About ten days ago the Wall Street Journal reported that “people familiar with the situation” said that Apple cut iPhone 5 component orders in half. According to their anonymous source, demand for Apple’s flagship phone “haven’t been as strong as anticipated”. Luckily we now have Apple’s Q4 financials along with those from AT&T and Verizon [...]
I Bought an iPhone 5 at Walmart
January 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Kim has been begging me to purchase a better camera than what she currently uses which is the camera on her iPhone 4. When I read online that Walmart was selling the iPhone 5 for $127, I decided the time had come. I wasn’t sure if Walmart had phones in stock or if they were [...]
Changing of the Guard
December 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In just two years, mobile went from about 5% of all Black Friday purchases to 24% according to a report from IBM. And of that traffic the iPad dominated with 10% of all shopping traffic and a whopping 88% of all mobile traffic. Think about that for a minute. A device that didn’t exist 3 [...]
Can Microsoft create killer hardware and software?
November 13, 2012 by
What if Microsoft pulled a page out their early playbook and created software for the most popular platforms, be it desktop, tablets or mobile? What if Microsoft was less concerned about owning the entire mobile ecosystem and instead was a player on all platforms? I can’t imagine owning an Android tablet or phone. But because [...]
Tax on the Brain
September 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
“The PC is over. It will linger, but increasingly as a relic.” Those are words from from MG Siegler, a noted fan of Apple products, writer and investor. When I come across anyone predicting the demise of the PC I immediately take interest because I make my living helping people select custom computers. Many of [...]
The iPhone 5 and the Porsche 911
September 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
Every few years Porsche rolls out a new 911, arguably the most iconic sports car ever created. Yet, like clockwork, the new 911 looks a lot like the previous version. In fact, unless you’re a Porsche aficionado, you may not recognize the differences even if you knew what to look for. The first 911 was [...]
Dark Sky
August 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
Have you ever wanted to know if it’s going to rain soon? Until I started biking to work, I didn’t give it much thought. Dark Sky is an app that tells me what the chances it will rain within the next hour. It won’t give you a 5-day forecast of conditions and temperatures, but it [...]
Shutting Down The Samsung Copy Machine
August 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Apple was awarded $1.05 billion in damage yesterday when a jury found that Samsung mobile devices infringed on six Apple patents. Of course, the crux of Apple’s complaint was how Samsung has been churning out phone after phone that not only infringe on their patents, but appear to be outright iPhone knock-offs. For those who [...]
