Tesla poached two of Apple’s top engineers in just one week
One of the more interesting challenges currently facing Apple centers on its ability to retain top talent. Apple may have billions of dollars in the …
Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry at large with over 15 years of experience. A life long expert Mac user and Apple expert, his writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and TUAW.
When not analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions.
Articles by Yoni Heisler
Try and guess how long this man spent manually scrolling to the bottom of a 1.04 million row Excel spreadsheet
For centuries, mankind has sought answers to some of the universe’s most perplexing and troubling questions. While some of these questions stretch back thousands of …
Consumer Reports’ MacBook Pro battery life test was flawed, and Apple figured out why
Apple’s newly released MacBook Pro made headlines last month for all the wrong reasons. For the first time in history, Consumer Reports did not give Apple’s latest …
Apple’s biggest new product since the iPhone may have just been uncovered
For a company as prone to secrecy as Apple, Tim Cook over the past few months has been uncharacteristically effusive when discussing Augmented Reality. This …
Netflix just rolled out an 8-bit game that forces you to escape the Demagorgon
Back in the late 80s and early 90s, it seemed that any mildly successful TV show or movie was quickly spun off into a video …
Amazon Echos mass-order dollhouses after local news clip
If you give young kids access to a high-tech Internet-connected device like an iPhone, history has shown that they’ll eventually figure out — or accidentally …
Top Apple insider says brand new iPad with edgeless display will launch this year
Despite Apple’s best efforts to resuscitate its sluggish iPad lineup, sales of Apple’s iconic tablet reached a 5-year low last quarter. Specifically, iPad sales during …
Watch Jimmy Fallon’s awesome ‘La La Land’ themed Golden Globes cold open
Award shows like the Golden Globes and the Emmys have a long history of memorable opening numbers, with Conan O’Brien’s opening montage during 2006 Emmys arguably …
Listen to Mark Hamill read a Donald Trump tweet as the Joker from Batman
In the run-up to the 2016 Presidential Election, Donald Trump’s Twitter account seemingly took on a life of its own. Whereas other Presidential candidates relied …
Apple touts new ‘Portrait Mode’ feature in latest iPhone 7 Plus ad
Apple earlier today aired a new iPhone 7 Plus ad that highlights the device’s ability to take compelling photos that were previously only possible on …
The first Farday Future FF 91 test drive video is intriguing
One of the more surprising things we witnessed at CES this year was the unveiling of Faraday Future’s FF 91 electric crossover. Amid reports that …
Did Apple just broadcast to the world that a Jet White iPhone 7 is on the way?
Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen quite a few rumors pointing to Apple releasing a Jet White version of the iPhone 7 and iPhone …
Apple says that January 1 was the most lucrative day in App Store history
Apple just posted a press release boasting that its increasingly popular App Store completely demolished existing sales records on New Years Day. By the time …
Hulu’s live TV streaming service might give DirecTV Now a run for its money
Innovation in the TV space has come a long ways in a remarkably short period of time. Not too long ago, TV viewers keen on …
Tesla’s Gigafactory just achieved an extremely crucial milestone
Just a few months after Tesla held a grand opening event for its gigantic Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, the automaker this week reached an even more …
You’re running out of time to get unlimited free access to Tesla’s Supercharger network
This past November, Tesla announced that it was tightening up access to its nationwide network of Superchargers. Whereas access to Tesla’s quick-charging stalls has historically …
iOS 10.3 might introduce an intriguing new ‘Theatre mode’
Apple may have just released iOS 10.2 just a few weeks ago, but iOS 10.3 already appears to be looming on the horizon. In a …
DirecTV Now’s very attractive $35 plan is about to become a much less attractive $60 plan
If you fancy yourself a TV fan but aren’t exactly keen on spending upwards of $100/month on cable, AT&T’s new DirecTV Now service is certainly …
Once mocked, Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram was a stroke of genius
In April of 2012, Facebook shocked the tech world when it acquired Instagram for $1 billion. At the time, the acquisition raised quite a few eyebrows, …
Lawsuit blames Apple’s Facetime app for tragic death of young girl
In the wake of an extraordinarily tragic accident that resulted in the death of a young 5-year old girl, the parents of the victim have …
A look back at when Samsung copied every single thing about the iPhone
It’s now been more than five years since Apple first slapped Samsung with a series of patent infringement lawsuits for copying the overall look and …
A look at all the best movies from 2016
As far as movies are concerned, it’s always hard to tell how good a particular year was for film until a few years after the …
The Jet White iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are the stuff dreams are made of
A few weeks back, a rumor emerged claiming that Apple was planning to release a new Jet White color option to its iPhone 7 lineup. …
Watch Tesla’s Autopilot software predict and prevent a serious accident
Over the past few months, Tesla’s Autopilot feature has been on the receiving end of a lot of criticism. And with good reason, the company’s …
Artist uses drones to create stunningly warped photographs that will bend your brain
As 2016 draws to a close, we’re already starting to see any number of compilations detailing all of the best photographs taken over the past …
Amazon Echo takes center stage in first-degree murder investigation
During the course of a first-degree murder investigation in Bentonville, Arkansas, police noticed that their main suspect — a man named James Andrew Bates — owned an …
Watch George Michael appear in the first ever version of ‘Carpool Karaoke’
Yesterday evening, music fans were shocked to hear that George Michael had passed away at the relatively young age of 53. An iconic musician and entertainer …
Of course ‘Game of Thrones’ was the most pirated show of 2016
In what’s become something of a long-standing tradition, Game Of Thrones was the most torrented show of 2016, according to a new report from Torrent …
Miss ‘Breaking Bad’? Binge-watch the entire show starting right now
If you have a few days to kill during the typically lazy window between Christmas and New Years Eve, you might want to check out …
Apple engineer describes what it was like to work on the original iPhone
When Steve Jobs decided that Apple should go ahead and build its own branded smartphone, he entrusted his trusty lieutenant Scott Forstall to assemble a …
