Apple’s political turn is leading it down a sketchy road
In a clearing in a forest, near the magical river where the gnomes harvest mushrooms and the fairies argue over an editorial in the latest issue of Teen Vogue, sits a Macalope on a stump,…
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Apple’s magic robot lamp is coming to save us all
You know how you see a concept car from an auto manufacturer and you think “Wow! That’s so cool! I can’t wait to drive that!” and then their next car comes out and it looks…
Apple is doomed because it can’t see the future
More bad news for people who get attached to rumored Apple products as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the company has canceled one of its headset projects: Apple Scraps Work on Mac-Connected Augmented Reality Glasses.…
DeepSeek is making everyone look silly, except Apple
It is time once again to see how things are going on the good ship Artificial Intelligence, sailing merrily through the seas of current technology. Sorry? Look, the Macalope just writes about tech, he doesn’t…
Team up with Apple at your own risk
Thinking about forging a multi-million or even billion-dollar deal with Apple? Hey, we’ve all been there. You’re sitting around on a Tuesday afternoon, watching old episodes of Columbo in your underwear while eating string cheese…
The iPhone 17 will be a step backward–again
Long-time readers of his column will know that the Macalope is not above grazing on low-hanging fruit. Far from it. First of all, who doesn’t like a nice piece of fruit? Second, it’s right there.…
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…
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…