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Is AppleCare+ really worth it for iPhone and iPad buyers?
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 29/09/2025
» Anyone purchasing an iPhone or iPad will almost certainly be asked by the salesperson if they would also like to add AppleCare+. Yet not every buyer opts in. Why?
Apple to Increase Starting Pay for U.S. Workers
Business, Published on 27/05/2022
» Apple Inc. is boosting pay for workers amid rising inflation, a tight labor market and unionization pushes among hourly store employees.
Apple needs to part with its cash to generate more
News, Barry Ritholtz, Published on 29/01/2018
» Back in November 2017, I suggested that Apple Inc should use some of its immense cash stockpile to buy rather than build its video library and streaming offerings. My idea was a straight purchase of Netflix Inc in an all-stock deal valued at about US$100 billion. That was a nice premium to where it was trading then, using Apple's valuable stock currency to beat Amazon.com Inc or some other buyer to the punch.
MacBook Pro: Too Few USB-C accessories in Bangkok
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 04/01/2017
» The disturbing lack of suitable accessories in Thailand has marred an otherwise great start to my experience with the MacBook Pro. Apart from Apple's own adaptors, there is almost nothing here for users who need USB-C connectivity.
Free iPhone apps aplenty
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 10/02/2016
» Several reports over the weekend had Apple as the bad guys again over the failure of some iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s models. They had had the home button replaced by unauthorised dealers and after an update to iOS there may be a report of an Error 53: the phone fails.
Laptop fixed, care of Apple
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 24/06/2015
» One of the 2015 Helen Keller Awards was given to Apple for breakthroughs in accessible technology. The award was specifically for Apple's VoiceOver technology that provides "spoken and Braille descriptions of items on the computer screen".
Writing and integrating on Macs and iOS
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 20/05/2015
» With Apple's World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) only a couple of weeks away (June 8-12), the rumours have already begun. The top rumour was that Apple would produce a new rose gold colour for the next iPhone. Another rumour reported was how Homekit — Apple's unifying approach to the Internet of Things — is having problems and will be delayed until September.
Protecting your Mac
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 31/12/2014
» A couple of weeks ago my MacBook Pro came back from Mac Center. It has now returned to its usual stable condition. Apart from running a hardware check that found nothing, Mac Center tell me that they reset the system management controller (SMC) and the board logic, then wiped the hard disk. It was returned to me with a basic OS X (10.1) installation.
More money, Mac problems
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 17/12/2014
» Macs sometimes go wrong. Many problems may be software-related, but I have had hardware let me down too. My 12-inch PowerBook needed battery replacement under an Apple programme, and a later MacBook Pro ate a battery every year. Two computers had hard disk failures: a 15-inch MacBook Pro under warranty, and my iMac after five years of use. With backups, I lost no data.
Web reacts to Wozniak’s comments on the cloud
AFP, Published on 08/08/2012
» Apple's co-founder Steve Wozniak caused discomfort among many web users as he spoke of the potential pitfalls of cloud computing at an event in Washington DC on August 5.