Liberty Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Anyone else have endless problems sinking an iPhone with iOS7 with iTunes? Nearly every time I try to update the music on my phone, it acts like it's syncing, but doesn't work. The only way around it is to remove all the music from the phone, and syncing it again. A few minutes ago, after doing this, iTunes showed that I had about 10GB of free space on my phone (I have a 32GB phone), and each time I try to sync it tells me there's not enough available space on my phone. I've never had anything like that, and as far as I know it's not a common issue. I suggest you google that problem and see if someone has a fix, and if you can't find anything, go ask Apple tech support either on the phone or in a store. No product past a certain level of complexity is entirely problem free. I love my iPhone, and like iTunes a lot, but why after all these years are there still problems with them syncing with each other? I wish things worked like that :) "Oh, we've had websites/browsers/Windows/databases/etc for years now, why are some people still experiencing bugs?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwoodman Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I know it's been discussed before but always interesting to hear it from a developer's perspective Pebble engineer explains why its Android app isn't ready yet http://www.engadget.com/2014/02/11/pebble-android-app/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palantir Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Have you tried reinstalling iTunes? iTunes is a confusing mess at this point in time. Nothing compared to the great simple straightforward version that came out in the early 00s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Have you tried reinstalling iTunes? iTunes is a confusing mess at this point in time. Nothing compared to the great simple straightforward version that came out in the early 00s. It is a lot more complex. It also does a million more things than the original version. Random tip: Here's my favorite thing to do in iTunes. I have a lot of music, maybe 200 gigs of it, across multiple genres. I don't always feel like browsing through and picking what to listen to, so over time I've rated most tracks (1 to 5 stars), and I've created a 'smart playlist' that plays randomized 5-star songs that I haven't heard in 6 weeks. So I can listen to music I really like that I haven't heard in a while all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valueInv Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Anyone else have endless problems sinking an iPhone with iOS7 with iTunes? Nearly every time I try to update the music on my phone, it acts like it's syncing, but doesn't work. The only way around it is to remove all the music from the phone, and syncing it again. A few minutes ago, after doing this, iTunes showed that I had about 10GB of free space on my phone (I have a 32GB phone), and each time I try to sync it tells me there's not enough available space on my phone. I love my iPhone, and like iTunes a lot, but why after all these years are there still problems with them syncing with each other? iOS 7.1 might fix it in March. The current release is a little buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valueInv Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 http://stratechery.com/2014/two-bears-revisited/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest valueInv Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Apple is losing marketshare: http://news.investors.com/technology-click/021114-689654-2014-mobile-phone-market-to-see-little-or-no-growth.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fareastwarriors Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Apple in Talks to Revamp Set-Top Box Scaled-Back Plans Would Rely on Cable Providers to Acquire Programming Rights http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304703804579379611592863936?mod=Business_newsreel_3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikhil25 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Apple Patents Headphones With Integrated Activity, Health And Fitness Tracking http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/18/apple-patents-headphones-with-integrated-activity-health-and-fitness-tracking/ the document describes a headphone system that builds in sensors to detect heart rate, temperature, perspiration and other info to track a user’s movements and activity levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikhil25 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Apple Eyeing Cars And Medical Devices; Will The iWatch Be Able To Predict Heart Attacks? http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-eyeing-cars-medical-devices-will-iwatch-be-able-predict-heart-attacks-1555903 Apple is currently working with Tomlinson Holman, a well-known audio engineer who invented THX and 10.2 surround sound, to develop a sensor technology that can help predict heart attacks by studying the sound made by blood as it flows through the arteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardincap Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 surprised no one posted this. the slowdown of the tablet is a real concern: http://recode.net/2014/02/06/our-love-affair-with-the-tablet-is-over/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Galaxy S5 is out. http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5441668/samsung-galaxy-s5-announcement-launch Notice the back of the 'gold' version, it looks a bit like a giant band-aid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/most-admired/ #1 most admired company in the world for 7th year in a row. Berkshire also ranked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikhil25 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Apple launches iPhone voice control for drivers http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-launches-iphone-voice-control-104725643.html The U.S. company's CarPlay makes its debut in Ferrari (FIA.MI), Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) and Volvo (VOLVb.ST) vehicles at the show, demonstrating the software system that allows drivers to control their iPhones via touch and voice, Apple said on Monday. The Job After Steve Jobs: Tim Cook and Apple From the moment he became CEO of Apple, Tim Cook found himself in the shadow of his boss http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304610404579405420617578250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCG Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Peter Oppenheimer to retire in the fall. One of my biggest fears with Apple is key members of the leadership team retiring. Guys like Cook and Ive have made billions over the last few years and could decide at any moment that they don't want to work anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palantir Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 ^They haven't made billions. But if Cook stays CEO for 10 yrs, then he will get about a Billion in shares. ...or something to that effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 One of my biggest fears with Apple is key members of the leadership team retiring. Guys like Cook and Ive have made billions over the last few years and could decide at any moment that they don't want to work anymore. There are indeed some key players, like Ive, that could make a huge difference if they were ever hit by a bus (read the recent biography of Ive by Leander Kahney to better understand his role -- I thought it was a rare good book about Apple, one of the few ones that actually tells you something useful). But I doubt they have any interest in retiring any time soon. Someone like Ive will be doing this stuff on his deathbed, he probably dreams about it, and he's not going to leave Apple for another company (where's he going to go? Even he said that what he's doing with his team couldn't work outside of Apple because nobody else has the design and product-driven culture). