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• "Benjamin Frost:  No doubt about it this was made for women.  I hope and pray Apple can sell a few thousand but this will be another failure by Tim Cook. "    The Frost guy seems to have been banned. Too bad. Would be fun to watch him eat his words …

  in Apple Watch designers detail years of research and refinements that went into its development Comment by gsrennie April 2015
• These DED "editorials" are more often turning into rants that lack some essential fact checking, not to mention going on far too long.

  in Google News buries news of Google's FTC investigation under Daniel Lyons fluff [updated with respons Comment by gsrennie March 2015
• Apple could have more than one objective here. One goal could be improving CarPlay to the point where it is quite capable of fitting into most any car maker's vehicle to run the heating, cooling, troubleshooting systems, etc. along with the entertai…

  in Apple reportedly learning how to develop self-driving electric cars Comment by gsrennie February 2015
• Agree with those who are arguing for free ICloud backup for the entire contents of mobile devices,  in addition to backup for contacts, email, calendar,  reminders, device settings. You pay a hefty premium to Apple already for increased storage on i…

  in For Apple's revamped photo experience to work, iCloud changes are needed Comment by gsrennie February 2015
• The researchers didn't do a comparison with the accuracy of the results you would have obtained using, say, a Garmin GPS watch with foot pod and heart rate monitor strap. The foot pod, as you might guess, is on your foot. When using the foot pod ind…

  in Smartphones apps equal to fitness wearables for step tracking, study says Comment by gsrennie February 2015
• Apple could do a better job (with dialogue boxes popping up) to explain the significance of "identified developers" of downloadable software and the risks of selecting "anywhere" in the security/privacy settings. I don't have any quarrel with the ba…

  in WireLurker, Masque Attack malware only a threat for users who disable Apple's iOS, OS X security Comment by gsrennie November 2014
• The more Davidson opens his mouth to "explain" CurrentC and how its "exclusivity" arrangement with retailers works, the fuzzier it gets. Why should MCX demand "exclusivity" now when they don't even have their product out, but are going to let mercha…

  in MCX CEO compares CurrentC rollout to original iPhone, reiterates exclusivity to end in 'months' Comment by gsrennie November 2014
• For the health and fitness crowd (runners, cyclists, swimmers, walkers hikers, etc.) who are using a GPS-enabled watch by Garmin, Polar, Timex, uploading the data to computer for later analysis, sharing maps, and so on is fairly important. Uploading…

  in Microsoft's smartwatch to be compatible with iOS and Android, may launch this summer Comment by gsrennie May 2014
• I hope it's not a question of waiting for a replacement car stereo compatible with CarPlay. I would think the approach would be for someone to someone to come up with a QNX software package that you can load into your existing car's CPU-hard drive c…

  in Aftermarket receivers compatible with Apple's CarPlay unlikely to arrive in 2014 Comment by gsrennie March 2014
• What Apple is showing off is already way ahead of what most automakers have implemented on their own. The Ford Sync system on my 2010 Escape is so inconsistent with voice activated features working that I seldom try to use them. Even using my iPhone…

  in Roundup: Video of Apple's CarPlay in action with Mercedes, Volvo, & Ferrari Comment by gsrennie March 2014
• IOS 6  Map app in my area (Windsor, Ont.) seems to be working at least as well as Google Maps. May run into gaps as I drive around with it, but likely a lot of map data readily available for southern Ontario. But for those finding significant er…

  in iOS 6 adoption above 15% after just 24 hours, report says Comment by gsrennie September 2012