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 […]
iPhone 7 and Watch Series 2
I am very happy with the new Apple products. The Series 2 watch is much faster and the new software has a dock much like on a Mac. This makes it very easy to select an app you want to use. I especially like the built in GPS and the upgraded Workouts app. The iPhone […]
Apple Becomes a Green Energy Supplier, With Itself as Customer
The Apple Store in Palo Alto, California operates on 100% renewable energy. Apple takes an innovative approach to the environment, and they are creating new solar energy projects to reduce its carbon footprint. The numbers are impressive. Apple produces or procures clean, renewable energy to power 93 percent of its offices, retail stores, and data centers around the world. The result has […]
