How Netflix is spearheading a video quality revolution
Netflix has sure come a long ways from its humble beginnings as a company that simply made it exceedingly easy to watch DVDs. These days, …
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.
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Watch: Official video tours of the best Apple Watch features
With Apple Watch pre-orders opening up in just about a week’s time, Apple’s is ramping up its marketing efforts big time. Following up on a …
Drexel University finds a brilliant (and crazy?) new way to use iPads
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How do you cure iPhone addiction? With the ‘limited functionality’ of a BlackBerry
British politician Ed Miliband was recently looking for a way to spend less time with his head buried in his iPhone. And seeing as how …
And the big winner with Apple’s next-gen iPhone 6s will be… Samsung?
Despite Apple’s not so secret desire to move all of its chip production away from Samsung, Bloomberg is reporting that Apple’s A9 processor, likely to …
You must be kidding: European regulators are already ‘concerned’ about Apple’s new music streaming service
Apple today is more wildly successful and popular than ever before. One might even reasonably say that Apple, for a variety of reasons, is the …
Netflix orders new comedy series that longtime HBO fans will love
Comedy nerds have long had a special place in their hearts for under-appreciated TV shows that never quite transitioned into the mainstream, despite being much funnier …
Microsoft’s Surface branding is a mess
Microsoft’s branding conventions have a long history of being muddled and downright confusing. Remember when Microsoft when crazy with all of its Live branding? There …
An amazing iPhone and iPad trick you never knew existed
If you’re an iPhone or iPad user, odds are that you use mobile Safari to do all of your web browsing. But buried underneath all …
How Apple plans to bankroll its rumored game-changing TV streaming service
Amid reports that Apple is planning to roll out a $30-$40 TV streaming service this fall, Re/Code reports that Apple is hoping that TV networks will handle …
Apple’s revolutionary Retina MacBook is about as powerful as a 3-year-old laptop
Though Apple’s recently unveiled Retina 12-inch MacBook is set to hit store shelves for a few days, a Geekbench benchmark of Apple’s newest hardware has …
It can’t be promising when Amazon has to confirm that Amazon Dash isn’t a joke
Amazon, always one to push the envelope, took the wraps off of Amazon Dash yesterday. In case you missed it, the latest addition to Amazon’s growing …
6 fascinating facts about Apple that you never knew
Today marks the 39th anniversary of Apple’s founding. While most tech companies that old have either come and gone or have settled into a comfortable …
Pandora calls Apple a ‘frenemy’
In a recent interview with Fox Business, Pandora CFO Mike Herring referred to Apple as a “frenemy”, a somewhat apt description given that Apple is …
How Google Fiber keeps AT&T’s GigaPower pricing in-check
Much like in real estate, sometimes the price you pay for Internet service simply boils down to location, location, location. Earlier this week, AT&T rolled …
Apple’s newest hire could be a real difference maker for Beats Music
With Apple rumored to be getting into the TV streaming business later this fall, the company recently made an extremely interesting executive hire. First spotted by …
Why Elon Musk claims Tesla was ‘misled’ in China
For as admittedly great and revolutionary as the Model S is, Tesla’s luxury sedan hasn’t performed all that well in China. From regulatory hurdles regarding …
Watch: Gonzo and The Muppets sing ‘The Humpty Dance’
The Muppets are awesome. Digital Underground’s classic rap song “The Humpty Dance” is also awesome. So why not combine the two into a modern masterpiece? …
How Beats Music can dethrone Spotify
When Apple acquired Beats Music for $3 billion last May, it instantly became the company’s most expensive purchase ever. While the dollar amount involved in the …
Why the FDA won’t regulate the Apple Watch to death
Back when the Apple Watch was nothing more than a rumor, there was an endless stream of stories focusing on all of the biomedical engineering …
Crazy Science: Biohackers develop night vision eyedrops
A group of biohackers based out of California recently developed eye drops which, when inserted into the human eye, provide users with some semblance of …
The real reason Apple’s TV streaming service might not include NBC
According to a recent report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning to roll out its own TV streaming service later this fall in a bold …
If you don’t like Apple’s new MacBook, Steve Jobs has a message for you
Though Apple’s recently unveiled 12-inch Retina MacBook has largely elicited positive feedback, not everyone has good things to say about the most recent addition to Apple’s …
How you’ll buy the Apple Watch
A recent report about Apple Watch availability lends a certain amount of credence to reports that Apple may be experiencing production problems with its new …
How many Android users will convert to iPhone because of the Apple Watch?
As applied to Apple, the ‘halo effect’ refers to the dynamic wherein the popularity and success of one product incentivizes consumers to purchase other Apple …
The Apple Watch doesn’t need GPS to help you keep in shape
One of the key selling points of the Apple Watch is its utility as a health-oriented tracking device. Not only will the Apple Watch keep tabs …
Why your password isn’t as safe or secure as you think
Because people are generally unable to come up with rock-solid passwords on their own, many websites that require user-generated passwords employ “password strength meters” which inform users …
Millions of Apple users can now sue Google for its Safari hack
Millions of Apple Safari users in Britain have been given the green light to sue Google amidst proven allegations that the search giant implemented a workaround …
How a slow Windows software update punished a German basketball team
There’s a hilarious story coming out of Germany which relays how a slow Windows software update ended up relegating a German basketball team to a …
How to make sure you get the exact Apple Watch model you want next month
You can say many things about the Apple Watch, but you can’t say it doesn’t offer choice. Not only does the Apple Watch come in …
