Apple Face Recognition
As usual, the Apple Keynote, which introduced the new Apple Watch, Apple TV, iPhone 8, iPhone 8+, and the iPhone X was done with great marketing aplomb. Apple executives acted like a great team and executed their usual: Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told […]
Alexa and Artificial Intelligence
The new Echo Show arrived yesterday on schedule as promised by Amazon. My initial reaction was it is a bit clunky in size and shape, but it did not take long for me to become highly impressed. I took it out of the box, plugged it in, selected the WiFi access point, and did the […]
Newsroom: Apple and Russian Hacking
As usual, the Apple Keynote, which introduced updates to watchOS, macOS, iOS, and tvOS was done with great marketing aplomb. Apple executives acted like a great team and executed their usual: Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and then tell them what you told them. It works every time. If you […]
Congressional Group Agrees With Apple On Encryption
The Verge reported this week about the year-end-report published by the House Judiciary Committee’s Encryption Working Group. Apple and other tech companies will be pleased with the report. It acknowledges requiring a backdoor to assist law enforcement would weaken overall security. Law enforcement officials have maintained they need a backdoor to allow them to get into encrypted devices. […]
Apple Takes 104% of the Profit
Analysts expressed concern Apple had lost some market share in global smartphone sales based on Q3 figures. It is easy to overlook an equally important metric, profit. For the quarter, the iPhone maker took 104% of the profit. How can that be? I’ll use some round numbers to explain the point. Suppose Apple made $1 of profit […]
