Apple Intelligence didn’t write this headline
Today the Macalope comes not to bury AI but to praise it. Okay, just a little, but still. Faithful readers of the horny one’s ribald rants might get the sense from them that the Macalope…
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Cue the confetti: Apple has 20 billion reasons to celebrate Google
You’ve gotta love these court cases against major tech companies if only for the discovery and testimony that come out because of them. Turns out Eddy Cue still works at Apple. A few years of…
The worst takes of 2024, Apple edition
Another year is about to be consigned to the dustbin of history but before the clock runs out, let’s take a look at the worst takes of 2024! AI boosters If you know anything about…
The iPhone is doomed because Apple Intelligence isn’t smart enough
The year is quickly running out but there is time enough for the Macalope to look at another survey from online used smartphone outlet SellCell. What should we expect from this survey? Well, in 2022…
Hello, Apple Intelligence, where have you been?
Despite what you might have heard from AI companies, Apple doesn’t think the Singularity is coming any time soon. Writing for Wired, Steven Levy gives us “The Inside Story of Apple Intelligence” (subscription required) via…
TV or not, Apple is coming to save the smart home
As a young mythical beast, the Macalope was raised on a steady diet of Apple rumors. The neighbors were, frankly, concerned. They have very little nutritional value. (“They” being the rumors, not the neighbors.) There…
The iPhone 17 Air rumors are a smack in the face for iPhone mini lovers
Yes, the Macalope is still talking about the iPhone mini. No, you stop hitting yourself. Like a man continually trying to run the 100-meter hurdles with his hand handcuffed to his ankle, the horny one…
Apple is doomed because no one wants to wait for anything
Slow and steady wins the race. At least that’s what the Vision Pro team seems to be banking on. And, hey, it’s worked out for Apple on any number of occasions. It’s hard to think…
How Apple learned to stop worrying and laugh at the Microsoft Zune
Apple released its quarterly results last week and tl;dr: numbers make my eyes glaze over, charts just make me want pie, it’s doing just fine. It occurs to the Macalope that younger readers may not…
Apple’s week of exciting Mac announcements got off to a rocky start
Macworld The Macalope shouldn’t have to list his Apple bonafides. His head is, after all, shaped like a Classic Mac. What else does a guy have to do? Get a tattoo? Because I’m not doing…