6 plus surfaced online the media took immediate notice and widely reported … Read More
Why did Apple enter the big screen smartphone segment with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus?
During the special iPhone keynote event held on September 9 Apple unveiled two new iPhones. With the introduction of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus Apple has finally entered the big screen smartphone segment which has been dominated by Samsung. When unveiling the new phones, neither Tim Cook nor Phil Schiller spent any time to explain why Apple thought they needed … Read More
The Story Behind Switching from iMac to Retina MacBook Pro
Almost 1400 days ago (3 years 10 months) I bought my first Mac, a 27-inch iMac. At the time of heading to the local retail store to pick up the Mid 2010 model I had second thoughts, why not buy a MacBook Pro instead, I thought. However, it turned out that I bought the new iMac. At that point in time … Read More
3 Predictions for Apple in 2014 That Will Bring Big Changes
The year 2013 proved to be yet another great year for Apple. The company introduced all-new products in each category and broke previous sales records for iOS devices. However, in my opinion the highlight product of Apple wasn’t its hugely popular iPhone, it was the introduction of Mac Pro and making most of its software free for users. The design … Read More
Google’s Motorola Ridicules ‘other’ Android Devices for Indiscipline
At an event earlier today Motorola, a Google company unveiled its latest ‘budget’ smartphone called “Moto G”. The theme of the entire event and the ideology behind the product was to make premium features available at a non-premium price. While announcing the new Moto G product Motorola executives mentioned Apple’s iPhone 5s, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and HTC a few times. … Read More
State of the Apple iPad 2011
2010 was undoubtedly the “Year of the iPad”. As much as the last couple of years have been the iPhone years. Initially some pundits predicted that the iPad would only sell in numbers approaching 1 million. Well, Apple has surpassed those estimates by an order of magnitude! Ah, but then those same pundits were then quick to counter with claims … Read More
Is iPad Gaming Still Born? What can we hope for in the future?
The iPad is an unmitigated success. It has grabbed the hearts of consumers and TV personalities alike. Early in its life the likes of Colbert clutched a pre-production model at the Grammy Awards. Consumers in the US and 20 other countries, cannot get enough units of the device. And recently I marvelled at the number of Formula 1 racing drivers … Read More
Is HP’s new acquisition, Palm, a Sinking Ship?
In some ways I regret the title of this piece. There are some very capable and visionary engineers and designers who make up the heart of Palm. But I do think that Palm itself, as we knew it, is falling apart. In the last few weeks, after HP snapped up Palm, we’ve seen some worrying signs from the company. Last … Read More
What Really Makes The Apple iPhone 4 Exciting?
The iPhone 4 is certainly much more than I expected it to be. I was hopeful of an even higher resolution screen than we got. But other than that I was simply anticipating what most other people were expecting. Smaller, faster, neater, video calls, and a stills camera with flash. That is not to say that video calls, or a … Read More
Who Wins The Apple – Google War?
If an official declaration of war was necessary, it was presented this week at the Google I/O conference. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) are at war and all of the afternoon coffee breaks between Steve and Eric aren’t going to change that. As the technology world moves from the desktop to the mobile world, the long truce that held between these two … Read More
Apple iPad Criticism and The Experience
Much of the criticism surrounding the iPad has been focused on the technical characteristics of the device. Its inability to run Flash, its lack of video conferencing capabilities, its non-existent USB ports, its closed system. Its interesting no one is attacking the iPad where it counts; squarely in the usage experience. A lot of tablet manufacturers are about to find … Read More
Microsoft’s Courier. Is this the iPad slayer?
Microsoft’s Courier tablet was first mentioned on tech sites a couple of months ago. At the time it was only a concept which existed in the form of a kind of User Interface showcase with cartoon hands controlling a virtual device. But those concept videos were rather impressive and very forward thinking. Of the many UI features that impressed me … Read More