Tagged: Angela Ahrendts

My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• 7 Apple presentation secrets enterprise workers need October 18, 2019
  Apple’s competitors hate the company’s slick marketing, but enterprise workers should try to follow the path of distilled simplicity to help get their own messages across.Seize the day You have 90 seconds to capture your audience’s attention.Practice your presentation, thank people who helped make it happen and try to be authentic and genuine. People always […]
• Apple’s iOS 13 adoption data hints at iPhone 11 sales October 17, 2019
  Apple tells us that four weeks since launch, iOS 13 is now in use by over half of all the devices sold in the last four years; that data may also hint at the strength of its iPhone sales.Apple’s latest data shows rapid iOS adoption Since iOS 13’s release on Sept. 19, Apple’s latest data […]
• Why we need Apple’s HomeKit-enabled routers October 16, 2019
  How secure are the connected smart devices you keep in your home and at work? How much protection have you put in place, and have you even taken a minute to change your default router password?Computer says no The truth is many smart home device users (and those running connected devices in smart offices, enterprises, manufacturing […]
• Apple will be the catalyst for North America’s 5G adoption October 15, 2019
  Repeat after me: You’re only late to a party if you arrive after everyone else – but if you get there before the event is set-up, you’ll be in the way. 5G adoption during the next 12 to 24 months is going to be a little like that.The 5G party hasn’t started A motley collection […]
• You probably won’t be buying a Mac Pro this year October 14, 2019
  Apple’s end-to-end product vision extends from content consumption all the way to content creation and distribution, and its hardware line-up ranges from entry-level laptops to the pricey Mac Pro.Apple has designed the Mac Pro to go places no other Mac has ever reached – but one place it won't go is into the mass market.Apple’s […]
• Decoding Apple’s Touch Bar philosophy October 11, 2019
  Apple has made the Touch Bar introduced in 2016 with the MacBook Pro part of every Mac user’s experience this year, making it available to anyone using an iPad and Mac combination in Sidecar mode.Why a Touch Bar? While there are lots of ways the Touch Bar on Macs can benefit users, the strongest use […]
• How to use Apple’s new (and much better) Reminders app October 10, 2019
  Apple has made some excellent improvements to the Reminders application for Macs, iPhones and iPads, though it works a little differently and you need to upgrade all the devices you use with the system to get the most from it.What's changed? The new version of Reminders makes the software more useful for more tasks.To read […]
• Will Apple introduce AR glasses this month? October 9, 2019
  Apple may or may not hold an October Apple event – where it may or may not introduce its long-in-development augmented reality (AR) glasses. That's the current sense of the company's plans based on new claims from TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.First there’s the rumor…  Kuo now says Apple will ship its long-awaited AR glasses during […]
• Apple ships macOS Catalina; here's what you get October 7, 2019
  Apple today released macOS Catalina, making it available now for download.I’ve been using it since the beta release and have written extensively in recent months about many of the new improvements and features. Here’s what you need to know:Should I install Catalina today? Apple’s new macOS has been extensively tested, but I don’t generally recommend any user upgrades […]
• Apple appears to plan ARKit for the rest of us October 4, 2019
  Apple has put a lot of energy into the development of ARKit since it launched the software with iOS 11, and its confirmed purchase of little-known UK developer IKinema hints the company has plans for much more.What Apple has done? Apple quietly acquired IKinema, a company that develops software for motion capture, games and VR. Its solutions were […]