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Even after the holidays, still more subsidies: http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/07/iphone-pricing-war-heats-up-as-walmart-offers-5s-for-119-and-target-launches-ipad-trade-in-promotion/ I also thought this was interesting: http://9to5mac.com/2014/03/07/iphone-owners-54-percent-less-likely-to-need-to-replace-their-phone/ Figures from insurance company ProtectCell show that iPhone owners are 46 percent less likely to need a replacement than owners of other smartphones, and 11 percent less likely to need a repair. While iPhones seemingly have higher build quality than other phones (or perhaps more careful owners), it comes as no surprise to see they are more desirable to thieves, with iPhone thefts 65 percent higher than those of other smartphones. A number that will hopefully fall when word gets the criminal world about Activation Lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wellmont Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 One of my biggest fears with Apple is key members of the leadership team retiring. Guys like Cook and Ive have made billions over the last few years and could decide at any moment that they don't want to work anymore. There are indeed some key players, like Ive, that could make a huge difference if they were ever hit by a bus (read the recent biography of Ive by Leander Kahney to better understand his role -- I thought it was a rare good book about Apple, one of the few ones that actually tells you something useful). But I doubt they have any interest in retiring any time soon. Someone like Ive will be doing this stuff on his deathbed, he probably dreams about it, and he's not going to leave Apple for another company (where's he going to go? Even he said that what he's doing with his team couldn't work outside of Apple because nobody else has the design and product-driven culture). would not surprise me to see the old band break up. aapl is mainstream, gargantuan (hard to move the needle), and most of them are already incredibly wealthy. that's the recipe for moving on and doing something new. There is also plenty of money around for new ideas, and IPO markets are as friendly as they've been since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palantir Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 To some extent, it already has been broken up, Jobs, Forstall, Mansfield, and Johnson are already gone, not to mention older guys like Bertrand Serlet and Avie Tevanian. The current team is the new guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 A couple interesting pieces: http://daringfireball.net/2014/03/ecosystem_chess_game http://stratechery.com/2014/digital-hub-2-0/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txlaw Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Apparently, a new book on Apple has Steve Job telling his execs in 2010 that Apple would not be releasing a TV: http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-no-television-2014-3 I'm hoping that there will be an AppleTV refresh that combines the best of Roku and Chromecast -- and maybe even approaches game console level. I would not be surprised if Apple is working on this thing with the cablecos. Mike Fries of Liberty Global dropped some hints last year that Apple was working with the cable cos and other MVPDs on the TV strategy: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-24/liberty-global-ceo-says-he-doesn-t-expect-apple-to-sell-a-tv.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Apparently, a new book on Apple has Steve Job telling his execs in 2010 that Apple would not be releasing a TV: http://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-no-television-2014-3 Making an actual TV never made any sense to me. People keep them for way too long, everybody wants a different size so you would have to make tons of models, margins are low, and you don't want to have to change the whole thing including the panel just to get the new version that is faster and has new features. It's not the panel that differentiates TVs for most people, it's whatever software/hardware/services/content is creating the experience. It's much better to have a small box that drives a TV and replaces as much as possible of the crappy software that manufacturers and cablecos ship. IMO the current Apple TV will grow up and keep adding capabilities (including gaming console capabilities, probably) until it does for the living room entertainment experience (which is pretty much universally crappy) what the iPhone did for smartphones and the iPad did for tablets; make is simple, intuitive, good-looking, and create an ecosystem that allows developers to build great things on top of it. But most important, it'll turn yet another specialized device into a general computing device, and to do that Apple is uniquely positioned. Most competitors in the space don't have near the expertise and talent in software-hardare-UI-services-content integration that Apple does. I'd also expect even more integration with other devices (ie. AirPlay is great example, and CarPlay could be over time, and I'm sure they can find other ways to make one device more useful thanks to another or to a peripheral (wearables?)). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palantir Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It's interesting how blunt he is about focusing on making a high margin product that turns over quickly. He was very good about hiding this razor sharp focus on making money via repeat customers with the mythology of "oh....all we care about is making a great product and making peoples' lives better". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wellmont Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 noted technology expert carl icahn believes they will make a 4k tv. makes some sense to get out in front of upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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