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    Seeking Longer iPhone Battery Life

    July 15th, 2016

    There’s a decent market out there for add-on battery cases that extend the life of your iPhone’s battery. One example is a Mophie Juice Pack. So for an extra $99.95, you can essentially get twice as much. Instead of managing 10-12 hours of Internet use on the iPhone 6s, you can get up to 24 hours. […]


    Revisiting the Apple Price Disconnect

    June 28th, 2016

    For years, Apple has been attacked for selling luxury, overpriced gear. Year in and year out, the same arguments are made, that you can buy an Android smartphone and a PC running Windows for far less than anything from Apple. Therefore, greedy Apple is being predatory about pricing. You are paying too much to immerse yourself […]


    Newsletter Issue #841: Ultra HD TV: The Future is Still the Future

    January 11th, 2016

    This weekend, while doing the family grocery shopping at a nearby Walmart Supercenter, I happened to notice racks and racks of Ultra HD/4K TV sets. A large number were on sale for less than $1,000, with a few sets sporting displays of 48-50 inches or more that were selling for less than $500. You might […]


    Revisiting the Apple Watch Use Case

    November 6th, 2015

    So there’s a published report that pegs Apple Watch sales at seven million for the first six months. The new numbers, from Canalys, are a bit shy of other figures that estimate sales at eight million. They are all looking at the increases in Apple’s “Other” category in its quarterly financials to guess how much Apple Watch sales […]