WoA Feature Articles
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My Apps of 2014
Inspired by M.G. Siegler, here’s an end of 2014 summary of the apps I’ve been using during the year. At the end of 2015 I’ll do another, and so on. Unlike a lot of individuals who follow Apple and therefore are very interested in new…
An Open Letter to Tim Cook - Human Rights in UAE
An open letter to Tim Cook ahead of Apple's move into the United Arab Emirates, this letter covers some of the abhorrent human rights abuses that occur in the UAE and encourages Apple and Mr. Cook to continue its excellent work around equality and diversity.
The Future: Apple in China
The quiet season is behind us, it was the most prolonged period of quiet from Apple in terms of product releases that I’ve ever known. There’s nothing nefarious to read into; Apple is a company that absolutely loves patterns and consistency and there is no…
Sixty? Yes, Sixty.
You may recall that almost exactly one year ago I wrote a piece entitled The Forty Billion Dollar Quarter in which I riled in excitement about Apple’s upcoming announcement of what it had achieved in the previous fiscal quarter. I predicted dropped jaws across Wall…
Low Volume Player
A few weeks back Microsoft CEO and chief ass Steve Ballmer was asked in an interview with the Wall Street Journal if he’d like Microsoft to evolve to Apple’s business model, that is to say would Microsoft enjoy being in control of both software and…
Expectations at WWDC 2012
WWDC 2012 is approaching quickly and unlike last year it looks like Apple might put on more than a software only show. Equally exciting for 2012 is that in the six months that have passed Apple has released and updated relatively few products. Particularly notable…
4G or "4G"?
Outside of the United States Apple has been making headlines that aren’t exactly positive and it’s all surrounding how the company has chosen to advertise the new iPad. As is common knowledge these days Apple took the bold step to include LTE connectivity in its…
Mercurial
In a most auspicious setting Walter Isaacson took to the floor last to talk about his 2011 biography of Steve Jobs. Having visited Amsterdam and Oxford this week on a whistle stop tour promoting the book it was particularly notable that Isaacson’s visit to London…
Apple's Death Wish for the Rumour
It’s impossible to avoid using the term “post Jobs-era” but this week has proved more than any that with Tim Cook at the helm Apple is a changing company, and I believe changing for the better.
Apple's Education Event: Won't Somebody Please Think of the Children?
Apple's education-focused event held today in the Guggenheim Museum in New York City is over and it's now time to take stock of what the company announced. What we saw today was almost exactly as we expected, some of the more nuanced details such as…
Reflecting on Change
There's no easy way to say it, 2011 was a bad year for this website. Such a statement isn't easy for me to write because it isn't easy for me to hear; in July World of Apple will be seven years old and anyone who…
The Forty Billion Dollar Quarter
On the very last day of 2011 Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2012 ended and what happened during the preceding three months will drop jaws across Wall Street. Unlike previous years the quarter ran for 14 weeks rather than 13, this is something that happens…
Apple's 2011 in Pictures
2011 was a truly momentous year for Apple in many ways, during the year that has just passed the company released an unprecedented number of products in terms of both hardware and software cementing its place as the world's most popular consumer electronics company. Apple…
Ten Years of the iPod
Ten years ago today the late Steve Jobs took to the small stage in Apple’s auditorium. Dressed in his trademark black turtleneck and blue jeans and addressing a room of only 200 journalists and Apple staff he said, “We have something really stunning for you…
Apple's Fourth Quarter and an End to Fiscal Year 2011
On Tuesday Apple announced the results of its fourth fiscal quarter of 2011, the results of which came as a bit of a shock to many analysts who expected Apple to continue its strong streak but weakened iPhone sales dented the outcome of the quarter.
Steve Jobs: February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011
Steve Jobs was one of the greatest inventors and visionaries to ever grace this planet. His work and his passion are in the hands of hundreds of millions of people and the effects of such innovation enter every corner of our lives.
Looking Ahead to Today's "Let's Talk iPhone" Event
Despite Apple's own use of iPhone in the event invite I view the term 'iPhone event" with hesitation, I firmly believe that today's event being held at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino at 10am Pacific (6pm London) is an iOS device event not just focused on…
That Pesky iPhone 5
We have a date for the event, we even have reasonably solid date of October 14 for when the device will hit the market but unlike any previous year or any previous product the picture remains muddied. After much deliberation and debate it seems that…
Tim Cook: I Love Apple
Steve Jobs served as Apple’s CEO for 14 years. This week sees the biggest shuffle in Apple’s executive structure since 1997, the changes are reflected in the updated executive bio page on Apple’s website.
October - The Month of Macs
This week the Apple web is alight with speculation that the iPhone 5 is even further away from release than we originally thought, all thanks to a rumour from John Paczkowski over at All Things D. The current iPhone 4 has already been on the…