The new Product (Red) iPhone looks pretty nice. I like the black bezel much better than last year’s version with the white bezel. Still, a few thoughts occur to me. 1. Why is this only on iPhone 8? It seems it would have been…
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I recently spent some time in the Apple Store looking at the iPhone 8. There’s a lot to like about the new iPhone. It’s substantially better than its predecessor, and the glass back makes more of a difference than I thought it would. It’s…
Continue reading →The End of the Line for Windows Phone
Microsoft’s head of mobile business, Joe Belviore recently tweeted that Windows Phone will get no new features. Of course we’ll continue to support the platform.. bug fixes, security updates, etc. But building new features/hw aren’t the focus. 😟 https://t.co/0CH9TZdIFu — Joe Belfiore (@joebelfiore) October…
Continue reading →Bluetooth 5.0 and the New iPhones
One thing I haven’t seen much written about is the addition of Bluetooth 5.0 to iPhone 8 and iPhone X. According to the Bluetooth standards commission, the big change with version 5.0 is increased range. (The last few updates have focused on reduced battery…
Continue reading →Austin Mann’s iPhone 8 Plus Camera Review
Austin Mann has been writing iPhone camera reviews for years and they’re great. It’s really nice seeing what a professional photographer can do with the new iPhone hardware. This year he took a trip to India and has some great examples of the new…
Continue reading →Which iPhone for Non-Geeks?
Apple’s review embargo on the iPhone 8 reviews lifted today and there are several positive reviews out concerning the new hardware. I’ve received several emails from listeners asking for advice about choosing between the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. If you’re reading these words,…
Continue reading →The $1,000 iPhone
Because I’m such a geek, I often hear from my non-geek friends following a big Apple announcement. I would like to think my friends are generally pretty smart people. However, rarely have they actually watch the event. Instead, they’ve seen a headline or two…
Continue reading →The A11 Bionic Chip
As part of Apple’s announcements on Tuesday, they spent considerable time talking about the silicon in the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X. It’s called the A11 Bionic. While there have been lots of chips in the A series from Apple, I’m not aware…
Continue reading →iPhone (Pro?) Size Comparisons and Naming
Redmond Pie took a mock-up iPhone (Pro/Edition/8) and compared it to existing and past iPhones. Most interesting to me is the picture below pitting it against a 7 Plus. For existing plus-sized customers, the phone would get smaller and have fewer pixels. However, with…
Continue reading →Apple Leaks Concerning the New iPhone
While I usually stand clear of rumors around here, there’s a bit of news concerning the new iPhone that would be hard to ignore. If you like surprises on Keynote day, you may want to stop right here. Steve Troughton-Smith is well known for…
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