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    Is This a Way to Estimate iPhone Sales?

    December 8th, 2017

    So far, reports from industry analysts — and I don’t think they use crystal balls — does lead one to believe that sales of the iPhone X are off the charts. As Apple continues to improve production, more product is available to buy. Apple’s online store indicated, as of the time that I wrote this […]


    Apple Continues to Flesh Out “Worldwide Video” Division

    December 7th, 2017

    Some time in the not distant future, Apple may begin to stream real TV shows, and not silly stunt fare such as “Carpool Karaoke” and “Planet of the Apps.” It seems real enough, but is there a demand for any more content? That was the question I had a while back amid reports of the […]


    Consumer Reports Downgrades iPhone X, But Reasons Seem Legitimate

    December 6th, 2017

    As most of you know, I’m no fan of Consumer Reports or the way it tests tech gear and other products. Sure, the magazine presents itself as superior to other publications because tested products are purchased at retail, usually anonymously, rather than provided free by manufacturers. But that doesn’t mean the test methodology or the […]


    More Encouraging Estimates of iPhone X Sales

    December 5th, 2017

    You might have expected this. Apple’s habitual critics were tripping over themselves attempting to paint the iPhone X — even when it was referred to mistakenly as the iPhone 8 — as a huge failure in the making. At first it was about the problems Apple allegedly encountered in designing the thing, and the critics […]