Posts by Inkling

Since T-Mobile needs to find a way to attract and hold on to more iPhone users, let's hope this move is followed by some free or discounted iPhone-only services to make up for the current slow data speeds for those with iPhones. Free...

It's a great idea, but Apple should also look into creating a replacement for the RJ-45 connector now used for Ethernet. It's large, ugly and clumsy to connect or disconnect. It hasn't been upgraded in at least thirty years and even a...

Quote: For users who do not have broadband access at home, work or school, Apple is also offering customers the ability to download the multi-gigabyte install at its retail stores immediately. What planet is Cupertino on? Many of...

Quote: "The 1.6 GHz 11-inch MacBook Air is available in two models, one with 2GB of memory and 64GB of flash storage for a suggested retail price of $999 (US), and one with 4GB of memory and 128GB of flash storage for $1,199...

I wonder if Apple realizes that by pulling users downward to a MBA, it opens up a sales opportunity. People who might make do with just a MacBook Pro who buy a MBA are likely to feel a need for something more powerful and well-equipped...

Developers might make migration easier. Give apps on both platforms (iOS and Droid) the ability to acquire a one-time redeemable code, sent by email, to get the same app on the other platform for free. That should also work with Mac OS X...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pendergast Can someone confirm or provide insight into how the numbers are counted? Is it original downloads only? Does it include updates? Re-downloading the same app? I'm sure, given the number's sheer...

Why thinner and lighter? It’s not as if our iPhones were as heavy and thick as a brick. A lot of us would rather Apple concentrated on a less expensive, less inclined to break when dropped iPhone with a much longer battery life. A smart...

In the mid-nineties I knew someone in parts acquisition at Boeing who was given a miserable task. Thinking perhaps like Apple is now thinking, Boeing ordered her to call up suppliers and tell them that Boeing would now be paying them 10%...

This isn't surprising, given the dismal state of our economy and particularly the business-hostile environment in California. These cities must be delighted that there's one high-tech business that's not packing up and moving...