There’s a lot to catch up on since last I wrote about Beeper. Long story short, they’ve been playing — and no surprise, losing — the cat-and-mouse game with Apple. What I had been seeing during the we
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Matt Birchler, “The Shocking State of Enthusiast Apps on Android”: I recently commented on Mastodon that I thought when it comes to third party apps, iOS is remarkably far ahead of Android. My feeling
Matthew Ball wrote a thoughtful, deeply-considered essay worth your attention, “Why VR/AR Gets Farther Away as It Comes Into Focus”: Throughout 2015 and 2016, Mark Zuckerberg repeated his belief that
Finally: Apple today announced HomePod (2nd generation), a powerful smart speaker that delivers next-level acoustics in a gorgeous, iconic design. Packed with Apple innovations and Siri intelligence,
Wayne Ma has a new report for The Information on Apple’s widely-expected AR/VR headset. (MacRumors has a summary.) Some quick reactions: The headset, which Apple has yet to formally announce, will be
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(Cross-posted from my blog ) The other day I made an advice thread based on Jacobian’s from last year! If you know a source for one of these, shout and I’ll edit it in. Possessions 1. If you want to f
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Last week I linked to Jason Snell’s annual Six Colors Apple Report Card for 2021 . As I’ve done for a few years now — 2020 , 2019 , 2018 — I’m publishing my full remarks and grades here. It’s a good a