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I received an email from my brother Andrew this week from Cape Town, South Africa, his first stop of a two-week vacation, telling me his iPhone was stolen. He was pickpocketed in downtown Cape Town. It was the second day of his visit to the… Read More »A cautionary tale for travelers

I love Apple products. They’re some of the best designed consumer devices ever produced. They look great, work great, and are easier to use than the alternatives. I also love Apple’s support system that makes it easy to get help by phone or in one… Read More »Apple sued by DOJ on antitrust charges

I received an email from my brother Andrew this week from Cape Town, South Africa, where he is on his first stop of a two-week vacation, telling me his iPhone was stolen. It was picked from his pocket in downtown Cape Town. It was the… Read More »A traveler’s nightmare

Kara Swisher has covered consumer technology as a journalist for decades and has developed a reputation of being tough but fair, and often smarter than the tech executives she interviews. I’ve followed and admired her for years, ever since she reported for the Wall St.… Read More »Kara Swisher’s Burn Book

This week Apple killed their electric car project. It was effort that began ten years ago and became the biggest development project in the history of the company, measured both by the investment and size of the organization: billions of dollars spent and two thousand… Read More »Apple kills their EV

With the AT&T outage of cellular service across a good part of the country we may reminisce about our old landline service, often called POTS (plain old telephone service). It was based on a pair of low voltage copper wires coming into our homes. When… Read More »It’s over…we can’t go back

I just tried out the new Apple Vision Pro. It’s easy for you to do – just sign up for a demo at your Apple Store on apple.com. The demo lasted about 30 minutes, including time to customize to your eyesight and head size. I… Read More »First impressions of the Apple Vision Pro

Google search has become a real pain to use. What was once a stellar product is now a polluted mess. It takes too long to get your answers, requires too many clicks, makes us sort through ads and misleading results, and often leads us to… Read More »The future of search

The quality of medical care in this country may have many faults, but I’ve been impressed in one small area, how technology has improved our ability to communicate with our health providers. It wasn’t too long ago when my doctor would take notes on a… Read More »Medical care apps