The myth of Apple's impossibly difficult (yet super easy) hardware business

Every time Apple has entered a new market segment, the wailing sirens of punditry have scrambled to scream out their logic of how impossible it will be for the company to ever get established, to meaningfully change the rules, and to succeed commercially. And at the same time, those same critics frequently throw out the idea that Apple doesn't even have to try to succeed in hardware, because its audience of raving fans will blindly buy any overpriced, underperforming thing the company releases. In both cases, they're wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 15

Google Pixel 3 XL leak shows taller notch than iPhone X coupled with big chin

Google is seemingly following the same trend as other Android smartphone producers for the next generation of Pixel devices, a video leak suggests, by copying the iPhone X's use of a notch at the top of the display in a device believed to be the Pixel 3 XL.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 77

Apple responds to Congress on privacy, reaffirms 'the customer is not our product'

Apple's government affairs chief has written a letter defending the company's practices on privacy and data collection, calling them "radically different" from the actions of other tech companies, like Facebook and Alphabet.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 40

Apple's HomePod seizes 'small but meaningful' portion of US smart speaker market

Apple's HomePod is edging its way into the U.S. smartspeaker market, but has plenty of ground to cover if it wants to catch up with industry leaders Amazon and Google.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 23

Verizon eyes Apple as partner for 5G TV rollout

The communications giant is considering either Apple or Google to serve as its provider for 5G video, according to a new report.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 10

Google's Pixel Android strategy is destroying HTC the same way Moto X gutted Motorola

Ten years ago, Google offered Taiwan's HTC a lifeline of sorts in the form of an Android partnership for the original HTC Dream, followed by Nexus One. However, the former Windows Mobile contract manufacturer hasn't fared so well since. Google's last two years of HTC-built Pixels have done nothing to help the struggling company.

Daniel Eran Dilger 7 years ago 112

Google's $5B antitrust fine similar to Apple's e-book, App Store woes

Apple can tell the folks at Alphabet just how long these cases can drag on, as it has its own experience in such matters.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 11

Google hit with $5B antitrust fine over Android search restrictions

The European Commission has fined Google 4.34 billion euro ($5 billion) for breaking antitrust rules, claiming the restrictions the tech giant imposes on carriers and smartphone producers using the Android operating system helps the search engine maintain its vast market share.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 55

Google's Gmail, other services let third parties read user emails, report says

Just over a year after promising to no longer scan user emails in Gmail for personalized ads, Google is allowing outside developers to do just that, a new report says.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 82

Hundreds of iOS apps leaking data due to misconfigured Firebase backends, report says

Some 2,200 unsecured Firebase databases have caused more than 3,000 iOS and Android apps to leak user data, exposing over 100 million records including plaintext passwords, health information, GPS location data and more, security researchers say.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 54

Apple slips into second place in 2018 'Most Valuable U.S Brands' list

Apple clung on to second place in Brand Finance's "U.S. 500 2018," ranking the most valuable U.S. brands, but saw itself eclipsed by a new leader — Amazon.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 15

Apple, other tech behemoths to meet on Wednesday to talk privacy crisis

Representatives from a number of major tech firms will gather in San Francisco on Wednesday to address growing concerns over consumer privacy, driven to the forefront by new European regulations and public uproar over scandals like Cambridge Analytica.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 4

Google Maps, Waze & other navigation apps finally coming to Apple CarPlay

Resolving a long-standing complaint about the platform, the iOS 12 incarnation of CarPlay will finally support third-party navigation apps.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 39

Podcast

Podcast: gearing up for WWDC, iOS 11.4, interview with Swiss watch manufacturer

Victor Marks 8 years ago 5

Podcast

AppleInsider Podcast discusses Foxconn in Wisconsin, Apple's self-driving news

Victor Marks 8 years ago 0

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