We're less than 48 hours away from the September surprise, and rumors abound about what sort of fun we're in for. John Ternus, presumably, is going to be heading up the whole event for the first time. Of all the major products in Apple's lineup, the only ones that didn't receive recent price bumps are the ones that, if tradition holds, will be on stage at this week's event. If you're looking at a new phone, and price matters more than the latest features, you might want to buy sooner rather than later. And now for this week's tidbits...
Another One Bites the Dust
I have a brief update on the recent discussion of Walmart's adoption of Apple Pay. Part of the write-up explored major US retailers that still don't support Apple Pay, and one of the businesses mentioned was Hobby Lobby. Just in time to render that analysis obsolete, there's some interesting news.
We made it to UCLA and back, again, and thankfully with better news than we were expecting. Getting older isn't always fun, but I'm grateful Sarah and I are able to do it together. Some unexpected products, business transitions, likely release dates, and more mark the last day of the Tim Cook era.
An August Surprise
August has not been a major launch month since around 2007, when the first alu...
We are rapidly approaching go time for the traditional September Surprise, and somehow we're only on developer beta 6. This year is going to be interesting in terms of the software releases, though I'm still trying to work out what this cadence means. Some depressing news and some foreseeable changes, finally approaching implementation, that could possibly affect a number of you, my dear reader...
Punctuality returns, and some interestingly spicy content makes an appearance in addition to some hints at future projects. We're in the final weeks leading up to the annual tradition of the "September Surprise" as I'll call it. This is going to be a long one today, so without further ado...
App Store Fraud, App Review, and the Age of DIY Software
Scammy and fraudulent App Store apps have been...
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