Tag: Apple
Trendspotting: MacBook Pro 13-inch on sale for only $1,099
If you're shopping for a MacBook Pro now might be the time to strike.
Amazon has the popular 13-inch version of the MacBook Pro on sale for only $1,099 (USD). That's a not insignificant $200 off the regular list price of $1,299.
It's a deal to be sure, but not without...
Apple Recall: Your 2015-2017 MacBook Pro may have an unsafe battery
UPDATE: Those who have recently sent in a MacBook Pro to replace a faulty butterfly keyboard probably already have the replacement battery per the below recall. Check your serial # (Apple Menu -> About This Mac) with link below to find out if it affected.
If you own a MacBook...
Trendspotting: Internet user growth slows, smartphone shipments decline + other trends (Mary Meeker Report)
Global internet user growth is still growing, but slower than before. Per Bond Capital partner Mary Meeker, year-over-year growth slowed to +6% versus +7% the year earlier.
In addition, another -- not so surprising headline -- is also the slowing of smartphone shipments. Android and iOS handsets both saw y/y...
Apple watchOS 6 adds app store — I’m not so sure I like the idea
Unlike Google and the mess that is Wear OS, Apple has kept things simple with watchOS. A dedicated "app store" for the Apple Watch seems complicated... and unnecessary.
Amazon releases “new” Fire 7 Tablet, starts at $49.99 and ships this summer
Amazon has updated the Fire 7, its budget-friendly, entry level tablet.
With 16GB and special offers (ads), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will reportedly start shipping the Fire 7 on June 6, 2019 for only $49.99.
As the name implies Fire 7 features a 7" display (IPS 1024x600 @ 171ppi). In addition you...
Pixel 3a Reviews: Google does the budget phone right
Starting at only $399 Google's Pixel 3a smartphone line-up makes a strong case for the "less is more" crowd.
Tech Marketing Trends: It’s not a discount phone, it’s a ‘lite flagship’
Well, okay then.
This is not an entry level phone. A budget phone. A mid-range phone. Or just a plain old discounted phone.
It's a lite flagship.
Not a heavy flagship or a light flagship, but in 2019 make that, I repeat, a lite flagship.
This is new marketing speak we're seen in...
Trendspotting: Apple Music hits 28M users, passes Spotify at 26M users
In the war for streaming music subscribers Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is apparently making major inroads.
According to reports today, Apple Music had 28 million users (U.S.) in February. That compares to 26 million for Spotify (NYSE: SPOT).
Growth rates per WSJ suggest Apple Music is growing at 2.6% to 3% versus...
Apple News Plus is Here: 300 magazines, $9.99 per month subscription
First music. Then movies. Now Apple targets the newspaper and magazine industry for disruption.
