Tag: iphone
Apple sued for false advertising of iPhones
WSJ reported about Apple being sued for false advertising of iPhone storage capacity. Mann said an iPhone 6 Plus with 16 gigabytes of storage can hold only 12.7 gigabytes of photos, songs, apps and other user data. That is 21% less than the advertised 16 gigabytes of storage. For the 16GB iPhone 6, the available…
Faster horses
Álvaro Serrano wrote about the Henry Ford’s quote and how it applies to Apple. If I had asked my customers what they wanted they would have said a faster horse. The main lesson behind Ford’s words is that, if you aim to create a revolution, you must be willing to part with the existing preconceptions…
FBI says iPhone encryption will help kidnappers
Trevor Timm wrote for The Guardian about the misleading information FBI is disseminating regarding phone encryption. FBI director James Comey: I am a huge believer in the rule of law, but I also believe that no one in this country is beyond the law. … What concerns me about this is companies marketing something expressly…
BlackBerry: The Endgame
Jean-Louis Gassé wrote about the decline of BlackBerry. In reality, RIM was much more than three years behind iOS (and, later, Android). Depending on whom we listen to, the 2007 iPhone didn’t just didn’t stand on a modern (if incomplete) OS, it stood on 3 to 5 years of development, of trial and error. BlackBerry…
Need help moving from Android phone to iPhone?
Apple has provided a detailed guide for people who wish to move from Android phone to iPhone. Why didn’t any other company think of this?
Why iPhone is not a commodity
TUAW wrote about why the iPhone is not a commodity. Of course, the idea that smartphones are fast becoming commoditized is often brought up as a reason why Apple needs to come out with a magical new product immediately. The often overlooked reality is that Apple works tirelessly to ensure that the iPhone houses features…
iWatch thoughts
Monday Note shared some iWatch Thoughts. The most ambitious rumors project 50 million iWatches sold in the first 12 months. I think that’s an unrealistic estimate, but if a $300 iWatch can sell at these numbers, that’s $15B for the year. This seems like a huge number until you compare it to a conservative estimate…
A seamless Apple communications system
Cult of Mac writes about how Apple can become the ultimate communications company. I previously talked about my wish for a seamless experience switching between devices while on FaceTime. The ultimate future home run, of course, is when Apple does and should auto-select how to make calls. In other words, you call someone by taping…
Google had to start over their Android project after Apple unveiled the iPhone
The Atlantic writes about how Apple’s launch of the iPhone forced Google to scrap their Android project and start over. For most of Silicon Valley—including most of Google—the iPhone’s unveiling on January 9, 2007 was something to celebrate. Jobs had once again done the impossible. Four years before he’d talked an intransigent music industry into…
Who buys the iPhone 5C?
Benedict Evans writes about the usage data of iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s based on analysis of Facebook ad information. The results show that the iPhone 5c is a lot more popular among women than men.