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Successes, failures and a finale
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 12/04/2017
» On May 2, Apple will announce its Second Quarter Results for 2017. The conference call is scheduled for 2pm Cupertino Time on Tuesday, which is around 4am Wednesday here. In the next couple of weeks we can expect a series of comments about how Apple will fail; and on how it should spend its cash on buying companies. Ignore these: Apple does its own thing and is usually right in the long run.
Changes to Apple products and updates to apps
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 29/03/2017
» Despite several sure-fire rumours, there was no special event in March. Instead, there was a hint of change when the online stores went down for maintenance on Tuesday evening. A number of additions and changes were made to iPhones and iPads, while new Apple Watch bands were also announced. Apple updated its Swift Playgrounds app with new languages and announced Clips, a new iOS app for making videos: perfect for sharing on social-networking sites. It will be released in April.
BeatsX: Not the phones I am looking for
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 08/03/2017
» When Apple announced the AirPods, the W1 chip was also for Beats devices, including the BeatsX earphones. Like Apple AirPods these were delayed several weeks. When the BeatsX were finally available I ordered a pair in blue (5,900 baht), from the Apple Store online. They arrived last week and are also in iStudio stores, although availability is limited.
Apple 2017 WorldWide Developers' Conference shifts to San Jose
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 22/02/2017
» This week Apple announced that its 2017 Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) would take place from June 5-9. Notably the event is moved from San Francisco to the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose.
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.
Advances in retail experiences for Bangkok's Mac users
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 25/01/2017
» Research company Gartner claims that 20% of organisations will use smartphones in place of physical access cards by 2020. A few days before reading that, I had been in the new head office of COM7, where staff are signed in and out using iBeacon and a smartphone app. This also controls access to specific areas. I was attending an Open Day at the building in Sanphawut Road, Bang Na.
Not all electrical devices are created equal
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 18/01/2017
» Last week was the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs' iPhone introduction. I was there covering the event for the Bangkok Post's Database section, which is now part of Life. I did handle a prototype iPhone the day after that memorable keynote, but at that stage it was still under development. During the next six months up to its June introduction, there was much misinformation about the device from commentators who had never seen it, including a widely-copied theory about the ineffectiveness of the touch keyboard. It continues today.
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.
Bluetooth headphones and Apple: Beoplay H7 examined
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 28/09/2016
» On Friday evening, I was slightly surprised to see the release of an update to iOS 10 (10.0.2). This was to cover a problem that some users of the iPhone 7 had when the remote control would not operate (also fixed by removing and replacing the Lightning connector). With the update were fixes for Photos quitting for some users when iCloud Photos was turned on and an issue for some app extensions.
iPhone proves it's in rude health
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 21/09/2016
» The iPhone 7 was released last week and carriers were reporting higher pre-orders than any iPhone before. Apple also put out several software updates last Wednesday. I spent all that day and part of Thursday catching up. Apps were being updated too, taking advantage of some of the new features. On Thursday, I was still finding out what was new and where some features had been hidden.