Category: Mac

My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• What does it mean to be a human in a world of computing? January 24, 2020
  If you’re interested in learning about the history of the computer industry or if you just want to figure out how to lead an enterprise technology company, then you should take a look at the Computer History Museum.I expect millions of computer users will have heard of the museum, a world-class institution in Mountain View, […]
• Apple says it’s healthy to be skeptical about digital health January 23, 2020
  Is technology really good for your health? Can Apple really make a difference in future healthcare? Questions like this are all perfectly appropriate, argues Apple’s vice president for health, Dr. Sumbul Desai.You have to test what tech firms claim Desai leads Apple’s teams in developing health-focused software and sensors, such as Activity, Health, ECG reading […]
• Will Apple’s iPhone 9 be ‘Made in India’? January 22, 2020
  The morning runes suggest Apple may be preparing to increase the scale of iPhone manufacturing in India; component orders, market speculation and news from supply chain partners combine to suggest just that.The iPhone 9 unicorn is (almost) here – maybe Industry watchers expect Apple to very soon replace the iPhone 8 with a new device […]
• Tim Cook keeps promising new health features, probably for Apple Watch January 21, 2020
  The digital health sector should think deeply about what happens next as Apple CEO  Tim Cook has again spoken out about his company’s focus on wellness technologies.Prevention is good for business Cook talked up Apple’s plans for digital health with IDA Ireland CEO Martin Shanahan. His focus is very much on prevention, above cure – […]
• How the Xnor.ai purchase opens Apple’s AI future January 17, 2020
  Apple’s $200 million acquisition of Xnor.ai provides tools for evolution in imaging, edge-based AI, HomeKit and more.What does Xnor.ai do? Xnor.ai was spun out of the Allen Institute for AI by Professor Ali Farhadi and Dr. Mohammed Rastegari in 2017. These men were also responsible for YOLO, YOLO9000, Label Refinery and other machine intelligence achievements.To read […]
• How iPhones can help manage 'always-on' work-related stress January 16, 2020
  The great thing about smartphones is they help you work from anywhere; the bad thing is that this makes it quite difficult to make the separation between professional and personal life.This is a real problem that’s creating a health emergency. Here are several suggestions about how your iPhone can help relieve this stress.What’s the big […]
• Breaking iPhone encryption won't make anyone safer January 15, 2020
  Imagine all your tax documentation could be examined by officials from any government merely on suspicion. That’s the future some governments are pushing for when they demand that Apple put security backdoors into its products.Making no one safe Think about the nature of security backdoors:To read this article in full, please click here