Apple

Quick thoughts on the “death” of the iPod (It’s been dead for years, people…)

So the hot news topic du jour is Apple’s announcement that the last product to bear the “iPod” name has ceased production. From today, according to Apple, it will no longer make the 7th Gen iPod Touch, and whatever stock it has will sell… and then be gone. Predictably, the Internet exploded with grief over […]

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Apple G4 Cube

Is Apple really going to revive the G4 Cube in 2021? Probably not.

Lots of news sites are breathlessly reporting that one of Apple’s upcoming desktop Macs will be a “reimagined” G4 Cube. Only Apple knows for sure… but I doubt it. There’s nothing more that the Apple-covering tech press loves more than a juicy rumour, especially when it’s both fanciful and will do little or nothing to

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Is Apple’s “App Store Small Business” Platform Really That Generous?

Apple overnight announced a drop for lower-earning app store developers, effectively halving its commission rate from the start of next year. That sounds like good news for small app developers — and it probably is — but it hides a more complex reality, and one that could have significant effects for the consumer price of

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