Opinion: iPhone 7 should be imaginative, not status quo, or risk spectacular fail
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Apple exec explains why the company has not brought iMessage to Android
Prior to WWDC, a report emerged claiming that Apple would at long last unveil iMessage for Android. Seeing how Apple had…
Re/code posts video of Apple SVP of operations Jeff Williams talking Apple Watch, iPhone sales, corporate responsibility and cars (just!)
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Steve Jobs movie may pick up more consolation prizes after bombing at the box office
The Sorkin/Boyle movie Steve Jobs may have bombed at the box office once the opening weekend was over, but it at…
Apple paying labels $25-$50 million each for iCloud music streaming rights?
This tidbit from New York Post: Apple will fork over between $100 million and $150 million in advanced payments to…
Mossberg comes out (yet again) against the US mobile cartel
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You have to admire Walt Mossberg for taking his position as grand exalted leader amongst technology journalists directly to the US telecoms. He is single handedly trying to break the hold on consumers that the Sprint/Tmobile/AT&T/Verizon Cartel has on the US Mobile industry. To his credit, he has gotten Verizon to promise that in Q3 2008, that it will accept any device on its platform – as long as it meets a very simple set of requirements (like no VoIP?). If he were running for Office, we’d vote for him.
More interesting iPhone numbers come out with Orange announcing pricing
EDIT: IT looks likt the real cost of the iPhone is around $950
399€ if you get a 2 year plan with Orange- 649€ "Locked" to Orange but sans contract
- 749€ Unlocked and able to use on any provider
There are 4 new "formulas": 49 € for 2 hours talk time, 59€ for 3 hours, 79€ for 5 hours, 119 € for 8 hours (FYI – you don’t get charged on incoming calls in France)
(France24 is providing the details)
Interesting. Some observations:
749€ – not bad for an unlocked iPhone. Compared to what now appear to be Deutchbag T-Mobile’s €999 fee, it is a bargain. Expect to see Germans coming over the Maginot line like ’40 to buy unlocked iPhones in France.
Walt Mossberg loves AppleTV…and 3G iPhone in 2 months!
Walt Mossberg talks about how the US cable companies and DSL providers are screwing the US over with tricks and slow speeds…. (Yah, you know you can get 100Mb Fiber in France for €50/month?)
…AppleTV is nice but currently has limited appeal because of bandwidth…..
Oh and a little bombshell….Says iPhone will be 3G in 60 days (at about 6:53 in)! As someone who regularly gets to test Apple products way ahead of the public, he would know! Update: He now says that is just n ducated guess. Uh huh.
Go Walt!
Apple Minion's Reviews of iPhone are Out (of touch)
Not surprisingly, the big four non-Apple civilians who had been given iPhones to play with (and had signed their life away in NDAs) finally showed their cards ahead of the rest of the media yesterday. Also, not a surprise to anyone, they loved it almost unconditionally. How does the public let Apple get away with this round robin “give us good reviews and you get our newest product early, bad reviews and we give our new products to your competitors” game? “Freedom of the press and Democracy Inaction” as the Daily Show would say…so here they are, your unbiased reviews:
- Wall St. Journal (Walt Mossberg doesn’t seem to have the ability to criticize Apple): The iPhone is Breakthrough Handheld Computer
- New York Times (Pogue not big on badmouthing Apple either): The iPhone Matches Most of its Hype
- Newsweek (Oh man! Time Warner’s Time must have said something wrong – they have always had 1st dibs – lesson learned!): At Last, the iPhone
- USA Today (wow – kinda lowbrow populist for Apple, no? – don’t believe me? look at the ads on the bottom): Apple’s iPhone isn’t perfect, but it’s worthy of the hype
They really all just wrote the same review – what is on Apple’s PR website plus:
- Pros: It’s a game changer device. Interface, hardware amazing, etc. – which, give credit to Apple: it is revolutionary.
- Cons: Keyboard takes time to adjust to and has no tactile feedback (duh), EDGE is slow (double duh), no iChat and 200 SMS messages/month (this should be the headline) – but why? Haven’t any of you heard of Meebo!? Ever thought to review that?
What is most frustrating about these reviews is the lack of any coverage of the most “Game-Changing” part of the phone. The “Lock-in“.
iPhone 6s review roundup: 3D Touch is ‘fun and useful’, Live Photos hit and miss, significant camera upgrade
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iPad Air reviews go live, highlight thinner & lighter form factor, battery life, and speed improvements
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Review roundup: Everyone loves the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
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The iOS 7 reviews are here: critics sing the praises of Apple’s latest software update
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Opinion: Five reasons Apple fanboys are right (and wrong) about Android
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iPad Pro review roundup: Bigger is better, Pencil is great for drawing, iOS limiting factor as PC replacement
The iPad Pro went on sale at Apple this morning (after a few retailers jumped the gun)and now the reviews are…
iPad 2 review roundup, notes of interest
iPad 2 comes out in 2 days (March 11th) and you know what that means… reviews! Here’s a roundup and…
This is the first jailbroken iPhone 5
. Unless Walt Mossberg or David Pogue knocked it last week, @Chpwn (Grant Paul) has the first jailbroken iPhone 5,which…
Android tablets gain market share during Q3, still trail iPad in enterprise
According to research firm Strategy Analytics (via Bloomberg), Google’s Android-based tablets gained market share in the iPad dominated tablet market during…
How Dropbox turned down the almighty Apple and took off
Dropbox founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi didn’t take the money and ran. Would you reject an $800 million acquisition…
Siri, a new type of iPhone search
Siri is an alternative to search that converses with the user, processing requests, answering questions and learning from each interaction…
Wall Street Journal iPhone app hits the mark
The Wall Street Journal iPhone App (iTunes link) just hit the iTunes Store. We’ve downloaded and are looking through it…
Walt Mossberg reviews the iPod Shuffle
This one slipped by last week and not too much you didn’t know before, but some good hands on information…
Walt Mossberg: Expects Steve Jobs back, Palm Pre is in iPhone's class but…
There are few journalists as well connected as Walt Mossberg. He’s probably had his hands on the Pre and iPhone…