Posts Tagged ‘iOS’
Time For Entirely New Myths At Apple
Steve Jobs is dead. There’s no bigger, richer company on the planet than Apple. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has repeatedly stated this most American of companies will soon garner more of its sales from China...
Mobile Is Eating The Car
I attended last week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, as I do every year. While the norm among native Californians seems to be to fly from San Francisco to Los Angeles, I always drive. I make...
Apple’s Very Human Interface Guidelines
I am impressed with the speed of Apple’s foray into entirely new UIs. No, I am not talking about the re-jiggered version of iOS the company built for the Apple Watch. It merely reveals the way forward. Apple is clearly...
Understanding the Global Mobile Web
In the latest mobile focused podcast with Benedict Evans and myself, we touched on a theme that needs more fleshing out. That of a future only possible because of mobile computers/smartphones. When I detail the … Continue reading
The Apple Mac Takes Its Place In The Post-PC World
PC Resurgent The PC market turnaround is real. ~ Bob O’Donnell (@bobodtech) 10/15/14 Q: IS THE PC MARKET TURNAROUND REAL? A: No. Macs are resurgent. Google Chrome is slowly gaining ground. However, sales of traditional … Continue reading
Thoughts On Apple
Let’s start with the bad news: The Apple Watch. This beautiful, technological marvel is, in my view, the device our future selves point back to as delineating when Apple changed forever. Not necessarily for the … Continue reading
Are Dogs Even Necessary In An iPhone World?
Does the iPhone hate dogs? I know, that’s not a fair question. Still, I can’t help but wonder if the iPhone, if all smartphones, will fundamentally alter our relationship with our most trusted, faithful, ready-to-die-for-us-but-until-then-let’s-go-for-a-walk … Continue reading
I Was Wrong And The iPhone 5c Is Still A Failure
The best way to defeat the iPhone is to create a superior alternative to the app ecosystem. With widgets, notifications, continuity and inter-app processes in iOS 8, Apple did just that. Woe to Android, Windows Phone … Continue reading
The 5.5 Inch iRemote For The Apple Home
You want to talk about Apple. I understand. They are the biggest tech company in the world. Their products are used by hundreds of millions. Oh, and next week there’s — OMG! — a major … Continue reading
Deeper Dive on Android vs iOS Web Usage
I gave a brief overview of my thoughts on global web usage in the Tech.pinions Insider weekly newsletter that goes out each weekend. But I wanted to dive into a few more points I think...
Mobile Focused Podcast: Less Expensive iPhones, and the Globalization of Tech
I’m happy to announce that I am rolling up my podcast with Andreessen Horowitz partner Benedict Evans into the Tech.pinions podcast as well. We will shoot to release these discussions between us every few weeks, … Continue reading
Steve Jobs Reveals The Only Way Forward For Windows Phone
The only way forward for Windows Phone — that is not death — is work. Real work. In the 21st century, real work is inherently collaborative. Collaboration is the Achilles Heel of all things iPhone, … Continue reading
iPads At The Border
I believe (nearly) every child that comes to America seeking refuge should be welcome. I fully understand if you disagree. It is a complex issue after all. We are told tens of thousands of children … Continue reading
Thoughts On iPhone Inc
The iPhone is bigger than McDonald’s. That seems a useful demarcation for how we should view the iPhone in particular and Apple in general. The iPhone is that once-in-a-generation product that alters daily reality for … Continue reading
More Than One Jony Ive At Apple Now
Does Jonathan Ive really want an iPhone “phablet”? I have doubts. Ive resisted increasing the size of the original iPhone, yet today’s larger iPhones (5/c/s) seems far too small for much of the world. Ive’s iconic...
Apple’s New Strategy Is Their Old Strategy, Only More So
An Apple Strategy Failure Let’s start with a little history. In the 1980’s… Apple had agreed to license certain parts of its GUI to Microsoft for use in Windows 1.0, but when Microsoft made changes...
Apple Announces Nothing (New)
“Apple announces NOTHING at developer conference”. No, seriously, I read it on the internets, so it must be true. You can read it for yourself, here: Apple Announces Nothing at Developer Conference ~ By Paul … Continue reading
Why Do All Of You Hate Windows Phone So Much?
I have used mobile phones for two decades. I have tried nearly every single platform. I consider myself a good judge of functionality, durability, usability and value. I have spent the past six months using...
Losing My Apple Religion. Seeking Salvation At WWDC.
I have crazy-high expectations for Apple’s worldwide developer conference. I expect, at minimum: An iPhone phablet iPad split-screen multi-tasking, necessary for the enterprise, awesome for gaming Touch ID APIs to support mobile payments Seamless inter-app … Continue reading
Has iPhone Lost The Best Value Crown?
Smartphones have gotten so good, so fast, and become so vital and accessible in such a short time, it’s difficult to accurately predict the direction of this market over just the next year, and nearly...
The One Where Brian Is Wrong About Everything
Please allow me to introduce myself… You likely don’t care and would not believe the volume of blog posts, research reports, technical writings and analyst studies I sift through on a daily basis. This is … Continue reading
Please Silicon Valley. Do Not Turn The Car Into Another Boring Box.
We stand at the intersection of the Internet of Things and the Connected Car. Soon, Cortana shall summon to us a driverless, fully autonomous vehicle, shared by the community, owned by no one, that will … Continue reading
iPhone At 1 Billion. A Tipping Point.
What can you do with a billion iPhones? What can all of us do with a billion iPhones? Analysts, telcos, networking firms and research consultants expect more than 4 billion smartphones in use by the end of … Continue reading
Nokia Has Fallen. America Wins The Smartphone Wars.
Nokia has fallen. Not even the name will remain. America’s victory in the smartphone wars is complete — for now. Last week’s news from the front lines of the smartphone wars illuminates the scope of America’s … Continue reading
Shazam! Why iPhone Integration With Shazam Really Is A Big Deal.
I believe most analysts, including those that monitor Apple’s every move, are seriously underestimating the ramifications of Apple baking Shazam’s music identification service into iOS 8. This is not merely about increasing song downloads. Rather, … Continue reading
