Apple Holic
By Jonny Evans
Apple Reality tidbits continue to leak — is the product really ready?
For most business leaders, it’s unfortunate when product news leaks ahead of time. But when secrets shared to a hand-picked cohort of senior managers leak, it shows something is wrong.
Is Apple really joining the WFH counter-revolution?
Apple seems to be doubling down on inflexibility in its approach to flexible working.
Cisco boosts Webex on iPad with Stage Manager and better multitasking
Users now get multiple display support, Stage Manager and can share assets in different displays/windows while in a meeting.
Adobe enters the age of generative AI with creative and enterprise apps
In the very near future, Adobe’s creative and enterprise apps and its own generative AI, Firefly, are likely to play a major role in the creation of everything from brand assets to illustrations.
Russia’s iPhone ban and the digital supply chain
The Kremlin has ordered officials to stop using iPhones because they fear the devices may be vulnerable to Western intelligence agencies.
Apple may update Siri as it struggles with ChatGPT
Generative AI and ChatGPT are consuming all the oxygen in tech at present, so it probably isn’t too surprising that whispers of a new, improved, Siri have begun to emerge.
Will Apple switch the iPhone to eSIM-only everywhere by ’24?
Since the iPhone 14, Apple only sells smartphones with eSIM support in the US. At least one analyst now thinks Apple will extend this to Europe and developed Asian markets by 2024.
Apple's Clean Energy Charging is the future of electronics
Clean Energy Charging is not a conspiracy to reduce the speed or efficiency of charging when you plug your iPhone in. It is how most future electronics will consume power — frugally where possible, and off-peak when available.
Apple's M3 chip is a bigger deal than you might think
The expected move to 3nm chips with Apple's upcoming M3 processor promises to turbo boost the company's hardware line-up.
Has Apple's Tim Cook put everything on the line for Apple Reality?
If there's a turf war between Apple’s operations and design teams, the first-generation Apple AR glasses may not pass the taste test.
Microsoft's tiny Word improvement is a big productivity boost
Microsoft is at last making it much easier to copy and paste plain text with a keyboard shortcut.
ChatGPT on Apple Watch? There’s an app for that…
Apple’s recent internal AI presentation allegedly didn’t have an answer to OpenAI, but app developers are bringing it to its platforms all the same.
Why you should use Apple’s Rapid Security Response
A new Apple feature called Rapid Security Response is aimed at bolstering security for iPhone, iPad and Mac users. Here's what it does and why you should use it.
Jamf VP explains enterprise security threats — and how to mitigate them
Jamf has published its annual security trends report; I spoke with Michael Covington, the company's vice president of portfolio strategy to gain insights into what Jamf turned up.
Maybe one day every platform will be as secure as Apple
A glance at the Biden Administration’s recently updated National Cybersecurity Strategy document seems, at least on casual reading, to reflect some of the approaches to cybersecurity Apple already follows.
Apple's supply chain is accelerating the move to India
The process of uncoupling the Apple supply chain and China is moving ahead, but there are still many problems to solve.
For Apple’s enterprise success, endpoint management is the new black
"Endpoint management and security has been the most popular security category by number of customers since August 2020," an Okta report explains
Apple’s MFi scheme for USB-C is a good thing
Apple may be about to make it harder to use lower cost USB-C cables with its devices, but there are very good reasons it should do so.
MacStadium’s VMWare virtualization replacement now available at AWS
Developers seeking a replacement for VMWare's vSphere environment for virtualized Macs can now access MacStadium’s Orka Platform at the AWS Marketplace.
Qualcomm again hints at Apple’s future iPhone plans
Qualcomm CEO and President Cristiano Amon hints that Apple will put its own 5G modems inside iPhones as soon as 2024.
