Posts by Inkling

Perhaps nothing indicates how clueless the EU is better than describing a two-year warranty as "free." If it costs Apple, it'll be reflected in the price.   Much of what the EU does, particularly joining the Greek and Germany...

I wish this obsession with slim would pass. I carry my laptop in bags that are so thick, even another inch in thickness hardly matters. What I'd really like to see is are 11" and 13" MacBook Airs with iPad-like battery lives, perhaps...

I'm glad Apple's doing this for my 3GS. I'd wondered if it might be too old.   If weather alerts become part of this, I hope Apple will let users configure which alerts they get  like the better weather alert radios. If...

I've got GPS in both my iPhones but none in my new iPad, because a GPS in iPads only comes with cellular, which I don't need. Am I out of luck? I hope not.   Any chance that Apple will create a Bluetooth feature in iPhones...

Slimmer is a dumb move. These are laptops and not bread knives. I'd rather than them a bit thicker, with the extra space taken up by a larger battery. Having used the new iPad since it came out, I'm not interested in replacing my aging...

In the early 1950s, I'm told, half the industrial production of the world took place in the nine U.S. states that surround the Great Lakes. Now we refer to that region as our Rust Belt, with Detroit having a city population only half...

Smart TV? That sounds as much like an oxymoron as an Athletic Couch. And yes, I know the "smart" is a reference to the clever design of the TV, rather than its long-lasting effects on viewers.   Apple is definitely on to...

Apple may be taking a cue from how some say the Catholic church picks popes. They rotate between popes that focus on rank-and-file Catholics, on church beliefs, and on administration. Pope John Paul II was a 'people pope,' so he has...

This is yet another reason why Apple needs to make app installation on iDevices smart enough to only include the images needed for that particular device. Having images intended for my 3-gen iPad install on my iPhone 3GS makes no...

There are few things in life more bizarre than a lawyer accusing Apple of engaging in "unfair, unlawful, deceptive, and misleading practices."   And it's not just that virtually everything the legal profession does...