These days Apple has a lot on its plate. First and foremost is how the courts will react to their refusal to provide a backdoor to break into an iPhone 5c used by a terrorist. The conclusion to that story has yet to be written, but it may very well wend its tortured way through […]

When Tim Cook vowed that Apple would never develop a backdoor to help the authorities unlock encrypted iPhones, it was only inevitable that it would become a political football. That’s true especially in this political climate, where so-called debates, once staid affairs, have become the equivalents of wrestling matches. So here’s what’s going on: It seems that […]

You may have noticed that, in recent days, Apple’s stock price has resumed its upward path (except for Friday as part of an overall stock market dip). After a loss of some 20%, this is a refreshing change, at least if you care about such things, or happen to own some of their stock, or […]

So, as in the past, there are once again rumors or alleged stirrings from the supply chain about Apple severely cutting orders for the iPhone for the March quarter. This has caused the expected Wall Street freakout, as if the problems on the market aren’t bad enough. Combine that with the problems China is having propping […]