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    Samsung’s Galaxy S8: Curious Choices

    March 30th, 2017

    The magic words are $71 more. That’s how much the Samsung Galaxy S8 reportedly costs above the price of an iPhone according to published reports. Before I get to its features, this again puts the lie to people who continue to rant about Apple’s alleged high prices for iPhones. When you do such comparisons, it’s important to make […]


    The Alleged iPhone 8 — Imitation Not Innovation?

    March 3rd, 2017

    Last year, we were told that the iPhone 7 would be a subpar upgrade. It would offer a case design quite similar to the iPhone 6s, and that’s all she (or he) wrote. It didn’t matter that the new model was water-resistant, had a better camera (or cameras with the iPhone 7 Plus) and other […]


    More Fear-Mongering About Apple Innovation

    February 24th, 2017

    Do you remember what they said about the iPhone 7? It would be a boring upgrade, mostly because it would look the same as the iPhone 6s. So how could it offer anything significant? But it’s not that a rectangle with circular corners comprises all the functionality of a smartphone, obviously. Apple could have, I […]


    Paying Through the Nose for the Next iPhone?

    February 9th, 2017

    Except for the very first iPhone that sold for the full price without subsidies or special carrier deals, most any iPhone can be mostly affordable. So if the unlocked purchase price, which starts at $399 for the entry-level iPhone SE, is daunting, you can always put it on our credit card or take advantage of special lease/purchase […]