Vector | Rene Ritchie

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In Short

Vector is a column, podcast, newsletter, and video series by Rene Ritchie, who has been covering the personal technology industry for almost a decade. Editorial Director at Mobile Nations, analyst at iMore, you can follow him @reneritchie on Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter.

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To force quit or not to force quit apps, that is the question...

20 July 2017 14 By Rene Ritchie Is it nobler in the spirit to suffer the battery drain and lag of outrageous backgrounding or, by flicking them away, end them?

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iPhones of Future Past: Understanding iPhone 8

18 July 2017 39 By Rene Ritchie In addition to selling more iPhones, Apple can also sell more of an iPhone — by bring tomorrow's iPhone to customers today, for a price.

Mastering Pokémon Go

The best phone for Pokémon Go is iPhone. Get one to win.

13 July 2017 20 By Rene Ritchie At a Pokémon Go Raid, it’s not unusual to see Android owners rebooting, restarting, lagging, and cursing — while iPhone owners are smiling and winning.

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Why Apple might switch to Face ID instead of Touch ID for iPhone 8

11 July 2017 36 By Rene Ritchie Touch ID isn't a feature. It's a solution to a problem that can potentially be solved in a variety of other ways. Including Face ID.

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iPhone 8 pricing: How high can Apple go?

10 July 2017 34 By Rene Ritchie Customers have paid more for storage, processor power, materials, even colors, but will they pay more for iPhone 8 features?

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Qualcomm vs. Apple and why Apple has to win

07 July 2017 21 By Rene Ritchie With great standards-essential patents come great industry-wide responsibilities and, right now. Qualcomm isn't living up to them.

You compute you

Giving iPad fire to mere mortals: On myopia and elitism in computing

29 June 2017 76 By Rene Ritchie Why arguing about how someone else chooses to compute, be it on an iPad or PC, says more about you than it does them.

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Why iPad Pro can't have 3D Touch and a virtual Home button

16 June 2017 19 By Rene Ritchie Why doesn’t Apple give iPad Pro the same pressure-sensitive Taptic Engine and virtual Home button as iPhone? Well, it’s complicated…

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Like Tensor for humans: Apple reportedly working on AI cores

26 May 2017 12 By Rene Ritchie Apple is already driving mobile silicon in a way few if any other companies have been able to keep up with. Now, a new report claims Apple will be using its considerable chipset chops to accelerate artificial intelligence as well.

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Vector | Rene Ritchie

In Short

To force quit or not to force quit apps, that is the question...

iPhones of Future Past: Understanding iPhone 8

The best phone for Pokémon Go is iPhone. Get one to win.

Why Apple might switch to Face ID instead of Touch ID for iPhone 8

iPhone 8 pricing: How high can Apple go?

Qualcomm vs. Apple and why Apple has to win

Giving iPad fire to mere mortals: On myopia and elitism in computing

Why iPad Pro can't have 3D Touch and a virtual Home button

Like Tensor for humans: Apple reportedly working on AI cores

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