Reading the tea leaves around the Apple universe is pretty common. All sorts of rumors arise, and some of them are even true. One sure source of bits and pieces about future Apple gear is the supply chain, at least for those who have access. It’s been shown that it’s near impossible to keep everything hidden, […]

Last year, the critics were wondering why so few were switching from iOS 7 to iOS 8. The theory went that the number of visible changes were fewer, and thus people were less inclined to update, and don’t forget the infamous 8.0.1 update that bricked some new iPhones. It didn’t help that Apple made the […]

It has long been known that Apple has to aspire to a much higher standard. So what is considered successful for other companies becomes a miserable failure when Apple gets involved. Even when high sales are reported, they are often not high enough. Consider the news that 13 million iPhones were sold the first weekend […]

When the iPod appeared in 2001, it originally came across as just an indulgence from Apple. All right, so you had 5,000 songs in your pocket It was easy to sync your music with iTunes via a FireWire connection, and the download speed was way faster than competing digital music players. But the iPod caught a […]