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iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XR vs. iPhone 8: Which new iPhone are you?
The iPhone 11 has launched. It's here. And while I was at the launch at Apple's brand new, redesigned, reimagined, 2.0 version of the 5th Ave. Store, I started thinking about, if I was there… if I was lined up, if I was looking over all the choices… not just one iPhone and only one iPhone any more, but a range of choices and options and colors… which would I get?
Best for you
iPad vs Air vs Mini vs Pro: Which iPad Should You Buy?
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Picking your next iPad. Apple used to do grids but I prefer flows. You start at the beginning and you stop where it makes sense.
16-inch MacBook Pro Review: 2 weeks later
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I've been using the 16-inch MacBook Pro day in, day out, as my main computational machine, since just before Apple announced it. I've done all the emails and messages, surfed all the websites, watched all the TV, written tens of thousands of words, and edited 7 or so YouTube videos comprising about an hour of a-roll and just a ton of b-roll. In other words, I've hammered on it. And...
Charge it!
iPhone 11 Smart Battery Case Review
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The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max Smart Battery Cases are here! Obviously, they change up the camera bump cutout, but they also add a new, dedicated, hardware camera button to launch the camera app and take photos and QuickVideo.
Google Pixel 4 Review: From an iPhone user's perspective
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I’ve been using Google’s Pixel 4 phone for four weeks now. I mean, really using it. With my SIM card in it and everything. Taking photos. Making calls. Playing Pokemon Go. And here's my review, from an iPhone-users perspective... one month later.
Explained!
How Apple fixed the MacBook Pro
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How did Apple fix the MacBook Pro with the new 16-inch? And how did it break to begin with? Grab a beverage and pull up a chair, it's story time...
Bluetooth: The secret to Apple's ecosystem
The power of the Apple ecosystem. You hear so much about it. How, once you get in, it makes it oh just so easy to stay in. Once you get one product, like an iPhone, it makes it oh just so easy to get more, like an Apple Watch, iPad, or Mac. But what does it really mean and how does it really work? I mean, not just in nebulous terms but specifically? For me, Bluetooth is a big part of it.
Private by Design
Apple: Raising the stakes on data privacy
Apple has a new privacy section on the web and four new white papers detailing how your photos, browsing, location, and logins are being protected.
Product vs. Data
Can Fitbit survive Google?
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Google is buying Fitbit, which previously bought Pebble, and if my Twitter feed is any indication, not everyone is happy about it. Small, beloved hardware companies that are struggling to survive on their own being gobbled up by the big tech titans is almost becoming a cliche. But it’s also affecting a lot of customers. Namely, us. So, let’s break it down.
Product as platform
Apple Q4 2019: The iPhone and the aftermath
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If you go by the biz pub headlines, the iPhone is suffering. It’s always suffering. In the old days, it was perpetually going to be late, or constrained, or facing weak demand. But, a few years ago, when I and others called them out on it, and it blew up spectacularly, there was a shift in strategy. From big, sketchy reports to kind of slow jamming the neg. So, what's really going on?
Ear Escalation
AirPods Pro Hands-On — vs. AirPods 2, PowerBeats Pro
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Apple’s got some brand new AirPods. AirPods Pro to be specific. And, I’m not just going to give you all the details, and tell you how they compare to the regular AirPods and the PowerBeats Pro, but I’m going to unbox them and go hands-on. Right now.
bzzzzz. ZAP!
Why iOS 13 is buggy — and how to fix it for iOS 14
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I fully realize how ridiculous any recommendation my dumb blogger, podcaster, and YouTuber ass can make. But, I’m going to make two anyway. And, hey, if I’m going to run at a wall, I’m damn well going to leave a cartoon shaped hole through it when I do.
Don't. Even. Blink.
iPhone 11 Face ID vs. Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock: FIGHT!
Apple launched Face ID for the iPhone in 2017. Google just launched Face Unlock for the Pixel this month. So, what's the difference and does it matter?
It's time!
Apple Watch Series 5 Review: One month later
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I've been using the Apple Watch Series 3 — originally a space gray aluminum and, more recently, a brushed titanium edition — for just over a month. So, how's the titanium, the always-on display, the battery life, the on-device App Store, and all the new apps one month later? Read on!
Face Palm Dot Gif
Pixel 4 event was bad — but Apple could still learn something from Google
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Made by Google 2019 has come and gone. And, legit, it was a complete cluster of an event. So much great technology given so much short shift.
fight!
Pixel 4 vs iPhone 11 is about more than just the operating system
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How iPhone 11 and Pixel 4 compare — not just in terms of specs, but philosophy.
Strong not small
Resetting your iPhone SE 2 expectations
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Supply-chain exfiltrator extraordinaire, Kuo Ming-Chi is back, back again, with a new report, tell your friends, that a next generation iPhone SE is primed for the first quarter of 2020. And, that’s causing some continued confusion. So, let’s see if we can’t clear that all up.
The more you know!
Here's Apple's statement on Safari Fraudulent Website Warning and Tencent
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Apple's statement on Safari Fraudulent Website Warning and how exactly it works.