Today at a Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a keynote presentation in which he addressed working conditions at Apple’s factories in China, as well as the product philosophy of Apple.
He also announced that its syncing service iCloud now has over 100M users. Just last month, Cook said that the service had 85M users, making this a growth of 15M users in 21 days.
Category: Apple
The Apple ][ Series Uthernet Card Back on Sale
If you want to add an Ethernet card to your Apple ][, you better hurry — only a dozen or so of these cards are left.
iOS ’86⇢
AAPL Closes at $502.60
30 Seconds of Apple Design
How to Fix the ‘OS Device Won’t Sync Over Wi-Fi’ Issue
When I (finally) upgraded to an iPhone 4S last week, I noticed that it would only sync via USB, regardless of what the settings were in iTunes or on the iPhone. My old 4 would sync fine, as would my iPad, but iTunes refused to connect to the new device over WiFi.
The fix? Reinstalling iTunes.
The Apple Paladin
Yikes.
The Tick-Tock of Apple
The term “tick-tock model” was made famous (at least to nerds) first by Intel:
With a “tick” cycle every couple of years, look for Intel to advance manufacturing process technology and continue to deliver the expected benefits of Moore’s Law to users. The typical increase in transistor density enables new capabilities, higher performance levels, and greater energy efficiency—all within a smaller, more capable version of the previous “tock” microarchitecture.
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In alternating “tock” cycles, expect Intel to use the previous “tick” cycle’s manufacturing process technologies to introduce the next big innovation in processor microarchitecture. Intel microarchitecture advancements seek to improve energy efficiency and performance, as well as functionality and density of features, such as hardware-supported video transcoding, encryption/decryption, and other integrated capabilities.
Writing About Apple
But first you have to decide what kind of Apple writer you’ll be. Will you be the kind of writer who takes a step back from the linkbaiting Controversy of the Week, calmly and logically analyzes the situation, and then writes objectively about it? Will you keep your BS detector active and not believe every single rumor that blooms on your RSS feed? Will you have the patience and foresight to analyze past trends before predicting future performance, even if it means dragging yourself across a desert of spreadsheets and financial statements?
The Elevation Dock Raises Over $1 Million in Kickstarter Funding
A few thoughts come to mind about this:
- People really want a nice dock for their iPhones.
- Kickstarter seems like a legit way to raise butt-tons of money.
- My $29 Apple iPhone dock is a piece of junk.
- I wish we all cared so much about things that actually matter.
I Swiped That Linen
White MacBook EOL’d
I’m pretty sure the iPad is holding the knife in this scenario.