by bleffel | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
It was January 2008, and Steve Jobs had just pulled the MacBook Air out of a manila envelope onstage at Macworld. Within minutes, Windows PC executives everywhere lost their minds. They grabbed the nearest office envelope, tried to shove in their plastic laptops, and...
by bleffel | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
It’s 1989. To play a video, listen to a song, or show photos on a desktop computer requires bolting on expensive hardware, built by a different company, using different software. There are no standards, no portability, no sharing. Tyler Peppel, Apple product...
by bleffel | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fifty years ago, on April 1st, 1976, Apple Computer Company was founded. Today it’s one of the most valuable companies in the world, celebrated for producing ubiquitous products like the iPad and iPhone to now-nostalgia bait like the iPod Mini and PowerBook. Over the...
by bleffel | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
In 2025, Patrick McGee published Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company, a deeply-reported look at the tech giant’s investment in – and growing reliance on – China. The following excerpt, pulled from Chapter 9 of Apple in...
by bleffel | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
The camera module on the Vivo X300 Ultra (pictured) is certainly eye-catching. | Image: Vivo Vivo has launched the X300 Ultra in China today, the company’s latest flagship that really puts the “camera” in cameraphone. The device is “designed...
by bleffel | Mar 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
The redesigned mixer also includes a new beater that can scrape the bowl for you. | Image: KitchenAid KitchenAid calls its new Artisan Plus Stand Mixer the biggest upgrade to the appliance since 1955. If you’ve ever been frustrated by the limited speed settings...
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