Qualcomm Says "Apple kicked everybody in the balls" with their 64-bit A7

December 17, 2013 by David Johnson

Don't shoot the messenger. I'm not being tasteless for the sake of being tasteless. The bit of headline that caught your eye is a quote from a Qualcomm insider. In an unexpected fit of honesty, he said a lot of things. Apple turned the industry on its ear when they announced the iPhone 5s. The 64-bit A7 chip is a revolutionary advance that took the chip world by storm. While everyone took pains to publicly downplay the advance, privately, they were sweating blood. Here's a few examples:

Apple acknowledges iWord fiasco, promises improvements

November 10, 2013 by David Johnson

Several days ago, I wrote a scathing piece on the new, iWork update that nuked a perfectly good productivity suite, and replaced it with a steaming pile of disappointment. I wasn't alone in voicing my disgust over the situation. What Apple did was wrong and inexcusable. They have come as close as they get to an apology, and have promised the return of missing features.

Here are my predictions for Apple's iPad event

October 21, 2013 by David Johnson

During the run-up to last month's iPhone event, I posted a number of stories and predictions that turned out to be spot on. I have been an industry watcher for years, so I have learned to spot the difference between real information and fakes. The iPad event is almost upon us, and it is time for me to gaze into the future and tell you what is about to be wrought upon the world.