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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 9, 2016

Refocusing the Apple Watch

The Apple Watch Hourglass and the death of true luxury

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 1, 2016

A Different Way to Think about iPhone Upgrade Cycles

The context for next week’s Apple event is one of a maturing smartphone market, in two key ways: the devices themselves are becoming more polished, more reliable, and in many ways “good enough” even several years after purchase; and the…

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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 22, 2016

iPhone 7 Plus Review

Update: I’ve added a little additional review on the Portrait Mode / Depth Effect feature which became available in the public beta of iOS 10.1 later today, after I finished this review.

I’m not your classical reviewer — it’s not my job, and in addition I usually…

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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 7, 2016

Apple’s Headphone Transition Marries Pragmatism and Vision

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Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 22, 2016

iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode Review

This morning, I posted a review of the iPhone 7 Plus, which focused on the camera. Later today, I had a chance to install the public beta of iOS 10.1 and play around with the new Portrait Mode / Depth Effect which was demoed at the iPhone launch event but isn’t…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 2, 2016

The Death of Project Ara Signals a Return to Adult Supervision at Google under Ruth Porat

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 26, 2016

Four Quick Thoughts on Snap’s Spectacles

Over the weekend, Snapchat (now Snap, Inc.) announced its video-recording glasses…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 28, 2016

Google, Andromeda, Mythology and Hubris

Next week, Google is expected to unveil a new operating system named Andromeda, which in some ways combines the existing Android and ChromeOS operating systems. The choice of name is interesting — Andromeda is a figure in Greek mythology, and it’s worth…

Jan Dawson in Beyond Devices

Sep 23, 2016

The Problem With a Twitter Acquisition

As I’ve said before, I’m both a heavy user of Twitter and a critic of the way it’s currently being run. The lack of growth and the slow pace of change to the product are closely intertwined, and neither is good for Twitter in the long run. (See here for all my…

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