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    The iPhone 3GS Report: A Second Visit

    July 13th, 2009

    My first report on the iPhone 3GS presented the tale of a botched ordering process when AT&T got involved for a pre-shipping verification. However, the phone itself has worked great since Day One, without any activation delays or other untoward behavior to report. Certainly, a sequel is called for, although I can’t say that I’ve […]


    The Next iPhone: Another Disposable Gadget?

    March 24th, 2009

    It’s hard to believe that the iPhone will be two years old in just a couple of months, and that, my friends, is the duration of a standard contract with a wireless carrier. Now I assume those of you who didn’t trade up last year still have your first-generation model in regular use, and that […]


    Newsletter #476 Preview: Apple Confronts Yellow Journalism

    January 11th, 2009

    Once upon a time, you had two fundamental classes of journalists. One group worked for regular newspapers or broadcast facilities, plying their trade; the others were employed by the supermarket tabloids, offering up gossip, real and otherwise, about various and sundry celebrities, political figures and notables from the business world. While there are gray areas, […]


    Newsletter #469 Preview: Announcing the Night Owl’s Microsoft Death Watch

    November 23rd, 2008

    Do you think maybe I’m being a little too lurid with this headline? As they said in that classic movie, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a…” Well, you get the picture, but in this case, I am quite serious. I think Microsoft is in serious trouble, more so because they are so flushed with […]