In recent years, whenever a new gadget is expected from Apple, many so-called industry analysts will go on at length as to how the products will somehow be unsatisfactory. This despite the fact that Apple has, with a few exceptions, been able to grow revenue year-over-year. So the iPhone 7 was supposed to be little more […]

It’s a sure thing that Siri is not the perfect personal assistant. Far from it, and the errors it makes can be mighty frustrating. It goes to show how much work Apple has to do in order to make Siri really useful for more people. Now in the greater universe of tech gear, Siri is […]

Not so many years ago, there was good reason to upgrade your tech gear fairly often. Each year brought major performance and feature improvements. If you had the cash, you could revel in the glory of all those enhancements. If you hung onto a device for even a few years, you may have felt you […]

AT&T must be looking real hard for extra cash from customers to pay for its planned merger with Time Warner. So I receive regular emails inviting me to upgrade a two-year-old iPhone 6. I might even consider it, though having my phone bill drop by $30 or so a month if I keep the current […]