Jun 22, 2016John Gruber Misses the Point Completely About Lightning HeadphonesSo yeah, Apple wants to remove the headphone port from the iPhone, apparently. Nilay Patel wrote a rant article on The Verge describing how removing the headphone port would be “user-hostile and stupid” (like, it’s in the title of the article). …Apple9 min readApple9 min read
Jun 8, 2016App Subscriptions and Premium App ExperiencesToday Apple announced some plans to allow apps to offer subscriptions, where you pay periodically for software. Many indie developers were quick to praise it, as support for subscriptions was something asked of Apple for years (which were only officially supported in certain types of apps, like news periodicals). Opening…Apple3 min readApple3 min read
Nov 12, 2015Why the iPad Pro needs XcodeOn March 7, 2012, Tim Cook announced their 3rd-generation “New iPad”, leading into it with a (fair and justified) dig at the state of Android tablet apps. Apps like Twitter and Yelp were shown as they ran at the time, with a smartphone-based UI stretched out to fit the wider…IOS3 min readIOS3 min read
Feb 26, 2015How Apple Watch changes Apple RetailThe Apple Watch is a unique product for Apple Retail. The retail operation is designed today to showcase a few demo models of a product, sitting on a table, chained to a desk. Guests can get a very good feel of how a laptop or a phone works by touching…Apple4 min readApple4 min read
