Interesting piece from Peter Kafka on why the Apple content negotiations have stalled.
The numbers behind the Apple TV App Store
Lots of app data and sales numbers, including some detailed charts. Good stuff.
Is Apple’s battery case bulge a response to a Mophie patent?
Interesting premise.
BuzzFeed News interview with Eddy Cue
John Paczkowski, writing for BuzzFeed News, had the chance to interview Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior VP of Internet Software and Services.
Really interesting.
Apple TV – The Future of Television
Wasn’t too long ago that folks were calling Apple TV a failure, a device largely ignored by Apple.
No question about it now, Apple is all in on Apple TV. This ad feels like a mission statement. The name says it all: Apple TV – The Future of Television.
Yahoo to spin off core businesses, keep Alibaba stake
Their stake in Alibaba has long been the most valuable part of the company. No real choice here.
Apple Publishes Best of 2015 App Store Lists for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV
Federico Viticci walks through Apple’s list of the best apps for 2015. Some great apps there. Looking forward to diving in to the game of the year!
Macs replacing PCs across enterprise at ‘unprecedented rate’, survey claims
Doomed.
List of links to Apple hosted iOS 9.2 updaters
Worth bookmarking. Each link in the list points to an Apple hosted (so you know it is legitimate) iPSW file for a specific iOS device.
Apple ranked world’s most innovative company, Forbes disagrees
BCG lists Apple as number one. Forbes does not list Apple in the top 100. Someone is wrong!
iOS 9.2 update turns Live Photos on by default
If you turned off Live Photos by default, perhaps to save space on your iPhone, you’ll want to check that setting once you install iOS 9.2.
Angela Ahrendts and the Apple Store premium experience
Is Angela Ahrendts bringing a luxury shift to the Apple Store?
A music video created on the iPad Pro
Watch the video (embedded in the main post), and read the blog post. I love this.
An illustrator’s review of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil
This is a great review, shoots straight, pros and cons (the biggest con being price), well worth reading.
Apple Maps, once a laughingstock, now dominates iPhones
Great success story for the Apple Maps team. Kudos.
The 100 best iPhone apps of all time
As with any list, there are quibbles (Plants vs. Zombies seems an obvious oversight to me), but I did enjoy the read.
Apple debuts Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6/6s, extends life up to 25 hours
That is one funky looking case.
Apple Music’s uphill battle
Apple Music has a lot going for it. But I think it needs a reimagined interface, one with no strings.
Latest Apple Campus 2 drone footage
This video has some long, beautiful views of Apple’s new spaceship campus, now with a 4K quality setting. The voiceover (I believe) is from Steve Jobs’ famous Stanford commencement address from 2005.
Tell Siri to remind you about a specific web page, email, etc.
The word “this” is a meaningful keyword to Siri. Use it to associate a link with a reminder.
Incredible working Fender Strat made out of cardboard
Amazing craftsmanship. I so want one of these.
A long time ago…
Star Wars is a virus.
Now that’s a review
Alarm goes off in the middle of the night, goes on for hours. This caused a neighbor to write a brilliantly caustic review. Great writing.
Tokyo Apple Store cancels event after bomb scare
Hate this.
Apple quietly increases iTunes Match and iCloud Music Library limits above 25,000 Tracks
Kirk McElhearn, writing for Kirkville, reports that users are passing the old 25,000 track limit. Eddie Cue verifies this to MacRumors.
Mac promo from 1996
Stephen Hackett posted this on 512 Pixels. A true cure for insomnia.
Craig Federighi talks open source Swift and what’s coming in version 3.0
Andrew Cunningham, writing for Ars Technica, had the chance to sit down with Apple Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi to discuss Apple’s move to make Swift open source.
Great read, a terrific move by Apple. This will only make Swift a better language.
Resolving Calendar duplicates
This is a great fix. Bookmark this one.
On the Set, an iPhone 6s ad with Jon Favreau
This ad is part of the “Hey Siri” series.
Samsung announces payment of $548 million to Apple but reserves right to seek reimbursement
There’s still a long way to go in this battle. One thing that sticks out to me is the arc of Samsung’s business since all this started. It’s entirely possible that Samsung will exit the smartphone market before all is said and done and that final appeal goes by the boards, that final payment is made.