Apple’s Refresh Schedule and Pricing Changes, Visualized
Ahead of Thursday’s Apple event, James R. A. Davenport—author of the data and visualization blog ifweassume.com—decided to investigate the data behind Apple’s product refreshes. Here, he shares his findings about refresh times and changing prices. As an Apple computer fan I’ve been a long time reader of Mac Rumors, a website that reports great Mac…
Using iOS 8’s QuickType on Tinder Will Not Get You Laid
Among the worst features of Apple’s iOS 8 is QuickType, a feature that believes it can figure out what you’re going to text someone before you even think of it. It could be magical, instead it’s only good for writing nonsense sentences and mangling famous movie quotes. But maybe, just maybe you can use it…
Even a Golden Key Can Be Stolen: Inside Apple’s Encryption Decision
Since Apple first announced three weeks ago that it was expanding the scope of what types of data would be encrypted on devices running iOS 8, law enforcement has been ablaze with indignation. When Google followed suit and announced that Android L would also come with encryption on by default, it only added fuel to…