Search results for: “iphone”
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Living with the iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 12 Pro Max transition I moved to an Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max from an Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max. That’s an important factor to bear in mind when one sees phone comparisons. Secondly, I don’t earn my living doing phone reviews, so my reactions are likely to be less dramatic than a professional…
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iPhone 12 range launch
Apple announced a four phone iPhone 12 range: I looked at the event using a social listening tool and the thing that really struck me was where the people commenting on it where commenting from. Thinking about key Apple markets; at least some of the buzz seems geographically misplaced. There was a distinct lack of…
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By innovation only. Yet another iPhone launch
Apple’s September 10 event ‘By innovation only’ marked the autumn season of premium smartphone launches. It is also a bellwether of what we can expect from the technology sector. Mark Twain’s ‘History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes’ fits especially well in the smartphone business. From a consumer perspective Apple’s 2019/20 iPhone range is basically…
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iPhone tweet blunder + more
Chinese phone maker Huawei punishes employees for iPhone tweet blunder | Reuters – I don’t understand why Huawei isn’t using agencies in Hong Kong any more, so that there isn’t these kind of problems. Huawei punishes employees for iPhone tweet blunder also makes the company look petty. We know Huawei employees use Apple products, Madam…
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iPhone X production + more things
Apple reportedly resumes iPhone X production to recover from dismal sales | The Next Web – altering iPhone X production numbers would affect margins, so its a complex algebraic problem and then there is the question about differentiation between XS and X models. It is worthwhile probably looking at an SE model to the 8…
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iPhone Xs launch
Random notes as I watched the iPhone Xs, iPhone XR and Apple Watch Series 4 launch. Watching the introductory clip, this felt like an event designed mostly for an internal audience. The events have become a parody of themselves with very well worn tropes. Company and eco-system update Apple stores: 500,000,000 visitors per year. The…
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Older iPhones + more news
Apple CEO Cook breathes new life into old iPhones | Reuters – how Apple’s lower models contribute in markets like India. Older iPhones resold also drive services sales on an ongoing basis, whether the older iPhones are based on to children or sold on Culture Funko CEO reacts to stock’s 40% plunge on figurine maker’s…
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The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone by Brian Merchant
I bought The One Device when it came out in July and have gone back and forth reading it. I’d read books on Silicon Valley before; the Apple eulogy Insanely Great by Steven Levy which told of the graft and hard work that went into the original Macintosh or Where Wizards Stay Up Late by…
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iPhone X launch + more things
iPhone X launch In terms of the news agenda, the iPhone X launch dominated the news. I wrote about it here and here. This image from the Chinese internet summed everything about the iPhone X launch up for me. We’re in a place of innovation stuckness at the moment – we’re celebrating incremental improvements in…