After quite a run, and ahead of a 7-to-1 stock split, Apple’s stock price had declined slightly before the WWDC keynote on Monday. I suppose this was to be expected. The event was presaged with optimism, skepticism and silly claims about what the company must do to survive. Some weeks back, for example, one online pundit who […]

If a new iPhone was greeted with the same collective yawn as the latest and greatest Samsung flagship smartphone, the media would be ratcheting up their demands for the head of Tim Cook way beyond current levels. Despite some level of anticipation from the tech media, the Galaxy S5 does not at all seem to […]

Some members of the tech media are, predictably, falling into Samsung’s trap as they speculate on the forthcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone, which is due real soon now. Rather than consider if there will be any significant enhancements in usability, it’s all about the specs, without very much chatter about how those specs will impact users. […]

The story appeared Monday morning that the executive bio of Sir Jonathan Ive, Apple’s Senior VP of Design, disappeared from the company’s site. Clearly there were fears that he might no longer be at the company where he helped create a product revolution, and it’s a sure thing, if that were the case, that people […]