Guardian Blogger in MB Air criticism shock

January 21, 2008

Two comments from The Guardian’s Jack Schofield about the MacBook Air that, try as I might, I couldn’t let pass without comment: ‘If you can’t carry a second battery then Apple has screwed up bigtime in the main market for these things, which is people like me’ Er no, Jack. I’m not privy, sadly, to [...]

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Trumpet blowing

January 17, 2008

Back in August 2005, I wrote in MacUser that ‘Apple has so many of the pieces of the jigsaw already in place – iTunes, QuickTime 7, the Mac – that it would seem almost a no-brainer for it to become the premiere conduit through which Internet TV is delivered to our homes.’ Three announcements this [...]

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A lesson in choice

January 17, 2008

If you want a minty sweet, don’t buy a packet of Starburst. If you want an in-depth analysis of how George Bush’s latest comments on Iran will affect the ‘special relationship’, don’t look for it in The Star. And if you want the most powerful and upgradeable laptop that your £1200 can buy, don’t pre-order [...]

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The tale of two software updates

January 16, 2008

Apple yesterday updated the software for the iPod Touch and its AppleTV. The Touch update adds five new applications; Mail, Maps, Weather, Notes, and Stocks. At least two of these, Mail and Notes should have been on the original, yet Apple is charging $20 for the update. Meanwhile, the AppleTV software has been completely overhauled [...]

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Thoughts on the MacBook Air

January 16, 2008

1. It’s a stunning feat of engineering. 2. It would never have been possible had Apple not moved to Intel. 3. Apple clearly has some clout in the Intel boardroom. 4. The lack of an optical drive, Ethernet port and Firewire port don’t matter to most people. 5. The SSD version will become the standard [...]

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Guardian Bollocks

October 23, 2007

Not for the first time, The Guardian has shown itself up when reporting on Apple and the Mac. From today’s paper Hype surrounding the phone, which has touch-screen keys rather than buttons, has contributed to a revival in demand for iMac notebook computers. Sales of iMacs took off by 34% in the final quarter to [...]

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Those Apple numbers in brief

October 23, 2007

Quarter Four Quarterly revenue $6.22bn – up from $4.84bn Quarterly net profit $904m – up from $542 m Earnings per diluted share $1.01 – up from $0.62 Gross margin 33.6% – up from 29.2% Mac sales 2.16m – up 34% iPod sales 10.2m – up 17% iPhone sales 1.12m All increases against Q4 2006 Fiscal [...]

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Why the Hue and Cry over iMac screens?

October 3, 2007

Another Apple product, another bandwagon rolls onto view. This time it’s over the panels used in the new 20in iMac. You’ll remember that back in the summer, Apple was sued for claiming that the screen in its MacBooks and MacBook Pros displayed ‘millions of colours’ when, say the claimants, they can display only a few [...]

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UK Mac-friendly ISP swallowed by bigger fish

July 6, 2007

Just grabbed from the wire: ‘BT announced today that it has agreed to acquire Brightview Group Limited (‘Brightview’), the internet service provider (ISP) owned by Brightview plc for approximately £15.8m in cash, subject to approval from Brightview’s shareholders. Established in April 2001, Brightview is a small consumer ISP with a strong reputation for high-quality customer [...]

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More on that European 3G iPhone Announcement

July 4, 2007

Guy Kewney likes a punt, or so it seems, as he takes another shot at predicting an announcement of a 3G iPhone in Europe. Kewney says that the reason for the hold up, according to his sources is that Vodafone’s UK lawyers were unhappy with the contract, which had been drawn up under German law. [...]

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