I am a gadget nerd. I think everyone who knows me know this about me. Given a choice between buying something I should probably buy and a new gadget, I will probably buy the gadget. Not surprisingly, most of my gadgets are from Apple. Back in 2009, my aunt and cousin gave me the money to buy… Read More »
Kevin Roose has some things to say to iPhone and Apple. It is quite humorous, especially his graphics. Check it out. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/06/iphone-youre-ruining-everything.html If you don’t know who Kevin Roose is, he wrote the book Unlikely Disciple, and as a result has something of a cult following in the Christian realm. To the rest of the world, he… Read More »
This video illustrates pretty succinctly the difference between Apple and Microsoft’s philosophies. Microsoft is all about specifications and information. Apple is about experience. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUXnJraKM3k]
Google has finalized their $12.5 billion merger with Motorola, and if Google is smart, they will pull their licensing of the Android operating system and do an Apple. They will release Android 5.0 on a Google-owned and Google-manufactured device like Apple does with the iPhone. Why? Simplicity. Right now, Android developers have to write software… Read More »
Jony Ive, the mastermind of design at Apple, had this to say about Apple’s competition and why they fail to make designs with the same kind of hook that Apple makes: Most of our competitors are interested in doing something different, or want to appear new — I think those are completely the wrong goals.… Read More »
Three? If there are three things, it isn’t simple anymore!
So, today Tim Cook took the stage to announce the arrival of the “new iPad.” Not surprisingly, it features the ultra-HD Retina display, a more powerful processor, 4G LTE connectivity, and a bunch of other goodies. *YAWN* Let me be honest. I own an iPad 2, and it is awesome. Just ask my wife. I carry… Read More »