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Apple content stars Siri with a rock
Published in News
Monday, 24 July 2017 06:00

Apple content stars Siri with a rock


Can things get any worse?

Apple’s god-awful self-obsessed content just managed to get worse.

Apple fanboy forces poor to buy iPad
Published in AI
Monday, 24 July 2017 06:00

Apple fanboy forces poor to buy iPad


Support the cargo cult or no education


Chinese authorities and parents stepped in after an Apple fanboy, who happened to be a headmaster, refused to provide an education to children unless they bought an over-priced tablet from his favourite company.

Want a phone that costs $23?
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 21 July 2017 12:23

Want a phone that costs $23?


Cheap as chips

The Indian Reliance Jio Infocomm company will soon launch a data enabled phone for $23. And plans that the firm is introducing on the 15th of August will also be a snip at 153 rupees ($2.38) a month.

Industry giants back Apple in Qualcomm case
Published in News


Trust me, we’re industry giants

A group that represents industry giants has sided with Apple fighting a legal case Qualcomm has made has sent the US International Trade Commission (ITC) comments that take the side of the fruity cargo cult.

Apple rallies its dependant minions to take on Qualcomm
Published in PC Hardware


Imagine what it would be like if you don’t do what you are told


One of the big advantages of having your partners dependant on you means that your enemies are their enemies.

Apple looking to increase Qualcomm modem orders
Published in Mobiles


Intel missing Gigabit secret sauce in 2017

Our well-informed sources are whispering that Apple might order more Qualcomm 4G modems for the upcoming iPhone compared to the orders for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. 

Apple supplier bails in supporting cargo-cult
Published in Cloud


Jobs’ Mob in shock after someone turns down an offer they could not refuse.


The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple is in shock after one of its suppliers walked away from its custom.

PC shipments lowest since 2007
Published in AI
Friday, 14 July 2017 06:00

PC shipments lowest since 2007


Which was the year of the meaningful lyric 


The analyst outfit Gartner has added up some numbers and divided by its shoe size and reached a conclusion that the PC market is as bad as it was in 2007.

Apple surrenders to China’s data controls
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 July 2017 06:00

Apple surrenders to China’s data controls


Finally a force that can make Apple obey


The Tame Apple Press has been reporting about how Apple is setting up a super-cool, ground-breaking data centre in China.

EU delivers a nightmare to disposable electronics
Published in News


You will have to make it fixable

The EU Parliament is about to tell makers of badly made electronics which are designed not to last past the warranty date that their products will have to last longer and be fixable.