So we all understand the original version of the iPhone 2.0 software was mighty buggy. Applications had a propensity to crash far more often than they should, and that includes Apple’s own Mail and Safari. Even more irritating, text entry in Mail would sometimes become dog slow, and only a restart would set things right. […]

All right, I hear the excuses raging through my mind. Apple was overwhelmed with the unprecedented response to the introduction of the iPhone 3G in over 20 countries, release of the iPhone 2.0 software and the debut of the Apps Store. Add to that came the major transition of .Mac to MobileMe, and they were […]

Just ahead of the news of Apple’s stellar quarterly financials, their stock price increased a trickle, which seems at wide variance with the results. In brief, Apple beat the street, as is typical, with record sales of $7.46 billion for the quarter ending June 28, 2008. Profits came in at $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per […]

It’s easy to attack the manufacturer of a product when features you expect are lacking. In the case of the iPhone, now that the 3G version has taken off like a rocket, you have to wonder why Apple didn’t have time to roll in some critical capabilities. First and foremost are the classic Cut, Copy […]