The iPhone Air is doomed because one guy returned it
If you thought we were going to get out of November without an iPhone sales failure, well, you thought wrong. The Wall Street Journal goes so far as to drop an F-bomb on the iPhone…
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Wait, is Apple actually going to make the Mac everyone wants?
We could talk about what Apple’s done wrong lately. We could. Probably for a while. Just look at this list of grievances. Apple’s failed to deliver on its AI promises, and the AI it has…
Apple might actually be doomed if Siri misses another deadline
Remember enhanced Siri? Apple first announced it in June of 2024 and planned to deliver it in an update to iOS 18, but it never did. You might be forgiven for thinking now that it…
GM shifts into stupidity with its CarPlay strategy
Apple shouldn’t feel too bad about not being able to figure out cars. It doesn’t seem like the CEO of GM has figured them out, either. In an interview conducted by The Verge, GM CEO…
The iPhone 17 is doomed because everyone says it isn’t
Casual readers of this column may incorrectly assume that this pointy observer only takes on silly prognostications about iPhone production cuts. This is a hurtful stereotype of mythical beasts who have heads shaped like classic…
Want to stop Alexa ads on your Echo Show? Just buy a HomePod
We don’t talk about it much anymore because of the HomePod, but there was a time when Amazon was widely praised for its Echo devices and Apple was chastised for not competing in the burgeoning…
Siri suddenly has a whole lot of company in being terribly late
As we all know, Apple is famously late to the AI party. So late, in fact, that it missed everyone doing keg stands and Kevin jumping off the roof into the pool. Also, the cops…
Apple has finally found the solution to iPhone complexity
Everyone is wondering, what is up with the iPhone lineup? Okay, the Macalope hasn’t asked around, but he’s pretty sure everyone is wondering that. Because he, himself, has been wondering that. The iPhone lineup is…
Apple’s new iPhone 17 is already entering rarified Air
Well, it’s day four of the iPhone 17 launch, time to assess how it’s going. (Look, it beats talking about AI again.) According to The Information (subscription required), Apple has asked two suppliers to increase…
iPhone season is the worst time of year
Fall is almost here, and with it, the silliest season of them all. No, the Macalope is not talking about the ongoing reign of terror of pumpkin spice-flavored… well, everything. He’s talking about the endless…