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…
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It’s that time of year, Apple fans: Do you really need another iPhone?
For regular readers of this column, here is a programming note: the Macalope will be off the next four weeks, so you will have to make up your own opinions about Apple’s travails with AI,…
Apple’s ‘amazing’ iPhone pipeline is going to have an amazingly high price tag
Ah, the dog days of summer. Hot, humid days, sultry nights, and very little Apple news as we are left to wait for the fall to bring new iPhones. While we certainly will be able…
Is Apple’s Liquid Glass as doomed as Windows Vista?
People seem to either hate Liquid Glass or…well, the Macalope has yet to see anyone who says they love it. Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar comes the closest in saying “Apple’s Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done…
Apple hasn’t made anything insanely great since AirPods. Why? Blame AI
What was the last tech product you bought that really excited you? If you’re like the Macalope… well, God help you. Seriously, the back hair alone is enough to make it a miserable experience. Sure,…
Tim Cook is the best kind of CEO: Boring
Let the Macalope just state upfront that he is not really a fan of “personality” CEOs. This is why it continues to astound him how lucky Apple fans were to have had Steve Jobs. As…
Ad nauseam: Apple might actually be doomed if this keeps up
Um… what the heck is going on with Apple’s advertising? Forget the problem with Apple selling ads, which is also a problem. Apple has a problem making ads. Disclaimer: you can’t talk about Apple ads…
Those Apple AI rumors aren’t all that Perplexing when you think Intelligently about it
I don’t know if you’re “in the know” like the Macalope but it seems to this antlered observer that Apple may have a bit of an AI problem on its hands. And it might be…
There ain’t no AI Siri and there never was
Ladies, gentlemen, and those who identify otherwise, start your outrage engines because we may be on the cusp of a new Apple-gate! This is very exciting. We haven’t had one of these in quite some…
Apple needed to fix one thing at WWDC25 and it didn’t
At Monday’s WWDC keynote, Apple pretended 2025 was just another year. There was a lot of speculation about how Apple would frame this event (some of it from this pointy pontificator). Turns out it framed…