FEATURE: 10.13.21 - While most people will acquire a nickname (for whatever reason) at some point in their lifetime, not many can say that they were nicknamed after a certain brand of computers made by Apple, Inc. Meet Steve Matarazzo, 35, who by day is a product content manager at a software company headquartered in his home state of New Jersey. A self-proclaimed "Mac nut" (a term he used) with a passion for collecting vintage Apple computers from different eras — he just attended VCF East 2021 which was held this year in the city of Wall, NJ (see "Vintage ...
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FEATURE: 10.05.21 - It was on this day a decade ago when the world lost a genius. Steve Jobs (1955-2011) — the late co-founder and former chief executive officer of Apple — died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Jobs's death reverberated around the world and was felt not only by his family, friends, and those that worked with him but by anyone who had ever used an Apple product he had a role in creating, with tributes to Jobs pouring in as soon as news broke that he had ...
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FEATURE: 09.29.21 - The next major release of Apple's mobile operating system is here and, while the average "Joe" is quick to download and install it on their device as soon as it is released, this particular Joe is probably going to hold the phone (so to speak) for now. iOS 15 — which dropped on September 20 — boasts a number of new features that will improve the user experience. According to Apple, these are designed to "…help you connect, focus, explore, and do even more with iPhone." However, while it's tempting to automatically tap "download and install" whenever ...
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FEATURE: 09.22.21: - When it comes to tech companies and innovation, it's a "dog eat dog" world out there, generally speaking. Last week — in a commentary about Apple iterating vs. innovating — I touched upon how the company, as of late, has been solely focused on making things better rather than changing the world with its latest products. Part of that was a shot across the bow (so to speak) of Apple CEO, Tim Cook, who used those same two phrases in his keynote address at the "California Streaming" event on September 14. In today's edition of Retro Reading, ...
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COMMENTARY: 09.17.21 - If you were left feeling a little, "meh" following Apple's latest product launch, you're not alone. On Tuesday — in a pre-recorded virtual event dubbed, "California Streaming" — Apple took the wraps off its latest products. However, rather than unveiling the next innovation, the company's newest product offerings are basically just incremental updates and different iterations of existing hardware (e.g., Apple Watch, iPad, and iPhone). Whatever new innovations the "geniuses" are working on behind closed doors over at Apple Park, be it a pair of smart glasses or an autonomous electric vehicle, the company needs to release ...
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FEATURE: 09.16.21 - A certain writer has been seemingly thrust into the limelight thanks to an article published last month on MacPrices. The article — a commentary on how Apple must "'flip' the script" (so to speak) on folding smartphones — was my take on what the Cupertino, California-based company needs to do in order to innovate should it ever decide to release an iPhone that folds. To my surprise, and sheer delight, the story was picked up as part of a news roundup on LinkedIn with regard to Samsung's latest product launch (a.k.a., the "Galaxy Unpacked" event). In addition ...
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Apple today introduced their next generation iPhone, the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro/Max, and iPhone 13 mini. While featuring a designs, and sizes, as iPhone 12 models, the iPhone 13 models have several new updated features. For the iPhone 13 and 13 mini: - Durable ceramic front display shield - Super Retina XDR OLED display. 28% brighter, 800 nits brightness with a 1200 nits peak - 20% smaller notch for the front camera system - 5 new colors: pink, blue, midnight, starlight, product red - Bigger battery with up to 2.5 more hours - A15 Bionic 6-core CPU at 5nm, ...
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Apple today introduced their next-generation Watch: The Apple Watch Series 7. The new 7 Series features an improved larger display with 20% more area than the Series 6 Watches, 1.7mm borders, and a case & display softer more rounder corners giving the Watch display a wrap around effect. The display is also 70% brighter indoors and can display 50% more text than Series 6 Watches. New software allows for a full keyboard and redesigned/enlarged buttons. Other new features include: - New watches faces - Improved durability, better crystal, IP6X certification, WR50 water resistance - 18 hour battery life - 33% ...
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