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A good quarter for Apple and looking to the future
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 08/02/2017
» Last week, Apple released figures for its most recent quarter, which includes the run up to the new year. There was revenue of US$78.4 billion, beating Wall Street experts again. We must wait for the often-predicted doom a little while longer. Apple thinks revenue for the next quarter should be between $51.5-53.5 billion.
Hasselblad H6D-50C digital camera: quality device, quality output
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 08/06/2016
» One of the most iconic photographs taken in the last 50 years is of the Earth from the Moon. Neil Armstrong took that on the first Moon flight in 1969. He used a Hasselblad 500 EL Data camera.
Anticipating updates at WWDC; expanding the usefulness of photos
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 01/06/2016
» Apple rumours are sprouting like daisies in the approach to WWDC: just a couple of weeks away. There may be one, or two, or three iPhone sizes, with one or two cameras. There is also sure to be a new screen type (we are told). The next iPhone, which will probably be announced then, should have the next A-series chip: the A10. This is the one that many predict could power a desktop class computer.
Looking forward to WWDC in June
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 18/05/2016
» To read some of the press in the last few days, one would think that Apple is about to go bust. Again. Display rumours were exciting; a new iPhone shape was expected. Now Nikkei claims that the iPhone 7 will not have enough that is new, so Apple will die or something. That caused another drop in Apple shares, which may be the point: what goes down, will go up; then look at all the profits.
Flexibility of the iPad Pro
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 20/04/2016
» Over the past few weeks, I have had some debate about the iPad Pro. I picked up the 9.7-inch version two weeks ago, but had been using the 12.9-inch version since November. Like others who have used these, I understand Apple's claim that this is the future of computing. Those I have debated with, do not. Their main difficulty is categorising operating systems: this is OS X (or Windows), which is meant for work; this is iOS and it's not for serious people.
Error 53, Polarr and more
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 17/02/2016
» Following the Error 53 problem for iPhone users with unauthorised home button replacements, several sites reported a problem for the iPhone if the date is reset to Jan 1, 1970 (depending on timezone), although why anyone would want to do that is beyond me. Do not try this at home.
Not just a pimped up iPad
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 02/12/2015
» Every time Apple releases a new product, some of the more excitable publications expect a magic bullet. Not even the iPhone was an instant success, with several commentators suggesting it would not sell and Apple would be doomed.
More new Arrivals
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 30/09/2015
» Last Tuesday morning, the delayed Watch OS 2 update was available after Apple fixed whatever bug it had. The download is shown on the iPhone in the Watch app and installation starts there. It was just over 500MB, but took a long time to arrive and then the installation process itself was slow. The progress ring seemed to stop every time I looked. Some app updates were also slow this week. I expect things will change when the proposed single internet gateway is implemented.
Photos, iClouds and Apple's financial report
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 22/04/2015
» Next week, Apple will announce its Q2 2015 figures on April 27 at 2pm Cupertino Time (4am Thai time). Usually, this quarter is lower than the one at the end of the year, but sales of iPhones in China and elsewhere are reported to have boosted the numbers. Estimates of iPhone sales run between 57 and 70 million units. Figures are now being maintained throughout the year rather than being seasonal.
Apple suffer a few attacks of the VAT
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 14/01/2015
» Eight years ago this week I was in San Francisco for the announcement of the iPhone by Steve Jobs. I still use my notes from that day (and video of the presentation) when teaching students. One of the most exciting points of the keynote speech was the realisation — there was a ripple through the audience — that the touchscreen iPod, the mobile phone and the breakthrough internet device were not three products, but a single device. Few appreciated then the effect that the last of these — the internet device — was to have.