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There's a hardware bloodbath over education
Published in AI


Apple, Google and Microsoft need no education


A hardware war is brewing over the US education market with Apple, Google and Microsoft mud-wrestling for the hearts and minds of educators and school districts.

Fruity cargo-cult making AI deals for its "echo" clone
Published in News


Looking for the City of Light


The fruity cargo-cult Apple has signed a deal with Inventec to produce a connected speaker device which will echo Amazon's Echo with a pricey product which does less.

Bixby disses Siri in rap
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 03 May 2017 10:51

Bixby disses Siri in rap


Can’t touch this


Samsung’s new digital assistant AI-powered bot Bixby can rap, and slags off Apple’s Siri, so you don’t have to.

Apple sees second iPhone slump
Published in News
Wednesday, 03 May 2017 09:50

Apple sees second iPhone slump


Cash cow on life support


The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple has finally fessed up that its iPhone cashcow is on life support.

Apple announces huge corporate tax dodge today
Published in News


Expect the Tame Apple Press to give it another headline


Fruity cargo cult Apple is expected to announce the results of a huge corporate tax dodge today, but expect the Tame Apple Press to be running stories about how wonderful the company is.

Apple readying Siri-based smart speaker
Published in News


May be announced at WWDC in June

According to the latest prediction from a well sourced Apple analyst, the fruit-themed toymaker is preparing to announce a Siri-based smart hub device at this year’s WWDC event, adding more fuel to a competitive voice assistant market in 2017.

Apple stops Qualcomm royalty payments
Published in Mobiles
Sunday, 30 April 2017 11:29

Apple stops Qualcomm royalty payments


Analysis: Qualcomm issues profit warnings

Apple has  decided to stop  royalty patent payments to Qualcomm claiming that it wants to wait until a court decides what is the right amount.

Apple is setting up a Venmo rival
Published in News
Friday, 28 April 2017 12:26

Apple is setting up a Venmo rival


What could possibly go wrong?


For a while now the Tame Apple Press has been enthusing about Apple’s moves to set up own money-transfer service, but now it looks like it is actually happening.

Apple abandons iPhone 8
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 26 April 2017 12:05

Apple abandons iPhone 8


10th anniversary iPhone 8 will not exist


The Tame Apple Press has been telling us that there will be three phones this year – iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus, alongside a third, more powerful special edition iPhone 8.

iPhone 7 ships with glitch feature
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 25 April 2017 12:39

iPhone 7 ships with glitch feature


Every fanboy wants it 


Apple fanboys owners have been counting themselves lucky to find another feature in their iPhone 7 which causes the device to hang for a few seconds before it restarts the mobile operating system.