As many OECD citizens battle an expanding waistline another challenge is upon them – a larger iPhone 6 that does not fit in their pockets! Albeit tragic, owners of said firm’s main rival clearly have a ‘leg-up’ (so to speak) regarding this dilemma… which ultimately begs the question: in the grand scheme of things does any of this really matter?
(Source) NY Times: http://goo.gl/vRrSDU
Congratulations to India regarding the nation’s (thus far) successful Mars probe orbit!
Yes, there’s an iOS(8) for that… Demonstrating and proving once again just how challenging it is to upgrade software whereas it is simultaneously backward / forward compatible.
(Source) Chicago Tribune: http://goo.gl/Pi3VvJ
It ‘eight’ up the already limited space that Apple provides on their handsets… The firm just wants everyone to simply upgrade to a new device (without actually coming out and stating this explicitly?)
(Source) Computer World: http://goo.gl/m5HYtg
With two major rivals introducing default encryption (amongst others) expect at least the following: a) the never-ending saga of hackers attempting to break said systems; and, b) (at a minimum) the unfortunate reality (as it now stands) of the American government doing the same… which could ultimately beg the question: what’s the actual difference when it is all said and done?
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/x7bB6m
Benign and/or sinister… Perhaps it’s a bit of both: Giving away 500 millions copies of a (now and for sometime, ‘Fortune 500’) band’s latest album had to be a mutually-crafted decision. After the commercial failure of their previous release, U2 has to be itching to reclaim their mojo (which unfortunately for them / longtime fans doesn’t seem to be the case). Conversely, the same thing could be said about iTunes (and in many respects about Apple in the post-Jobs era).
The end result? Thus far, the juries out. Nevertheless, it might’ve also been a flanking move to overshadow the fact that while potentially beneficial that the iWatch release is pending, it doesn’t overcome the simple fact that the eco-system for supporting it is (at this juncture) nascent at best.
For anyone that might still think that the content that they purchased via iTunes is actually their own… they might want to think again what the definition of ‘their own’ is? DRM controversies-aside, buying content via Apple (as most people already know) is restricted to five authorizations whereas said content can be utilized. In light of U2’s latest album being ‘gifted’ to 1/2 billion people this seems like a giant Orwellian step towards greater centralized media control vs. anything else.
For those that might have forgotten Apple’s iconic 1984 ad…
(Source) Apple: http://goo.gl/ugQtOU
Based on user-reviews, at this juncture, Apple’s decision to ‘gift’ 500 million iTunes’ subscribers the latest U2 album has not been without controversy ranging from those that simply do not want it to those who are unable to play it!
