Monday, May 23, 2016



Rumor of big iPhone 7 orders boosts stock of Apple suppliers







iPhone 7 worries have been blown way out of proportion






The Apple stores aren't just about selling devices.

They are cathedrals and churches, where the curious are enticed, and the faithful are rewarded and reassured that they have chosen the right path by helpful acolytes.

I have said this from the beginning of the flagship store era, and apparently that's the way Apple also sees it.

Angela Ahrendts: "This is the next generation of Apple retail."







Another view of Union Square Apple Store with the Fairmont hotel to the left in the background

Apple just revealed the future of its retail stores






Apple rolls out its rock stars, Angela Ahrendts and Jony Ive, for the grand opening.

Live from Apple Store Union Square's grand opening!



Below: The Plaza between the Grand Hyatt Hotel on the left and the Apple Store on the right...convenient!






The quiet guy, Jony Ive, is mobbed by fans at the store's opening.

It's like getting off the stage and walking around in the audience.

Jony Ive visits Apple Store in Union Square on opening day 






Dramatic, scalable slide show of professional photos, the way the architects want you to view the store.

Below: Apple Store Upper level mezzanine with the Fairmont hotel seen through the glass facade.

Foster & Partners unveils Apple Union Square store in San Francisco






Dynamic design and dramatic views

Apple's new Union Square Flagship Store emphasizes community



Below: The fountain abides in repose on the Plaza stairs.





Over-the-top view of new Apple Union Square Flagship Store. 

Truck is either loading in or out of their back-of-house section with the 50 foot high living wall overlooking The Plaza

TIME: Apple never wants you to leave its new store



Below: This is how it looked the next day for the grand opening with a line wrapping around the block with trees and shrubs in place.





Anticipating WWDC 2016: What's ahead for Apple WATCH 2 and watchOS 3






Apple may turn to LG with Sony lagging in dual-lens camera modules for 'iPhone 7 Plus'







Apple's Supply Chain Already Ramping up for the Switch to OLED Displays in 2017






First BMW vehicles with Apple's CarPlay coming later in 2016



First BMW vehicles with Apple's CarPlay coming later in 2016



Can a car drive the future of Apple culture and technology





Apple's Tim Cook Surprises Apple fans at the Apple Store in Dubai on Saturday






This is a world-wide scale-up into the Enterprise

SAP's Apple partnership is all about HANA






US Senate introduces bill that would limit FBI's power to remotely hack devices



Introduced by Ron Wyden (D-Oreg.) and Rand Paul (R-Ken.), the one-page bill aims to undo the recent judicial ruling adopted in the Supreme Court. Legal experts believe the ruling dramatically expands the power of U.S. judges in issuing search warrants, as well as in granting the FBI unfettered access to any remote computer — even overseas.





Apple hitting Google where it hurts

Ad-blocking jumps to 38% globally after Apple iOS move, report says






Is Android a House of Cards?

Three part expose' on Google's Android malaise by DED

Google I/O 2016: Android deployment rate slips backward by 20 percent


Over the last year, the pace of Google's Android deployment, already very slow, actually rolled backward by 20 percent over the previous year. Google is leading Android and Chrome toward stagnant beleaguerment. 





Google I/O 2016: Android's Instant Apps seek to solve a key mobile problem


Google's Android installed base has long suffered a major problem with fragmentation at the OS API level, due to the fact that licensees continue shipping low end phones paired with old versions of Android. Here's what the company is ostensibly doing to address that in a new project introduced at its I/O 2016 conference: Instant Apps.





Google I/O 2016: Android's failure to innovate hands Apple free run at WWDC






Apple & Maine Dept of Education swapping out iPads for MacBooks, iPads dismissed as "toys"







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